The Buffalo Bandits are in the midst of a three game win streak at 3-1. This team is under the new leadership of Troy Cordingley. Buffalo played this past weekend without their superstar John Tavares. Additionally, they’re ranked third in the NLL. It is clear that Cordingley brings a different game perspective to Buffalo than what they have become accustomed to. If I had to pick one major thing that…
Sturdy Wings; Sinking Swarm
The Swarm fell to the Wings Sunday afternoon in St. Paul after narrowly defeating them the previous afternoon in Philadelphia. The Wings started strong and never let up. Penalties also cost the Swarm as five of the Wings’s 15 goals were scored on the power play; the Swarm took seven penalties for a total of 22 minutes. Evan Kirk was again excellent in the net for Philadelphia, making 35 saves…
Post Game Report: Edmonton Rush 15 , Calgary Roughnecks 8
The Fast Break Version After finding themselves down 12-4 with just under five minutes left in the third quarter, the Roughnecks went on an impressive four goal run to get back into the game. Dane Dobbie started it off at 10:40 to make the score 12-5 and less than three minutes later, after goals from Geoff Snider and surprise starter Scott Ranger, Jeff Shattler converted a silky smooth, one handed,…
Some Marks of Improvement
As lacrosse has taken off over the past few years, so has its foundational support. Many middle and high school students are putting in the extra time and work with personal coaches. Nolan Godfrey, who played in many professional games, teams and leagues holds his annual Face Off Club NFC for the top-notch high school face off specialists. Though more elaboration is to come, here are some sights from the…
One on One With: Garrett Thul
After the Philadelphia Wings loss to the Minnesota Swarm yesterday afternoon, we caught up with Wings rookie forward Garrett Thul to discuss his lacrosse career. Garrett Thul
Swarm Open First Home Game Against Slumping Wings
The Philadelphia Wings and Minnesota Swarm face each other just 24 hours after the Swarm defeated the Wings 11-10 in Philadelphia on some questionable non-calls. Kevin Ross will be out with what appears to be a seperated right shoulder after a hit from behind into the boards from Andrew Suitor. This is the Swarms home opener at the Hive for 2014 and winning yesterday on the road will obviously give…
Roughnecks Come Up Big With Win Over Stealth
Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks needed a return to form after taking a thrashing from the Edmonton Rush on Friday night. And they did just that with a solid 15-12 victory over the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday. The Stealth picked up two quick goals to take the early lead before Calgary’s offense would finally find its legs, going on a three-goal run. Vancouver would go on another two-goal…
NLL Recap: Bandits Run the West
Riding the momentum wave of a two-game win streak, the Buffalo Bandits (3-1) poured it on in the second half and never looked back to come away with a commanding 16-9 victory over the Colorado Mammoth (1-5) on Saturday during military appreciation night at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The win this evening for the Bandits is their second road victory this season and their third win overall in…
Swarm Get First Win, Top Wings
Before I write my review I feel the need to vent. The officials in this game were HORRIBLE. There were calls on both ends that they missed, but some major ones that could have changed the game. 1-Since when is a back body drop legal? In first quarter while there was a scrum by the benches a Swarm player flipped a Wings player over their back. 2-Ryan Ward scores at…
Can Higgins Compete For Swarm Starter?
Tyler Carlson of the Minnesota Swarm lasted just three minutes in net before he was yanked on Saturday after allowing three goals on four shots against the Philadelphia Wings. Carlson has struggled as a starter which has many asking if he would be better suited as a backup goalie. As we saw in the first round of the playoffs last year against the Toronto Rock, he has the ability to stand on…