After the Philadelphia Wings 12-11 loss to the Buffalo Bandits on Sunday afternoon, we spoke with head coach Blaine Harrison and forward Ryan Ward, who scored four goals. Blaine Harrison
MLL Draft Recap: New York Lizards
The MLL Draft came and went this past Friday and for the New York Lizards, there wasn’t much to build on. After a busy offseason that included adding a lot of offense and midfield help in the acquisitions of attackman Ned Crotty, midfielders Steve DeNapoli and Matt Striebel as well as long stick midfielder Kyle Hartzell. As the Lizards headed into the draft there wasn’t much that needed to be…
US Lacrosse National Convention Laxtacular
The USLacrosse National Convention kicked off fully on Friday. The day was packed with key speakers, sport education and certificate opportunities, and the Fan Fest that is always well-attended. Friday night was the MLL Collegiate Draft that brought together MLL coaches, teams, new players and media personnel. More exciting were the Saturday and Sunday events. The convention center was utilizing three main “halls”: Hall A, B and C. When one…
Cinderella Ending in Philly… For the Visitors!
It all seemed like a Cinderella story in the making at the WellsFargo Center in Philadelphia last night. Ending with a sudden death overtime score of 12-11, the Bandits were able to shoot down the Wings in their comeback attempts. The 4:30pm game started off in Philadelphia’s favor. They led the first half of Period 1 in shots taken over Buffalo and seemed to come out strong. At the end…
Wings Start Comeback, Halted in OT
With over 7,300 fans in attendance at the Wells Fargo Center, the Philadelphia Wings came from behind to drop their home opener in overtime to the Buffalo Bandits 12-11. With the US Lacrosse Convention in town, what better way to treat the fans, coaches and players of the fastest game on two feet than to a thrilling competition of the sport itself? Fans at tonight’s game got exactly what they…
Rookies Reporting for Duty
A goalie carousel in Colorado, an influence of B.C.-born rookies for the Alberta squads, and Vancouver’s inaugural draft class stepping up in the franchises’ victorious home debut highlight Week 3 of NLL action for the 2014 rookie class. For the third time in as many games, goalie Tye Belanger was chased from the Colorado Mammoth cage in favor of rookie tender Dillon Ward. After relieving Belanger of his duties during…
Video: MLL Post Draft Interviews
After the Major League Lacrosse draft on Friday night we caught up with some of the people who made it possible. Marisa Ingemi and Brendan Staudt were on scene to speak with commissioner David Gross, Bayhawks head coach Dave Cottle and Lizards coach Joe Spallina. David Gross
Stealth Victorious in New Setting
Saturday night the Vancouver Stealth held it’s first home game as a franchise when they hosted the Minnesota Swarm in a game that Vancouver would win 8-5. Stealth goaltender Tyler Richards would set a new career best for goals against, holding the visiting Swarm to just 5 goals on 49 shots. Captain Kyle Sorensen and the Vancouver defense successfully limited 1st overall pick Logan Schuss and the Swarm offense to…
Denver Outlaws Add New, Key Talent
The Denver Outlaws drafted nine players during the MLL Collegiate Draft on Friday January 10, 2014 including three from the University of Denver. The Outlaws took midfielder Jeremy Noble from the University of Denver in the first round as the sixth-overall pick. Noble has 54 goals and 44 assists (98 points) in 44 career games in his first three years with the Pioneers. Noble is a two-time All-American at the…
Video: Troy Cordingley After Bandits 12-10 Win
On Friday night the Buffalo Bandits won their first game of 2014 when they beat the Toronto Rock 12-10. We spoke with head coach Troy Cordingley after the game.