The Calgary Roughnecks travel to Toronto to face the Rock in the Air Canada Centre on Friday, Jan. 3 to kick off the 2014 season for both teams. Both Toronto and Calgary had Week 1 of the NLL schedule off, so they have had an extra week to prepare for this game. “Like every team we’re very excited,” said Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky. “It’s a big challenge for us…
NLL Game Picks: Week Two
This week’s NLL game picks are in! We have two National Lacrosse League games on tap for week two with the Vancouver Stealth opening on the road at 0-1 Colorado and the Calgary Roughnecks and Toronto Rock both starting their seasons. Last week Colorado lost to Edmonton, so that’s all we have to go off of with them; the rest of the teams we have only seen in the pre…
Bye Week Checkin: Rochester Knighthawks Week Two
The Rochester Knighthawks began their quest for a National Lacrosse League record third consecutive Champion’s Cup with an 8-6 win over the visiting Minnesota Swarm. This favorable start is in contrast with the Knighthawks’ early season woes of 2013, when Rochester followed their first of back-to-back championships with a 0-3 record to start the year. The game marked the second time the teams had met on The Blue Cross Arena…
NLL Top Ten Plays of Week One
The National Lacrosse League’s top ten plays video, courtesy of The Lacrosse Network.
NLL Bye Week Checkin: Buffalo Bandits Week Two
Following a destructive loss in the season opener to the Philadelphia Wings, the Buffalo Bandits have tons of work ahead. Luckily, time is on their side and they have close to a week and a half to prepare for the Toronto Rock at home on January 10th. The repeated word after the game in Buffalo was ‘outworked’ in some form. “They taught us a lesson. We were outworked, outplayed, outwilled……
MLL 2014 Draft Preview: Attack
With the MLL Collegiate Draft getting set to take place in just eight short days on Friday January 10th, 2014, we here are In Lacrosse We Trust are going to look at the top players at each position. This week we are looking at the offensive side of the ball, specifically at the attack unit. There are many talented attackmen coming out this season. While there isn’t a bonfide superstar…
NLL Players to Watch in Week Two: Mammoth Look to Rebound
First, congratulations to the opening week winners in Philadelphia, Rochester, and Edmonton. The early season has some interesting storylines. Who would have expected 17 goals from the Wings to open the season? Tracey Kelusky has already proved his worth in the Wings opening season win. Evan Kirk got his first win, taking the reins over from Brandon Miller. Jordan Hall took over the game with a huge night (five goals)….
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #1: Knighthawks Champions Cup
Over the next nine days, we will be looking at the top nine stories of the year in lacrosse, based off of our most read and covered stories. Today is #1 with the Rochester Knighthawks NLL championship. Today’s story is the top one of 2013, which is now just a memory. It is also the second day in a row where a ‘hawk team that won back to back titles is…
Net Impact: A Look At the Goalies
It takes a different kind of cat to play goaltender. When most people are trying their best to get out of the way of shots, it’s the goalie’s job to deliberately put themselves in front of balls and stop them at any cost. Being willing to do that requires a special kind of mindset; being good at it is even more of a challenge. To the casual lacrosse observer, it…
@ItsMattGibson versus @KButter5
This post is part of a series geared toward generating hype for the upcoming MLL season. Non-lacrosse and non-MLL fans can get to know the league’s stars better through these comparisons to NBA, NFL and NHL players. Some analogies are based on playing styles and others are based on off-field personality, but none are based on spending habits. We aren’t quite at the point where MLL players can drop $5,000…