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…
Lacrosse Stories of the Year #2- Bayhawks Back to Back
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 #2 with the Chesapeake Bayhawks MLL championship. Two pro lacrosse teams with the name “hawk” in their nickname earned back to back championships this season. One of those teams was the Chesapeake Bayhawks, who conquered Major League Lacrosse with a championship…
Roughnecks Release Hawkins, Activate Carnegie
Today the Calgary Roughnecks made two transactions, releasing rookie Cody Hawkins and activating practice roster player Scott Carnegie. The Roughnecks open the season this week against the Toronto Rock. Hawkins is a rookie defenseman who had made the roster out of camp. He was projected to be last on the depth chart of their righty defensemen on their roster and it was likely that he would have been one of…
Chris White Placed on IR for Rock
Toronto Rock General Manager Terry Sanderson has announced a series of roster moves leading up to Friday’s season opener against the Calgary Roughnecks at Air Canada Centre. Veteran defender Chris White has been placed on the Injured Reserve List with a lower body injury sustained in training camp. White is out indefinitely and the earliest he would return to action would be January 31st when the Rock host the Vancouver Stealth. …
League Leaders: The Best of NLL Players Week One
There were 3 games in the opening weekend for the NLL. The Swarm took on the Knighthawks in Rochester; the Buffalo Bandits faced the Philadelphia Wings in Buffalo; the Edmonton Rush took down the Colorado Mammoth in Colorado. I’m going to look at the standouts from each game. The Knighthawks took down the Swarm 8-6 on the night they raised their Champions Cup banner. Standing out in this game, first…
Best of Lacrosse Awards 2013
Last week we asked you who was the best of the best in every aspect of lacrosse. The results are in, and today we look at all of them. MVP of Lacrosse- Cody Jamieson Jamieson was a member of two championship teams in 2013, winning his second straight National Lacrosse League title with the Rochester Knighthawks and winning the Mann Cup with the Six Nations Chiefs. He was the MVP…
Scott Ranger Might Miss Entire 2014 Season
The Calgary Roughnecks are starting the 2014 season with righty forward Scott Ranger on the Physically Unable to Perform list and it looks like he might not be back until next year. According to Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky, Ranger suffered a broken jaw during the offseason and is on the shelf indefinitely. “He’s on a list to get the surgery done, so he’s basically on the injured reserve,” said…