The Buffalo Bandits (5-1) broke away in the fourth quarter and emerged victorious with a 12-10 win against the Toronto Rock (2-3), Saturday night in front of 12,768 fans at the First Niagara Center. Buffalo concluded the contest on a 3-1 run to clinch their fifth consecutive victory and their longest win streak since 2009. With the victory this evening against the Rock and a Rochester Knighthawks loss against the…
Wings Win Big Over Stealth 15-9
Kyle Buchanan scored four times against his former team and Jordan Hall tossed in seven assists as the Wings (3-3) picked up a huge home win over the Stealth (2-5) by a count of 15-9. After the game Buchanan said “I had this one circled on my calendar… Tonight was a big one for me, I’m happy to get a win and obviously it’s nice against my former team.” The…
Rush Will Try to Keep K’Hawks at Bay
The undefeated Edmonton Rush (4-0) will host the two-time defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks (3-1) on the Rexall Place turf tonight at 9 pm ET. The Knighthawks are looking to bounce back after suffering their first loss of 2014 to the hands of in-state rival Buffalo Bandits last Saturday night at the First Niagara Center. Rochester will also look to capture their second franchise win over the Rush as Edmonton have…
Stealth Fall to Rock: We Didn’t Know There Was a Game!
The lack of transition game killed the Stealth once again Saturday in Toronto. After a back and forth first half, the turning point in the game came tied 9-9 late in the third quarter. Garrison coughed up the ball looking rather slow breaking out of his own end, leading to a goal from Leblanc naked on the crease. Following that, Beers loses the ball in transition allowing a goal; one…
Blizzard, Lock Monsters Open CLax Season
The Canadian Lacrosse League opens their 2014 season today as the Barrie Blizzard head to Niagara to face the Lock Monsters. Last year Niagara defeated Barrie in both of their games, which was a good representation of the struggles the Blizzard faced in 2013. The Blizzard roster is no doubt stronger in 2014 with the addition of Aaron Grayson from Toronto and the return of Caleb Wiles and Jason Mainer,…
Will Bandits Keep Streak Alive?
After their first defeat of the 2014 season against the Philadelphia Wings, the Buffalo Bandits (4-1) are catching fire. Riding a four game win streak heading into their Week 6 matchup against the Toronto Rock (2-2) tonight at the First Niagara Center, Buffalo will try to hold on to their fragile half-game lead in the Eastern Division. Tonight’s meeting against the Rock will be the second time that these two…
Wings Look to Bomb the Stealth
The Philadelphia Wings (2-3) will look to get back to .500 and also get their first home win of the season on Saturday night when they host the Vancouver Stealth (2-4) at Wells Fargo Center. Game time is at 7:30 pm and the game can be seen live at www.youtube.com/thelacrossenetwork. During the regular season the Wings are 9-5 against the Stealth franchise, 6-1 at home. Last season the Stealth won both meetings…
Blizzard to Carry Three Goaltenders
The Barrie Blizzard are pleased to announce their 2014 roster. This year’s team will consist of twelve returning players as they look to improve on their 2013 season. This year’s team features an incredible scoring punch with returnees Caleb Wiles and Jason Mainer along with the addition Aaron Grayson, who was picked up in the TorontoShooting Stars Dispersal Draft. Back in net this season will be Scott Komer, who is just…
Langley Thunder Announce Coaching Change
The Langley Thunder pleased to announce an expanded role for Les Wingrove. Effective immediately, Les will be taking over as one of the team’s Governors as well as Assistant General Manager. The role of Assistant General Manager was previously occupied by Gerry Van Beek. Wingrove has been with the Thunder since July of 2012 when he came on board as the Director of Scouting and Special Projects. He previously was…
ILWT Staff NLL Week Six Pixx
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