It was a tale of two halves on Saturday night at the impressive Langley Event Centre as the Edmonton Rush came back to defeat the Vancouver Stealth 9-8 after spotting the Stealth a five-goal lead. The Edmonton Rush came to town to test their 3-0 record against the 2-2 record of the Vancouver Stealth and though they found themselves behind 7-2 after thirty minutes, they strung seven goals together from…
Bandits Best K’hawks; Claim Eastern Conference 1st Place
The Buffalo Bandits (4-1) seized sole possession of first place in the Eastern Division by holding on to an 11-10 home victory over the two-time defending NLL champion Rochester Knighthawks (3-1) before the 13,339 Banditland faithful at First Niagara Center. After beginning the 2014 season with an embarrassing 17-13 home loss to the Philadelphia Wings, the Bandits refocused on their game strategy and are now flying high on a four-game…
Colorado Mammoth Earn Critical Win in Calgary
Photo Credit: Brad Watson/Calgary Roughnecks A behind-the-back shot by John Grant Jr. won the Colorado Mammoth a key 14-13 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks in overtime on Saturday night. The Mammoth (2-5) needed the win badly after losing four straight and were able to maintain a lead for most of the game. The Roughnecks (2-3) opened the scoring just 1:31 in, on a goal by Daryl Veltman. Athan Iannucci would…
Stealth Look to Overtake Rolling Rush
The Vancouver Stealth (2-2) look to stay unbeaten at home this weekend as they face the Edmonton Rush (3-0). This is the first time in franchise history the Rush have started at 3-0. The Rush have two wins over the Mammoth and last week’s decisive 15-8 win over Calgary. The Stealth are well-known to the Rush especially when it comes to their offensive standouts. In the last two wins by the…
Lock Monsters Name 2014 Roster
The Niagara Lock Monsters announced their 2014 roster today, which consists of 17 returning players from their very successful 2013 season. Headlining the roster this year are goalie Connor Danko (2013 First Team All-Star, All-Rookie Team, Goalie of the Year),and two of the league’s top offensive threats, Corey Fowler (League Leading Scorer, Second Team All-Star, Most Outstanding Player, All-Rookie Team) and Andrew Potter (Top Offensive Player, First Team All-Star). The Lock Monsters feature a large Niagara contingent boasting 17…
ILWT Staff Predictions of NLL Week Five
Here it is folks! What are your thoughts? Name Rochester vs Buffalo Colorado vs Calgary Vancouver vs Edmonton Ian Neadle Marisa Ingemi Dan Pattison Di Miller Nicole Sulinski Jim Flannery Rocco Granato Agnes Reis Patty Gregoire Jordan Hernandez Steve Nicholls …
NLL Notes: Decker Back, Westervelt on Holdout
With three games tonight, we have plenty of pre game notes surrounding moves from throughout the week for each team. The Colorado Mammoth made various moves this week, including activating Jackson Decker. They had him placed on the practice roster earlier in the week. They also activated Chet Koneczy, who was on the practice roster for a couple of weeks. To make room for those players they placed John Orsen…
Saints Trade Komer to Owen Sound for Masters
In Senior B lacrosse today the St. Catharines Saints and Owen Sound North Stars swapped their goaltenders. Going to Owen Sound is Scott Komer (Barrie Blizzard in CLax) and being shipped to the Saints is Ryan Masters (former Minnesota Swarm third string). The Saints, the defending champions of Sr B throughout Canada, still hold onto Jake Henhawk who started most of the Saints games last season. Meanwhile, Masters started most…
Coaches Corner: Derek Keenan
Each week we will talk with a coach from around lacrosse. This week is Derek Keenan, head coach of the 3-0 Edmonton Rush. Question: Why did the Dane Stevens trade happen? He was eligible to come off the hold out list and we just didn’t have room for him. If we were off to a slow start it may have been different but we have four Lefty O Guys all contributing…
Bandits – Knighthawks: Week 5 Showdown
The undefeated Rochester Knighthawks (3-0) will take on in-state rival Buffalo Bandits (3-1) Saturday in a battle for first place in the East Division. The Bandits and Knighthawks split in 2013 with two wins each. Rochester has yet to play a road game this season, after going 5-3 as the visiting team in 2013. The Knighthawks stellar defense have allowed the fewest goals against (23) in the league. Goaltender Matt…