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…
NLL Three Stars: Hall Leads Wings, League As Top Star
Fans had been waiting for this day for months and the National Lacrosse League’s opening night did not disappoint. Saturday lived up to the hype and anticipation which had many switching back and forth between all three games on The Lacrosse Network’s YouTube feeds. Lots of players stood out in week 1, including Philadelphia Wings CJ Constabile, Tracey Kelusky and Kyle Buchanan as well as Edmonton Rush goalie Aaron Bold…
@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…
NLL Power Rankings Week Two: Knighthawks Still On Top
Exciting week one. Defending champions raised their banner and won, the Rush continued winning on the road as they did in 2013, and the Wings dominated in Buffalo. What’s in store for this week?? Friday January 3rd Calgary @ Toronto 7:30pm Saturday January 4th Vancouver @ Colorado 9:00pm Power Rankings Week 2 (1) 1—Rochester Knighthawks (1-0) The Knighthawks defeated the Swarm 8-6 as they raised the championship banner. The…
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…