For the second season in a row the Minnesota Swarm lost in the playoffs. A win yesterday in Rochester would have sent them to the NLL Championship game, but it was not to be. The Swarm will have four first round draft picks for the second straight draft, however. Last season they drafted Brock Sorensen, Kiel Matisz, Alex Crepisnik and Shayne Jackson. They have the first and second overall picks…
NLL: Washington Stealth Earn Berth In Finals
After persevering through several waves of pressure, the Washington Stealth beat the Calgary Roughnecks 14-13 and are going to their third Champion’s Cup game in four years. In a game in which they never trailed but saw their opponent tie the game several times, Washington was always able to retake the lead and kill any momentum Calgary was building. The Stealth will now face the defending champion Rochester Knighthawks in…
Nationals Open Season 1-0 With Win in Boston
The Hamilton Nationals were just one of two teams to not yet play a game, until last night when they defeated the Boston Cannons on the road 15-8. The Cannons now fall to a dangerous 0-2 to start their season. The story of this game was the showing of the Cannons issues on the fore front, while Kevin Crowley showed what a dominant MLL player he can be. The Cannons…
Komer Blog: Prague Tournament Recap
On the eve of Sunday April 21st, a few of us flew out of Toronto to Prague for the Ales Hrebesky Memorial lacrosse tournament. This was first time I entered my own team since we won the whole shebang in 2011. I also won with the Boston Megamen last year. No big deal. For me it’s actually more difficult to lose than to win in lacrosse, or pretty much anything…
MLL: Nationals Open Season in Boston
The Hamilton Nationals are lucky to open their season in week two instead of week one, because Garrett Billings, Jordan Hall and Brodie Merrill will be back today. The Nats will travel to Boston to face the 0-1 Cannons who lost in New York last week. The Cannons have all of their players back too, but there were signs of concern last week when they struggled to score timely goals…
Machine Open Season Against 1-0 Outlaws
After an impressive win in Charlotte week one, Denver continues their season-opening road trip in Columbus, Ohio versus the Ohio Machine May 4. The game will be the Machine’s season-opener, while Denver opened up their season with a 21-16 win over the Hounds April 27. Heading into their second Major League Lacrosse season, the Machine look to get their first win versus the Outlaws after they won both match-ups…
MLL: Hounds and Rattlers Look to Rebound
In the last game of the 2012 season for the two teams, the Charlotte Hounds ended all playoff hopes for the Rochester Rattlers and sent them home with a loss. Tonight, the Hounds (0-1) will travel to Rochester (0-1) for a rematch of that game. Last week Charlotte lost at home to the Denver Outlaws and Rochester put up a good fight, but ended up falling to the defending champion…
NLL: Calgary Roughnecks Host Washington Stealth in West Division Final
Saturday afternoon the Calgary Roughnecks will take on the Washington Stealth in the West Division Final. The Stealth won the season series 2-1 with each team earning a two-goal win and Washington taking the rubber match by just a single goal. Further, the Stealth are 4-1 while visiting the Scotiabank Saddledome since moving to Everett from San Jose. The last time these two teams met in the postseason, Washington came…
One on One with Rush President Dave Jamieson
Marisa Ingemi sat down with Edmonton Rush president Dave Jamieson to address the rumors surrounding the team potentially moving, and talk about the upcoming off season. Check it out below.
Swarm Looking to Go to First Champions Cup
Saturday night the Rochester Knighthawks (8-8) will host the Minnesota Swarm (7-9) in the Eastern Conference Final at The Blue Cross Arena at 4:00 p.m. This will be the first time the Knighthawks will face the Swarm in the playoffs. It is also the first time the teams are facing each other this season. All-Time the Knighthawks lead the series 10-5. The Knighthawks are 5-2 versus the Swarm at the…