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…
Roughnecks, Stealth Have a History
When the Washington Stealth and Calgary Roughnecks take to the turf to open the Western Conference Finals, it won’t be first time these two have battled it out. Chris Hall, head coach of the Washington Stealth, has won a championship with both teams. Most recently he won in 2010 with the Stealth and lost in 2011 to the Toronto Rock. But in 2004, he was the head coach when the…
MLL: Outlaws Look to Open 2-0, Face Ohio
The Ohio Machine are set to make their 2013 MLL season debut as they host the 1-0 Denver Outlaws. The Denver Outlaws are fresh off of a season-opener victory in which they posted twenty-one goals against the Charlotte Hounds. The Machine hope to slow down the fire power of the Outlaws in hopes of getting the victory in this one. Offensive Preview Obviously the offensive power of the Denver Outlaws…
Swarm First Ever Crossover Team in Playoffs
From InLax Philadelphia. The National Lacrosse League is down to its final four teams and this Saturday will determine which teams will be playing for the Champions Cup in 2013. Both games will be televised by the CBS Sports Network. Here is a quick look at both Divisional Finals. East Division Final Minnesota Swarm (8-9) at Rochester Knighthawks (9-8) 4 PM at Blue Cross Arena Regular Season: The teams did…
MLL Players to Watch: Week Two
The MLL has four games on the schedule this weekend. Three key players to watch that will be difference makers for their teams will be Paul Rabil, Mark Matthews and Brendan Mundorf. Paul Rabil – Midfield – Boston Cannons – Johns Hopkins Blue Jays 08’ Last year’s Warrior Offensive Player of the Year award winner; Paul Rabil will be looking to continue his strong start to the season with a…
NLL: Minnesota Looks to Swarm Knighthawks
The NLL playoffs resume on Saturday when the Minnesota Swarm travel to Rochester to take on the Knighthawks in the Divisional Final at Blue Cross Arena. The Swarm haven’t won there since January 26th, 2008 when they squeaked out an 18-17 overtime victory in a hard fought regular season battle. Although that was only five years ago, not one single member of either of those 2008 squads remains and it…
Matt Vinc Wins Goaltender of the Year
The National Lacrosse League has announced that Matt Vinc from the Rochester Knighthawks has won the Goaltender Player of the Year Award for the 2013 NLL season. Vinc, who set the new NLL single-season record with 662 saves and now owns three of the top five totals, also led the league in goals against average (10.17) and save percentage (.803), along with 955:28 minutes played out of the team’s total…