After an exciting Final Four double header yesterday that included two overtime games, the Creator’s Cup Final is set to go. The sixth ranked Iroquois Ironmen will battle it out with the second seeded Toronto Shooting Stars for the Canadian Lacrosse League title. Toronto is technically the home team in this one but they certainly won’t have home floor advantage as the championship game is being held at the Iroquois…
Stars Face Ironmen in CLax Championship
Today at 2pm the Iroquois Ironmen will face the Toronto Shooting Stars for the second ever Canadian Lacrosse League championship. Iroquois returns to the game for the second season in a row after they fell to the Ohsweken Demons last season. The Ironmen defeated Niagara in OT yesterday while Toronto defeated the Durham TurfDogs in overtime as well. Today’s game can be heard live on The Lacrosse Radio Network at…
The Trade That Sunk the Bandits: Anthony Cosmo
Today, Buffalo Bandits’ head coach and general manager Darris Kilgour mortgaged two first round picks, one in 2013 and and one in 2014, to the Minnesota Swarm in exchange for Anthony Cosmo, a 34-year-old goalie taken in last year’s Boston Blazers dispersal draft.’ Is two first round picks a stiff price? Sure, but there’s no doubt that Bandit head coach Darris Kilgour is in win-now mode. NLL legend John Tavares…
NLL Playoffs: Bandits Out for First Time in 11 Years
They say history repeats itself, but not in 2013. The Buffalo Bandits will not be in the NLL playoffs for the first time in 11 years, as they fell to the Rochester Knighthawks 10-9 last night in front of 19,000 fans at First Niagara Center. On the other side of the country, the Colorado Mammoth also won, defeating the Minnesota Swarm, clinching a playoff seed. The Swarm are now in…
Knighthawks Heading To Playoffs With Win In Buffalo
The Bandits once again saw a game escape their grip, despite their early lead. Rochester rode a six to nothing streak in the first half on route to a 10-9 lead, giving the Knighthawks the second seed in the east and eliminating the Buffalo Bandits. This marks the first time the Bandits have missed the playoffs since 2002, two years before Darris Kilgour became the head coach in Buffalo. The…
NLL: Wings, Stealth Fight For Home Playoff Game
Tonight the Philadelphia Wings and their fans can experience something they haven’t in twelve seasons. A home playoff game. April 20, 2001 was the last time the Wings had a “true” home playoff game. (In 2002, the game was deferred to them by the Washington Power due to attendance) on that day in 2001 the Wings defeated Rochester 12-11 By the time the game starts for the Philadelphia Wings,…
NLL: Battle of Alberta Will Decide West Champion
When the Edmonton Rush host the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night in their final game of the regular season, the winner not only takes home the Homes by Avi Battle of Alberta trophy, they also earn the top seed in the NLL West Division for the postseason. Calgary (8-7) currently enjoys a two-games-to-one advantage over the Rush (9-6) in their season series, but Edmonton has the edge in goals for/against. If…
Bandits and Knighthawks Battle For The Playoffs
This one is for all the marbles. Tonight the Bandits face-off against the Rochester Knighthawks in both team’s final game of the regular season. With the Edmonton Rush winning last week, all Buffalo needs to do to make it into the playoffs is win, but Rochester should be a worthy foe as they themselves do not want to go from champions one year to missing the playoffs the next. After…
NLL: Mammoth Face Last Chance Against Swarm
Tonight at 6pm the Colorado Mammoth have their last chance to make the playoffs this year, if they lose, they will be the only team in the NLL not to make the playoffs. Last weekend the Mammoth lost at home to their division rival Minnesota Swarm 17-12, which clinched their playoff spot with the win. The Mammoth just could not get their offense going, they struggled all game to score…
CLax Final Four Begins Today
The Canadian Lacrosse League Final Four will take place today in Hagersville Ontario at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (ILA). Game 1 will go at 1pm and as the sixth seeded Iroquois Ironmen battle the first place Niagara Lock Monsters. This game will feature seven of the league’s top 25 scorers with six of them being from the Lock Monsters. Niagara’s Corey Fowler led the league with 32 goals and…