By the time the Philadelphia Wings and Washington Stealth took the floor to play their last regular season game, the destination was already set for the Wings. With the Knighthawks defeating the Bandits earlier in the evening, the Wings were headed back to Rochester for round one of the 2013 playoffs. But the Wings could still play the spoiler role in this game, except it seemed as if…
Ironmen Win 2013 Creator’s Cup
After an incredible season of lacrosse, the Canadian Lacrosse League wrapped up its 2013 campaign over the weekend with the Iroquois Ironmen winning the Creator’s Cup. Iroquois struggled all season but went on a tear in the last two weeks winning five straight games to become this year’s champions. Until two weeks ago the Ironmen had only won two games all year but they managed to squeak into the playoffs…
Bandits In Tough Spot After 2013 Season
The 2013 Bandits season is likely one fans hope to forget soon. Marked with great turn-over in Steve Deitrich’s first year as GM, the team had much promise coming into the season. Names like Shawn Williams, Dhane Smith, Aaron Wilson, Mike Hominuck, Jamie Rooney, and Nick Cotter all joined an offensive unit that seriously lacked secondary scoring. The defense was a little more questionable, full of young players who would…
MLL Players to Watch in 2013
Boston Cannons – Kevin Buchanan – Now, Buchanan is not a poor lacrosse player at all. He led the Cannons in goals last season and ranked third on the team in points. However, in the form of a breakout season, I feel like Buchanan is going to have an MVP type season. With Rabil on the roster, a lot of focus tends to transfer to him. This leaves players like…
NLL: Evans and Veltman Step Up To Take Division Title
Shawn Evans scored his first goal of the game and 10th point of the night to give the Calgary Roughnecks a 12-11 overtime victory over the Edmonton Rush. The win means that the Roughnecks, Rush and Washington Stealth all finish with identical 9-7 records on the season, but Calgary takes first place by virtue of the tie-breaker system. The Rush slides down to third seed in the West with the…
Creator’s Cup Final is Here
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…