Last night the Brampton Inferno took on the Toronto Shooting Stars in a pivotal match up that would see the winner move into a three way tie for first in the league. The game was physical from the get go as both teams took offsetting minors but Brampton would take an extra minor putting Toronto on the power play where they would take a 1-0 lead. Ryan Campbell would answer…
Bandits Fall To Wings In Overtime
It wasn’t pretty, but the Philadelphia Wings finished on top. As for the Bandits, they leave feeling like they should of had this game in the bag. After taking a six goal lead, the Bandits slowly watched their momentum slip away. Jordan Hall scored with three seconds left in the fourth to tie it up at 10, and Drew Westervelt scored in overtime to give Philadelphia the 11 to 10…
NALL: Stickhorses Battle With Rockhoppers
The Kentucky Stickhorses face their rival Boston Rockhoppers for the third and final time this season. Boston has defeated Kentucky in both of their matchups this season. This is Boston’s second trip to Louisville. Kentucky suffered a two goal loss to the Baltimore Bombers last week where they struggled to score and stay out of the box. Meanwhile, Boston’s last game was also in Baltimore in a blowout victory over…
NLL: Battle of Alberta Resumes in Calgary
The Edmonton Rush journey down Highway 2 to Calgary to take on the Roughnecks in Game 3 of the Battle of Alberta Saturday night. Aside from bragging rights and the spiffy trophy to be awarded to the winner of this four-game series, this game also has significant implications for the NLL West standings. Calgary is currently sitting at 5-4 in a tie for first place with the Washington Stealth after…
Stealth Release Patterson, Sign Roik
The Washington Stealth have signed NLL veteran and former Stealth goaltender Matt Roik to a one-year agreement pending league approval. To make room for Roik, Washington has released goalkeeper Nick Patterson. In his 12th NLL season, the 34-year-old Dunnville, Ontario native is a two-time NLL All-Star and has a career 12.32 Goals Against Average. In seven games with the Colorado Mammoth this season Roik compiled a 2-2 record. Since breaking…
NLL Halfway Point Report Card
The National Lacrosse League is a little bit beyond the halfway point, so what we are going to do is grade the teams, coaches and three players on each team. Check it out below before the action tonight. Buffalo Bandits: B- Buffalo has had a bit of a rough time with some things this season. Their loaded right side hasn’t been as good as they thought, Anthony Cosmo has struggled…
NLL: Wings Face Off With Bandits
Tonight the Wings face off against the Buffalo Bandits at 7:30. This game is big for both teams. For the Bandits it could put them in a first place tie with the Toronto Rock who they defeated 15-13 last night in Toronto, and it will also give them the tie-breaker over the Philadelphia Wings as each team has a victory. Johnny Tavares made his return and registered a hat-trick last…
CLax: Inferno look to burn the Blizzard in week eight
In week 8 of Clax the (4-2) Brampton Inferno will play their second game of the weekend against the Barrie Blizzard (0-6). In the last meeting between these two Brampton dominated and walked away with a 17-13 win. For Barrie in this game they will want to try and put pressure on the Inferno early as they will be tired as this will be their second game of the weekend…
Rochester And Colorado Matchup In Last Place Battle
Neither of these teams hoped that they’d be in this place at this point this season, but both the Rochester Knighthawks and the Colorado Mammoth are in last place in their respective divisions. Tomorrow, both will look to turn things around when they match-up at the Pepsi Center in Denver. Colorado (2-5) is coming off a 14 to 12 loss to the Philadelphia Wings, the latest game in the team’s…
CLax Players to Watch: Week Eight
There are several players to watch in week eight as all seven CLax teams will be in action but here are three players to really keep your eyes on. On Friday night you’ll want to keep a close watch on Delby Powless. The Ohsweken Demons veteran is averaging over 5 points per game and it doesn’t look like he’ll be slowing down anytime soon. At 5’7 and 175 pounds he…