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…
Denver Looks to Finish Season As Top Team
After a thrilling overtime win over defending National Champions Loyola University, the University of Denver looks to cap the 2013 regular season as the overall No. 1 team in the nation. The Pioneers built up an early 8-3 lead going into halftime in front of over 3,000 Loyola fans, before being outscored 9-4 in the second half to force overtime with a 12-12 score. Overtime didn’t last long, however, as…
Stories of the Week: CLax Playoffs, Final NLL Week
We have the CLax playoffs with the Final Four this weekend and the last week of the NLL season, plus the Canadian lacrosse world has seen its share of stories this week. Connor Danko Goalie of the Year The Canadian Lacrosse League is pleased to announce Niagara Lock Monsters Connor Danko as the 2013 CLax Goalie of the Year and the Brampton Inferno’s Ben McCullough as the 2013 CLax Defensive…
Stories to Watch in NLL Week 16
I know we all have been looking forward to this last weekend of lacrosse. So much excitement, so much riding on each of the games. But it has taken a back seat this week in a very big way. The horrendous act this past week at the Boston Marathon leaving a few people dead including 8 year old Martin Richard, and well over 100 injured including Martin’s mom Denise who…