Last Friday night our Phil Shore spoke with Joe Spallina of the Lizards and Wade Leaphart of the Hounds and the trade sending Stephen Berger to New York. It’s a bit lengthy, but we have the full transcript below. (I)We’re talking about this trade with the Hounds that bring back Steven Berger to New York. The Lizards had just traded Steven Berger last season. How did the opportunity to reacquire…
Demons Stay in First, Defeat Stars
The Toronto Shooting Stars four game winning streak came to an end as the Ohsweken Demons handed Toronto a 14-13 loss. The win bumped Ohsweken into a first place tie with the Niagara Lock Monsters. Anticipation was running high for this game as it was a make up from week five’s match up which was canceled due to weather. The Shooting Stars came out of the gate flying coming out…
NCAA GameDay: Cornell, Virginia in Action
Drexel (1-1) vs. Villanova (0-1) Noon – The Wildcats head to Drexel today to take on the Dragons today. Drexel is coming off a huge upset 20-19 win over Albany, after the Great Danes downed the mighty Orange from Syracuse in OT. Villanova was handed a loss in their season home opener by Lehigh. Fans will be in for a close game. Wagner (0-2) vs. Lafayette (1-2) 2pm – After…
CLAX WEEK 7 POWER RANKINGS
As Week 7 comes to an end here are this weeks CLAX Power Rankings 1. Niagara Lock Monsters (5-2) – The Monsters have been a dominant force this year and that was no different this week. The Monsters put on a clinic against the Blizzard beating them 21-5. The Monsters have the most dominant offense in CLAX earning them the number one spot. 2. Oshweken Demons (5-3) – The Demons have…
Mammoth Release Matt Roik; Activate Tye Belanger
The Colorado Mammoth situation with their goaltenders has been well documented this NLL season, and now they currently have two netminders who were not on the active roster to start the season. The Mammoth finally let go of Matt Roik yesterday after his terrible game against the Philadelphia Wings on Sunday. They also activated injured goaltender Tye Belanger who is now the presumed starter for Colorado. “I am very confident…
NLL Power Rankings: Stealth Move Up
Another exciting week in the NLL.. Toronto holds #1 even after a bye week, Stealth soar to #2, Wings sweep their way to #5, and the defending champs flutter to #8.. Will there be more movement this week? Will teams begin to separate as we start the second half of the NLL season? Tune in at watch! You won’t regret it. But you may if you don’t watch. Toronto Rock.(6-2)…
Saints Acquire Scott Komer
The St.Catharines Saints announced Monday they have acquired goaltender Scott Komer from the Owen Sound Northstars in exchange for goaltender Zach Bowen. “This is the type of deal we have been looking for to take our team another step forward,” said Saints President and General Manager Dave Colbourne. “Scott Komer is a dynamic goaltender that elevates our talent level significantly. “We want to thank Zach for his dedication and service…
Notre Dame Defeats Penn State in Overtime
On Sunday, two of these top ten teams showed why they still can compete at a top notch level. Freshman Matt Kavanagh was the hero. He had scored the go-ahead goal to push Notre Dame to victory. Last year, Penn State had won against Notre Dame 4-3, but today was a different outcome. Neither team had more than a two goal margin. The game was very physical and had fans…
Swarm Struggle to Score in Loss to Rush
In the second game of a double- header weekend the Minnesota Swarm took on the Edmonton Rush. Edmonton lost the first game 13-8 in a tough hard fought game. For the second game played on Sunday afternoon the Rush came out on top 14-9. The Swarm started the game deep in the hole, getting down 9-0 before getting their first point on the board in the third quarter. While the…
Wings Sweep Weekend and Defeat Colorado Mammoth
The two oldest franchises in the NLL faced off Sunday afternoon at the Wells Fargo Center in a classic battle that had the Philadelphia Wings defeat the Colorado Mammoth 14-12 in front of 8,606. After a hard fought 10-8 win in Rochester Saturday night, the Philadelphia Wings hopped on an early Sunday morning flight that took 1 hour to return home to prepare for the Mammoth. Saturday night the Wings…