The Canadian Lacrosse League Clax kicked off on Saturday with a championship rematch between the Iroquois Ironmen and the Oshweken Demons. The game began with former Ironmen Wayne Vanevery scoring a natural hat trick for his new team in order to give the demons a 3-0 lead. Oshweken would stretch their lead to 5-0. Iroquois would strike back as Chancey Johnson would score beating Jeff Powless in order to make…
Bombers Top Rockhoppers in Overtime Thriller
The Baltimore Bombers won their first game of NALL action last night when they defeated the Boston Rockhoppers 17-16 in overtime. Andrew Wasik led them with four goals while Justin Otto had two. Ginny Cappichioni played the entire game in net. Also scoring for the Bombers were Devan Spilker and Dan Deckelbaum. James Synoweiz picked up two goals as well. For Boston, they saw four goals from Ryan Hotaling, two…
NLL: Mammoth Open Against 1-0 Stealth
The Washington Stealth can make a huge statement in the early stages of the 2013 season with a road win over John Grant Jr. and the Colorado Mammoth tonight. The Stealth are off to a 1-0 start after being the defending NLL Champions Rochester Knighthawks to a score of 13-12. The Stealth trio of Rhys Duch, Lewis Ratcliff and Athan Iannucci may have some big help this season as Surrey,BC…
NLL: Roughnecks Host Rock in Opener
The Calgary Roughnecks will host the Toronto Rock Saturday evening in the season opener for both teams. Leading the Rock will be Captain Colin Doyle. Entering his 12th season with Toronto, Doyle has been present for each of the team’s six Champion’s Cup titles and will continue to be an integral part of the team’s success. Garrett Billings will also join Doyle as an offensive leader. Billings comes off of…
Wings Open 2013 With Win Over Bandits
Last night in front of a crowd of 9,096 at the Wells Fargo Center the Philadelphia Wings put together a game of lacrosse the Philadelphia fans have been waiting to see for a long time by beating the Buffalo Bandits 13-8. This was a total team effort from top to bottom. Led by a three headed monster Kevin Buchanan (3G/3A) and Kevin Crowley (4G/1A) and Jordan Hall (1G/6A), the Wings…
NALL: Bombers Hit the Road Against Rockhoppers
The Boston Rockhoppers won their first game of the season in Kentucky but now they come back home where they will play the Baltimore Bombers. Baltimore will be playing NALL action for the first time in franchise history. Last week Andrew Kirkaldy was the guy for Boston scoring five goals in the win. There is no reason to think they will not rely on him again. They will be getting…
NLL: Bandits Look to Rebound Against Swarm
The Bandits are hoping their home opener tonight goes better than their season opener last night. After dropping their first game 13 to 8 to Philadelphia they look to get on the right path tonight against the Minnesota Swarm. The game is the first time we’ll see the Minnesota Swarm rookies suiting up in the NLL, including Brock Sorenson, Kiel Matisz, and Shayne Jackson. Minnesota is looking like a team…
Outlaws Trade Matthews to New York
The Denver Outlaws have made a very surprising trade, sending Mark Matthews to the New York Lizards for Will Mangan and the 29th overall pick. Matthews was a rookie last season with Denver and starred, while he was also the first overall pick to the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League this fall. Matthews will be joining an attack unit that also has Tommy Palasek, Matt Gibson and, eventually,…
Rattlers and Lizards Make Trades; New Management in Hamilton
Two trades have taken place tonight at the Major League Lacrosse draft. First, the New York Lizards acquired David Earl and Steven Waldack to the Hamilton Nationals for the fifth overall pick in the draft. That fifth overall pick ended up being Josh Hawkins out of Loyola. The Lizards, who have seen a lot of turn over in the past year, pick up an attackman in Earl who put up…
MLL Championship Weekend to be Played in Philadelphia
Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Championship Weekend will take place at PPL Park in Chester, Pa. on August 24 and 25. “Championship Weekend is one of our marquee events, capping our season with the four best teams in the League,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “The Philadelphia area is rich with lacrosse tradition and PPL Park is the perfect venue to showcase…