The Minnesota Swarm opened their home schedule last night with a 15-14 win over the first place Washington Stealth. They were led by Ryan Benesch and rookie Kiel Matisz who each scored three goals in the win. Goaltender Evan Kirk made 44 saves on the Stealth in the victory including 16 alone in the fourth quarter. For the Stealth, goaltender Tyler Richards was back in action and he made 37…
Examining the Knighthawks 0-3 Start
The Rochester Knighthawks, one of the favorites going into this NLL season, are now 0-3 after falling to the Toronto Rock last night 11-7. Rochester is the only winless team in the league after Minnesota lost last night and are in last in the Eastern Conference. The Knighthawks are the reigning NLL champions and boosted their attack this off season with Dan Dawson and Casey Powell. However, they have scored…
NLL: Roughnecks Look for Second Win, Take on Wings
Today the Wings try to rebound from their first loss of the 2013 season as they face the Calgary Roughnecks. Calgary is coming off a dominating 19-12 victory over the Mammoth Friday night, as the Roughnecks showed how balanced this team truly is. Calgary was led by Shawn Evans 4G/9A. But it isn’t only Evans the Wings have to worry about. Dane Dobbie 4G/3A, Jeff Shattler 3G/5A, Scott Ranger 3G/3A,…
Bandits Win On Late Wiles Goal
If the Bandits keep winning in this sort of fashion fans of the team may start developing heart problems. For the second game in a row the team needed a goal in the last minute to come away with the victory. Tonight Luke Wiles was the hero as he put one past Brandon Miller with only 24 seconds left on the clock. The goal came only twenty seconds after Philadelphia…
Lock Monsters out gun Inferno 21-16
Yesterday the 1-1 Brampton Inferno took on the 1-0 Niagara Lock Monsters. The Inferno came into this game after a come from behind victory against Oshweken where they won 15-14. The Lock Monsters came into this game after lighting up the Iroquois Ironmen 22-13. This game got off to a fast start as Brampton right out of the gate was pumped and took a3-1 lead in just under four minutes…
Rock Defeat Knighthawks, Move to 4-1
The Toronto Rock defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 11-7 at the Blue Cross Arena Saturday night. The Rock improve their record to 4-1 while the Knighthawks drop to a stunning 0-3. Leading Toronto in tonight’s game was Garrett Billings, who had two goals and four assists for the Rock. Josh Sanderson, Colin Doyle, and Kasey Beirnes chipped in four points each. The Rock outscored the Knighthawks by three in the first…
NLL: Bandits Look to Spoil Wings Good Start
Team Leaders: Goals: Kevin Crowley (7), Assists: Kevin Buchanan and Jordan Hall (6) Points: Crowley (10), Loose Balls: Brodie Merrill (26), Goals Against: Brandon Miller (7.50), Saves: Miller (96) Off to a 2-0 start for the first time since 2008, the Philadelphia Wings will play a weekend of back to back games for the first time during the 2013 season first of which with a visit to Buffalo for a…
Stealth Look To Spoil Swarm Home Opener
The Minnesota Swarm celebrate their home opener tonight a night after a heart breaking loss to the Toronto Rock. They welcome in the Washington Stealth who have surprised many with their 3-1 start. The Swarm, who are now 0-2, are looking to finally get one in the win column after dropping their first two games by only one goal. Led by Ryan Benesch, the young squad has had its growing…
Five NALL Stories to Watch in Week Four
Week four of the North American Lacrosse League season is here, and though we have just one game, it might be the biggest game of the season thus far. Baltimore faces Boston, and there are all sorts of storylines. Playing for First This will be the first ever battle for first place in the North American Lacrosse League. The top seed in this league is key to get a bye…
Inferno Defeat Demons in Overtime
The Brampton Inferno served the Ohsweken Demons their first loss of the season in 15-14 overtime thriller at the Powerade Centre Friday night. The defending Creator’s Cup Champions came out to an early 3-0 lead with goals from Wayne VanEvery, Kyle Isaacs and Delby Powless. Ryan Campbell answered with a even strength to nab the first Brampton goal of the game and bring the score to 3-1. Cory Bomberry added…