After a 13-11 win against Calgary yesterday, the Toronto Rock continue their western road trip as they head to the other Alberta team Edmonton. Last season the Rush were the Western Conference Champions in the NLL. In the win Kasey Biernes shone with three goals and two assists while the captain Colin Doyle had five helpers. They now face an Edmonton team with a strong defense with the likes of…
Bandits Pull Off Comeback Victory
At many points this game seemed like it was slipping away from the Buffalo Bandits. However with solid play in the second half the team pulled off a one goal victory by the score of 13 to 12 in the team’s home opener. Minnesota opened the game with three straight goals, two from Ryan Benesch and one from Tyler Haas. For the second night in a row, Darris Kilgour pulled…
Stickhorses Get First Win Against Rhode Island
The Kentucky Stickhorses picked up their first win of the season last night when they defeated the Rhode Island Kingfish at hone, 17-14. Travis Bland led the team with four goals while Mike McClellan picked up three, so both new offensive players contributed the way they were expected. Also scoring was Dave McCarthy who picked up two, and he said he made it simple for himself. “Individually I think what…
Demons Open Season With Win Over Iroquois
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…
CLax: Demons Face Ironmen in Championship Rematch
The Canadian Lacrosse League opens their 2013 campaign today when the Ohsweken Demons face the Iroquois Ironmen in a rematch of last season’s championship game. Ohsweken traded their best offensive player Chris Attwood to the Ironmen this off season where he will be playing with his brother, goaltender Mike Attwood. Former NLL players such as Roger Vyse, Cory Bomberry and Tom Montour. Both theams have very strong offenses and were…
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…