With the Clax Season beginning next weekend the Brampton Inferno took on the Toronto Shooting Stars in pre-season action at the Stephen Leacock Arena in Scarborough. Brampton’s current line-up showed early jitters in this game as they had only practiced together twice and got into some early penalty trouble. The Inferno were already down 1 0 but were able to kill off the penalties. The Inferno then swung this momentum in their favor as they scored…
Blizzard, Demons and Ironmen Win Pre Season Contests
In Canadian Lacrosse League pre season action yesterday afternoon, we saw wins come from the Barrie Blizzard, Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen. The first win came when the Blizzard downed the Durham Turf Dogs by a score of 19-11. Mike Vertolli led the Blizzard with three goals while Mike Teeter had two. Scott Defrancesco had four goals for Durham in the loss. Tyler Patterson and Spencer Janes each also had…
Rockhoppers Open NALL Season With 10-9 Win
The Boston Rockhoppers picked up their first win of the North American Lacrosse League season with a 10-9 victory over the Kentucky Stickhorses, repeating their performance when they defeated them to close out last season. Goaltender Nick Schroeder led the Rockhoppers with 40 saves in the win to counter the 37 saves from losing goaltender Spencer Lyons. Kentucky had 49 shots on goal to the Boston 47. Andrew Kirkaldy scored…
Iannucci’s Late Goal Helps Stealth Upend Knighthawks
The Washington Stealth pulled an early season upset in front of 7,023 fans in Everett as they defeated the Rochester Knighthawks by a score of 13-12. Athan Iannucci tiptoed around the crease to score with 1:23 left in the contest to give the Stealth the lead and they did not look back as they start their season 1-0. The Knighthawks, who were without Casey Powell, fall to 0-1. Cliff Smith…
NLL: Champion Knighthawks Open Against Stealth
The Rochester Knighthawks are opening on the road against the Washington Stealth in a very interesting matchup. Rochester won the 2012 NLL Championship while Washington was the one team to not make the playoffs. Recently it was announced that Sid Smith will serve as the captain of the team with the retirement of Pat McCready. For Washington, they also have a new captain in Kyle Sorensen. Both teams have new…
Sid Smith Named Knighthawks Captain
The defending World Champion Rochester Knighthawks have selected their captains for the 2013 season. This morning in Washington to open the National Lacrosse League season, Rochester named Sid Smith team captain, and Mike Accursi and Mike Kirk assistant captains. “All three of these guys are a big piece of where we need to go, and are guys that I think the other players on the floor and in the dressing room look up to…
NLL Season Preview: Minnesota Swarm
The Minnesota Swarm are getting ready to start their season after surprising most of the league last season. They took a very young roster and made it all the way to the Western Finals, something that no one outside of Minnesota expected. Minnesota brings in four rookies in 2013; Brock Sorensen, Kiel Matisz, Shayne Jackson and Alex Crepisneck who were all first round draft picks. Sorensen starts the season on…
NLL Season Preview: Edmonton Rush
Coming off their most successful season in team history, the Edmonton Rush are looking to once again make it to a Champions Cup. This time, however, they have a new big name leading the charge, first overall pick Mark Matthews. Matthews leads an offensive unit that is without Shawn Williams and Aaron Wilson, who were both traded to Buffalo this offseason. However they still have the likes of Corey Small,…
Wings Forward Jordan Hall Suspended One Game
Philadelphia Wings forward Jordan Hall will be suspended for the Wings opening game against the Buffalo Bandits next Friday night the league announced. The league suspended Hall for his role in an incident against the Toronto Rock on a pre season game December 22nd in Ontario. The Wings acquired Hall, usually a transition man, from the Rochester Knighthawks in a block buster trade involving Dan Dawson and Paul Rabil in…
NALL: Stickhorses Look For Revenge Against Rockhoppers
The Kentucky Stickhorses play back at Freedom Hall for their first game of the 2013 season after enduring a tough start to the existence of the league. They face the Boston Rockhoppers, the only team to defeat them in 2012, and both rosters are much improved. In most recent news, the Stickhorses have signed Chazz Woodson, a prolific field player new to the indoor game. He has been team mates in MLL…