The Major League Lacrosse draft took place on Saturday with all eight teams making selections. Several trades took place as well throughout the night, and we are here to grade all of the moves made by the MLL clubs. Ohio Machine: A Ohio needed offense last season and after adding Steele Stanwick in last year’s draft, this year they pick up Peter Baum and all of a sudden that attack…
Rock Spoil Rush Opener
The Toronto Rock were in action this weekend in week 2 of the NLL season. On Saturday night the Rock played their first game of the season against the Calgary Roughnecks and were able to pull out a 13-11 win. In the second half of their Alberta swing the Rock took on the Edmonton Rush on Sunday in Edmonton’s first game of the season. The Rock started off this game…
NALL Three Stars: Two Stars in Baltimore
The North American Lacrosse League played their second week of action this past Saturday with both Baltimore and Kentucky picking up their first wins of the season. Several players stood out, but here are three of the best. Ginny Cappichioni- Baltimore Cappichioni was playing her first game with Baltimore and while Boston scored 16 goals in the game, she kept the Bombers in it late when Boston got a lot…
Bombers Win Road Opener, Synowiez Scores Two
James Synowiez scored twice in Baltimore’s win over the Boston Rockhoppers last night. He spoke with us after the game about the first win of the Bombers’ season. “Playing in the first game was really exciting, even though it wasn’t a home stand for our team.” said Synowiez. “The stands were packed and the crowd was really into the game. Both teams were extremely hungry for the win. Big hits…
Stealth Bomb Mammoth 17-13
Last week the Stealth pulled of an upset by defeating the Champion Knighthawks. Last night the Stealth go into Colorado and defeat the Mammoth 17-13. Lewis Ratcliff opened the scoring for the Stealth at the :33 second mark. Both teams alternated goals to tie the game at two a piece. Then the Stealth ( 4 goal run) and the Mammoth (3 goal run) have the score at 6-5 after the…
Rock Pick Up Road Win in Calgary
The Toronto Rock picked up their first win of the season last night as they took to the road in Calgary. Toronto won 13-11 and were led by the three goal performance from Kasey Biernes. Colin Doyle picked up five assists in the Toronto victory while Josh Sanderson and Stephan LeBlanc had two goals each. Garrett Billings also picked up four assists while goaltender Nick Rose made 44 saves and…
NLL: Rock Face Western Champion Rush
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…