Photo Credit: Di Miller The Denver Outlaws (5-0) have now won their 25th consecutive regular-season game on Friday May 30. They hosted the Charlotte Hounds (1-4) at Sports Authority Field at Mile-High in front of a crowd of 7,118 anxious Outlaws fans. The Outlaws as always put on an exciting game, and their loyal fans were ecstatic. Denver had two players who hit milestones in their careers last night. Matt Bocklet…
The Calgary Roughnecks fell in the NLL championship to the Rochester Knighthawks, and expressed disappointment post game. The Roughnecks posted interviews with rookie Garrett McIntish, head coach Curt Malwasky and general manager Mike Board on their official website. Watch Here
The Rochester Knighthawks have made history! With a 16-10 Game 2 victory over Calgary along with a 3-2 victory in the 10 minute mini-game, they have become the first franchise to three-peat in the 28-year history of the league. Other teams such as the Toronto Rock, Buffalo Bandits and Philadelphia Wings have all come close but never grabbed the brass ring for the third consecutive time. At the start of…
(May 31, 2014)… The Rochester Knighthawks have activated forward Derek Hopcroft for tonight’s Champion’s Cup Finals. “I have been waiting my entire life for this,” said Hopcroft. “I am going to do everything I can to help this team win.” Hopcroft, who was originally drafted by Calgary, is familiar with goalie Mike Poulin from their battles in Major Series Lacrosse. Last summer, Hopcroft notched six goals against Poulin and Kitchener-Waterloo in…
Tonight is for all the marbles. Will Calgary win their third title? (2004, 2009)? Or will the Rochester Knighthawks be the first team to three-peat in the league’s 28-year history? Here is what to look for in tonight’s finale of the 2014 season. Calgary—For the Roughnecks to accomplish their mission they must play a carbon copy of Game 1. They never allowed the Knighthawks to get into any type of a…
The Florida Launch(3-1) take their winning streak of 3 games into Rochester for a showdown at Sahlen’s Stadium where the Rochester Rattlers(2-2) have yet to lose a contest this season (2-0). Florida is firing on all cylinders coming into this weekend following a big win on the road against Chesapeake prior to Memorial Day weekend.Rochester seems to be going in another direction, ranked last in the league in Man-up opportunities,…
It seems like you can’t talk about Miles Thompson without mentioning Lyle. You can’t mention Lyle without Miles. It’s fitting that the brothers were named co-winners of the 14th annual Tewaaraton Award on Thursday evening. The Thompson brothers have not only helped rewrite the record books, but have also led Albany to national prominence. The Great Danes won their second straight America East Championship this season and recorded an NCAA…
The Calgary Roughnecks took Game 1 of the Champion’s Cup last weekend by a score of 10-7 over the Rochester Knighthawks. The Roughnecks jumped out to an early 4-1 lead and never looked back, holding on to the lead for the remainder of the game and appearing to be in complete control. The question for Saturday night’s Game 2, then, is whether the Knighthawks have what it takes to tie…
There’s been a lot of talk regarding attendance at the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Weekend. Attendance is declining, but why? Is it because of location, enhanced viewing experience on television or ticket prices? The likely answer includes a combination of several factors. The Final Four was in Baltimore for the first time in three years, but the combined three-day attendance was more than 20,000 less than 2011 (98,786 in 2011…
Charlotte Hounds (1-3) at Denver Outlaws (4-0) 9:30 pm ET, Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colo. TV: CBS Sports Network The Hounds, who have struggled out of the gate and reside at the bottom of the Major League Lacrosse standings, take on the league’s best team in a rare Friday night game at MLL’s biggest venue. The Outlaws sit atop the league standings, and take a 24-game regular-season winning streak–which covers…