The Edmonton Rush had a historic 16-2 season, going undefeated until April 11, 2014. They won their first 14 games. The Colorado Mammoth handed them their first defeat which was a 10-8 loss. They would lose their second game of the season eight days later in overtime against the Calgary Roughnecks (13-14). They would go on to face Calgary in the playoffs for the Champion’s Cup. The Rush started their…
The National Lacrosse League’s (NLL) newly adapted playoff format was on full display recently as both Division Finals stretched the mini-game to sudden death to decide the winner. With the Champion’s Cup on the horizon, a minimal amount of rookies remain in the NLL playoff picture. In the second game of the West Division Finals, Riley Loewen helped the Rush even the series with a three point effort (1g,…
Rosters in the NLL were reduced to 20 from 23 prior to the 2014 season. We looked at this subject earlier in this year to see if there had been any impact and, with the regular season out of the way and the Champion’s Cup about to begin, now seems like a good time to revisit the subject. Overall scoring was down in the league in 2014, with teams scoring…
I grew up playing lacrosse. Yes, it was boy’s lacrosse, but it was still lacrosse. Since my playing days, I have worked in the sport on multiple levels, and have recently gotten exposed to the girl’s game over the past few years. I am a lacrosse analyst for a local New York sports station, where I do play-by-play and color commentary for high school and collegiate teams in the area….
Major League Lacrosse has now been through four weeks and we are starting to get a feel about where each team stands. Players are also starting to hit their stride and we honor the best three of the week. Number Three—Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons Rabil continues his strong season with the Cannons by putting up six more points. His three goals and three assists helped lead the Cannons get their…
Look at the Major League Lacrosse schedule and you see a gap, a two-week gap between games. The reason is NCAA Championship Weekend. This coming weekend in Baltimore isn’t just a celebration of college lacrosse, but also a celebration of the sport. Credit the MLL for realizing this. I’m sure several players want to attend the event, some to watch their alma maters battle for a National Championship. It’s not…
The NCAA Tournament is now down to the Final Four with Denver, Maryland, Notre Dame and Duke having the chance to play for the 2014 National Championship. Meanwhile, Johns Hopkins, Albany, Drexel and Bryant all were sent home. How did the future MLL prospects do in their respective quarterfinal matchups this past weekend in Delaware and Hofstra? Here is a look at how every senior performed. Bryant/Maryland: Colin Dunster, A,…
Team Acquisitions: (F) Joe Resetarits—Calgary Roughnecks (F) Ryan Benesch—Minnesota Swarm (T) Andrew Watt—Minnesota Swarm (D) Rory Smith—Colorado Mammoth Team Losses: (T) John Harasym (D) Mike McNamara (F) Luke Wiles (F) Derek Hopcroft (F) Mike Hominuck Offense: Grade C+ The Buffalo Bandits off-season acquisitions of Ryan Benesch and Joe Resetarits proved to be just what the team needed to help boost their sagging scoring output from last year. Benesch lead the…
Major Series Lacrosse has some major trades taking place as the season is about to start. The Six Nations Chiefs have acquired lefty forward Jeff Shattler (Calgary Roughnecks) from the Brampton Excelsiors in return for junior defenseman Jack Donnelly and a first round draft pick in 2015. The Chiefs are the reigning Mann Cup champions and currently host a slew of NLL plays including Cody Jamieson and Colin Doyle. Shattler’s Roughnecks are…
Photo Credit: Ian Neadle On Sunday, Denver flew to University of Delaware to go toe to toe with Drexel. Ian Neadle caught pictures of the action at the event.