The Colorado Mammoth signed veteran forward, Athan Iannucci to a one-year deal on Wednesday January 15, 2014 and released forward Jordan McBride. Was this a smart move on the part of the Mammoth? Iannucci’s record speaks for itself. In the 2007 NLL Entry Draft, he was a First Round Draft pick (8th Overall) by the Philadelphia Wings. In that same year, he was awarded Rookie of the Week Honors in…
The Fast Break Version After finding themselves down 12-4 with just under five minutes left in the third quarter, the Roughnecks went on an impressive four goal run to get back into the game. Dane Dobbie started it off at 10:40 to make the score 12-5 and less than three minutes later, after goals from Geoff Snider and surprise starter Scott Ranger, Jeff Shattler converted a silky smooth, one handed,…
As lacrosse has taken off over the past few years, so has its foundational support. Many middle and high school students are putting in the extra time and work with personal coaches. Nolan Godfrey, who played in many professional games, teams and leagues holds his annual Face Off Club NFC for the top-notch high school face off specialists. Though more elaboration is to come, here are some sights from the…
The Philadelphia Wings and Minnesota Swarm face each other just 24 hours after the Swarm defeated the Wings 11-10 in Philadelphia on some questionable non-calls. Kevin Ross will be out with what appears to be a seperated right shoulder after a hit from behind into the boards from Andrew Suitor. This is the Swarms home opener at the Hive for 2014 and winning yesterday on the road will obviously give…
Photo Credit: Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks needed a return to form after taking a thrashing from the Edmonton Rush on Friday night. And they did just that with a solid 15-12 victory over the Vancouver Stealth on Saturday. The Stealth picked up two quick goals to take the early lead before Calgary’s offense would finally find its legs, going on a three-goal run. Vancouver would go on another two-goal…
Riding the momentum wave of a two-game win streak, the Buffalo Bandits (3-1) poured it on in the second half and never looked back to come away with a commanding 16-9 victory over the Colorado Mammoth (1-5) on Saturday during military appreciation night at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. The win this evening for the Bandits is their second road victory this season and their third win overall in…
Before I write my review I feel the need to vent. The officials in this game were HORRIBLE. There were calls on both ends that they missed, but some major ones that could have changed the game. 1-Since when is a back body drop legal? In first quarter while there was a scrum by the benches a Swarm player flipped a Wings player over their back. 2-Ryan Ward scores at…
The US Lacrosse convention was last weekend and along with it came the MLL Collegiate Draft. With mock drafts completed and everyones predictions set, Friday night at 8:30 pm was upon us. Lots of ideas were running around the room as to who the Ohio Machine were going to pick first. There were GMs and head coaches galore and readily available to pop on to the live pre-draft show. Defense…
On Saturday night, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-2) host the Vancouver Stealth (2-1) at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Both teams are coming off Friday night games, but the results were very different. The Roughnecks were soundly defeated by the Edmonton Rush on Friday, by a 15-8 score. Curtis Dickson was held off the scoresheet and Jeff Shattler, who had scored four goals in each of the first two games of the season,…
The Stealth needed overtime to beat the Mammoth 14-13 Friday night in a back and fourth game that saw both teams trade goal after exciting goal down to the closing minutes of the fourth quarter and into OT. Vancouver would trail Colorado the entire game but only needed one shot from Lewis Ratcliff in the extra frame to earn it’s second win of the young season. The loss for the…