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…
Following Duke’s back-to-back championship wins, it seems there’s a solid perspective on the ACC as the Power House Conference. I think that’s accurate. Lacrosse continues to grow from east to west, meaning younger programs pop up the further west one goes in the US. Mostly MCLA and NCLL competition other than the Denver Pioneers. Let’s take a glance at the season-ending records of the ACC teams: Maryland 13-4 Duke 17-3…
This season was not a great year for the Toronto Rock. Coming into the 2014 season the Rock were looked at as one of the favorites to win the eastern title and dethrone the Rochester Knighthawks. The Rock finished with a 9-9 record and made the playoffs but were defeated by their rivals the Buffalo Bandits in the first round. The story of the Rock season had to be blown leads,…