The Philadelphia Wings (3-3) start their final back to back weekend with a trip to face the Toronto Rock (2-3). All time the Wings are 14-23 against the Rock (6-11 on road). The Rock are led by Stephan LeBlanc (13 goals) and Garrett Billings (32 points). Captain Colin Doyle and Josh “Shooter” Sanderson have seven and eight goals respectively. Goaltender Nick Rose has a 11.40 GAA and a save percentage…
After the final horn had sounded and the game concluded against the Wings, the scoreboard told the final tale of the contest. The Philadelphia Wings emerged victorious with a 17-13 victory over the Buffalo Bandits last night before a crowd of 13,564 at the First Niagara Center. What occurred last night for me seemed to bring up feelings of déjà vu, especially from those late games in the 2013 season…
With the 2014 NLL season officially underway, the latest wave of rookie talent made their presence felt Saturday night. Out of the six squads to begin action over the weekend, all but the Rochester Knighthawks and Buffalo Bandits featured at least one rookie in the lineup. Minnesota The youthful Swarm dressed a trio of signees from their recent draft class in Saturday’s loss to Rochester. Leading the way for the…
It was déjà vu all over again as the Buffalo Bandits were defeated in their season opening game by the Philadelphia Wings, 17-13. Jordan Hall led the Wings to their first victory of the season and was the recipient of the game’s first star honor as he recorded seven points on five goals and two assists. Buffalo Bandits head coach Troy Cordingley was not happy with his team’s results this evening. “We were taught…
Going into the final weekend of regular season play in the NLL, six of the eight postseason spots have been claimed, with two more yet to be determined. Moreover, only one team has locked up a home game, so there is still a lot yet to be determined. Such is life in a league with such parity among the teams. Here’s what we do know: The Toronto Rock have locked…
We are only 29 days til the Wings home opener versus the Buffalo Bandits. But more importantly 8 days til the Wings play back to back preseason games in Toronto at the newly built Toronto Rock practice facility. The first of the two will be on Dec 21st against the Buffalo Bandits, and the second game will be the following night Dec 22nd versus the Toronto Rock. Both these games…
Yesterday was full of lacrosse news, including the NLL. Two trades went down in the matter of hours, but one really stood out. The Minnesota Swarm sent Kevin Ross to the Philadelphia Wings for a first round pick in the 2015 NLL draft. Today we will step back and look at what this trade really means to both sides. The Philadelphia Wings showed flashes of brilliance last season, but at…