Twitter Reactions: NLL Week 4
This week on Twitter Reactions, we’re highlighting Week 4 of the NLL season. We’re bringing you the best Twitter reactions and posts from accounts around the National Lacrosse League. It was an exciting week as always in the NLL. Time to dive in to Twitter Reactions! The week kicked off with the Philadelphia Wings taking […]
Buffalo Bandits v. Rochester Knighthawks: Keys to the Game
These instate rivals have played some heated games over the decades, but when they matchup Saturday night it will be even more intense as the Battle for Western New York will feature Matt Vinc playing against his former team for the first time as a Bandit. The Buffalo Bandits sit at 2-1 after beating Vancouver […]
Banditland: Bring On The Warriors
There’s a big game tonight in Banditland! The Buffalo Bandits will look to get back in the win column as they face the visiting Vancouver Warriors. But first let’s take a look back at the Bandits game against the Toronto Rock last Friday December 21st, which saw the Bandits fall to the Rock 17-12. Last […]
How We Got Here: Buffalo Bandits Week 1 Review
In the first game of the 2019 NLL season, the Buffalo Bandits faced-off against the revived Philadelphia Wings franchise in what was an exciting back and forth game that most fans likely thought the Bandits should have won much more easily than the 17-15 score indicated. Philadelphia’s strong first game came as a surprise, but […]
NLL Opening Day: Predictions and More
There’s only one more sleep ’til NLL opening day and I can smell the sweaty pads and hear the fans cheering already. Saturday promises some exciting matchups, as the Bandits take on the newly revived Wings, the Black Wolves invade Infinite Energy Arena to put the Swarm to the test, and the marquee bout to […]
Nick Sakiewicz, Matt Vinc: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 4
This week on the Lacrosse Classified podcast, Jake and Evan speak to the NLL commissioner Nick Sakiewicz about the CBA, their agreement with the Arena Lacrosse League, the future of expansion in the NLL including the potential New York franchise, the impact of the PLL and the Olympics on the NLL, Bleacher Report, future needs […]
Buffalo Bandits 2019 Season Preview
First off, what an offseason for the Buffalo Bandits! This preview looked a lot different at the beginning of the week. They had already made some noise with their draft picks, player signings, and the announcement that Rich Kilgour and John Tavares would be sharing head coaching duties, but after the CBA issues were resolved […]
Matt Vinc Signs Three-Year Contract With Buffalo Bandits
With the CBA issue finally resolved, player movement has begun, as we approach the shortened training camps beginning this weekend. The Buffalo Bandits announced today a huge signing of the reigning Goalie of the Year Matt Vinc to a three-year contract. The Bandits were already shaping up to be one of the top teams heading […]
Know The Game Podcast Ep. 2: Bill O’Brien
Bill O’Brien has some excellent insight into our game and also has an electric personality, which has created a large social media following. In this episode, we discuss how Bill entered and stayed in the NLL, what makes him successful as an athlete, and much more.
Random Thoughts: Offensive Issues, East Tiebreakers, No Canada
There’s gridlock in the East Division but also solutions to the madness, the Stealth are officially out, New England is on a bad skid, Canada could skip out on the World Championships and much, much more is covered in Evan’s weekly Random Thoughts.
Random Thoughts: Lack of Trades, Murky East, Stealth Issues Grow
Another week in the NLL where things are clearer in the West, and nothing is clear in the East. Trades didn’t happen like we expected, the Stealth keep picking up more problems, and there’s some special ceremonies this weekend.
Making Sense of the NLL Eastern Division
In a perfect world, figuring out where teams stand relative to each other is easy. You have good teams, bad teams, and everyone in the middle. But what’s going on in the NLL Eastern Division right now is anything but perfect.