Born for the Bandits – Thank You, Buffalo
In 2002, the Buffalo Bandits drafted my cousin, Billy Dee Smith, with the No. 3 overall pick. I was a 9-year-old boy in Kitchener, Ontario, who immediately became the biggest Buffalo fan there was. I grew up watching Billy Dee suit up for Buffalo. I always wanted to be a professional box lacrosse player like […]
Multisport Family Molded Dhane Smith into Lacrosse All-Star
Dhane Smith wouldn’t be a professional lacrosse star now if he hadn’t been a multi-sport athlete then. As a kid in Kitchener, Ontario, Smith played everything under the sun, though lacrosse, hockey and football were his main three. He picked up lacrosse at age 3 and hockey at 5, then put a greater emphasis on […]
Dhane Smith Turns Malice to Motivation, a Black Athlete Succeeding in White Crowds
Dhane Smith belongs. When he led Team Canada as an assistant captain to the gold medal at the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, he belonged. When he won NLL MVP in 2016, the first Black player to make that mark, and set league records for single-season goals and points, he belonged. And when he was […]
‘I Belong Here’ Says Dhane Smith, First Black NLL MVP
Today marks the start of Dhane Smith Week at LaxAllStars. We’re trying something new and putting extra focus on athletes and game growers who we believe make lacrosse special. No better person to start with than Dhane. Dhane Smith is not only one of the greatest lacrosse players of his generation, arguably of all-time, but […]
Dhane Smith, Jesse King: Lacrosse Classified
This week on an all new X-Treme Threads Lacrosse Classified, Jake and Evan discuss fans actions on social media and scapegoats for playoff losses and a recap of the two NLL division finals. Dhane Smith and Jesse King join us on the show. Dhane Smith, Jesse King: Lacrosse Classified Our first guest is the Great […]
Winners and Losers: NLL Week 13
What another great weekend of NLL lacrosse. We had a few top teams go down in Buffalo and Toronto as well as more jaw dropping goals to add to the highlight reel. Let’s see who had a winning weekend and who ended up in the losers column in this week’s Winners and Losers. Winners Garrett […]
Buffalo Bandits v. Wings: Keys to the Game
The Buffalo Bandits (3-1) will host the Philadelphia Wings (0-4) in their second matchup of the season in what should be another gritty high-scoring National Lacrosse League game. Philly gave the Bandits everything they could handle in their first game game back as a franchise, but Buffalo came out with the win 17-15. This game […]
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 […]
NLL Lessons Learned: Week 5
Three NLL games this past weekend, with three big results! The outcomes of the contests didn’t force me to switch up my power rankings of goodness very much. So, instead, I want to talk about some standout performances from Week 5!
Predicting the NLL MVP – By the Numbers
What better way is there to compare players than comparing numbers? Especially when the forerunner for NLL MVP is really putting them up in 2016.