What Is Behind the Albany Firewolves Turnaround?
As the 2021 Calendar year was winding down and the NLL delayed games due to COVID-19 concerns, few teams had as many question marks around them as the Albany Firewolves. With sky high expectations leading into this season following a relocation and rebranding from New England, the Firewolves were 0-2 and had just suffered a […]
Albany FireWolves Begin Life Ready to Compete
The Albany FireWolves will play their first season in their new city in the 2021-22 campaign, and it has a different feel to when the organization last hopped locations. Back in 2014, the Philadelphia Wings announced that their long tenure in Philly was over – the franchise was moving to the Mohegan Sun to become […]
Who Will Have the Edge in the 2021 PLL Championship?
The 2021 PLL Championship is nearly here. It will either be a Whipsnakes three-peat and continuation of the only status quo the PLL has ever known, or it will be the Chaos exacting revenge from the 2020 championship and claiming their first-ever league crown. The margins are fine, and the matchups will be a massive […]
PLL vs MLL Champions Comparison: 2019 Whipsnakes vs 2005 Bayhawks
Once the PLL was created, we knew there would be constant comparisons to its predecessor, MLL. From production to delivery, everything was put under a microscope and dissected. These PLL vs MLL comparisons got me thinking: what if we compare a past championship squad from the PLL against a past MLL title team? PLL vs […]
Jules Heningburg Keeps Adding Goals: In-Depth PLL Stats
We’ve got another PLL stats analysis update, this time with deeper details, especially for goals added. And Jules Heningburg can’t stop adding goals. These statistics are meant to serve as a guide to better understand what’s happening on PLL fields, not a steadfast rule for how good a player is or isn’t. Everything is fluid, […]
Will Manny Is a Goal Machine: Four In-Depth PLL Stats
I dissected four PLL stats that tell the truth two weeks ago. Now through four weeks of games, I’ve updated those four key stats that reveal a deeper truth about what is happening on the field in the 2021 PLL. Here’s a hint: Will Manny is a goal machine. Will Manny Adds Goals: PLL Stats […]
Four PLL Stats That Tell The Truth
The stat gurus are back again with an update on some telling PLL stats through week two. Is your favorite player doing as well as you thought? These stats tell the truth. PLL Stats: By The Numbers Goals Added A shooting analytic that uses the average percentage of possession retainment for off cage shots and […]
PLL MVP Contenders Before Elimination Games
So ends the easy part. We’ve had a lot of fun in the past little-over-a-week, but with the knockout stage set to begin shortly, we’re about to say goodbye to three teams. Sadly, two more will fall 48 hours after that and one more after another 48 hours. The season only ends happily for one […]
Wesley Berg, Joe Nardella: Lacrosse Classified, Ep. 69
On this week’s edition of the Lacrosse Classified podcast, we recap Week 14 in NLL action that consisted of eight games and an unusual finish in Calgary that our G Wilson Construction Under Review had covered just a few weeks ago. Wesley Berg and Joe Nardella join us on the show. Wesley Berg, Joe Nardella: […]
Major League Lacrosse Stock Report – Week 15
Tom Bovee stops by with another edition of his 2016 Major League Lacrosse Stock Report. Ready, set, place your bets!