Twitter Reactions: NLL Week 5
What a week it was in the National Lacrosse League. Most of the games went down to the wire, and there were heroic performances across the board. We’re bringing you some of the best Twitter reactions from this weekend’s action, as well as some not-so-great moments. Let’s dive in! Twitter Reactions: Georgia Swarm v. Philadelphia […]
US Lacrosse Convention: Top Places to Grab Grub
The US Lacrosse Convention in Philadelphia is one of the premier lacrosse events in the United States every year. Speakers and clinicians such as Jenny Levy, John Danowski, Shelley Klaes-Bawcombe and Andy Shay are sharing their lacrosse knowledge at this year’s convention, along with other demonstrators and vendors. It is a great opportunity to increase one’s knowledge […]
Toronto Rock Win in OT Over Wings, Face Mammoth Saturday
It looked like the Philadelphia Wings were going to steal their first season win from the Toronto Rock last Friday night, as they were up 10-9 with about 30 seconds to go in the fourth quarter. Coach Matt Sawyer took a risk and put out Tom Schreiber and Rob Hellyer to kill the penalty in […]
Kevin Crowley Trade: A Deeper Dive Into the Deal
Over the weekend, the first major trade of the season was announced as the Black Wolves have sent Kevin Crowley down to the Philadelphia Wings for a pair of first round draft picks. New England will receive a pick in 2019 and another in 2022. This was not only the first in-season trade of the […]
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 […]
Kevin Crowley Traded to Philadelphia Wings
The New England Black Wolves have traded forward Kevin Crowley to the Philadelphia Wings for first round picks in the 2019 and 2022 NLL Entry Drafts. “This is a deal that had to be made,” Black Wolves general manager Rich Lisk said. “We have tried the past two years to sign Kevin to a multi-year […]
Toronto Rock v. Philadelphia Wings: Getting Back On Track
The Philadelphia Wings and Toronto Rock rivalry will be revived as the Wings come to Scotiabank Arena looking for their first win in the new franchise’s history. Both these teams lost last week in two very different games. The Wings went down by 5 goals to start their game against Rochester and were never able […]
Rochester Knighthawks Win Home Opener Against Wings
The Rochester Knighthawks returned home to open the team’s 25th season and renew a rivalry with the visiting Philadelphia Wings. Opening the season in front of the home crowd of 8,144 fans, the home team would not disappoint. The Hawks would have an unbelievable first half, taking a commanding 8-2 lead. And if that wasn’t exciting […]
Knighthawks Open Up Against Wings
Editor’s note: Please welcome Michael Cooper to LaxAllStars! Michael is our new Rochester Knighthawks beat writer. After the long off-season, the Rochester Knighthawks return to NLL action tonight against the Philadelphia Wings. For those who don’t recall: the Knighthawks came on strong at the end of last season just to fall short to Saskatchewan in the […]
Wings’ Home Opener: Why It Mattered
For about a million (that’s rounded, give or take a couple million) reasons off the floor, the first game back in Philly for the Wings was important. They were able to open their season at home against a long time rival, and the Wings’ home opener was even the first game of the 2019 season […]
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 […]
Philadelphia Wings 2019 Season Preview
Editor’s Note: This is part of an ongoing series, previewing each NLL team as the season approaches. Today, we preview the Philadelphia Wings. This is Philadelphia’s first season back in the NLL. Read our other NLL team previews: Calgary Roughnecks, New England Black Wolves, Colorado Mammoth, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, Saskatchewan Rush. While celebrating the return of the Philadelphia Wings may […]