Crystal Ball Week 4

Overall 6-9

Friday

Toronto over Buffalo

Saturday

New England over Minnesota

Toronto over Rochester

Calgary over Edmonton

Colorado over Vancouver

NLL Week 4 Media Call

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Necks sign head coach Curt Malawsky to extension

Details Here

Solid move by the Roughecks. To lock up Malawsky, with a multi-year deal.

Rush / Stealth Trade

Stealth acquire Corey Small from the Edmonton Rush. For first round picks in 2016 and 2019. Stealth get a solid lefthander. If Small can return to form. Following ACL surgery

Press Release.

NLL Attendance Report Week 3

Vancouver  3,478

Well at least the Blackwolves. Will not find themselves at the bottom of the attendance rankings. Although the jury is still out on that.

Buffalo 14 Vancouver 13

The Stealth fell behind and could not recover. Dhane Smith led the Bandits with an eight point night. With five goals and three assists. Ryan Benesch also had eight points. With three goals and five assists. Anthony Cosmo made 27 saves. For the Stealth Lewis Ratcliff and Tyler Digby  each had three goals to pace the offense. Tyler Richards made 41 saves.

Box Score

Crystal Ball Week 3

3-6 Overall

Light schedule this weekend. With only one game scheduled.

Buffalo over Vancover

At least the stream should work. With the game being on universalsports.com

Discipline Summary Week 2

From NLL.com

The National Lacrosse League has issued a summary of discipline following a review of Week 2 incidents occurring on Saturday, Jan. 10.

New England Black Wolves defenseman Mike McNamara has been assessed a one-game suspension for leaving the team’s bench at the end of regulation and entering into an altercation between New England’s Brett Manney and Rochester’s Sid Smith. A Game Misconduct penalty was called on the field, and upon league review of the incident, the ruling is upheld and McNamara has been suspended one game for violation of Leaving Players Bench or Penalty Box (Rule 96.2).

Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Paul Dawson received a Game Misconduct penalty which was upheld as a result of Dawson being assessed two major penalties in one game (Rule 38.2) while Game Misconducts (Rule 80.16) assessed to Rochester’s Sid Smith and New England’s Kevin Crowley were both rescinded.

NLL Week 3 Media Call

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Rookie Report Week 2

Taking a look at round one players. In their NLL debut.

1. Ben McIntosh Edmonton  2 goals,  6 shots,  4 loose balls 3 Shots off goal.
2. Jeremy Noble Rochester Hold Out waiting for trade to western team.
3. Miles Thompson Minnesota 3 goals 1 assist 8 shots on goal 5 shots off goal 3 loose balls
4. Eli McLaughlin Colorado 2 goals 1 assists 5 shots on goal 1 shot off goal 2 loose balls
5. Shane MacDonald Minnesota Did not play
6. Mark Cockerton New England Did not play
7. Robert Hope Colorado 4 Loose Balls 2 shots on goal
8. Quinn Powless New England  2 assists 3 shots on goal 1 shots off goal 5 loose balls
9. Brandon Goodwin Buffalo Bandits did not play week 2.