Rush Win Fifth Straight, Downing Firewolves
The Saskatchewan Rush won their fifth straight game and held on to first place in the NLL with a 15-10 victory over the Oshawa Firewolves on Saturday night in Saskatoon. Ryan Keenan continued his hot streak, scoring four times in the first half and posting 10 goals over the past two weeks. Oshawa found success […]
Swarm hammer Roughnecks in NLL’s return to Edmonton
The Georgia Swarm cruised to a 19-9 win over the Calgary Roughnecks in the Unboxed Series game that saw the NLL return to Edmonton on Friday night. It marked the first professional lacrosse game played in Edmonton since 2015, when the Edmonton Rush won the National Lacrosse League championship before relocating to Saskatoon the following […]
Quick Start Leads to Knighthawks Win Over Bandits
A quick start led to the Rochester Knighthawks earning a 12-9 win over the Buffalo Bandits in a marquee matchup on Saturday night. The Knighthawks held a 7-5 lead at the half and outscored the Bandits 5-4 in the second half. They completely shut down Buffalo in the third quarter and, more importantly, kept the […]
Ryan Keenan Scores Sock Trick as Rush Down Desert Dogs
Ryan Keenan led the way with a sock trick as the Saskatchewan Rush won a high-scoring affair, defeating the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 21-15 on Friday night. Keenan finished with a career-high 12 points in the highest-scoring game of the season so far. Saskatchewan’s power play proved problematic for Las Vegas, as the Rush went […]
Rush Sweep Home-and-Home Series with Halifax
The Saskatchewan Rush were able to sweep their home-and-home series with the Halifax Thunderbirds with an 11–7 win on Friday night in Saskatoon. It was Rush co-head coach and general manager Derek Keenan’s 300th game behind the bench, setting a new NLL record. Once again, the Thunderbirds ran into penalty trouble. Saskatchewan went 4-for-8 on […]
Austin Shanks Takes Down the Thunderbirds — Again
Losing Austin Shanks in free agency to the Saskatchewan Rush has turned into the Halifax Thunderbirds’ worst nightmare. After scoring the overtime winner in last year’s NLL semifinal to end Halifax’s season, Shanks once again played the villain — scoring the game-winner with just over a minute left as the Rush defeated the Thunderbirds 10–9 […]
Rush Drop Swarm in Low-Scoring Affair
In a defensive battle, the Saskatchewan Rush came away with a 7-4 win over the Georgia Swarm in a low-scoring affair on Saturday night in Saskatoon. Saskatchewan’s defence and goaltender Frank Scigliano held the Swarm to just one goal through three quarters of play. Scigliano finished the night stopping 35 of 39 shots in the […]
Warriors Cruise To Win Over Revamped Desert Dogs
The Vancouver Warriors got back on track with a 15-9 win over the new-look Las Vegas Desert Dogs on Saturday night. Keegan Bal led the way for the Warriors with four goals on an eight-point night. Adam Charalambides also recorded eight points for Vancouver. Despite adding the likes of Chase Fraser, Mitch Jones and Chris […]
Black Bears Mount Fourth-Quarter Comeback Over Rush
Trailing 8-5, the Ottawa Black Bears mounted a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Saskatchewan Rush 11-8 on Friday night. Ottawa jumped out to an early 3-0 lead, but Saskatchewan replied with a 7-0 run spanning the second and third quarters. Jeff Teat then took over the game in the fourth quarter, scoring four of the […]
Rush Hold On to Down Roughnecks
The Saskatchewan Rush were able to hold off a late charge by the Calgary Roughnecks to earn a 16-13 win in their home opener on Saturday night. Saskatchewan opened with a 10-5 lead at halftime but was outscored 8-6 in the second half as Calgary began to find its footing. The Rush were without faceoff […]