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Dangerous Dan Dawson drives to the net against Peterborough. Fans can support Brampton by driving golf balls as part of the Excelsiors annual tournament. (Photo: Tim Prothero) The Brampton Excelsiors have seven players plus Head Coach Mike Hasen who are probably still a bit the worse for wear after celebrating their Champions Cup victory yesterday. They [...]

Johnny Powless celebrates one of his goals that helped the Rochester Knighthawks win the Champions Cup 9-6 over the Edmonton Rush (Photo: Bill Wippert) Midnight came early in Rochester. Cinderella (a.k.a. the Edmonton Rush) was having a glorious time at the ball (Champions Cup) when the carriage suddenly and shockingly turned back into a pumpkin. The [...]

Rochester's defense will need to be outstanding against an Edmonton Rush team that has put up 34 goals in two playoff contests. (Photo: Larry Palumbo) Knighthawks defeat Edmonton 9-6 with dominant third quarter; Jamieson named MVP Derek Keenan said in the postgame that it was really like two games, and that’s sure what it felt like from [...]

Newspaper clipping of Sid Smith from the 1930s. It’s time once again to venture into the fascinating and often wacky world of Larry Power, the one and only Wamper. Today’s story is heavy on the fascinating and light on the wacky, and it relates directly to tonight’s Champions Cup final. Sid Smith is a well-known Native [...]

Matt Vinc was the epitome of clutch in Rochester's East Final win. (Photo: Larry Palumbo) We are all familiar with the term “Clutch.”  It refers to the guy who wants the ball when it matters most.  It’s the player who elevates his play when the game is on the line.  The NLL has “Clutch” Dutch, aptly named for his [...]

And then there was one. One game to determine the Champions Cup winner. One game to see whether Edmonton will win its first ever National Lacrosse League title or Rochester will add a second. One game to see which goalie can make the big save, which player can produce the shutdown defensive performance, who can [...]

There is plenty of whining by fans about the NLL playoff format, but Aaron Bold hopes the Champion's Cup is in these hands Saturday night in Rochester. (Photo: Bruce Kluckhohn) Lots and lots and lots of chatter this week about the National Lacrosse League and its playoff format. Some are OK with it. Some love it. [...]

Marty O'Neill This 2012 National Lacrosse League season has featured many players wearing new uniforms. In a nine-team league, it’s not too surprising to see players suiting up against their past team but there has been a flow of irony in these playoffs. For some of these players, revenge has been sweet. The motivation for being [...]

Philadelphia's season ended disappointingly early, but Dan Dawson helped boost the offense. (Photo: Larry Palumbo) Saturday night is it, the National Lacrosse League championship game. And as exciting as it is, it’s sort of bittersweet because whoever wins, it means it’s the end of the season. Which means we’ll have to settle for all those other [...]

The much-anticipated 'Crooked Arrows' movie hits theatres tonight. Rochester will serve as the center for the lacrosse world this weekend with two world-class events coming to the city in Western New York. On Saturday, the Rochester Knighthawks will host the Edmonton Rush in the 2012 National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup Final. The night before, local lacrosse [...]

John Grant, Jr. is IL Indoor's Most Valuable Player for 2012. (Photo: Larry Wong) It’s a testament to the great stretch run Garrett Billings had that he managed to keep John Grant, Jr. from being a unanimous choice for IL Indoor’s National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player. Both players, along with third-place Dan Dawson, had fantastic [...]

Same jersey colour scheme — same storyline. There’s a lot of similarities between the post-season runs of the Edmonton Rush and the L.A. Kings. Both teams got hot at the right time when the playoffs rolled around (the Kings a bit earlier), have goalies playing lights out, and are dispatching top-seeded teams with relative ease. [...]

Athan Iannucci and the Langley Thunder are geared up for another run at the Mann Cup this summer. (Photo: Dan Brodie) Trying to figure out where to start when it comes to the 2012 Western Lacrosse Association? Don’t feel alone if you’re having trouble finding a focal point, because you’re not alone. It was a busy [...]

The Knighthawks have won 2 NLL titles, but have never hoisted the Champion's Cup on their home floor. (Photo: Jeff Caulkins) There are more than a few storylines heading into Saturday’s National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup game, not the least of which is the return of Aaron Bold, Steve Toll and Shawn Williams to Rochester. The [...]

Shawn Williams returns to his old turf this weekend for one of the biggest games of his career. (Photo: Larry Palumbo)It all comes down to this coming Saturday night and one final game at the Blue Cross Arena. The 2012 National Lacrosse League season will reach its climax as the Rochester Knighthawks welcome the Edmonton [...]

Bobby Stockton is the kind of athletic college star the Professional Lacrosse League will eventually shine in the indoor game. The Professional Lacrosse League is set to kick off its inaugural season in a few months and President Brett Vickers says running the PLL is “like a breath of fresh air.” While Vickers is unable to [...]

Rochester's Pat McCready, left, will play in his seventh Champion's Cup game on Saturday. (Photo: Ward Laforme Jr.) The Rochester Knighthawks last won a National Lacrosse League title in 2007 and from that team, forward Mike Accursi is the only player on today’s Knighthawks roster. Current coach Mike Hasen and assistant Pat O’Toole were members of [...]

Colorado's John Grant Jr. leads the parade of NLL All-Pros for the 2012 season. (Photo: Ward Laforme Jr.) Defenseman Kyle Rubisch and goaltender Aaron Bold of the Edmonton Rush and forward Cody Jamieson of the Rochester Knighthawks were among 13 players named to the National Lacrosse League’s 2012 All-Pro teams on Thursday. All three are looking [...]

Dave Pym of the Calgary Roughnecks gets ILIndoor's nod as top coach of the 2012 season. (Photo: Larry Palumbo) The Calgary Roughnecks had the talent. It was just a matter of getting it to work together. And that’s easier said than done in a lot of cases. Egos can get in the way, the ball’s not [...]

Check out the promo CBS Sports Network is running to hype up Saturday’s National Lacrosse League Champion’s Cup game between the Edmonton Rush and the Rochester Knighthawks.