National Lacrosse League 2010 Semi-Finals summaries. East Division Final: Toronto Rock at Orlando Titans. West Division Final: Edmonton Rush at Washington Stealth
Image via Wikipedia Edmonton Rush at Calgary Roughnecks Although the Edmonton Rush made their first playoff appearance ever in team history, it didn’t show in their play. Veteran goalie, Matt Disher ,was a strong asset for the Rush as he made 60 saves on 67 shots whereas Mike Poulin made 23 saves on 33 shots. [...]
The Colorado Mammoth’s final game against the Calgary Roughnecks was hard-fought, with several reviewed goals so close they required an astute eye and easily could have gone either way. The Mammoth went into the game fighting to end their season on a high note and break their home losing streak. The Roughnecks on the other hand were fighting to stay in the race for a home playoff game.
After a tumultuous season, it’s official – The Mammoth have missed the playoffs for the first time. Although a slow start, heading into the second half of the season, the Mammoth had the potential to turn it around. But despite the amount of control and influence they still held over their playoff potentials, when it [...]
While the Colorado Mammoth may not have had a perfect weekend, they managed to keep their slim playoff hopes alive with some help from the Minnesota Swarm.
The Mammoth must have an overtime fairy. How else can you explain that the only wins the Mammoth have this season have come in overtime? Or that they were still able to win against Buffalo despite Colorado doing almost everything possible to give the Bandits the game?
It’s cliche, but the Mammoth are in control of their playoff destiny for at least one more week. Heading into back to back games against the Washington Stealth last week, the Mammoth prospects looked good. Going into the half Friday night, they looked especially good. The Mammoth offense was playing aggressive, Andrew Leyshon was making [...]
The Mammoth play the first in a “barn to barn” with the Washington Stealth on Friday March 26 at the Pepsi Center, then head to Washington to face the Stealth again on Saturday. Game time is 7 PM and tickets start at $5.
Different day, but the story is still the same. The Colorado Mammoth continue to struggle in several key areas and frustrations are running high from the fans through the organization. The game was rife with inconsistency.
Recently Colorado Mammoth captain, John Gallant was nice enough to sit and chat with me and more importantly let me bombard him with a variety of questions.
