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After Thursday’s semifinal contests, No. 1 seeded Whipsnakes LC and No. 7 seeded Chaos LC will meet in the championship game of the 2020 PLL Championship Series.
Whipsnakes comes into this game as the top-ranked, undefeated defending champions looking to defend their title from last season and Chaos comes into this game on an impressive run after going 0-4 in group play. Continue reading “PLL Championship Preview: Keys to Taking Home The Cup” →
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After going 0-4 in group play, Chaos LC came out firing on all cylinders in their first round matchup against No. 2 seed Chrome LC, pulling off the 19-14 upset. Continue reading “PLL Notebook: It’s Getting a Little Chaotic!” →
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The group play stage of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) Championship Series has concluded and it is time to shift gears towards the playoffs. All seven teams make the playoffs, but the No. 1 seed, which Whipsnakes locked up on Sunday, gets a first round bye. The other six teams will face off in the quarterfinals on Tuesday. Continue reading “PLL Quarterfinals Preview: Players to Watch, Keys to Victory” →
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During the first two days of the NLL Free Agency period, the New York Riptide have made the biggest splash. After making a very impactful signing on the defensive end of the floor yesterday, the Riptide have signed one of the biggest offensive weapons in the game in forward Callum Crawford.
A 15-year veteran, Crawford has been the second and first leading scorer in the NLL over the past two seasons as a member of the New England Black Wolves. Crawford recorded 76 points on 33 goals and 43 assists in 11 games this past season before the Coronavirus outbreak cut the season short.
“His attributes at playing this game are second to none and his track record proves that. This acquisition expedites our team building process exponentially. We are over-excited to welcome him to New York.” said New York general manager Jim Veltman in a press release.
Crawford has recorded a career total of 1,049 points (390/659A) and is one of only 11 players in league history to be part of the 1K club.
The 6-foot-3, 205 pound forward was originally selected 18th overall in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft by Calgary. He has also spent time in San Jose, Chicago, Edmonton, Minnesota, Colorado, and Buffalo during his career.
Upon arriving on Long Island, Crawford will join forces with the No. 1 pick in the 2019 NLL Draft, Tyson Gibson, Dan Lomas, Connor Kelly, and a few other younger, talented forwards that should complement Crawford’s play very well.
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In what was a back-and-forth affair for the majority of the contest, the Whipsnakes took down Archers, 17-11, to finish out pool play and claim the No. 1 overall seed in the PLL Tournament, which begins on Tuesday. Continue reading “PLL Notebook: Rambo Leads Whipsnakes Past Archers” →
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NLL Free Agency officially opened on August 1st at midnight ET.
Through the first day of free agency there has already been some significant moves made, and the New York Riptide and Vancouver Warriors have seemed to capitalize more than any team, at least on day one. Continue reading “2020 NLL Free Agency: New York, Vancouver Score Big on Day One” →
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At the 10:42 mark in the overtime period, Steve DeNapoli found Zach Currier butt naked open on the wing in transition for the game winner, sealing Waterdogs’ first ever win as a club. Chaos’ Dhane Smith sent the game into overtime with 6.7 seconds left in the fourth, as he was left open in transition and walked right inside for the score. Continue reading “PLL Notebook: Waterdogs Earn First Win, Two-Bombs Help Push Redwoods Past Atlas” →
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In a tightly contest Friday night battle, Whipsnakes LC was able to ride the hot hands of Joe Nardella and Zed Williams, as they took home the 12-7 victory over Chaos LC. Continue reading “PLL Notebook: Whipsnakes LC Stay Unbeaten, Chrome LC Earns Bounce Back win over Waterdogs LC” →
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With 11:06 in the overtime period, Grant Ament fed Ryan Ambler on a no look, underhanded, cross field pass for the 13-12 Archers LC victory over Chrome LC, in what was a battle of undefeated’s. Continue reading “PLL Notebook: Ament Shines in Archers LC OT Win, Whipsnakes LC Dominates Atlas LC” →
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With just over eight minutes left in the overtime period, Sergio Perkovic rolled back and fed Myles Jones, who drew the double team and found a butt-naked wide open Ryder Garnsey down low for the game-winning score, sealing the 8-7 win for Redwoods LC in what was the lowest scoring game in PLL history.
Continue reading “PLL Notebook: Redwoods LC Edges Chaos LC in Low-Scoring, Overtime Contest” →
