The National Lacrosse League and its teams are gearing up for another high-octane season of NLL competition. Training camps are already underway, and this past weekend marked the start of preseason games across the league. All nine NLL teams played their first preseason game on Saturday, including the Buffalo Bandits, who were in action twice. Six teams were also in action Sunday, capping off a busy weekend across the NLL. Below is a social media recap from the weekend’s results.
Saturday, December 3rd
Buffalo vs Rochester
Another sign the season is getting closer: We’re in preseason action today!
12-10 win over Rochester this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/4ZFZJ96R4Q
— Buffalo Bandits (@NLLBandits) December 3, 2016
GALLERY (12/3): https://t.co/MoA2LqOOpF pic.twitter.com/qi6B79nO5V
— Knighthawks Lacrosse (@RocKnighthawks) December 4, 2016
Georgia vs Toronto
Rock with a 10-8 win over @GeorgiaSwarmLAX. Newcomer Mikey MacDonald leads the way with 5 points (3+2). Details: https://t.co/MBRkl930e7 pic.twitter.com/NATtBrNZ0a
— Toronto Rock (@TorontoRockLax) December 4, 2016
ICYMI: Game Recap of pre-season action between the Rock and @GeorgiaSwarmLAX #Highlights https://t.co/UsHpBnPCFU
— Toronto Rock (@TorontoRockLax) December 4, 2016
GAME RECAP: #Swarm fall in preseason opener against @TorontoRockLax, 10-8 ➡️ https://t.co/VoSJL84YFg#SwarmCamp #swarming pic.twitter.com/FEpQdpfwyZ
— Georgia Swarm (@GeorgiaSwarmLAX) December 4, 2016
New England vs Buffalo
A word from Coach. #GoWolves #OnePack pic.twitter.com/tlQa0cWk2h
— NE Black Wolves (@NEBlackWolves) December 3, 2016
The Wolves are back at it! #OnePack pic.twitter.com/P37EWKHhWg
— NE Black Wolves (@NEBlackWolves) December 3, 2016
Calgary vs Vancouver
Quick Recap of last night:@shattler77 ⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️@cattoni99 ⚪️⚪️@kleung10 ⚪️⚪️@wes_berg @mattsymes @Loewen10 @Torper7 @brody_eastwood ⚪️ pic.twitter.com/dvTfETaA9M
— Calgary Roughnecks (@NLLRoughnecks) December 4, 2016
Saskatchewan vs Colorado
Rush top Colorado 16-10 last night in pre-season action.
Game 2 goes this morning vs @StealthLAX in Langley pic.twitter.com/rCbzxLGlfN
— Saskatchewan Rush (@SaskRushLAX) December 4, 2016
Sunday, December 4th
Saskatchewan vs Vancouver
Successful end to the weekend as your Stealth knock off the reigning champs @SaskRushLAX 11-10 in a great game. Good things on the horizon
— #33DAYS (@StealthLAX) December 4, 2016
New England vs Rochester
Here are this afternoon’s lineups for @NEBlackWolves and the boys in teal pic.twitter.com/B3dl55kKWN
— Knighthawks Lacrosse (@RocKnighthawks) December 4, 2016
GALLERY:https://t.co/n5wjD5A5cs pic.twitter.com/IS3oqcqdql
— Knighthawks Lacrosse (@RocKnighthawks) December 4, 2016
The first weekend of #NLLPreseason wraps up for the Black Wolves. The 2017 season has plenty of action in store! #OnePack pic.twitter.com/aDBq7Y8O7F
— NE Black Wolves (@NEBlackWolves) December 4, 2016
Calgary vs Colorado
Getting ready. pic.twitter.com/yYQ7JtLvaL
— Colorado Mammoth (@MammothLax) December 4, 2016
Player Tweets
Had a great weekend at camp playing for @StealthLAX
— Cody Teichroeb (@TeichroebCody) December 4, 2016
Looking forward to strapping up the pads with the boys tomorrow.
— Bill O’Brien (@Bill_OBrien96) December 4, 2016
Have you been following us on Snapchat? @KevinCrowley21 takes over and @KyleBuchanan9 is… toast? Add us: NEBWLax pic.twitter.com/wvA0wzbvah
— NE Black Wolves (@NEBlackWolves) December 3, 2016
So my bros decided to do a post game workout in the hotel room, I’m just tryna chill.. #nodaysoff
— lyle thompson (@lyle4thompson) December 4, 2016
Thanks to the @NLLBandits fans who made the trip to Six Nations, Ontario yesterday to watch some pre season lax #bestinthebiz
— Dave Brock (@dbrock17) December 4, 2016
NLL Preseason exhibitions will continue December 10th at Blue Cross Arena, as the Rochester Knighthawks host the Georgia Swarm. The game will be open to the public, with tickets available on ticketmaster.com or at the box office. Tickets are also on sale for December 16th, when the Saskatchewan Rush host the Calgary Roughnecks at the Sasktel Center.
