By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Barrage (5-2) head back on the road Thursday evening when they travel to Rutgers Yurcak Field to face the New Jersey Pride (2-5). Faceoff is at 7 PM and the game will be shown live on ESPN2.
Last Week
The Barrage defeated the San Francisco Dragons 14-9 at USTC before a sellout crowd of 2,503 last Friday. Seth Goldberg earned MLL Offensive Player of the Week honors with a five point performance (four goals, one assist) to lead Philadelphia. Ryan Boyle added three goals and three assists, Mike Springer also tallied a hat trick and Brian Dougherty made 14 saves for the Barrage. Former Widener University standout Todd Fairlie scored two goals for the Dragons, the first scores of his MLL career.
All Star Game
The Eastern Conference defeated the West 19-12 Sunday at Boston before a crowd of 9,581. The Barrage were well represented as Ryan Boyle scored two goals and added two assists, Roy Colsey added a goal and assist and Brian Dougherty held the West offense to two goals in the first half while making 11 saves. Tony Resch coached the Eastern team to the win and Kyle Sweeney and Matt Striebel also took part for the Barrage.
Barrage Leaders
Ryan Boyle is the team's offensive leader with 18 goals (1-2 point goal), 20 assists and 39 points. Brian Dougherty has a 12.90 GAA and 124 saves in the Philly net.
Notes and Stuff
Both Barrage-Pride matchups will take place at Yurcak Field. The reason the Barrage home game will be at the Pride's home field is because the game will also be televised by ESPN2.
New Jersey has yet to score a 2 point goal this season, the only squad in the MLL that has not done so.
The teams made two trades prior to the season, the Barrage sending Greg Peyser to NJ while the Pride dealt Andy Corno to Philadelphia.
Next Game
The Barrage continue on the road when they travel to Denver on July 21 for a championship rematch with the Outlaws.
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Tuesday, July 10, 2007
Thursday, July 5, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage vs. Dragons 7-6-07
By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Barrage (4-2) head into both the second half of the 2007 season and the MLL All-Star Game with a key matchup against the San Francisco Dragons (2-4). This will be the Barrage's first meeting of the season with the Western Conference. Faceoff at USTC is at 7:30 PM.
Last Game
The Barrage saw an 11-5 lead disappear in the second half against Long Island but were able to recover in time to pull out a 14-13 overtime win in front of 2,448 at USTC. Matt Striebel scored with 5:39 remaining in regulation to force the extra period and then Roy Colsey2:08 into OT to give the Barrage the victory and end a two game losing streak. Colsey lead all Barrage scores with five points (three goals, two assists) while Seth Goldberg added three goals as well. Brian Dougherty made 32 saves in getting the win.
Western Domination
In 2006, the Barrage enjoyed their run against the West. Counting the postseason, Philly faced the Western teams three times, emerging victorious in all three matches. In the regular season, the Barrage defeated Los Angeles 18-6 at Villanova and won in overtime at Chicago 13-12. They saved the best for last, however, when the destroyed the Denver Outlaws 23-12 in Los Angeles to take home the 2006 MLL Championship. These two teams will meet again this season on July 21 in Denver.
Midseason in Philly
Here are the Barrage's midseason records since moving to Philadelphia for the 2004 season.
2004: 2-4 (final record 7-5, MLL Champions)
2005: 2-4 (final record 4-8, out of playoffs)
2006: 5-1 (final record 10-2, MLL Champions)
2007: 4-2
Local Dragon
The Dragons lineup will have a local flavor to it on Friday night. Widener University grad Todd Fairlie is expected to suit up for San Francisco. Fairlie had an illustrious career at Widener, scoring 271 points in his four seasons of play. He was named as an Honorable Mention All-America as a senior and was a three time All-Middle Atlantic Conference team member. He was selected from the MLL player pool by the Dragons.
New Members
The Barrage made two player acquistions last week, getting Tim Byrnes off of Long Island's Practice squad and picking up Kevin Cassese from Rochester in exchange for future draft picks.
Next Game
The Barrage will travel to Rutgers University on July 12 for their first 2007 meeting with the New Jersey Pride.
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The Philadelphia Barrage (4-2) head into both the second half of the 2007 season and the MLL All-Star Game with a key matchup against the San Francisco Dragons (2-4). This will be the Barrage's first meeting of the season with the Western Conference. Faceoff at USTC is at 7:30 PM.
Last Game
The Barrage saw an 11-5 lead disappear in the second half against Long Island but were able to recover in time to pull out a 14-13 overtime win in front of 2,448 at USTC. Matt Striebel scored with 5:39 remaining in regulation to force the extra period and then Roy Colsey2:08 into OT to give the Barrage the victory and end a two game losing streak. Colsey lead all Barrage scores with five points (three goals, two assists) while Seth Goldberg added three goals as well. Brian Dougherty made 32 saves in getting the win.
Western Domination
In 2006, the Barrage enjoyed their run against the West. Counting the postseason, Philly faced the Western teams three times, emerging victorious in all three matches. In the regular season, the Barrage defeated Los Angeles 18-6 at Villanova and won in overtime at Chicago 13-12. They saved the best for last, however, when the destroyed the Denver Outlaws 23-12 in Los Angeles to take home the 2006 MLL Championship. These two teams will meet again this season on July 21 in Denver.
Midseason in Philly
Here are the Barrage's midseason records since moving to Philadelphia for the 2004 season.
2004: 2-4 (final record 7-5, MLL Champions)
2005: 2-4 (final record 4-8, out of playoffs)
2006: 5-1 (final record 10-2, MLL Champions)
2007: 4-2
Local Dragon
The Dragons lineup will have a local flavor to it on Friday night. Widener University grad Todd Fairlie is expected to suit up for San Francisco. Fairlie had an illustrious career at Widener, scoring 271 points in his four seasons of play. He was named as an Honorable Mention All-America as a senior and was a three time All-Middle Atlantic Conference team member. He was selected from the MLL player pool by the Dragons.
New Members
The Barrage made two player acquistions last week, getting Tim Byrnes off of Long Island's Practice squad and picking up Kevin Cassese from Rochester in exchange for future draft picks.
Next Game
The Barrage will travel to Rutgers University on July 12 for their first 2007 meeting with the New Jersey Pride.
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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage vs. Lizards 6-30-07
By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Barrage (3-2) will look to end their two game losing streak when they return to USTC in Downingtown to square off with the Long Island Lizards (4-1) Saturday night. Faceoff is at 7 PM.
Last Week
Another rough 3rd quarter doomed the Barrage as they fell to the Rochester Rattlers 16-11 in front of 4,829 at PAETEC Park. Philadelphia led 8-7 at halftime and 9-8 early in the third before the Rattlers scored six straight goals to break open the match. Roy Colsey scored five goals, Mike Springer tallied three goals and two assist and Ryan Boyle added five assists for the Barrage. Brian Dougherty made 20 saves in a losing effort. Brandon Spillett earned MVP honors with a four goal performance while Colin Doyle, who usually does his damage here indoors, added a hat trick to fuel the Rattler offense.
Third (quarter) is not the charm
The Barrage have struggled mightily during the third quarter in 2007. They have been outscored 30-12 this season, 26-7 when you take away the season opener at Boston when the outscored the Cannons by a 5-4 margin. In the back to back losses to Long Island and Rochester, the play in the third has turned the tide against the Barrage. A 7-7 tie against the Lizards became a 13-7 deficit after three and 16-7 into the fourth while the Barrage led 8-7 at the half in Rochester before the collapse.
All-Stars
The Barrage will be well represented when the MLL All-Star Game is played in Boston on July 8th. Five players have been selected to the Eastern Conference team. Roy Colsey(4th appearance), Matt Striebel (3rd), Brian Dougherty (4th), Ryan Boyle (3rd) and Kyle Sweeney (2nd) will each represent the defending league champs. In addition, Tony Resch will be behind the bench for the All-Star showdown.
Next Game
The Barrage will be at home on July 6 for their first ever meeting with the San Francisco Dragons. Faceoff will be at 7:30 PM at USTC.
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The Philadelphia Barrage (3-2) will look to end their two game losing streak when they return to USTC in Downingtown to square off with the Long Island Lizards (4-1) Saturday night. Faceoff is at 7 PM.
Last Week
Another rough 3rd quarter doomed the Barrage as they fell to the Rochester Rattlers 16-11 in front of 4,829 at PAETEC Park. Philadelphia led 8-7 at halftime and 9-8 early in the third before the Rattlers scored six straight goals to break open the match. Roy Colsey scored five goals, Mike Springer tallied three goals and two assist and Ryan Boyle added five assists for the Barrage. Brian Dougherty made 20 saves in a losing effort. Brandon Spillett earned MVP honors with a four goal performance while Colin Doyle, who usually does his damage here indoors, added a hat trick to fuel the Rattler offense.
Third (quarter) is not the charm
The Barrage have struggled mightily during the third quarter in 2007. They have been outscored 30-12 this season, 26-7 when you take away the season opener at Boston when the outscored the Cannons by a 5-4 margin. In the back to back losses to Long Island and Rochester, the play in the third has turned the tide against the Barrage. A 7-7 tie against the Lizards became a 13-7 deficit after three and 16-7 into the fourth while the Barrage led 8-7 at the half in Rochester before the collapse.
All-Stars
The Barrage will be well represented when the MLL All-Star Game is played in Boston on July 8th. Five players have been selected to the Eastern Conference team. Roy Colsey(4th appearance), Matt Striebel (3rd), Brian Dougherty (4th), Ryan Boyle (3rd) and Kyle Sweeney (2nd) will each represent the defending league champs. In addition, Tony Resch will be behind the bench for the All-Star showdown.
Next Game
The Barrage will be at home on July 6 for their first ever meeting with the San Francisco Dragons. Faceoff will be at 7:30 PM at USTC.
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Wednesday, June 20, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage at Rattlers 6-23-07
By Tom Hoffman
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After seeing their franchise record win streak end at Long Island last week, the Philadelphia Barrage (3-1) look to start a new one Saturday when they travel to Rochester, NY to face off with the Rattlers (2-2). Faceoff at PAETEC Park is at 7:30 PM. The Barrage defeated Rochester 21-17 on June 2 at USTC in Downingtown, PA.
Last Week
After playing to a 7-7 tie through halftime, the Barrage were outscored 9-0 to start the second half and never recovered, falling to the Lizards 16-11 at Mitchel Field. Ryan Boyle led Philly with a six point performance (four goals, two assists) while ex-Barrage players Blake Miller (three goals) and Keith Cromwell (two goals, three assists) led the Long Island offense.
Records Broken
Last weekend, a number of MLL records were tied or broken in Rochester's 27-26 overtime win at Denver. The Rattlers John Grant Jr. tied a league record with a 14 point performance including eight goals and four assists, the eight goals also tied a team record. Two of his goals were from beyond the 2 point arc. It was the highest scoring game in league history with 53 points combined between the two teams. Denver set a single game record with 42 points (22 goals, 4 two pointers, and 16 assists).
Leaders
Goals: Barrage - Ryan Boyle [14], Rattlers - John Grant, Jr. [20]*
Assists: Barrage - Boyle [11], Rattlers - Casey Powell [7]
Points: Barrage - Boyle [26], Rattlers - Grant [28]*
Saves: Barrage - Brian Dougherty [58], Rattlers - Mike Levin [44]
* - League Leader
Next Game
The Barrage return home on June 30 to host the Long Island Lizards. Game time is at 7 PM.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage at Lizards 6-16-07
By Tom Hoffman
Looking to continue their perfect start to the 2007 MLL season, the Philadelphia Barrage (3-0) travel to Uniondale, NY to square off with the Long Island Lizards (2-1) on Saturday afternoon. Faceoff at Mitchel Field is at 1 PM.
All Time
The Barrage are 7-11 all time against the Lizards, 5-3 since moving to Philadelphia. The Barrage are only 2-6 on the road versus Long Island, both wins coming in the last three seasons. Last season Philadelphia swept the season series 2-0. On June 17, the Barrage won 13-12 on a B.J. Prager goal with 3:22 remaining in regulation time after coming back from an early 8-0 deficit. Brian Dougherty made 20 saves in the comeback win. At Villanova Stadium on July 20, the Barrage pulled out a 10-8 victory. Justin Smith scored a hat trick to lead Philadelphia. Both squads played minus key players that night due to the ILF World Field Championships being played in London, Ontario.
Last Game
Ryan Boyle turned in another MVP performance as the Barrage defeated the Boston Cannons 16-13 at USTC in Downingtown before a crowd of 2,403. Boyle led the way with four goals and two assists, scoring the game winner, while Matt Striebel and Justin Smith each scored three times and Michael Springer dished out four assists along with a goal. Seth Goldberg made his Barrage debut scoring twice in place of Roy Colsey, who missed the game due to illness. Andy Corno won 17 of 31 faceoffs for Philadelphia. Brett Bucktooth led the Cannons with four goals.
Bragging Rights
When the Barrage and Lizards meet, there is usually quite a bit of trash talking and very spirited play. A number of players on both teams live on Long Island and several have played for both teams adding to the rivalry. Lizards Blake Miller, Nicky Polanco and Keith Cromwell helped the Barrage win the championship in 2004 while Brian Dougherty helped lead the Lizards to the 2003 title.
Quotes
Barrage A Ryan Boyle:
On the team's start: " Any time you go 3-0, especially within the division, it's good. It sets you up for later on in the season, that's what's really important. It urges you to stay focused and realize these wins now could play a huge factor come the playoffs."
On the Boston game: "It was tough without Roy, he's such a big part of our offense. I think a lot of guys tried to do too much early, myself included. Finally when they (Boston) made their run and tied it and took the the lead it was time for certain players on offense to step up. I just tried not to force anything, tried to let the game come to me. It seemed to work out well. I put myself in situations where I could make some plays and fortunately i was able to bury some shots."
Barrage Coach Tony Resch on the difference between coaching the team in 2005 and this year's team, both as defending champions:
"I think it's the familiarity in both directions. It's tough to come back with a championship team in any situation but when you're a new coach with a returning championship team there's going to be a bit of a feeling out process. Both sides struggled with that in 2005 and then in 2006 I adjusted my expectations and they (the players) figured out what I was about so we found the middle ground. This year, I think we're very comfortable with each other. We have the kind of guys back who know their roles within the team so that's always an advantage."
Next Game
The Barrage stay on the road as they travel to Rochester to face the Rattlers on June 23 at PAETEC Park.
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Looking to continue their perfect start to the 2007 MLL season, the Philadelphia Barrage (3-0) travel to Uniondale, NY to square off with the Long Island Lizards (2-1) on Saturday afternoon. Faceoff at Mitchel Field is at 1 PM.
All Time
The Barrage are 7-11 all time against the Lizards, 5-3 since moving to Philadelphia. The Barrage are only 2-6 on the road versus Long Island, both wins coming in the last three seasons. Last season Philadelphia swept the season series 2-0. On June 17, the Barrage won 13-12 on a B.J. Prager goal with 3:22 remaining in regulation time after coming back from an early 8-0 deficit. Brian Dougherty made 20 saves in the comeback win. At Villanova Stadium on July 20, the Barrage pulled out a 10-8 victory. Justin Smith scored a hat trick to lead Philadelphia. Both squads played minus key players that night due to the ILF World Field Championships being played in London, Ontario.
Last Game
Ryan Boyle turned in another MVP performance as the Barrage defeated the Boston Cannons 16-13 at USTC in Downingtown before a crowd of 2,403. Boyle led the way with four goals and two assists, scoring the game winner, while Matt Striebel and Justin Smith each scored three times and Michael Springer dished out four assists along with a goal. Seth Goldberg made his Barrage debut scoring twice in place of Roy Colsey, who missed the game due to illness. Andy Corno won 17 of 31 faceoffs for Philadelphia. Brett Bucktooth led the Cannons with four goals.
Bragging Rights
When the Barrage and Lizards meet, there is usually quite a bit of trash talking and very spirited play. A number of players on both teams live on Long Island and several have played for both teams adding to the rivalry. Lizards Blake Miller, Nicky Polanco and Keith Cromwell helped the Barrage win the championship in 2004 while Brian Dougherty helped lead the Lizards to the 2003 title.
Quotes
Barrage A Ryan Boyle:
On the team's start: " Any time you go 3-0, especially within the division, it's good. It sets you up for later on in the season, that's what's really important. It urges you to stay focused and realize these wins now could play a huge factor come the playoffs."
On the Boston game: "It was tough without Roy, he's such a big part of our offense. I think a lot of guys tried to do too much early, myself included. Finally when they (Boston) made their run and tied it and took the the lead it was time for certain players on offense to step up. I just tried not to force anything, tried to let the game come to me. It seemed to work out well. I put myself in situations where I could make some plays and fortunately i was able to bury some shots."
Barrage Coach Tony Resch on the difference between coaching the team in 2005 and this year's team, both as defending champions:
"I think it's the familiarity in both directions. It's tough to come back with a championship team in any situation but when you're a new coach with a returning championship team there's going to be a bit of a feeling out process. Both sides struggled with that in 2005 and then in 2006 I adjusted my expectations and they (the players) figured out what I was about so we found the middle ground. This year, I think we're very comfortable with each other. We have the kind of guys back who know their roles within the team so that's always an advantage."
Next Game
The Barrage stay on the road as they travel to Rochester to face the Rattlers on June 23 at PAETEC Park.
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