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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Tuesday, June 26, 2007
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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Wednesday, June 6, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage vs. Cannons 6-9-07
By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Barrage (2-0) will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Boston Cannons (2-2) Saturday night at 7 PM. This is a rematch of the season opener, won by Philadelphia 13-9 May 19 in Boston.
Last Week
The Barrage won their home opener 21-17 over Rochester in front of a crowd of 2,004 at United Sports Training Center. Ryan Boyle earned Offensive Player of the Week with a nine point performance (4 goals, 1 - 2pt. goal, 4 assists). Roy Colsey added four goals and an assist and Matt Striebel added three goals. Brian Dougherty made 17 saves in goal for the Barrage. John Grant Jr. scored six goals for the Rattlers.
MLL Draft
The Barrage made four picks in the MLL Collegiate Draft last week. With their first pick in the third round, the Barrage took Attackman Peter Trombino from Princeton. Trombino was the first player in Tigers history to score at least 20 goals and 10 assists in all four seasons of play. Also taken in the third round was Attackman Ian Dingman from Navy.In the fourth round the Barrage took Mike Graham from Loyola (Md.) and took Drexel's Mike Filippone with the final pick of the draft in the fifth round.
Wings in the MLL
The Wings have several players who are playing for MLL teams this summer. One, John Christmas, will be in town this weekend with Boston to oppose his Wings teammate Kyle Sweeney. Christmas currently is tied with Mikey Powell for the Cannons scoring lead with 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists). Athan Iannucci made an impressive debut in MLL with a seven point game to lead the Chicago Machine to their first ever win, 19-17 over Denver. In that game he was opposed by Wings teammate Geoff Snider. Others contributing to their MLL teams are Shawn Nadelen and Kyle Fiat (Washington), Damien Davis (Chicago), and Keith Cromwell (Long Island).
Next Game
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The Philadelphia Barrage (2-0) will look to continue their winning ways when they host the Boston Cannons (2-2) Saturday night at 7 PM. This is a rematch of the season opener, won by Philadelphia 13-9 May 19 in Boston.
Last Week
The Barrage won their home opener 21-17 over Rochester in front of a crowd of 2,004 at United Sports Training Center. Ryan Boyle earned Offensive Player of the Week with a nine point performance (4 goals, 1 - 2pt. goal, 4 assists). Roy Colsey added four goals and an assist and Matt Striebel added three goals. Brian Dougherty made 17 saves in goal for the Barrage. John Grant Jr. scored six goals for the Rattlers.
MLL Draft
The Barrage made four picks in the MLL Collegiate Draft last week. With their first pick in the third round, the Barrage took Attackman Peter Trombino from Princeton. Trombino was the first player in Tigers history to score at least 20 goals and 10 assists in all four seasons of play. Also taken in the third round was Attackman Ian Dingman from Navy.In the fourth round the Barrage took Mike Graham from Loyola (Md.) and took Drexel's Mike Filippone with the final pick of the draft in the fifth round.
Wings in the MLL
The Wings have several players who are playing for MLL teams this summer. One, John Christmas, will be in town this weekend with Boston to oppose his Wings teammate Kyle Sweeney. Christmas currently is tied with Mikey Powell for the Cannons scoring lead with 15 points (8 goals, 7 assists). Athan Iannucci made an impressive debut in MLL with a seven point game to lead the Chicago Machine to their first ever win, 19-17 over Denver. In that game he was opposed by Wings teammate Geoff Snider. Others contributing to their MLL teams are Shawn Nadelen and Kyle Fiat (Washington), Damien Davis (Chicago), and Keith Cromwell (Long Island).
Next Game
The Barrage travel to Uniondale, NY to face the Long Island Lizards on June 16. Faceoff at Mitchel Field is at 1 PM.
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Game Preview - Barrage vs. Rattlers 6-2-07
By Tom Hoffman
The Philadelphia Barrage will look to go 2-0 on the season when they play their home opener against the Rochester Rattlers on Saturday night. Faceoff at United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA is at 7 PM.
All Time
The Barrage are 4-10 in regular season play against the Rattlers. Since moving to Philadelphia, their record is 4-2 (2-1 at home). The Barrage also won their first postseason game against Rochester (2004).
Last Season
The Barrage swept the season series for the first time ever in 2006. They opened the season with a 12-11 win on May 20 at Franklin Field, Mike Springer leading the way with four goals while Ryan Boyle added two goals and six assists. The Barrage won the second meeting on August 5 18-15 at Paetec Park. Four players (Roy Colsey, Paul Cantabene, Matt Striebel, Mike Springer) scored hat tricks for the Barrage.
Opening Results
The Barrage opened defense of their MLL Champinship with a 13-9 win at Boston on May 19 at Harvard Stadium. Matt Streibel scored four goals, Mike Springer added three more and Ryan Boyle scored two goals and added three assists in the win. Brian Dougherty earned Goaltender of the Week honors with a 15 save performance.
Rochester lost their opener at home 13-12 to Washington on May 26. John Grant Jr. scored four goals along with two assists and Joe Walters added three goals for Rochester while ex-Barrage goalie Mike Levin made 13 saves.
New Home
The Barrage are playing their home games in 2007 at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA. Their previous home, Villanova Stadium, is undergoing renovations to the track and is unavailable for use by the Barrage this season.
World Indoor Results
Team USA earned a Bronze medal at the 2007 ILF World Indoor Games in Halifax with some help from a couple of Barrage players. Bobby Horsey (4 goals, 10 assists) and Matt Zash (6 goals, 12 assists) helped the US team go 4-2 in the tournament. 2006 Barrage member Keevin Galbraith added ten goals and nine assists for the American squad.
Next Game
The Barrage will return home on June 9 when they host the Boston Cannons at 7 PM
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The Philadelphia Barrage will look to go 2-0 on the season when they play their home opener against the Rochester Rattlers on Saturday night. Faceoff at United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA is at 7 PM.
All Time
The Barrage are 4-10 in regular season play against the Rattlers. Since moving to Philadelphia, their record is 4-2 (2-1 at home). The Barrage also won their first postseason game against Rochester (2004).
Last Season
The Barrage swept the season series for the first time ever in 2006. They opened the season with a 12-11 win on May 20 at Franklin Field, Mike Springer leading the way with four goals while Ryan Boyle added two goals and six assists. The Barrage won the second meeting on August 5 18-15 at Paetec Park. Four players (Roy Colsey, Paul Cantabene, Matt Striebel, Mike Springer) scored hat tricks for the Barrage.
Opening Results
The Barrage opened defense of their MLL Champinship with a 13-9 win at Boston on May 19 at Harvard Stadium. Matt Streibel scored four goals, Mike Springer added three more and Ryan Boyle scored two goals and added three assists in the win. Brian Dougherty earned Goaltender of the Week honors with a 15 save performance.
Rochester lost their opener at home 13-12 to Washington on May 26. John Grant Jr. scored four goals along with two assists and Joe Walters added three goals for Rochester while ex-Barrage goalie Mike Levin made 13 saves.
New Home
The Barrage are playing their home games in 2007 at the United Sports Training Center in Downingtown, PA. Their previous home, Villanova Stadium, is undergoing renovations to the track and is unavailable for use by the Barrage this season.
World Indoor Results
Team USA earned a Bronze medal at the 2007 ILF World Indoor Games in Halifax with some help from a couple of Barrage players. Bobby Horsey (4 goals, 10 assists) and Matt Zash (6 goals, 12 assists) helped the US team go 4-2 in the tournament. 2006 Barrage member Keevin Galbraith added ten goals and nine assists for the American squad.
Next Game
The Barrage will return home on June 9 when they host the Boston Cannons at 7 PM
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