Road to the Champion’s Cup – The West

The playoffs are in sight as we roll into the final week of the National Lacrosse League regular season. While the East seeding remains unknown, the playoff matchups in the West are all set as a pair of rivals get ready to square off in the opening round.

This is part one of a two part series examining playoff bound teams in each division.

Brian Shanahan joined me to discuss the current state of the Roughnecks, Mammoth, and Rush as well as their road to the Champion’s Cup.

https://soundcloud.com/nllradio/road-to-the-champions-cup-west-division

Record: 8-9

 Last Three Games:

• 26-11 WIN over Vancouver (April 21^st)
• 16-9 WIN over Buffalo (April 14^th)
• 13-12 LOSS to New England (April 8^th)

Championships: 2009 and 2004

Record: 10-7

Last Three Games:

• 10-6 LOSS to New England (April 14^th)
• 11-8 LOSS to Saskatchewan (April 7^th)
• 16-14 LOSS to Rochester (March 31^st)

Championships: 2006

Record: 13-4 

Last Three Games:

• 16-10 LOSS to Georgia (April 14^th)
• 20-10 WIN over Vancouver (April 13^th)
• 11-8 WIN over Colorado (April 7^th)

Championships: 2016 and 2015 (Edmonton)

Andy McNamara has been a play-by-play commentator for the NLL on TSN, NLLTV, and world lacrosse tournaments since 2011. He’s also a sports talk host and anchor on TSN 1050 sports radio. Follow Andy on twitter @AndyMc81