We new that were were getting a new champion, after last weeks matches.
Lets start in the East, where the Rochester Knighthawks hosted the Philadelphia Wings in the opening Round of these 2012 playoffs. In perhaps the toughtest matchup between these two this season, the K-hawks staved off the Wings in a 14-13 affair with the Wings not beating the Hawks once this season in four meetings. Toronto beat Buffalo at home 7-6, holding the Bandits scoreless in the second half. That meant that Rochester would have to come to the Air Canada Centre, where they had never won in the postseason. 11-7 was the score in favor of the team in teal after three quarters, but four goals in the indoor game is nothing because indoor lacrosse is a game of runs. Then on two separate occasions, Rochester would have three goal runs, their only six of the quarter. Their six were interrupted by two Toronto goals before Toronto went on a 4-0 run which wasn't enough to win the game as those Runs by the K-hawks had them up by at least seven twice. Rochester now knew that they would play in the championship game, but who and where was still in the air.
In the West, fourth-seeded Edmonton had the worst record of the playoff teams at 6-10 and went in to Calgary for one final Battle of Alberta for this season. Calgary had won all of the regular season match-ups and are 22-4 in the regular season. But Edmonton reminded the Riggers of their playoff troubles when hosting the Rush two seasons prior. The Rush had book end quarters (1st and 4th) against the 'Necks, ousting them 11-3, with a pair of four point advantages (6-2, 5-1) to demolish the hosts 19-10 (Note: This is the Rush's best performance in any game of this provincial rivalry). That indicated that Edmonton would have to travel not to Colorado, but to Minnesota, as the Swarm upset the Mammoth on the road by a 14-10 mark. Minny must have overcelebrated their first playoff win in franchise history, because the Rush silenced the Hive by netting 10 in a row to make the score 11-1 at half. Minnesota got their defense to wake up quite a bit, but continued to sturggle offensively. The end result was a 15-3 swatting of the Swarm by Edmonton.
One night, one team, one champion. The Champions Cup final is next!
It was definitely a tale of two halves as it seemed like it might be somewhat close to the end. After a 5-1 half-time score to Edmonton, it seemed like they might put up another fantastic offensive performance, but the Hawks in the second half went on to score seven unanswered goals, leaving the Rush scoreless in over 26 game minutes, then the teams would exchange goals for the final tallies of the game at 9-6. The Knighthawks come to claim their 2nd title in 5 years, and third in franchise history. Cody Jamieson was named the Championship MVP with a total of eight points on the night.
So let's discuss the runner's up, the Edmonton Rush
This set is better executed than the Bandits jerseys I put up earlier this week. That's because I realized that I should have done the home jersey similar to the original and 20th Anniversary jerseys, which I will work on right away. But you will notice (or not) that I used the number set from the back of every MLS uniform. The name font, I felt was the closest match to the logo's font, actually taken from a Price is Right pricing game - I can't remember which one specifically. One could say, that the Titans returned to the league, lol.
The 2012 NLL champions are the Rochester Knighthawks.
The champs were fashioned with a kind of "Interstate-90" look, so named by myself because the criss-cross design on the shoulders of the home and roads come from Edmonton's birthplace - Syracuse, NY (the next town over about an hour away)- ironic enough for you. The Smash's then colors were powder blue and purple, so that was the top of their only jersey (at least the only one shown in old team highlights). The third, however, is a modernized version of the original Rochester third jersey. An almost identical replica is shown with the exception of a white strip running between the black and teal and no extension of the shoulder yokes further into the body. If the number font looks familiar to any MLB fans, you might recognize the Washington Nationals numbering.
For the record, both mayors made a gentleman's bet. Whoever's team won, the opposing mayor had to wear the winning team's jersey to their next city council meeting. Good luck with that Stephen Mandel . . . but Mandel and Thomas S. Richards also agreed to supply gift baskets of local intricacies, no matter which team was victorious.
Tomorrow I am going to do a sped up version of the jersey playoffs, then you can create your own road to jersey heaven. Great job to Edmonton on making their first finals appearance. Congratulations to Rochester on winning this year's Champions Cup (though I still don't like them with a passion and the Bandits still have one in hand). See you sometime tomorrow!
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| Image courtesy of NLL.com |
Lets start in the East, where the Rochester Knighthawks hosted the Philadelphia Wings in the opening Round of these 2012 playoffs. In perhaps the toughtest matchup between these two this season, the K-hawks staved off the Wings in a 14-13 affair with the Wings not beating the Hawks once this season in four meetings. Toronto beat Buffalo at home 7-6, holding the Bandits scoreless in the second half. That meant that Rochester would have to come to the Air Canada Centre, where they had never won in the postseason. 11-7 was the score in favor of the team in teal after three quarters, but four goals in the indoor game is nothing because indoor lacrosse is a game of runs. Then on two separate occasions, Rochester would have three goal runs, their only six of the quarter. Their six were interrupted by two Toronto goals before Toronto went on a 4-0 run which wasn't enough to win the game as those Runs by the K-hawks had them up by at least seven twice. Rochester now knew that they would play in the championship game, but who and where was still in the air.
In the West, fourth-seeded Edmonton had the worst record of the playoff teams at 6-10 and went in to Calgary for one final Battle of Alberta for this season. Calgary had won all of the regular season match-ups and are 22-4 in the regular season. But Edmonton reminded the Riggers of their playoff troubles when hosting the Rush two seasons prior. The Rush had book end quarters (1st and 4th) against the 'Necks, ousting them 11-3, with a pair of four point advantages (6-2, 5-1) to demolish the hosts 19-10 (Note: This is the Rush's best performance in any game of this provincial rivalry). That indicated that Edmonton would have to travel not to Colorado, but to Minnesota, as the Swarm upset the Mammoth on the road by a 14-10 mark. Minny must have overcelebrated their first playoff win in franchise history, because the Rush silenced the Hive by netting 10 in a row to make the score 11-1 at half. Minnesota got their defense to wake up quite a bit, but continued to sturggle offensively. The end result was a 15-3 swatting of the Swarm by Edmonton.
One night, one team, one champion. The Champions Cup final is next!
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| I traced over Chris Fox's image in a new layer and deleted his original |
So let's discuss the runner's up, the Edmonton Rush
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| Oilers colored Rush concepts. |
This set is better executed than the Bandits jerseys I put up earlier this week. That's because I realized that I should have done the home jersey similar to the original and 20th Anniversary jerseys, which I will work on right away. But you will notice (or not) that I used the number set from the back of every MLS uniform. The name font, I felt was the closest match to the logo's font, actually taken from a Price is Right pricing game - I can't remember which one specifically. One could say, that the Titans returned to the league, lol.
The 2012 NLL champions are the Rochester Knighthawks.
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| an I-90 Knighthawks concept. |
The champs were fashioned with a kind of "Interstate-90" look, so named by myself because the criss-cross design on the shoulders of the home and roads come from Edmonton's birthplace - Syracuse, NY (the next town over about an hour away)- ironic enough for you. The Smash's then colors were powder blue and purple, so that was the top of their only jersey (at least the only one shown in old team highlights). The third, however, is a modernized version of the original Rochester third jersey. An almost identical replica is shown with the exception of a white strip running between the black and teal and no extension of the shoulder yokes further into the body. If the number font looks familiar to any MLB fans, you might recognize the Washington Nationals numbering.
For the record, both mayors made a gentleman's bet. Whoever's team won, the opposing mayor had to wear the winning team's jersey to their next city council meeting. Good luck with that Stephen Mandel . . . but Mandel and Thomas S. Richards also agreed to supply gift baskets of local intricacies, no matter which team was victorious.
Tomorrow I am going to do a sped up version of the jersey playoffs, then you can create your own road to jersey heaven. Great job to Edmonton on making their first finals appearance. Congratulations to Rochester on winning this year's Champions Cup (though I still don't like them with a passion and the Bandits still have one in hand). See you sometime tomorrow!
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