Storybook Ending For Mammoth On Lacrosse Out Cancer Night
Helmet decals from Pro Athletics feature the ‘Lacrosse Out Cancer’ logo and corresponding ribbon color just above the players’ foreheads. A large ribbon also dons the back-left. Read More…
Helmet decals from Pro Athletics feature the ‘Lacrosse Out Cancer’ logo and corresponding ribbon color just above the players’ foreheads. A large ribbon also dons the back-left.
Colorado Mammoth forward Sean Pollock had his world rocked two years ago when his wife, Jenna, was diagnosed with breast cancer. Jenna won her battle. Sean won the game on Saturday for the Mammoth on HealthONE Field at Pepsi Center with wife looking on from the stands, scoring the game-winner in overtime on ‘Lacrosse Out Cancer’ Night while donning Jenna’s name on the back of his jersey.
“If you want to write a script, that’d be a good one to have,” said Pollock.
After falling behind 5-0 early in the second quarter, the Mammoth defense held the Calgary Roughnecks without a goal for nearly 39 minutes. During that stretch, Colorado scored nine times.
But just eight seconds after John Grant Jr.’s goal 9:21 into the fourth quarter gave Colorado a four-goal lead, Calgary’s Jeff Shattler responded. Then, 38 seconds later, Shattler scored again.
The Roughnecks would add two more in the final 1:06 of regulation with an extra attacker on the floor to push the game to overtime. That’s when the storybook was written.
“I honestly didn’t think I was going to play today,” said Sean Pollock, after suffering an injury in practice last night. “Obviously this is my favorite game of the year, and I wanted to play. Once I got to the arena and got moving a little bit, that pain went away.”
But it wasn’t just Pollock who played well. The 11-year veteran saw a rookie shine in net. Dillon Ward was sensational.
“The last couple weeks I just wanted to shore up my game, not overthink it, just play it one shift at a time and it seems to be working for me right now,” said the 22-year-old.
Colorado changed much of its coaching staff earlier this week, bringing in three former Mammoth players to man the bench. Pat Coyle, who won five NLL championships in his 12-year playing career, provided a quote for the ages. After all, it was a game that won’t soon be forgotten.
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Oliver Marti: Starting an NLL Team in Albany and Investing in the PLL and Epoch Lacrosse (Pro Lacrosse Talk Podcast #130)
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On this episode of the Pro Lacrosse Talk Podcast, Hutton Jackson and Adam Moore are joined by three-time All-American at Brown University, investor in the PLL, and the newest NLL owner Oliver Marti. He discusses moving the New England Black Wolves franchise to Albany, New York, why the city of Albany was chosen and share his thoughts on the team’s potential new identity. He also discusses his time playing for Dom Starsia at Brown University, playing for the New York Saints in the MILL, starting the Connecticut Box Lacrosse League, investing in the Premier Lacrosse League and equipment manufacturer Epoch Lacrosse, and his opinion on the current state of pro lacrosse.
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Pro Lacrosse Talk is the flagship lacrosse podcast of the Lacrosse Playground network covering all three professional lacrosse leagues (NLL, PLL, Athletes Unlimited). Each week throughout the season we’ll recap the games, provide analysis on the teams and feature exclusive postgame and off-the-field interviews with professional lacrosse players, coaches and executives. If you’re a fan of lacrosse podcasts like the Unbuckled Chinstrap, The Inside Feed, Lacrosse Classified or The Crease Dive, then give us a listen.