Episodes
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Episode 117: 2.17 & The Philadelphia Wings' Michael Sowers + Kyle Bennett & KyTheGoalie Wings Analysis
Michael Sowers is one of the most popular box/field forwards/attackmen in lacrosse. As a member of the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League and the Philadelphia Waterdogs in the Premier Lacrosse League, Sowers dazzles with his speed and agility. In the NLL, he's made great strides...
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Episode 116: 368 & The Philadelphia Wings Scott Dominey + Kyle Bennett of Outside The Box Podcast
The Philadelphia Wings picked up their biggest win of the 2025-26 NLL Season in Week 11, beating the Buffalo Bandits 13-11 in Buffalo. Transition player Scott Dominey joins us to talk about his first goal in the NLL in over a year, his mindset during his recovery process after his ACL tear, and…
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Episode 115: 8.3 & The Colorado Mammoth's Andrew Kew
The Colorado Mammoth's Andrew Kew is on fire right now. Having played only 4 games, he's already totaled 33 points. He's also posted 10+ points in back-to-back games. The Mammoth are 6-2 on the season and sitting in 2nd place in the standings, and are riding a 5-game win streak. Andrew and I talk...
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Episode 114: 60, 11 & The Colorado Mammoth's Jack Hannah
Jack Hannah is one of the most dynamic and attention-grabbing goal scorers in the National Lacrosse League. He's a weapon when the ball is in his stick, whether he's going for goal or looking for his teammates. As he starts the next phase of his NLL journey in Colorado after spending his first...
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Episode 113: 2 & The Oshawa FireWolves Tye Kurtz + The Ottawa Black Bears Reed Kurtz
Reed and Tye Kurtz are brothers, best friends, and both are very talented lacrosse players. They've excelled as teammates at the collegiate level during their two years together at the University of Delaware, and now they're trying to one-up each other (while supporting one another) in the…
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Episode 112: 26, 101 & The Calgary Roughnecks' Tanner Cook
Tanner Cook is a leader of the Calgary Roughnecks offense. The 27-year-old has already scored 13 goals in only 5 games so far during the 2025-26 NLL Season. He's learned from some of the best Roughnecks in history and has taken on a new leadership role as he follows in their footsteps. Tanner and…
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Episode 111: 7 & The Buffalo Bandits' Nick Weiss
The Buffalo Bandits' Nick Weiss is one of the best all-around transition players in the National Lacrosse League today. He's a big team guy who will muck it up on the floor to grab any loose ball and to force as many caused turnovers as possible. He'll always find himself on the scoresheet every...
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Episode 110: 50 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs Offensive Coach Brett Hickey
Brett Hickey was one of the National Lacrosse League's most dominant goal scorers of the late 2010s. Especially during his time with the Toronto Rock, he was an offensive beast. Now he's in the next phase of his lacrosse life, as the offensive coordinator of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Hickey and...
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Episode 109: 89 & The Rochester Knighthawks' Ryan Lanchbury
Ryan Lanchbury is one of the best passers in the National Lacrosse League. He's got the skill, the vision, and a special connection with his teammates that has helped him become one of the most difficult players to stop in the league. In this conversation, Lanchbury and I talk about everything…
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Episode 107: 872 & The Philadelphia Wings Joe Resetarits
Joe Resetarits is arguably one of the best Americans to play in the National Lacrosse League. If we're being honest, with what he seems to have left in the tank, when it's all said and done, he will likely be in the conversation of the Top 20 or Top 15 forwards of all-time. Resetarits is going to...
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Episode 108: 2 & 3 & The Halifax Thunderbirds' Warren Hill
Warren Hill delivered a historic performance in Week 2 of the National Lacrosse League season. He is now a member of an elite group of 3 men who have achieved a certain feat. Sit back, relax, and find out what Hill achieved in this episode. We also spoke about the importance of the Haudenosaunee...
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Episode 106: 183 & The Sasktachewan Rush's Robert Church
Robert Church is Mr. Rush. He holds many records in Saskatchewan/Edmonton Rush franchise history and will be making more Rush history this season. He's a dynamic goal scorer and an equally talented playmaker. He's hoping for a great season with his team, with the goal of helping them get back…
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Episode 105: 8 & The Calgary Roughnecks Tyler Pace
Tyler Pace is now the veteran guy on this year's young Calgary Roughnecks team. There's been tons of turnover with his team this offseason, which is giving him more of a leading role. He's ready for this opportunity - and who knows how many more opportunities he'll have like this in a Calgary...
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Episode 104: 192 & The Toronto Rock's Mark Matthews
Mark Matthews has made a significant impact on the National Lacrosse League since his rookie season back in 2013. He's established himself as one of the most gifted facilitators in league history and has managed to stay on the floor without injury for almost the entirety of his career. In this...
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Episode 103: 65 & The Oshawa FireWolves Dyson Williams
Dyson Williams is one of the best young talents in the NLL. In his rookie season, he scored some BIG goals and helped his team earn a few hard-fought Ws. Now, coming into his sophomore season, Dyson is ready to improve upon his solid first year in the league. With the FireWolves now in Oshawa,...
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Episode 102: 18 & The Newly Retired Damon Edwards
Damon Edwards has been one of the great leaders in the National Lacrosse League. Recently, the former captain and 13-season NLL veteran decided it was time for him to retire from pro box lacrosse. This is his first extended interview since announcing his retirement from the NLL. Damon and I…
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Episode 101: 420 & The Colorado Mammoth's Dillon Ward
Dillon Ward is one of the best goalies of his generation, and arguably of all time. Whether he's playing in the PLL, NLL, or on the international stage, Ward shines on any stage. In this episode of the Lacrosse Matrix, Ward and I talk PLL action with the Philadelphia Waterdogs, NLL action with…
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Episode 100: 24 & NLLStats.com's Graeme Perrow
It’s been 3+ years in the making, and now episode #100 of TLMP is officially here! Over the years, I’ve spoken with some of the greatest athletes and smartest minds around the National Lacrosse League, talking to them about their careers and breaking down some of their most impressive statistical...
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Episode 99: 17 & The Halifax Thunderbirds' Cody Jamieson
Cody Jamieson is one of the greatest lacrosse players of this generation, and many might say one of the best they’ve seen. Since signing an NLL record-setting 10-year deal with the original Rochester Knighthawks back in 2010, Cody Jamieson has shined with the Knighthawks-turned-Halifax...
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Episode 98: 51 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs Shawn Williams
Shawn Williams is a National Lacrosse League Hall of Famer, a GM, and Head Coach. He was one of the greatest facilitators the NLL has ever seen. More importantly, though, he is a father and a husband. Coach Williams is one of the most respected men in the NLL. He and his family have had to find...
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Episode 97: 240, 8 & The Georgia Swarm's Ed Comeau
Ed Comeau has coached a lot of National Lacrosse League regular season games - most of them with the Georgia Swarm. He has coached so many games in the NLL, in fact, that only Derek Keenan has coached more games. Coach Comeau had the honor and privilege to learn from one of the greatest coaches…
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Episode 96: 812 & The Albany FireWolves' Will Johansen
The Albany FireWolves' Will Johansen is having a National Lacrosse League rookie season to remember. He’s been playing so well, in fact, that he may end up winning the NLL’s Rookie of the Year. Johansen is a Victoria, British Columbia native but spent his collegiate years playing at Robert Morris...
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Episode 95: 33 & The Buffalo Bandits' Kyle Buchanan
The Buffalo Bandits Kyle Buchanan brings a veteran presence and unwavering skill to the floor every week. Buchanan was picked in the last round (6th) in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. He has proved a lot of doubters wrong throughout his pro career, and this season, 12 years in at 37 years old, he’s on...
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Episode 94: 51 & The Colorado Mammoth's Connor Robinson
Connor Robinson is an NLL champion and a staple on the Colorado Mammoth offense. It’s great for the league that he has been able to blossom into the player that many expected to be in Colorado because in Saskatchewan (when he was with the Saskatchewan Rush for the earliest parts of his NLL…
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Episode 93: 126, 63 & The Calgary Roughnecks Justin Inacio
The Calgary Roughnecks have surprised a lot of lacrosse fans during the 2024-25 NLL Season. Heading into Week 16 action, the Roughneck are 7-6 and sitting in 6th place in the standings. Justin Inacio has played an integral role in the team’s success this season. He’s been very reliable at the...
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Episode 92: 37 & The Calgary Roughnecks Josh Sanderson
Josh Sanderson is a legend of the National Lacrosse League. He is one of the rare NLL Hall of Fame players for a reason. His playing career (1998-2016) was one of the greatest spectacles the lacrosse world has ever seen. Now as the Head Coach of the Calgary Roughnecks, he’s hoping to find...
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Episode 91: 17 & The Toronto Rock's Corey Small
Corey Small has been one of the most consistent excellent goal scorers in NLL history. He’s scored over 400+ goals in his NLL regular season career over 14 seasons. He’s a 7-time 30+ goal scorer, and has also tallied over 900 points. A St. Catharines, Ontario native, Small has grown up watching...
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Episode 90: 5 & The Rochester Knighthawks Thomas McConvey
Thomas McConvey is one of the brightest young stars in the National Lacrosse League. At only 24-years-old he’s made his mark in NLL and Rochester Knighthawks history. I guess, we shouldn’t have expected much less from the #1 overall draft pick in the 2022 NLL Entry Draft. While McConvey had a…
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Episode 89: 76 & The Buffalo Bandits' Paul Dawson
Paul Dawson embodies what it means to be a gritty warrior when he steps onto NLL floors. He is tough, he is fearless, and he’ll do whatever he has to do to help his team win games. He has played a pivotal role in the Bandits' success over the last year, including helping them win the NLL Cup in...
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Episode 88: 83 & The San Diego Seals Wes Berg
San Diego Seals Captain Wes Berg knows how to help his team win. In Week 12 NLL action, Berg led his Seals into Banditland to face the Buffalo Bandits and helped his side to a dramatic 14-13 OT win. Berg not only scored 5 goals in that game, but he also scored the game-winner in OT. Despite the...
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Episode 87: 474 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs' Tyrell Hamer-Jackson
Tyrell Hamer-Jackson is back in the National Lacrosse League. The face-off man/defenseman has signed a 1-year deal with the Las Vegas Desert Dogs, a team that has been looking for their long-term reliable guy at the dot since their inaugural season in 2022. Hamer-Jackson had a couple of great...
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Episode 86: 1 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs' Connor Kirst
Connor Kirst is the captain of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. He has been a leader in every sense of the world, both on and off the floor. He is one of the rare Americans who has ever been a captain of an American National Lacrosse League team. What an incredible honor to have for a guy and a family...
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Episode 85: 8, 5,897 & Former NLL Champion and Goaltender of the Year Christian Del Bianco
Christian Del Bianco is considered to be one of, if not the best, NLL goaltenders, and he’s not even playing in the NLL this season. The former Calgary Roughnecks goaltender, NLL Goaltender of the Year, and NLL champion is hoping to get back into the NLL after he told the Roughnecks he wasn’t…
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Episode 84: 14 & Former NLL Player Neil Doddridge
We can never forget about the people who paved the way to make the National Lacrosse League what it is today. Neil Doddridge played in the NLL for 14 seasons from 1991-2005. He played in 8 different cities during his time in the league and won two NLL championships, one in 1991 with the Detroit...
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Episode 83: 6 & The Toronto Rock's Tom Schreiber
The Toronto Rock’s Tom Schreiber, aka “Captain America,” is one of the best Americans to ever play in the National Lacrosse League. Schreiber has recently returned to the floor for the Rock after recovering from yet another injury. In his first couple of games back, he looks locked in. He is now…
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Episode 82: 7 & The Ottawa Black Bears Larson Sundown
Larson Sundown is one of the most talented offensive stars on the Ottawa Black Bears. He is a versatile scorer that can make teams pay from all of the floor. In recent weeks, Sundown is playing some of his best lacrosse, not only of this National Lacrosse League season, but of his career. Having...
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Episode 81: 86, 9 & The Colorado Mammoth's Pat Coyle
Pat Coyle is one of the winningest head coaches in NLL history. After he led his Colorado Mammoth to a thrilling 15-13 comeback victory on the team’s home floor in Denver in Week 7 against the Albany FireWolves, Coyle passed Chris Hall for the 9th-most head coaching wins in NLL history, earning W...
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Episode 80: 441 & Free Agent Logan Schuss
The Lacrosse Matrix Podcast is back. This week, a Vancouver lacrosse fan-favorite and Vancouver Warriors/Stealth all-time great, Logan Schuss, was the featured guest of the week. Schuss is not currently signed to any NLL team, but he is eager to get back on the floor and is ready to play any...
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Episode 79: 16.33 & The Philadelphia Wings' Associate Head Coach/Offensive Coach Tracey Kelusky
It’s not every day that you get to listen to and learn from a National Lacrosse League Hall of Famer, but for episode 79, you get that opportunity. Happy Holidays. Tracey Kelusky is the current Associate Head Coach and Offensive Coach of the Philadelphia Wings. He is also a former player and a...
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Episode 78: 13 & The Saskatchewan Rush's Zach Manns
Happy Holidays to all of the listeners out there, and thank you for checking out this latest edition of the TLMP. In this episode, I spoke with one of the hottest goalscorers in the NLL right now, the Saskatchewan Rush’s Zach Manns. Opposing teams need to get the ball out of Manns’ stick because,...
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Episide 77: 2 & The Experts (Week Four of the NLL Season)
The Lacrosse Matrix Podcast is back, and so are the experts. This week, we've got two new experts to talk about the Philadelphia Wings and the Georgia Swarm. Ty Merrow of Tymerlacrosse.com is on the show to talk about Swarm, which he knows so well (the team he used to work for). Kyle Bennett of...
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Episode 76: 74 & The Georgia Swarm's Joey Cupido
The Lacrosse Matrix Podcast is back for episode #76 with an awesome conversation with the Georgia Swarm’s Joey Cupido aka “Lightning”. The Swarm are off to a hot start this NLL season - they are having their best start in the post-COVID NLL era. Cupido has tried to do anything he can to help the...
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Episode 75: 8 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs' Jack Hannah
Whether you’re a National Lacrosse League fan, a Premier Lacrosse League fan, or a University of Denver lacrosse fan, episode #75 of TLMP is one you’ll want to check out because Jack Hannah hopped on for a great chat. Jack is one of the brightest up-and-coming stars of the NLL and one of the most...
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Episode 74: 26 & The San Seals' Rob Hellyer
The Lacrosse Matrix Podcast is back for episode #74 with the San Diego Seals’ Rob Hellyer. Hellyer has been an elite playmaker in the National Lacrosse League for more than a dozen years. But he’s not just great at finding his teammates; he’s proven to be a solid goalscorer, too. In his season…
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Episode 73: 0 & The Ottawa Black Bears' Zach Higgins
The Ottawa Black Bears' Zach Higgins was electric in the team's 11-5 home win - the first home win in their new city (after moving from Long Island, New York, and changing their name from the New York Riptide). Even more impressive, Higgins made his 38 saves and shut down the Rock in his team…
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Episode 72: 3 & The Las Vegas Desert Dogs Jonathan Donville
The National Lacrosse League’s Las Vegas Desert Dogs have a new star in town. Jonathan Donville is an elite athlete and one of the most interesting up-and-coming lacrosse media personalities. He is a former NLL #1 overall pick, a former Rookie of the Year, and one of the best young facilitators…
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Episode 71: 25 & The Vancouver Warriors' Owen Grant
Owen Grant was a great National Lacrosse League defender last season, and he was just a rookie. Now, going into his sophomore season, he's ready to keep improving. Not only does Grant have the privilege to get to play alongside other young, talented guys in the NLL, such as Reid Bowering and...
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Episode 70: 62 & The Saskatchewan Rush's Austin Shanks
Austin Shanks was an elite playmaker last National Lacrosse League season. He recorded a career-high 62 assists, which was the 12th-most assists in the NLL last year. How was he able to up his assist-game as much as he did? Was there anyone in particular that helped him to be as successful as he...
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Episode 69: 3 & The Experts Part 2
Welcome to another expert edition of The Lacrosse Matrix Podcast ahead of the 2024-25 NLL Season. In the last episode, we spoke with four leading NLL experts (Jake Elliott, Brad Challoner, Tino Fera, and Cody Janzen. This week, I've brought in three more of the wisest NLL minds. We've got Teddy...
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Episode 68: 4 & The Experts Part 1
We are only a few weeks away from the start of the 2024-25 NLL Season. There is no better time to hear from the best analysts in the business about what to expect from your favorite National Lacrosse League players and teams. On this episode, I'm joined by the four wise men: Jake Elliott, Brad...
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