It was billed as a grudge match, and all the leadup suggested it would be just that.  On Saturday night, the atmostphere was electric at the MGM Grand Garden Arena for UFC 114 as Rashad Evans and Quinton Rampage Jackson finally squared off inside The Octagon, with Evans coming away with a unanimous decision victory.  In the end, Rashad was happy with how things went, while Rampage says it’s a fight that will “haunt him.”

These two guys didn’t like eachother leading into UFC 114, and that’s not changing now that things are wrapped up.  In fact, Rampage said after the fight in the post-fight press conference that Rashad could “still kiss my ass”.  Don’t confuse it though, Rampage gave full respect to Rashad, and on this night, he more than deserved it.  Evans was good right off the hop, catching Jackson with a punch and using impressive strength to keep Rampage against the cage throughout the three round fight.  Rashad’s wrestling ability came ito play as well, as he scored two impressive takedowns, and was able to deliver some decent damage on the ground.  Rampage admitted he put all his eggs into one basket in the second round, when he was able to knock Rashad down and deliver a few shots on the ground.

In the co-main event, it was another unanimous decision, with Michael Bisping taking the win over Dan Miller.  Bisping looked pretty good, in fact, really good in this one.  He was techincally sound and was able to work a sound striking game to keep Miller on the outside.  That’s not to say it was the most exciting fight of the night, but it showed the maturation in Bisping’s game.  There was never any impatience from the Brit, and his superior circling and Octagon control made it difficult for Miller to ever gain any momentum.  Post fight, Bisping asked for a rematch with Wanderlei Silva, who beat him in his last fight.

Three seperate shockers on this night at UFC 114.  The first came as the PPV started; Diego Sanchez losing a convincing decision to 22 year old John Hathaway.  It was a fight Diego certainly won’t be happy with, as he was outdone in the standup game, but also was unable to work his wrestling, which was thought to be his biggest asset heading into this fight.  It was a convincing loss for Sanchez, but an impressive and convincing win the other way…UFC President Dana White said post fight “this guy is going to be scary.”

The second surpise came when previously unknown Jason Brilz went toe-to-toe with Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.  He was a HEAVY underdog heading in, but came to fight…in fact, when the split decision went Nog’s way, the MGM crowd booed, not happy with what they felt was a wrong decision.  Brilz caught Little Nog a couple times in guillotine chokes, and looked to almost finish one in the second round.  I’ll give Nog credit though; the sweeps he exhibited were impressive from the bottom, but obviously, not surprising.  This one won Fight of the Night.

Finally, how about that heavyweight bout between Mike Russow and Todd Duffee.  After being controlled for the majority of the fight, Russow was able to deliver a devestating knock out in the third round to win the fight.  UFC commentator Joe Rogan called it “the greatest come-from-behind one punch KO in the history of the sport.”  Exaggeration?  Maybe, but it was certainly crazy.

It’s been a blast covering UFC 114 in Las Vegas…UFC 115 goes in Vancouver on June 12th, and we’ll be there once again.  Then it’s WEC 49 on June 20th in Edmonton.  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg.

Just back from UFC 114 weigh-ins at Mandalay Bay here in Vegas.  What a crowd, as I’d estimate more than 8000 people came out to see.  Here are some of the things I took from the event…

Joe Rogan came out first, he was the emcee…then up came UFC president Dana White, co-owner Lorenzo Fertita and announcer Bruce Buffer.  Each fighter would come out, wave, step on the scale, and get the okay or the thumbs down.  Tons of camera, tons of media.

Only two fighters had to sweat it a little…lightweight Aaron Riley came in a half pound over the 156 pound limit, so they brought out the towel so he could shed the boxer shorts to cut the weight.  Thankfull we didn’t have to see that.  And welterweight Amir Sadollah had to do the same thing, he came in at 172 pounds needing to get down to 171.  Both were able to shed the weight by losing…a layer of clothing…on stage.  Again, thanfully, a good use of towels.

The co-main event sees Dan Miller take on Michael Bisping at 185 pounds.  Miller came out first, and as expected, got a huge cheer.  No knock on Miller, but the cheer wasn’t as much for him as it was against Bisping, becuase when Michael came out, it was almost unanimous in terms of the dislike in the crowd.  Britain’s Bisping played it up, busting out some middle fingers to the crowd and getting them to pile on a little more.

What was a little more surprising was the response the two main event fighters got.  I was thinking it was going to be more split in terms of approval, but that was thrown out as soon as Rashad Evans came out.  The crowd LARGELY in favor of Rampage Jackson.  The two had a good stare down, no talking, just an intense glare…the last order of the day was to interview the two fighters.  Rampage had the best line, asking “why that guy talks so much trash with a glass jaw.”  Should be a great night tomorrow, again, I’m blown away by the turnout for weigh-in, but I shouldn’t be.

Here’s my preview of UFC 114.

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I’m here in Las Vegas getting set for UFC 114 on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, a fight card that’ll be headlined by what could be the fight of the year.  The bad blood and animosity between Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson is legendary at this point, and that bad blood could very well translate into a great fight between two former Light Heavyweight Champions.  Follow on Twitter throughout for 114 updates from Vegas.

Here’s the audio roll for UFC 114 from Las Vegas…

• Efrain Escudero interview, UFC lightweight
• Diego Sanchez interview, UFC welterweight
• Amir Sadollah interview, UFC welterweight
• Michael Bisping scrum, UFC middleweight
• Rashad Evans scrum, UFC light heavyweight
• Rampage Jackson scrum, UFC light heavyweight

The bad blood started between these guys way back when Rampage fought Rashad’s training partner, Keith Jardine, back in March of 2009.  There was a post fight stare down that turned heated, and it lead to the two contenders squaring off as coaches on Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter.  The dislike intensified on that season of the show, and it set up a great showdown between the two…until it didn’t happen…

In September of 2009, Rampage announced he was leaving the world of fighting thanks to a dispute with the UFC.  He changed his tune in December, and then signed a new six fight contract in March…but all the while, he’s been away from the fight game working on other projects.  The biggest of those projects?  Playing Mr. T in the upcoming A Team movie.  So, it’s been 14 months since we’ve seen Jackson in The Octagon, which has many wondering if his committment to the fight game is where it should be.  And that’s a fair question.  Evans admitted he wonders that, and it’s not out of the question to think it might have an impact on the fight.

Both fighters are former UFC Light Heavyweight Champions; and both are hungry to get their titles back.  President Dana White has promised the winner of this fight will get a shot at Shogun Rua for the strap.  I like Rampage, he’s one of my favorite fighters, but he seems very…distracted.  He was surly with reporters on Thursday, refusing to answer any question referencing his focus.  Rashad seems calm and locked in, but very much wanting to beat Rampage down.  I think Rashad is a real good, well rounded fighter…I think he wins a decision here.

Michael Bisping fights in the co-main event, against Dan Miller at 185 pounds.  It’s a big fight for both guys.  Bisping is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Wanderlei Silva, and has lost two of his last three.  Miller needs a win to avoid a third straight loss; he’s dropped to Sonnen and Maia.  So, both guys have a ton of urgency…but I think Bisping is the better fighter.  He seems anxious to get in there, and he says this is the best training camp he’s ever had…he trained with Rampage for this fight.  I like Bisping here.

Other fights of note…Diego Sanchez returns to 170 pounds as he takes on John Hathaway.  After falling to BJ Penn at UFC 107 for the Lightweight Title, Sanches moves from 155 to welterweight, a weight class he feels much better in.  He tried the 155 route, but is happy to be back up the 15 pounds.  Amir Sadollah tries to keep his hot streak going as he takes on the highly respected Dong Hyun Kim at 170 pounds.  And former TUF season 8 winner Efrain Escudero takes on Dan Lauzon at 155.  For Efrain, he tries to bounce back after suffering his first UFC loss; he told me he’s going to make Lauzon work, which will be the tone for the fight.

Off to weigh-in’s at Mandalay.  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg.

The Ultimate Fighting Championship has set a Tuesday date for an announcement to be made in Toronto.  Now the question looms…just what is this big announcement?  But don’t expect this announcement to be the sanctioning of mixed martial arts in Ontario…that’s still a long, long way away.  However, whatever the news is, it’ll be another bullet point in a long list of why the doors SHOULD be opened up in Ontario.

In talking to a couple people, there’s a few different ideas of what could be happening.  One person I talked to said it could be to make the official announcement that an upcoming season of The Ulimate Fighter will have some sort of Canadian involvement.  That would be a great thing for this country and a natural progression of the sport…the UFC has gone on record numerous times saying how important the Canadian market is, and how rabid fans are north of the border.  Who knows what the exact format would be for the Spike TV show (which also airs on Rogers Sportsnet)…it could be similar to the USA vs. UK show they did a while back, or it could be all Canadian.

But I’ve also heard it could be an announcement of the UFC opening up a Canadian office, which again, would be huge.  The office would be in Toronto, and I’ve heard a few names connected to it.  Sportsnet reported former WWE Canada President Carl DeMarco would be the man to head it up, but that’s been denied by DeMarco, so who knows if the rest of the Sportsnet report is accurate or not.  They also reported Shane McMahon would be involved, and that he’s looking to purchase part of the organization.

My money would be on the announcement of The Ultimate Fighter, but it very well could be to open up office in Canada.  Whatever the news is, you have to know it’s significant with both Lorenzo Fertita and Dana White being on hand at The Rogers Centre to unveil.

Monday I’ve got an interview with UFC 114 competitor Amir Sadollah and Wednesday I’m off to Vegas to cover the event.  I’ll be posting all kinds of content from LV, audio, blogs, tweets and then on fight night we’ll be hosting a live chat much like we’ve done at the draft and during Flames games.  Looking forward to it.  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg.

World Extreme Cagefighting makes its debut in Canada on June 20th of this year when the promotion puts on WEC 39 at Rexall Place in Edmonton.  It’s a landmark event for the Alberta fight community, as UFC parent Zuffa will run its first show in our fair province.  As the build up begins, I had a chance to do some pretty good interviews…and those interviews highlighted just how powerful Zuffa is with these two promotions side by side.

First, here are the interviews…

• Jamie Varner – Former WEC Lightweight Champion and main event fighter at WEC 49 in Edmonton.
• Mark Hominick – Canadian fighter taking part in the main card at WEC 49 in Edmonton.
• Reed Harris – Co-founder and General Manager of World Extreme Cagefighting.

Again, I really am disappointed that Calgary was not chosen as the place for WEC to debut, but Edmonton deserves it without question, as that fight community is one of the best in North America.  In my interview with Reed Harris, he told me there was nothing in particular that put Edmonton over the top over Calgary.  Edmonton was easy to deal with and made life for the WEC very easy.  As I’ve written before, it looks like the Calgary Combative Sports Commission fouled this one up in a big way, but obviously WEC people aren’t going to say that.

WEC ran its first show in 2001, as they held events in Lemoore, California for a good span, having extremely good results.  As they started to grow in popularity, Reed explained how good their working relationship was with Dana White’s Ultimate Fighting Championship.  Plenty of fighters started with WEC and signed bigger contracts with the UFC, and there was always a strong working relationship between the two promotions.  So when Zuffa offered to purchase WEC in 2006, it was probably an easier decision to sell for Harris and his partner Scott Adams than if someone else had made the offer.  The deal was made, and it’s made Zuffa into the unquestioned and undisputed powerhouse in the world of combative sports.

Zuffa could have completely absorbed WEC, similar to what they did 3 months later with their March 2007 purchase of PRIDE Fighting Championship.  In that case, the UFC brought in the promotions biggest names, but did not operate PFC as it’s own entity.  So, while names like Wanderlei Silva, Dan Henderson and Rampage Jackson all started fighting inside The Octagon, PRIDE ceased to exist.  That was not the case with WEC, as Zuffa decided to keep Reed Harris on as the General Manager and let WEC continue running as it’s own seperate, sister promotion.  And it’s been a resounding success.

Why?  Because Zuffa was smart.  They turned them into two different brands, disbanding many of WEC’s weight divisions, and instead using WEC as a vehicle to promote fights at 135, 145 and 155 pounds.  The UFC is without two of those divisions, not having either a bantamweight (135) or featherweight (145) division, so WEC has forged a true identity as THE place to be for exciting fights at a lighter weight.

The success was underscored in April of this year.  Upon their purchase in 2006, WEC had signed a deal with Versus in the United States and had their cards televised on cable television (TSN and The Score being the Canadian partners).  But on April 24th, the promotion was able to run their first pay-per-view broadcast, which was extremely successful.  The card was headlined by Urijah Faber and Jose Aldo, and was another reminder of just how far WEC had come.

So, while The Ultimate Fighting Championship runs monthly PPV’s with continued success, their sister promotion continues to grow…and all the while, Frank and Lorenzo Fertita are laughing as Zuffa takes the hefty profit right to the bank.  The best part?  Fight fans get the true benefit.

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Saturday’s UFC 113 from Montreal is in the books, with a new Light Heavyweight Champion and a new number one contender for the Welterweight Championship.  It was a fun night with some good action, but the thing I took away from Saturday was how decided I came away on a couple of fighters due to their performances.  Some good, some bad, but it was a card filled with resounding results.  For the record, on my main card predictions, I went an impressive 0-5.

Lets start with the main event and the new Light Heavyweight Champion, Mauricio Shogun Rua.  It’s sweet redemption for Rua, who, in many minds, was robbed in their first meeting back in October.  That night, Machida retained his belt with a unanimous decision.  This time, Shogun made sure the judges couldn’t have a hand in deciding who left with the strap.  After trying to throw a knee to the body of Rua, Machida fell victim to Rua’s raw power and down went the champ.  Shogun followed up with deadly efficiency, TKO’ing his opponent at 3:35 of the first round.  Will we see a rematch between these two?  Yeah, probably, but not right away.  It’s time for another epic matchup at 205, and there are some out there.  Right away, I think the easy (and right) choice is to have Shogun defend against the winner of UFC 114′s fight between Rashad Evans and Rampage Jackson.  A UFC rematch between Rampage and Rua would be outstanding, while and Evans-Shogun showdown would be great.  There’s also Anderson Silva talk out there, but I think that’s premature.

I don’t like him, but full props to Josh Koscheck.  That was one hell of a performance on Saturday night in a unanimous decision win over Paul Daley.  I really thought Daley had the power to stand with Josh, but Koscheck more than held his own in the standup game, and dominated with his wrestling.  It was a unanimous decision for Josh, and now he gets another shot at Georges St. Pierre…they fought back at UFC 74 with St. Pierre dominated for three rounds.  The two of them will first serve as coaches on Spike TV’s The Ultimate Fighter.  As for Daley, I was disappointed in his performance fight-wise, and completely embarassed with his post-match antics.  Good on Dana White for immediately telling him to beat it, because crap like that gives this great sport a bad name, especially with the people looking to tear it down.  His career took a huge hit, no question.  As for Koscheck’s post fight antics…makes him easy to hate doesn’t it!  Have fun getting systematically picked apart by GSP…but he’s right about the Penguins (he’s from PA).

Before we delve in the Canadian content on the card, we’ve gotta talk Kimbo.  I want the guy to be a good fighter so bad, but it’s just not there.  Mitrione did what he needed to, and looked a whole lot better than I thought he was going to.  But there are so many things lacking from Kimbo Slice’s MMA game.  Ground game?  Check.  Cardio?  Check.  Octagon awareness?  Check.  It was comedic at times, and you just knew Dana White was cringing at ring-side, and for good reason.  Dana said afterwards they’re going to cut Kimbo and that it was probably his last fight in the UFC.  I love Kimbo, he’s a spectacle, but he needs years of training to get to the level that many of these guys are at.  Years.

On the Canadian front, it wasn’t the performance Quebec’s Patrick Cote wanted.  He lost to Alan Belcher via rear naked choke in the second round, after a slam Cote called on Twitter a “piledriver”.  Whether or not it was is debatable, but it certainly dazed Cote, and Belcher was able to pounce.  It seemed as if Cote lacked a little crispness, which is to be expected after 18 months away from the fight game, rehabbing two seperate knee injuries.  I was talking to another fighter on Sunday, and he told me how tough it is to get back in after an injury like that…there’s doubt in the back of your mind.  He believes that Cote’s second fight back will be leaps and bounds better.  I certainly hope that’s true.  As for Belcher…you can’t even see the level Anderson Silva is on, so be careful what you wish for.

I felt Sam Stout won his fight over Jeremy Stephens at 155 pounds, but the split decision went the other way, however I think both fighters improved their stock.  For Stephens, he looked impressive in his standup game, and was exciting in three rounds of action.  He’s moved his way into pretty good standing at 155 pounds, and I didn’t feel the split was garbage or anything…I felt Stout should have won, but Stephens certainly did enough to earn the decision.  For Stout, it’s his third straight fight earning “Fight of the Night” honors, this time netting him an extra 65 grand.  I still believe his mix of youth (26), experience (nine UFC fights), tools and progression will serve him well, and I still believe a title shot is in the cards for him down the road.

Some quick hits: unfortunate to see Jason MacDonald lose in the fashion he did, hurting his ankle in his fight with John Salter.  Here’s hoping “The Athlete” earns another shot in the UFC.  Joe Doerksen used his experience and veteran savvy to withstand some damage in his fight with Tom Lawlor, sinking in a second round rear naked to win.  Marcus Davis used some damn good striking to take out hometown favorite Jonathan Goulet in the second round…”The Irish Hand Grenade” continues to rack up exciting wins, so he won’t be going anywhere, we know that.

Next up is UFC 114 in Vegas, as The FAN 960 will have comprehensive coverage of weigh-ins, pre and post fight media, and UFC fan fest.  I’m looking forward to covering a fight in detail for the first time.  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Steinberg960.

For the third time, the Ultimate Fighting Championship will descend upon Montreal, Quebec for a sold out card.  This time, it’s UFC 113 at the Bell Centre, featuring a Light Heavyweight Title fight rematch between Lyoto Machida and Mauricio “Shogun” Rua as the headliner.  But it’s a fight card filled with some great matchups, and some great Canadian content.  Follow me on Twitter during the fight for live discussion.

First, some audio, from guys I talked to leading up to fight night on Saturday:

• Sam Stout – “Hands of Stone” will fight Jeremy Stevens in what promises to be a really exciting night.  For clarity, as you’ll hear in the interview, Stout is a four time winner of Fight of the Night.
• Patrick Cote – It’s great to see “The Predator” back in action, as he’ll take on Alan Belcher.  As you’ll hear, Cote is feeling great heading into his first fight since October of 2008.

Lets start with the main event on Saturday night, as Machida once again puts his Light Heavyweight strap on the line against former PRIDE superstar Shogun Rua.  Fight fans will remember the contraversial decision following their first meeting at UFC 104 in LA.  On that October night, judges gave Machida a unanimous five round win amidst outrage from Rua fans and fight fans alike.  It was a bogus decision, there’s no question, one of the worst I’ve seen.  But I give credit to Machida, who jumped at the chance to go in rematch, as any good champion should, especially following a disputed decision.

So what happens this time?  That’s a good question.  On that night at 104, Rua gave by FAR his best performance with the UFC, following up his UFC 97 TKO win over Chuck Liddell nicely.  I thought he was crisp, fluid, and controlling for all five rounds, and especially the later ones.  We need to see that Shogun again, and I think the motivation is there for us fans to expect that.  On the other side, I think there’s some motivation for Machida as well.  “The Dragon” has long carried a “boring” moniker around with him in his time inside The Octagon.  I remember being at the MGM for UFC 84 when he was booed ruthlessly in his fight with Tito Ortiz, for that very reason.  But consecutive KO’s over Thiago Silva (UFC 94) and titleholder Rashad Evans (UFC 98) started to sway me a little differently.  I was not impressed in his first fight with Shogun, in fact, few were.  And I think that fact, a lackluster title defence, will be motivation enough for a proud guy to really bring it on Saturday.  I’ll call Machida TKO.

So what else to like on this card?  Lets get the big names out of the way.  Montreal fans get a chance to see Kimbo Slice in his second UFC fight, and it’s supposed to be a much improved Kimbo from his last fight; a win over Houston Alexander.  He’s a spectacle, but he’s also a mixed martial artist improving by leaps and bounds.  His opponent, Matt Mitrione, came across as a bit of a meathead in that season of The Ultimate Fighter on Spike…and I was never really impressed with him in the cage.  Kimbo’s standup is impressive, you can’t deny…I’ll take him, because he’s impossible not to like.  At least I think.  Also, Josh Koscheck fights on this card, in a fight I’m jacked for.  Josh is coming off two straight IMPRESSIVE wins, including a UFC 106 win over highly touted Anthony Johnson.  Koscheck fights Paul Daley, who has been nothing short of devestating in his short UFC tenure.  The British banger has two wins, both first round stoppages…a UFC 103 TKO over Martin Kampmann, and a UFC 108 KO over Dustin Hazelett.  Both tough opponents, both done in less than five minutes.  I think he can give Josh a run, but I’ll take the wrestling pedigree of Koscheck in this one.

Now for the Canadian content on a Montreal card.  Sam Stout is on fire, and I think this guy is one to watch in the 155 pound title picture, especially if he can put up another win against Jeremy Stevens.  London, Ontario’s Stout is coming off two straight Fight of the Night honors, with a UFC 97 win over Matt Wiman and then a UFC 108 win over Joe Lauzon…both opponents very highly thought of in the Lightweight division.  He’s one of the most accomplished standup guys in MMA today, with a vast kickboxing background…but his game has come so far since his 2006 UFC debut.  I think this guy has enormous potential, and he has a ton of experience, yet he’s just 26 years old.  I like Stephens, but I think Stout is too much for him in this fight.

As for Cote, he’ll make his return to The Octagon against Alan Belcher.  It’s so good to see Rimouski-born Cote back in there, because it really was a brutal injury that put him out back in October 2008.  He was in a Middleweight Title fight against Anderson Silva, and his knee ripped apart in the third round.  The road back was long and hard, as he re-injured the sucker midway through and had to start over again.  But when talking to him, he says he’s never felt this good or strong…and he’s never felt this calm before a fight.  Belcher is tough, but Cote believes he has the edge in every area.  That may not give enough credit to his opponent, but one thing we do know…Cote is in exciting fights, and with this being his first fight back, I think we’re in for another one.

Not on the TV card, there are plenty of other Canadian guys to watch.  Awesome to see Jason MacDonald back in a UFC fight, after being released a little while back…”The Athlete” will take on John Salter.  And Winnipeg product Joe Doerksen fights as well, he’ll take on recent TUF product Tom Lawlor.  Should be a great night of fights, remember, follow along with me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Steinberg960.

It was not the way the Calgary Roughnecks wanted their season to end, falling 11-7 in first round playoff action at the hands of the Edmonton Rush on Saturday afternoon.  It was a bizarre game that highlighted just how difficult it is to win it all in the NLL…one loss, and your season is over.

That’s the challenge that every National Lacrosse League team faces heading into the postseason.  Unlike the NHL or WHL, you can’t play one or two sub-par games and still win.  You need your three best efforts of the season, which Calgary got one year ago.  This time around?  Well, against Edmonton on Saturday, they ran into a red hot goalie in Matt Disher, and they ran into some offensive woes of themselves, and just like the season was over.

Calgary entered the NLL postseason on a high, and 100% deserving of a home playoff date.  Consecutive wins over Rochester, Colorado, Edmonton and Colorado again meant they had the right to host Edmonton as opposed to vice versa, but you could tell right from the get-go this wasn’t a Riggers team playing at their peak.

Offensively, they just didn’t seem to be in sync, which is a tough one to put your finger on.  This team has as good a mix of youth and experience, and their scoring is as deadly and balanced as it comes.  Lead by NLL leading scorer Josh Sanderson, the Necks are a handful when clicking…but the click wasn’t where it needed to be Saturday.

Big credit has to go to Edmonton, as defensively they frustrated Calgary, even if the Riggers fired 67 shots on net.  The other big reason was Matt Disher in net, who was in some type of zone, stopping 60 shots for one of the most impressive goaltending performances I’ve seen.

Offensively, Edmonton was opportunistic and effective, while Calgary’s defence broke down a few times to allow quality Rush chances.  The Roughnecks goaltending situation was never really figured out throughout the year, with Matt King and Mike Poulin splitting time…Poulin started Saturday and played most of the game.  Poulin was not to blame on any of the 11 goals, but sometimes you need a massive save…Calgary didn’t get that on Saturday.  But by no means was Poulin poor.

So, the looooooong NLL offseason is now underway for the Calgary Roughnecks, but congrats to Edmonton, they’re off to round 2.  Follow me on Twitter at www.twitter.com/Fan960Steinberg.