2011 Season: Week Six
The Blazers' Matt Sawyer and Colorado's Bob Hamley talk about this weekend's match-up -- Colorado's first-ever trip to TD Garden -- with Hamely discussing how his team is hoping to break free from its early-season close-but-not-enough frustrations.
Blazers coach Matt Sawyer talks about how the Feb. 12 game against the Colorado Mammoth shapes up as a "trap game," and how he expects the team to sidestep the trap, gives his take on Ryan Powell's play, discusses the C's and A's of his squad, and more.
2011 Season: Week Five
It's an East Division rivalry and a rematch of an overtime thriller: Toronto Rock coach Troy Cordingley says he expects the Blazers to show up with their best at home this weekend -- and he's throwing out the game tape from the blow-out loss to Philadelphia -- while Blazers coach Matt Sawyer says his team knows it must defend its home floor this week to be in a good playoff position. It's the weekly coaches conference call in advance of one of the biggest games of the season.
2011 Season: Week Four
Boston coach Matt Sawyer, Rochester's Mike Hasen and Philadelphia's John Tucker talk about the Blazers' upcoming double weekend during the National Lacrosse League's weekly coaches' press conference.
2011 Season Week Four
Casey Powell talks about the team's pick-up of his brother Ryan, and how his family is reacting to the two of them being on the same team again, and gives a progress report on the "Big Three" and an update on how the Blazers will move on after the loss of defenseman John Orsen.
2011 Season: Week Three
The Blazers face a huge challenge in Week 3 of the NLL season, traveling to Toronto and then hosting Rochester. Head coach Matt Sawyer discusses the opponents, the advantages those teams have from having most players close to home, the travel demands on the job, his team's roster and much more in this edition of the Blazers Report.
2011 Season: Week One
With the season opener just days away, new Blazers coach Matt Sawyer and New Philadelphia Wings coach John Tucker met with the media by phone to discuss Saturday's opening game for both teams. Here's what they had to say.
2011 Preseason
Blazers President and General Manager Doug Reffue gives insight into the release of coach Tom Ryan as well as the team's selection process for their new head coach, Matt Sawyer.
2011 Training Camp: Second Weekend
12/15/10: The second weekend of camp is done and the Blazers are preparing for their only pre-season scrimmage of the season against the Rochester Knighthawks. Coach Tom Ryan touches base and gives a breakdown of the roster including the standouts and cuts from weekend one.
2011 Training Camp
12/9/10: Blazers coach Tom Ryan talks about the first weekend of training camp, the new big three in Boston, and the team's preparations and expectations for the 2011 season.
4/8/10: Blazers coach Tom Ryan talks about preparations for the last home game of the season, the push for the playoffs, the success of the Blazers new righthanded forwards, the team haircut and more in this edition of the Blazers Report.
3/24/10: Tom Ryan talks with Chuck Jaffe
3/19/10: This Week's NLL Media Call
3/11/10: Weekly NLL Media Call
2/25/10: Stealth vs. Blazers Coaches Press Conference
2/24/10: Featuring Former Blazer Jason Bloom
2/20/10: Chuck Jaffe talks with #26 Mike Kirk
2/11/10: Tom Ryan talks with Chuck Jaffe
2/4/10: Tom Ryan talks recent trades and Saturday's game with Rochester
1/28/10: Blazers Report - Listen in on the Weekly Coaches Press Conference
1/27/10: Blazers Report - Chuck talks with Blazers President & G.M. Doug Reffue
1/21/10: Blazers Report - Tom Ryan Press Conference
1/12/10: Blazers Report with George Daniel
1/8/10: Blazers Report with Dan Dawson
Opening Night Preview with Coaches
1/7/10: Blazers head coach Tom Ryan and Toronto Rock general manager Terry Sanderson look ahead to Saturday Night's showdown in Boston.
Scrimmage Wins & Final Roster Cuts
12/22/09: Chuck Jaffe and Coach Ryan talk about last weekend's back-to-back scrimmage wins, final roster cuts, and what the team needs to do before Opening Night on January 9th.
Week 2 of Practice
12/16/09: Chuck Jaffe talks to Coach Ryan about week two of practice, cutting the roster down to 23 players, and the upcoming scrimmages in Ontario.
Training Camp 2010
12/8/09: Blazers head coach Tom Ryan talks about the recent training camp with Chuck Jaffe, the Boston voice of the National Lacrosse League Network.
Coach Ryan Interview
11/23/09: Chuck Jaffe, the Boston voice of the National Lacrosse League Network, talks with Blazers head coach Tom Ryan. Topics include the team's recent open tryout, the status of recent draft picks, and how the roster is shaping up for 2010.
Brett Queener Interview
2/10/09: In this interview from last season, Chuck Jaffe speaks with Blazers forward Brett Queener. Topics include Brett's transition from outdoor goalie to indoor forward, his first NLL game, and how he fits in with the Blazers style of play.