PHOTOS: NLL Championship, Game 2
Photos from the Calgary Roughnecks’ 14-13 overtime win over the Buffalo Bandits on May 25, 2019. The Roughnecks won the NLL Cup.
Author: Cliff McCaig
NLL: Duch’s OT goal wins NLL Cup for Calgary Roughnecks
On the biggest stage and under the brightest lights, the Calgary Roughnecks and Buffalo Bandits delivered an exceptional performance worthy of a NLL Championship. It only seemed fitting that 60 minutes wouldn’t be enough time to determine a winner. At the 1:12 mark of overtime, the ball found its way into the stick of 11-year veteran Rhys Duch and he did what he’s done his entire career. With his signature…
NLL: Roughnecks will represent the West in NLL Cup
The Calgary Roughnecks will return to the NLL Finals for the first time since 2014 after defeating the Colorado Mammoth 8-4 last Friday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. The Roughnecks used a combination of suffocating defense and a near automatic power play to once again overcome the Mammoth and push their career playoff record to 10-1 against Colorado. When the game had reached its conclusion, it was hard to look much…
NLL: Roughnecks’ Dickson scores winner in 12-11 win over Seals
In their first playoff game in franchise history, the San Diego Seals had the Calgary Roughnecks on the verge of elimination, but came up just short falling 12-11. Patrick Merrill’s club held the lead for nearly the entire game, but a resilient Calgary group came up with a massive fourth quarter performance to edge out the home town Seals. In a rare, but remarkably popular Monday night game, National Lacrosse…
NLL Playoff Bracket 2019
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NLL: Rush sew up first place in West with over Mammoth
In an opening 30 minutes that can only be described as complete domination, the Saskatchewan Rush jumped out to an 11-1 lead and cruised the rest of the way defeating the Colorado Mammoth by a final score of 13-8. With the win, the Rush (11-7) lock up first place in the Western Division for the sixth consecutive year, and will host the Mammoth in a one-game divisional semi-final at Sasktel…
PHOTOS: Saskatchewan Rush @ Calgary Roughnecks
Photos from the Calgary Roughnecks’ 18-8 win over the Saskatchewan Rush on April 20, 2019 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
NLL: Roughnecks demolish Rush 18-8
The Calgary Roughnecks closed out their 2019 regular season campaign in front of a sellout crowd of 19,289 and delivered the type of game that coaches and players work towards all season long. With a resounding 18-8 victory over the reigning champs from Saskatchewan, Calgary finishes the season with their first winning record since 2014 as well as their first series win against the Rush since 2013. “I thought all…
PHOTOS: Georgia Swarm @ Calgary Roughnecks
Photos from the Calgary Roughnecks’ 14-13 win over the Georgia Swarm on April 12, 2019 at Scotiabank Saddledome.
NLL: Roughnecks win barnburner over Swarm
Friday night was a great night to be a National Lacrosse League fan. The evening featured three games across the league that were all decided by a single goal. In Calgary, fans were treated to a barnburner that was ultimately decided by a late shorthanded goal from Curtis Dickson propelling the Roughnecks over the Georgia Swarm by a score of 14-13. After a short feeling-out process to start the game,…