Going into the final weekend of regular season play in the NLL, six of the eight postseason spots have been claimed, with two more yet to be determined. Moreover, only one team has locked up a home game, so there is still a lot yet to be determined. Such is life in a league with such parity among the teams. Here’s what we do know: The Toronto Rock have locked…
The Rochester Knighthawks beat the Calgary Roughnecks 15-14 in a Saturday night contest in Calgary. The win improves Rochester’s record to 7-7, solidifying their hold on second place in the East, while Calgary drops to 8-7 and second place in the West. Rochester had not given up more than 11 goals in a game since a Jan. 19 loss to the Buffalo Bandits, but their offense, led by Dan Dawson’s…
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Rochester Knighthawks Saturday night in a game that could seal the fate of either team heading into the postseason. The Roughnecks have already secured a playoff spot, but their success or failure in their last two games will determine how they get seeded. The Knighthawks can punch their own ticket to the postseason with a win either in Calgary or on Sunday in Edmonton against…
With just two weeks remaining in the NLL regular season, three teams have punched their ticket to the postseason, but the remaining two still have a legitimate shot at finding a way in and the seeding of the division remains wide open. The Calgary Roughnecks, Edmonton Rush and Washington Stealth are all knotted at the top with identical 8-6 records. But it isn’t quite as simple as that. The Stealth…
Tyler Richards turned aside 48 shots to lead the Washington Stealth to a 12-11 victory over the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night. One week after costing his team a win by taking a five-minute major in the fourth quarter that gave the Roughnecks a chance to take an insurmountable lead, T-Rich was on his game from start to finish, shutting down the vaunted Calgary offense. He also got a ton of…
The Calgary Roughnecks host the Washington Stealth Saturday night in their third and final meeting of the 2013 regular season. Both teams have won one game in this series so far, with the Roughnecks taking their contest last weekend following a late-game surge. Calgary is currently tied with the Edmonton Rush for first place in the NLL West Division with an 8-5 record while the Stealth are in second at…
After trailing for most of the game, the Calgary Roughnecks rallied for seven goals in the fourth quarter to snatch a 13-11 win in Washington against the Stealth. The victory moves Calgary (8-5) into a tie with the Edmonton Rush for first place in the West Division while Washington (7-6) remains in second place. After ending the first quarter tied at 3-3, the Stealth scored 30 seconds into the second…
The Washington Stealth take on the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night in a game with significant playoff implications. The Roughnecks and Stealth are currently tied at 7-5 in second place in the NLL West. The winner of this game moves into a tie with the Edmonton Rush for first in the division. More than that, if the Stealth win, they take the three-game season series against the Roughnecks and will have…
After trailing for most of the game, Curtis Dickson scored three goals late in the game—including the game winner in overtime—to give the Calgary Roughnecks the come-from-behind victory over the Colorado Mammoth Saturday night. With only two-and-a-half minutes remaining in regulation, Dickson sprung out of the penalty box after a successful Roughnecks penalty kill and almost immediately received a flip pass from Shawn Evans which Dickson converted into the game-tying…
The Colorado Mammoth journey to Calgary to take on the Roughnecks on Saturday night. This is the third and final meeting of thee two teams in the 2013 regular season since splitting their first two match ups in January. It’s also the first time these teams face each other since Colorado made some wholesale changes to their roster. Gone are both of the goalies Calgary last faced, replaced with sophomore…