Josh Young

NLL: Roughnecks stun Thunderbirds in high-scoring affair

December 12, 2024

For the first time in five seasons in Halifax, the Thunderbirds lost their home opener. Losing 18-17 against the Calgary Roughnecks in the highest-scoring game in Thunderbirds’ history. While the score was close, the loss was ugly. Halifax was up 11-4 with under five minutes in the second quarter. Afterwards, they surrendered seven straight goals to allow Calgary to tie in the third quarter. The game was close afterwards, but…

Young: Changes needed to give Thunderbirds playoff success

September 1, 2024

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Another year and the same story for the Halifax Thunderbirds. For the third straight season, the team finished with a record of 10 wins and eight losses in the regular season. Even with the record, there was hope they would move deeper into the playoffs after having the league’s second-best offence and a deep defence. However, the Thunderbirds came out flat against the Albany FireWolves in the quarterfinals, losing 9-3…

NLL: Thunderbirds defeat Mammoth in front of a sold-out crowd

April 23, 2024

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The Halifax Thunderbirds wrapped up the regular season with a bang. Playing in front of 10,595 fans, the first sell-out in team history, the Thunderbirds pulled away with a 14-10 win over the Colorado Mammoth. The Mammoth wasted no time getting on the board. Goalie Tyler Carlson launched a pass down the floor to Zed Williams, who went on a breakaway and scored 40 seconds into the game. But Halifax…

NLL: Thunderbirds defeat Panther City in front of their largest-ever crowd

March 22, 2024

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The Halifax Thunderbirds defeated the Panther City Lacrosse Club 13-9 at home in front of their largest crowd ever, with 10,193 spectators in the Scotiabank Centre. This is Halifax’s last home game until their final game of the season on April 20. They will head on a three-game road trip to cement themselves in the standings. Coming into this game, Halifax was fifth in the league with a record of…

NLL: Thunderbirds can’t complete late comeback, fall to Swarm

March 7, 2024

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Like a good country song, there was heartbreak in Halifax on Friday night. During country night, the Halifax Thunderbirds were down 12-6 with nine minutes left in the fourth quarter during their game against the Georgia Swarm. Amazingly, they came back to make the game 12-11 with 5.7 seconds left. But a controversial call and mistake at the end prevented the storybook ending. But for Thunderbirds forward Austin Shanks, it…

NLL: Thunderbirds complete an epic comeback win against the Bandits

February 20, 2024

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The Halifax Thunderbirds took Marvel Superhero night very seriously. Their Friday night home game against the Buffalo Bandits mirrored a script from a superhero movie. The Thunderbirds were down 8-2 in the second quarter against a team that has caused them the most trouble out of anyone in the regular season. Coming into this game, Halifax had lost five-straight games to Buffalo. However, the Thunderbirds came back and scored the…

NLL: Thunderbirds soar over Desert Dogs ahead of back-to-back weekend

February 16, 2024

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Aaron Woods wears number seven but should probably switch to six. The 28-year-old made his NLL debut last week by scoring two goals and six points. He followed that up with another two-goal and six-point performance in Halifax’s 12-10 win over the Las Vegas Desert Dogs on Friday night in Halifax. “I think just the great group of guys around me, everyone is moving the ball out there and we’re…

NLL: Thunderbirds snap a three-game skid in win over Knighthawks

January 29, 2024

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Ryan Benesch became the fifth all-time leading goal scorer in NLL history as his five goals propelled him up the record books and helped the Halifax Thunderbirds defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 10-8 on Saturday night in Halifax, N.S. Benesch, who is in his 16th season, came into the game four goals away from passing Colin Doyle for fifth all-time with 527 goals. Not only did Benesch pass Doyle, but he…

NLL: Streaks stay alive; Toronto keeps winning & Halifax keeps losing

January 15, 2024

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Halifax Thunderbirds’ coach Mike Accursi met the media frustrated. For the third straight game, his team outshot their opponents, dominated them in face-offs, and collected more loose balls. However, for the third straight time, they lost, this time 11-9 to the Toronto Rock at Scotiabank Centre on Friday night. Halifax outshot the Rock 54-40, collected 78 loose balls to Toronto’s 62, and Jake Withers dominated face-offs, helping Halifax win all…

NLL: Wings soar over Thunderbirds in OT win

December 30, 2023

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The Philadelphia Wings were down but not out. Despite missing four players, being on a two-game skid, and never leading in this game until the final goal, the Wings found a way to win, beating the Halifax Thunderbirds 16-15 in overtime at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The Wings were without Holden Cattoni, Blaze Riorden, Ryan Wagner and Curtis Romanchych. Cattoni and Riordan combined for 157 points last year and are…

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