On Feb. 21, the Halifax Thunderbirds lost a close 9-8 game to the San Diego Seals, putting their record at three wins and seven losses. The Thunderbirds had a low 8.7 goals per game at that point, and it looked like they were on their way to a disappointing season. Fast forward two-and-a-half months, and the Thunderbirds defeated the Georgia Swarm 15-11 in game three of the NLL semi-finals…
The Georgia Swarm dismantled the Halifax Thunderbirds 21-9 to win game two of their NLL semi-final series on in front of a sold out crowd at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. The Swarm force a winner-take-all game three Sunday night in Halifax. The 11-point win is the largest playoff win since the Buffalo Bandits beat the Rochester Knighthawks 20-8 in the eastern quarter-finals in 2023, and the largest a road…
The Halifax Thunderbirds walked back to their dressing room at Rogers Arena in Vancouver last Friday night, down 7-1 at the end of the first half against the top-seeded Vancouver Warriors. Conventional wisdom would suggest they were about to play their final half of the season before being eliminated in the one-game knockout NLL quarter-finals. But the Thunderbirds weren’t deterred. “I don’t think it was as bad as the scoreboard…
The Halifax Thunderbirds defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax to keep themselves tight in the playoff race. It was an excellent win for the 100th game in Halifax Thunderbirds’ history. The Thunderbirds came into this game with six wins and nine losses (6-9), right behind the Rochester Knighthawks, who were 6-8. Both teams are chasing the Las Vegas Desert Dogs for the…
The Toronto Rock take a thrilling overtime game 14-13 against the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night in Halifax, N.S. Six minutes into overtime, Rock forward Josh Dawick fired the ball from the outside to win the game. “I came over the top, and they didn’t really press out as much on my hands. So my hands were free a little bit, I knew there was…
The Halifax Thunderbirds win their second straight game, defeating the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 13-11 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The Thunderbirds were down 5-1 eight minutes into the second quarter, but outscored Las Vegas 12-6 the rest of the way to win the game. “I think it was a lot of perseverance. We were down 5-1 pretty early, but just talking after the game, we were like…
The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 11-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. It was a battle between two struggling teams. Buffalo came into the game losing four straight, while Halifax had lost three in a row. Buffalo started strong, being up 8-3 10 minutes into the second quarter. But their offence ran dry, and Halifax battled back to tie the game at 10 with 3:43…
The Georgia Swarm limited the Halifax Thunderbirds to one goal in the second half to win their third straight game 11-7 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think it is just settling in games, and we’re really offensively and defensively starting to know our roles and mesh together really well. It is a great environment in our locker room and we’re making it work on the floor, ” said…
For the second straight game, a poor first-half sinks the Halifax Thunderbirds as they lose 11-6 against the Colorado Mammoth on Friday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. After a scoreless first quarter, the Thunderbirds were outscored 6-2 in the second. They tried to battle back, getting the score as close as 8-6 in the fourth quarter, but they ultimately couldn’t complete the comeback. This has been a theme…
Former Halifax Thunderbird, Austin Shanks, scored six goals in the Saskatchewan Rush’s 16-7 win over the Thunderbirds during game one of the NLL semi-final match-up at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. Shanks scored a hat trick in the first quarter, and another hat trick in the third quarter to propel the Rush to victory. Shanks was a Thunderbird for the past four seasons but signed with the Rush in…