Saturday night’s tilt between the Las Vegas Desert Dogs and the Georgia Swarm was more than a game. Fans piled into Lee’s Family Forum to celebrate the next installment of the “Tucker Cup”, as it was Tucker Out Lymphoma night in Las Vegas. These nights and games always mean a lot to the Desert Dogs, as head coach Shawn Williams is the father of the late Tucker Williams, who lost…
Week 8 in the NLL was a busy one. A full eight games over the course of four days had every team in action including the Georgia Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks. It’d been close to five years since Georgia’s last trip to Calgary which ended in a narrow defeat. In fact, the last three meetings between these clubs had been decided by a single goal and that trend continued on…
Friday night’s tilt between the Ottawa Black Bears and the Georgia Swarm was very reminiscent of when the sports world was impacted by Covid. The difference is there weren’t very many people at the game because of the weather. A snowstorm hit the Georgia area, along with surrounding areas, and negatively affected the fans’ ability to travel to and from. Admittedly, it is pretty cool to hear the players communicate…
It was an important game at Gas South Arena on Saturday night, as the Georgia Swarm celebrated Native American Heritage Night. They welcomed in the visiting Rochester Knighthawks, and looked to continue their unbeaten streak to begin the season. The Swarm were sporting some slick grey uniforms designed by Lyle Thompson, to celebrate the always important night for the team. The two sides could not have been in different spots,…
Whenever the playoffs come around, teams tend to take their game to a new level. Saturday night’s contest was a wild ride, so please, fasten your seatbelts, keep your arms and legs in at all times, and enjoy. 17,865 fans piled into KeyBank Center to watch the Georgia Swarm take on the hometown Buffalo Bandits in this one-and-done first round playoff game. Everything about this game made a fan’s heart…
The final game of the regular season for the Georgia Swarm was a big one. They were on their home floor needing a win to secure a home playoff game. On the other side, the Rochester Knighthawks had a slim chance of making the playoffs and this game was the first of two this weekend. Rochester needed to win both and hope for a bit of help in order to…
The recipe was very simple for the Georgia Swarm going into their game Saturday night. Win and you’re in. The visiting Las Vegas Desert Dogs came in with no playoffs to play for, but they absolutely could put a damper on the home crowd and the Swarm’s playoff chances. The first quarter in this game was a track meet, with nine total goals scored. The rest of the way was…
The Georgia Swarm’s Zach Miller scored on a crease dive from behind the net to give his team a 13-12 win in overtime against the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday night. After building up multiple leads of three and four goals in the first half, the Swarm had to come from behind to tie the game late and pick up the overtime victory. Georgia’s record improves to 8-6 on the season,…
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…
Who’s ready for some NLL after dark? The Friday night contest between the Georgia Swarm and San Diego Seals came to you from Pechanga Arena, with an 11 p.m. start on the East Coast. If you couldn’t stay up for this game in its entirety, we highly suggest you rewatch, because man, it was good. The Charlie Daniels classic “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” is an all-time hit. Here’s…