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Scigliano Gets Go-Ahead from Calgary Roughnecks

February 5, 2015
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When the Calgary Roughnecks went into to Toronto 0-3 to start the season last Saturday night head coach Curt Malawsky knew he had to make some lineup changes which included re-inserting captain Andrew McBride into the lineup and you could see the difference on defense with his effort and tenacity. But, the biggest change some might say was letting backup goalie Frankie Scigliano get the start against a red hot…

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Rock Sign Bill Greer to One-Year Agreement

February 4, 2015
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Veteran Defender Returns To Rock Oakville, ON – Toronto Rock Owner, President & GM Jamie Dawick has announced the signing of unrestricted free agent defenceman Bill Greer to a one-year agreement, pending league approval. The 33 year-old Greer most recently played for the Rock, suiting up for 13 games in 2014 scoring once and adding 5 assists.  He collected 51 loose balls and forced 17 turnovers while providing veteran leadership…

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Is Curt Malawsky in the Hot Seat for the Roughnecks?

February 3, 2015
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In the 2014 Champion’s Cup finals, the Calgary Roughnecks came within five minutes of winning their third NLL title in team history. So it comes as a bit of a shocker to say that this year, these same Roughnecks have gotten off to an 0-4 start for the first time in franchise history. While the Roughnecks still have 14 more game to play to earn a spot in the postseason,…

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Black Wolves Defense Back to Reality

February 3, 2015
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The New England Black Wolves had the best defense in the league going into week four, and with a 2-0 record, shared the top spot in the eastern division. Fast forward just two weeks into the future, and the ‘Wolve are 2-2 and a game and a half out of first place. What went wrong in New England? First, they gave up 19 goals to a Minnesota Swarm offense that…

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Powless Has Arrived for Stealth Offense

February 2, 2015
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It may have took four games for it to happen, but fans and management of the Vancouver Stealth both had reasons to leave the Langley Events Centre happy campers on Saturday night. The 21-year-old Powless shone when given operating duties of the offensive gameplan, looking dangerous all game as both a facilitator and a scoring threat in the Stealth’s 16-13 win over the Colorado Mammoth. The win snapped a three…

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Rob Hellyer Breaks Out At Right Time

February 2, 2015
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It has been well documented that the Toronto Rock are without some of their top offensive players for most of this season. Yet the Rock are still in first place in the east by 1.5 games over each of the other teams, who are each at .500. Toronto defeated the 0-4 Calgary Roughnecks last night to improve to a 4-1 record, half a game better than Colorado for the best…

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Rock Stay Hot, Roughnecks Lose Fourth Straight

February 1, 2015
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The Calgary Roughnecks and Toronto Rock entered Saturday night’s affair in much different positions. The Rock were leading the East Division with a 3-1 record, while the Calgary Roughnecks were sitting in the West Division’s basement with an 0-3 record. While the Roughnecks put forth a much better effort on Saturday night, they once again found themselves on the losing side of things, dropping the game by a score of 12-11. While the Roughnecks…

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Stealth Get Back in Win Column, Top Undefeated Mammoth

February 1, 2015
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Photo: Garrett James Only a week had passed since the Colorado Mammoth put their 20-9 pounding on the Vancouver Stealth at the Pepsi Center. Last night the Stealth had not only the challenge of beating the Mammoth on their home floor, but to also put the embarrassing performance behind them, as well as end their 3 game skid. With Lewis Ratcliff seeing his second consecutive season with a healthy scratch…

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Knighthawks Soar Past Bandits

February 1, 2015
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After coming away with the huge Eastern Division victory over the Minnesota Swarm Friday night at the First Niagara Center, the Buffalo Bandits were faced with the difficult challenge of making it two wins in a row when they faced off against their Thruway rivals the Rochester Knighthawks at the Blue Cross Arena Saturday night. In their second of four back to back games on the schedule, the question tonight…

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Rush Win Second Straight, Top New England

January 31, 2015
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The Edmonton Rush are 2-0 since the return of head coach Derek Keenan behind their bench and are now 2-2 on the season. The Rush pounded the New England Black Wolves 18-9 last night at Crystal Glass Field in Edmonton. The story lines were plenty but none stood out more than the performances of Edmonton star Mark Mathews and rookie sensation Ben McIntosh who both had eight-point performances. Mathews had…

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