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NLL: Bandits advance in lowest-scoring game in league history

April 28, 2025
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The 2024-25 NLL Playoffs officially kicked off Friday night from raucous Banditland in Buffalo, New York. The first round was a single elimination matchup between the Buffalo Bandits and the San Diego Seals. These two clubs split their season series, and San Diego won the last time they stepped foot into the KeyBank Center. Both games were tightly contested, so this one was sure to be a banger. Banger it…

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NLL: Thunderbirds finally get past the NLL quarter-finals

Thomas Hoggarth scores for the Halifax Thunderbirds as he dives to put the ball past Calgary Roughnecks goalie Nick Rose. Halifax won their quarter-final game 16-12 on Saturday, April 26 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Photo by James Bennett.
April 28, 2025
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For the first time in the Halifax Thunderbirds’ history, they have won a single elimination quarter-final game. Defeating the Calgary Roughnecks 16-12 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax to move on to the semi-finals against the Saskatchewan Rush. “It’s an awesome feeling, it is the first playoff win in my career as well, so I’m still getting used to it and getting prepared for the next week,”…

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Georgia punches ticket in final week

April 23, 2025
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In the final week of the regular season, the matchup between the Buffalo Bandits and the Georgia Swarm had massive implications for the hometown Swarm, and absolutely none for the Bandits. The answer for Georgia was simple; win, and you’re in. Lose, and you go home. Buffalo had already locked up the one-seed for the playoffs, so they were looking to sharpen their game heading into the postseason. There were…

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Roughnecks Clinch

April 21, 2025
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After the punishing grind of a twenty-one week NLL season, the playoff hopes for the Calgary Roughnecks all came down to a final double-header. The 8-8 Roughnecks had earned the right to control their own destiny and their first chance to clinch came with a match-up against the Las Vegas Desert Dogs.   Calgary jumped out to a 7-1 lead and then survived a furious Las Vegas comeback to win…

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NLL: Rush Dominate Second Half, Earn 16-7 Win Over Black Bears

April 21, 2025
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The Saskatchewan Rush went on an 11-goal run in the second half of Saturday night’s game against the Ottawa Black Bears to earn a 16-7 victory in their final game of the season. With the win, the Rush finish the season at 13-5, the same record as the Buffalo Bandits. However, the Bandits retain first place and home field advantage in the playoffs due to their win over the Rush…

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NLL: Rush Cruise to 11-6 Win Over Mammoth, Colorado Still Clinging to Playoff Hopes

April 17, 2025
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The Saskatchewan Rush shut out the Colorado Mammoth for over 40 minutes while scoring nine times to cruise to an 11-6 victory in a rare Sunday game. The win guarantees the Rush (12-5) a second-place finish in the league while the Mammoth, at 8-9, are in a four-way tie for the last two playoff spots. Wil Malcom got the Mammoth on the board first, just three minutes into the game,…

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NLL: Buffalo clinches top spot in playoffs

April 14, 2025
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Saturday’s contest between the Buffalo Bandits and Halifax Thunderbirds saw seven ties throughout the game. With 27 total goals scored, and in front of another sellout crowd inside the KeyBank Center, the Buffalo Bandits secured the one-seed in the NLL Playoffs, winning 15-12. Allow me to do something a little bit different with this article. Usually, I’m a big fan of nonbiased opinions in these recaps and a sprinkle of…

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NLL: Deacan Knott a beacon in the night for Wings

April 13, 2025
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Original photography by Tracey Happold-Brown Goaltender Deacan Knott was like a beacon in the night as he guided the Philadelphia Wings to a 16-13 win over the Georgia Swarm on Saturday evening at Wells Fargo Center in the Wings final home game of the season. He “knotted” down the net to secure the win in front of the 8,520 attendees during fan appreciation night. Georgia wanted to wrap up a…

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Buffalo secures home playoff game with win over Mammoth

April 9, 2025
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Week 19 saw a rivalry renewed at Ball Arena between the Buffalo Bandits and the Colorado Mammoth. These two teams are no strangers to one another, and both teams were desperate for a win, for completely different reasons. Buffalo saw themselves atop the standings but were on a bit of a skid coming in, so a win would be massive for their confidence as the playoffs approached. Colorado was logjammed…

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Hutch is clutch in Halifax’s win over San Diego

Halifax Thunderbirds goalie, Drew Hutchison, faces down a shot by San Diego Seal Jake Govett in Halifax's 13-10 win at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Photo by James Bennett.
April 6, 2025
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Halifax Thunderbirds’ goaltender, Drew Hutchison, entered the game with four-and-a-half minutes left in the first quarter, down 5-2. He stopped 39 out of 44 shots the rest of the way to backstop Halifax’s 13-10 comeback victory over the San Diego Seals in front of 10,783 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. With Colorado’s loss to Buffalo, the win secured the Thunderbirds’ ticket to the playoffs.  “I just feel like…

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