Saturday afternoon the Philadelphia Wings (3-12) where roughed up by the Calgary Roughnecks (8-8) 18-13, which mathematically eliminated the Wings from playoff contention. The loss also marked the end of the Wings’ home schedule. A return five years in the making was bittersweet to the fans as they didn’t want to see it end just yet. “A lot of years, if you’re not having a good season, everything is down…
Photos from the San Diego Seals’ 16-9 win over the Calgary Roughnecks on March 30, 2019 at Scotiabank Saddledome.
The San Diego Seals finished off a stellar March with their fifth consecutive victory as they steamrolled through the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday night winning 16-9. The expansion Seals lead the Western Division with a 9-4 record and are headed to the 2019 NLL Playoffs. Putting up their highest goal total since the season opener, San Diego continued to exhibit a style of offense that is proving to be exceedingly…
Christian Del Bianco and the Calgary Roughnecks weathered a 57-shot assault including 35 in the first half alone to battle back and defeat the Rochester Knighthawks 12-9 on Saturday at Blue Cross Arena. The visiting Roughnecks leaned on Curtis Dickson and Dane Dobbie as they scored five of the Riggers six second-half goals to secure the victory. In a fast paced, transition-fueled first quarter, Rochester got just the start they…
Photos from the Colorado Mammoth’s 11-9 win over the Calgary Roughnecks at Scotiabank Saddledome. Saturday, March 16th, 2019. Photos by Cliff McCaig.
Down four goals early and fighting for their playoff lives, a stubborn Colorado Mammoth team put on a gritty show of lacrosse to defeat the Calgary Roughnecks 11-9 on Saturday night at Scotiabank Saddledome. The win moves Colorado to 4-8 on the season and sets up an enormous home-and-home series with the Vancouver Warriors next week. “It’s a big win for us. From here on out every game for us…
Chances are, unless you’re a die-hard Roughnecks’ fan, you may not have noticed that Saturday night saw the return of veteran defender Curtis Manning. For the visiting Toronto Rock however, the 6’3”, 210-pound Manning was hard to miss. In his first game in 10 months, the big righty helped the Roughnecks to a 15-9 win. “He’s a big body and very athletic and a very intelligent player,” praised head coach…
Photos from the Calgary Roughnecks’ 15-9 win over the Toronto Rock at Scotiabank Saddledome on March 9, 2019. Photos by Cliff McCaig.
As most coaches will say, the outcome of games is often rooted in timely, momentum changing plays. On Saturday night, the Calgary Roughnecks got those plays in spades as they went on to defeat the Toronto Rock 15-9 at Scotiabank Saddledome in front of 10,674 fans. After losing to Saskatchewan last week, Calgary’s strategy was simple. “Sask punched us in the mouth and tonight… our plan was to come out…
The Saskatchewan Rush built up an early lead on the Calgary Roughnecks Saturday night and never looked back, taking a 15-9 home victory. The win keeps the Rush (6-4) in first place in the NLL West Division, while the Roughnecks (5-6) drop to third. Calgary struck first, with Tyler Pace beating Rush goalie Evan Kirk at the 2:54 mark. But Saskatchewan answered back loudly, going on a 3-0 run over…