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NLL: Knighthawks clinch playoff spot (finally!) with win over Swarm

April 25, 2023

Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, New York played host to a monster East Conference matchup Saturday night. The Knighthawks welcomed the red-hot Georgia Swarm to town. Going in, Rochester sat in third place in the East and Georgia was fighting for that fourth playoff spot. To say this was going to be fun would be an understatement. Rochester used eight different goal scorers to propel themselves to a 12-10 victory…

NLL: Bandits clinch number one seed in East in front of an electric Banditland

April 24, 2023

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It is physically impossible for the Toronto Rock and Buffalo Bandits to play a boring lacrosse game. To make this contest even more juicy, the winner of this game would be crowned the number one seed in the East Conference going into the playoffs. 16,861 piled into KeyBank Center in Buffalo, prepared to witness, quite possibly, the game of the year. This game had it all. Stout goaltending, tons of…

NLL: Roughnecks reach milestones in final regular season win over PCLC

April 22, 2023

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In what could likely be a first round West Conference playoff preview, the Calgary Roughnecks defeated the Panther City Lacrosse Club 13-12 on Friday night at Dickies Arena. It was a powerful come-from-behind win for the Roughnecks, who sit in second place in the West, with PCLC in third. It was the last regular season game for both clubs as the season dwindles to its conclusion, and Calgary, who can…

Live more, laugh more, love more: Bandits win emotional OT game on Tucker Out Lymphoma night

April 18, 2023

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“Live more, laugh more, love more” – Tucker Williams Got your tissues ready? Week 20 action came to you live from KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Emotions were on high as it was the ninth annual Tucker Out Lymphoma night. Every year the Buffalo Bandits honour the late Tucker Williams, son of former Bandit, Shawn Williams, and raise money and awareness for paediatric cancer, specifically Burkitt’s Lymphoma. They hosted…

NLL: Roughnecks tie franchise record for wins with 12-7 score over Desert Dogs

April 18, 2023

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13,000 loud and enthusiastic Calgary Roughnecks’ supporters packed WestJet Field on Fan Appreciation night to catch their first glimpse of the expansion Las Vegas Desert Dogs. Even NLL commissioner Brett Frood was in the building to take in the action as part of a trip out west to watch a pair of games in Calgary and Saskatoon. Making the most of their hometown crowd (the “seventh man” as coach Malawsky…

NLL: Mammoth win high scoring, physical game to clinch playoff spot

April 17, 2023

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Go get yourself some popcorn and a beverage because this game was one to remember. Week 20 came to you live from the Loud House in Denver, Colorado. The Mammoth took their home turf and welcomed the West’s top dog, the San Diego Seals. Late in the year, a packed barn, playoff vibes, sign us up. What did you have on your “bingo card” for this game? Spoiler, this one…

NLL: Roughnecks get convincing win by committee over Panther City

April 13, 2023

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From the very beginning of the season, Calgary head coach Curt Malawsky said for this team to be successful they would truly need a “scoring by committee” approach. Saturday night at WestJet Field in Calgary, that’s exactly what the Roughnecks received and it resulted in a convincing 12-5 win over the visiting Panther City Lacrosse Club. The stat sheet echoed their coach’s prediction with every forward contributing at least two…

NLL: Dickson joins 500 club, Seals lock up home quarterfinal game

April 12, 2023

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The late game of the Week 19 slate came to you from Las Vegas, Nevada Saturday night. The Desert Dogs hosted the first place San Diego Seals, and hoped to cause some chaos in the Western Conference. Las Vegas needed to win out and had to get some losses from the teams ahead of them. San Diego could clinch home field throughout with a win and few other losses, or…

NLL: Kelly, FireWolves upset struggling Knighthawks

April 10, 2023

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It was a battle of New York State Saturday night in Rochester, New York. The Rochester Knighthawks played host to an Albany FireWolves team who have had a lackluster season, to say it nicely. Rochester, who also have been struggling as of late, looked to boost their playoff chances and build momentum going into the final weeks of the regular season. Shockingly to some, Albany came out red hot and…

NLL: Swarm Win Fifth Straight, Take Down Rush 13-9

April 9, 2023

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The Georgia Swarm scored early and often en route to a 13-9 win over the visiting Saskatchewan Rush on Saturday night. The win, in front of a season-best crowd of 9,332 fans, was Georgia’s fifth in a row, moving them up to a fourth-place tie with the Halifax Thunderbirds in the East Conference at 7-8. The loss for Saskatchewan drops their record to 6-9, keeping them in fifth place in…

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