Clarke Petterson and Chris Boushy came to the rescue for a depleted Halifax Thunderbirds offence, scoring seven points each in an 11-7 victory over the Toronto Rock in Halifax on Friday evening. The Thunderbirds were without Cody Jamieson and Austin Shanks heading into the game. Then they lost Rhys Duch in the first quarter, who fell awkwardly after being hit. With a shorthanded offence, Clarke Petterson scored six goals and…
NLL: Roughnecks Survive Late Game Surge by Rush
The Calgary Roughnecks spoiled the Saskatchewan Rush’s home opener by earning an 11-10 victory Saturday night, in front of 9,112 fans at SaskTel Centre. The win improves Calgary to 1-1 on the season, while the Rush have now dropped their first two games of the season, both by a single goal. The Roughnecks opened the scoring just 35 seconds in when Tyler Pace ripped a shot over Saskatchewan goalie Adam…
NLL: Dawson moves up in history books as Rock down FireWolves at FirstOntario Centre
It was a special night in Hamilton as the Toronto Rock transitioned from Scotiabank Arena to FirstOntario Centre on December 4th. Tom Schreiber scored four goals, the Rock scored five times on the powerplay, and Dan Dawson moved up the history books as the Rock downed the Albany FireWolves 10-9. Albany committed two substitution penalties in the first quarter, the first resulting in a two-man advantage for the Rock. Rob…
NLL: Teat’s hat trick not enough as Riptide fall to Knighthawks 13-12
Nobody expected it to take long, and it didn’t. Just four-and-a-half minutes into the first quarter, Jeff Teat made his mark on the National Lacrosse League. Teat was checked to the floor, held onto the ball as he got up and got around a defender before putting a jump shot into the net. “I got a great up-seal, went underneath, almost fell, but you just have to keep going,” Teat…
NLL: Fields, Nanticoke make big debuts for Bandits in win over Roughnecks
On a brisk Saturday evening in Buffalo, excitement was at an all-time high. Lacrosse was back! For the first time since March 2020, the Buffalo Bandits were taking the field. As if it couldn’t get any sweeter, this would be the first matchup between the Bandits and the Calgary Roughnecks since the 2019 NLL Championship. Bandits fans are all too familiar with how that series ended, with Calgary beating Buffalo…
NLL: Rambo’s OT goal spells victory for Wings in home opener
First and foremost, Kiel Matisz will be fine, according to Paul Day. The Philadelphia Wings head coach and general manager updated the media on Matisz’s status during a post-game press conference. Matisz, diving for the net, took a hard hit that left him curled up in the crease. He did not move for a few minutes before two trainers physically removed from the game and down the tunnel. The Wings captain…
NLL: Thunderbirds win thrilling OT game against Rush
Rhys Duch wasn’t even supposed to play, but his hat trick led the Halifax Thunderbirds to a 12-11 overtime victory against the Saskatchewan Rush in Halifax on Saturday night. The 13-year veteran said he was supposed to be scratched for the first time in his career until captain Cody Jamieson got hurt in warm-up. Duch was told 10 minutes before game time that he was playing. “We all gotta be…
2021-22 PREVIEW: Saskatchewan Rush
When COVID-19 abruptly ended the 2020 season, the Saskatchewan Rush were in first place in the West Division, just as they had been in every other season since 2014. Let that sink in for a moment: The Saskatoon Rush led their division during the regular season for five consecutive years and also won the division while in Edmonton in 2014 and 2015. Along the way, they have gone to the…
2021-22 PREVIEW: Toronto Rock
When the NLL season kicks off this weekend, the Toronto Rock will return to the floor with a new home, and some new faces. The biggest change, of course, is a return to the city of their birth. Sort of. The Ontario Raiders joined the NLL in 1998 and played one season at then Copps Coliseum before moving down the QEW in 1999 to become the Toronto Rock, playing at…
2021-22 PREVIEW: Buffalo Bandits
Well, a new season is upon us, and Buffalo Bandits fans have a lot to be excited about. First and foremost, it will be the first full season since the shortened 2019-2020 campaign. The last game the Bandits played was March 8th 2020, which was an 11-9 loss to Halifax. If you compare the roster from that game to present day, a lot is the same. However, there were many…