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

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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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

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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NLL: Thunderbirds rally for a come-from-behind victory against the FireWolves

Clarke Petterson celebrates a goal for the Thunderbirds as teammate Randy Staats looks on.
December 30, 2024

The Halifax Thunderbirds looked finished.  They were down 9-3 to the Albany FireWolves with six minutes left in the third quarter in front of 10,595 quiet fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The likelihood of a comeback was slim, as the Thunderbirds always have trouble scoring against Albany. They’ve only beaten the FireWolves once in six all-time meetings coming into this game. If that wasn’t bad enough, the…

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