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Thunderbirds stay dangerous in the playoff race with a win over the Knighthawks

April 5, 2026

The Halifax Thunderbirds defeated the Rochester Knighthawks 15-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax to keep themselves tight in the playoff race. It was an excellent win for the 100th game in Halifax Thunderbirds’ history. The Thunderbirds came into this game with six wins and nine losses (6-9), right behind the Rochester Knighthawks, who were 6-8. Both teams are chasing the Las Vegas Desert Dogs for the…

Rock defeat Thunderbirds in overtime

March 14, 2026

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The Toronto Rock take a thrilling overtime game 14-13 against the Halifax Thunderbirds at the Scotiabank Centre on Friday night in Halifax, N.S. Six minutes into overtime, Rock forward Josh Dawick fired the ball from the outside to win the game. “I came over the top, and they didn’t really press out as much on my hands. So my hands were free a little bit, I knew there was…

Thunderbirds come back to defeat Desert Dogs 13-11

Halifax Thunderbirds' Graeme Hossack and Clarke Petterson celebrate a goal during the Halifax Thunderbirds 17-16 win over the Ottawa Black Bears on March 21, 2025 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax.

March 8, 2026

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The Halifax Thunderbirds win their second straight game, defeating the Las Vegas Desert Dogs 13-11 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. The Thunderbirds were down 5-1 eight minutes into the second quarter, but outscored Las Vegas 12-6 the rest of the way to win the game. “I think it was a lot of perseverance. We were down 5-1 pretty early, but just talking after the game, we were like…

Smith’s late goal propels Bandits over Thunderbirds

February 15, 2026

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The Buffalo Bandits defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 11-10 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. It was a battle between two struggling teams. Buffalo came into the game losing four straight, while Halifax had lost three in a row. Buffalo started strong, being up 8-3 10 minutes into the second quarter. But their offence ran dry, and Halifax battled back to tie the game at 10 with 3:43…

Strong defence and goaltending lead to Georgia’s win over Halifax

Nolan Byrne jumps over the crease and scores his first of four goals on the night as the Georgia Swarm defeat the Halifax Thunderbirds 11-7 on Saturday night at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S.

February 1, 2026

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The Georgia Swarm limited the Halifax Thunderbirds to one goal in the second half to win their third straight game 11-7 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think it is just settling in games, and we’re really offensively and defensively starting to know our roles and mesh together really well. It is a great environment in our locker room and we’re making it work on the floor, ” said…

NLL: Austin Shanks burns former team in Saskatchewan’s game one win

Saskatchewan's Austin Shanks dives over the crease to score one of six goals during the Saskatchewn Rush's 16-7 victory over the Haifax Thunderbirds in NLL semi-final action at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. Photo by James Bennett.

May 4, 2025

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Former Halifax Thunderbird, Austin Shanks, scored six goals in the Saskatchewan Rush’s 16-7 win over the Thunderbirds during game one of the NLL semi-final match-up at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, N.S. Shanks scored a hat trick in the first quarter, and another hat trick in the third quarter to propel the Rush to victory. Shanks was a Thunderbird for the past four seasons but signed with the Rush in…

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,”…

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…

NLL: The Halifax Thunderbirds win a shoot-out against the Ottawa Black Bears

March 23, 2025

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The Halifax Thunderbirds narrowly beat the Ottawa Black Bears 17-16 on Friday night in front of 9,547 fans at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “It obviously wasn’t pretty. We just trusted our guys and made plays when we did. We had a bunch of players step up and make some great individual efforts,” said Thunderbirds defender Graeme Hossack. “(Drew) Hutchison stepping in was awesome today, and that’s all we can…

NLL: A dominant first quarter propels Thunderbirds to victory over Rush

Halifax Thunderbird Jake Withers celebrates a goal by standing on a ledge on the boards as Saskatchewan Rush captain Ryan Keenan looks on.

March 16, 2025

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Halifax Thunderbirds used a nine-goal first quarter to propel themselves to victory, defeating the Saskatchewan Rush 17-9 on Friday night in front of a sold-out crowd of 10,595 at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. “I think we came out with a lot of energy coming off a loss. Also, avenging a loss to these guys earlier in the year, we had a lot of juice coming into this game,” said…

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