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Breaking: League Adopts Unified Standings Format & Updated Playoff Structure for 2023-24 Season

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 1
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Halifax
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Albany
Las Vegas
Fri, Dec 1
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
Calgary
Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
Philadelphia
New York
WK
2
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
Colorado
Georgia
Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
Rochester
Saskatchewan
Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
Las Vegas
Panther City
WK
3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
Philadelphia
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
Halifax
New York
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
San Diego
Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
Vancouver
WK
4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Rochester
WK
5
Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
Buffalo
Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
Rochester
San Diego
Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
Toronto
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
WK
6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
WK
7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
Toronto
Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Panther City
New York
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
Georgia
Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Jan 13
22:00:00
Calgary
Vancouver
WK
8
Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
Georgia
Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
San Diego
Albany
Sat, Jan 20
20:00:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sat, Jan 20
21:00:00
Calgary
Colorado
WK
9
Fri, Jan 26
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Jan 27
18:00:00
Rochester
Halifax
Sat, Jan 27
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
San Diego
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 27
22:00:00
Panther City
Las Vegas
WK
10
Fri, Feb 2
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 2
19:30:00
Vancouver
Georgia
Fri, Feb 2
21:00:00
New York
Calgary
Sat, Feb 3
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
WK
11
Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
Las Vegas
Halifax
Fri, Feb 9
20:00:00
Colorado
Panther City
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Calgary
Toronto
Sat, Feb 10
19:30:00
San Diego
New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
WK
12
Fri, Feb 16
18:30:00
Buffalo
Halifax
Fri, Feb 16
22:00:00
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Sat, Feb 17
19:00:00
Colorado
Albany
Sun, Feb 18
19:00:00
Halifax
Calgary
WK
13
Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
New York
Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Vancouver
Toronto
Sat, Feb 24
19:30:00
Albany
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 24
20:00:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 24
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Calgary
Sun, Feb 25
16:00:00
Georgia
Panther City
WK
14
Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
San Diego
Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Toronto
Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Buffalo
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
WK
15
Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
Vancouver
Albany
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Calgary
Georgia
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 9
17:00:00
Colorado
Toronto
Sat, Mar 9
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
Las Vegas
New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
Halifax
San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
Panther City
Philadelphia
WK
16
Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
Panther City
Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
San Diego
Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
Las Vegas
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Rochester
Albany
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 16
19:30:00
Philadelphia
Georgia
Sat, Mar 16
20:30:00
New York
Saskatchewan
WK
17
Fri, Mar 22
20:00:00
Buffalo
Panther City
Fri, Mar 22
21:00:00
Albany
Calgary
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Halifax
Toronto
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 23
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
New York
Sat, Mar 23
21:00:00
Rochester
Colorado
Sat, Mar 23
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Mar 24
17:30:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
WK
18
Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
Toronto
New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
Vancouver
Las Vegas
WK
19
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Panther City
San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Halifax
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
Las Vegas
Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
Philadelphia
Panther City
WK
20
Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
Calgary
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
San Diego
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
Albany
Panther City
WK
21
Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
Georgia
Fri, Apr 19
22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
Sat, Apr 20
18:00:00
Colorado
Halifax
Sat, Apr 20
19:30:00
Albany
New York
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
Buffalo
Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
Philadelphia
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Cowtown Showdown: Vancouver At Calgary

The Calgary Roughnecks host the Vancouver Stealth at Scotiabank Saddledome for a Canadian rivalry matchup live on TSN1 & TSN GO in Canada and WatchESPN in the U.S. on Saturday at 9 p.m. ET.

While the Stealth seek a total bounceback year, the defending West Division champion Roughnecks are looking to start their season off on the right foot after coming up just shy of NLL glory last season.

“The one word I would say about last season was ‘devastating,’” said Roughnecks head coach Curt Malawsky. “To be 2:14 away from winning a championship is a tough pill to swallow.”

After all, the Roughnecks lost 3-2 to the Rochester Knighthawks in the third and decisive game of the Champion’s Cup last season. But Malawsky does feel it’ll prove to be a learning experience for his team.

“Obviously, there is a sour taste in our mouth,” he said. “Despite the same group of guys we’ve got back, it’s a brand new season and they’ve got to create their own identity “

“What we’re really taking from last year is the experience of getting there. We honestly believe we know what we need to do to get to the top of the mountain and we’re going to slowly start climbing that come Saturday night.”

Roughnecks captain Andrew McBride, now in his 13th season with the ‘Necks, has experienced all the difficulties the National Lacrosse League has to offer and couldn’t agree more with his coach.

“We’ve really got to take that as a learning experience,” he said. “Take some of those lessons about playing in close games, playing in pressure situations and try to transfer them over to this year.”

The Roughnecks won all four contests against the Stealth last season, but Malawsky knows Vancouver made some big moves during the off-season.

“They made a lot of positive changes,” he said. “There a lot better team defensively, I think they got some young legs, they may not be as experienced, but I think as a whole, a lot of things coming out of there are very positive.”

The Stealth signed all six of their 2014 draft picks after going 4-14 last year and missing the playoffs, while the ‘Necks ended their 2014 season with a 12-6 record.

“This is a hungry team (Vancouver) coming in here with a whole different dynamic,” remarked Malawsky. “Historically over the years, in Calgary, they like to play there. They like to play in front of a big crowd and they’ve upset us a few times at home, especially in the Western Final a couple years back. So we’re very motivated and we can’t look by anybody.”

While the Stealth may have made major changes to their line-up, Calgary has virtually left most of their roster untouched, and McBride says now it’s up to the players to prove themselves.

“It showed a lot of confidence in our coaching staff, in our general manager and organization that we kept most of the same group together,” he said. “But it’s going to be an exciting challenge for us, and I think the guys understand the little nuances it takes to be successful. Hopefully we can take those lessons we learned last year and put them into place at the start of this season.”

An announced total of 11,187 Roughnecks fans showed up to the Saddledome for a preseason game against the Rush a couple weeks ago, and McBride says he looks forward to seeing even more on Saturday night.

“Starting at home in front of our crowd, which turned into one of the best home floor advantages in the NLL, is absolutely huge for us,” he said. “We take a lot of pride trying to defend the home turf and it’ll be a good opportunity to start that on Saturday night.”

Last year, the Stealth suffered through a 4­-14 season and on the outside looking in when the National Lacrosse League playoffs began while Calgary went to the Champion’s Cup Finals.

But that was last year, as the Stealth can point out, as the runner­ups in the 2013 Champion’s Cup themselves.

The Roughnecks were up by a pair of goals with 2:14 to play in the Champion’s Cup final, only to see Rochester score three unanswered goals.

“The one word I would use to describe last year would be devastating,” said Calgary coach Curt Malawsky. “To be 2:14 away from winning a title is a tough pill to swallow.

“Obviously there is a sour taste in our mouths.”

The Stealth went 0­-4 against Calgary and were 1-­8 on the road.

“Last year was a tough year, we just feel some of the guys had off years,” admitted Dan Perreault, who begins his first season as the Stealth head coach. He previously was the team’s offensive coach.

“Some of the returning guys are hungry, you can see it in their eyes,” he said. “They came into camp in great shape and have been working hard.”

The Stealth return 11 players from last year’s squad, but made some key offseason additions, most notably adding Johnny Powless and Joel McCready in a draft­day trade.

The acquisitions should give the Stealth more depth on offense — they were the second lowest scoring team in the league — to boost what was an anemic attack.

On defense, the team will be without captain Kyle Sorensen, who had off-season knee surgery. To fill the void, they added Rory Smith and Tyler Burton.

Another defender, Curtis Hodgson — who has played the most games for the Stealth in their history — will wear the ‘C’.

Hodgson said the key is to incorporate the new bodies.

“We have to play as a group to be successful,” he said, adding that the team has a tough test in their opener. “Calgary, in my opinion, probably has the best offensive group in the league. They work really well together and have good chemistry and have been playing together a long time.”

Perreault added that while the Stealth may have several new faces, they players they have brought in are not short on experience.

“A lot of the new guys, they do have experience,” he said. “Our challenge is to make sure are all on the same page.”

“We just have to take it one step at a time and not get too far ahead of ourselves.”

Malawsky figures the Stealth should return to form this season after a down year. The club won the Champion’s Cup in 2010 and was runner­up in both 2011 and 2013. “They made a lot of positive changes; they are a lot better defensively and they have some young legs,” he said.

“They might not be as experienced, but I think as a whole…there are a lot of positive things coming out with the additions and the changes that they made.”

Story by Kassidy Collins (@RoughnecksBeat) & Gary Ahuja (@VanStealthBeat) for NLL.com.

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