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BUF at SD - Sat. 10pm ET on ESPNews Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Mar 25
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 25
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Mar 25
21:30:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Buffalo
San Diego
Sat, Mar 25
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 25
22:30:00
Rochester
Las Vegas
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
19:00:00
New York
Georgia
Fri, Mar 31
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Colorado
Fri, Mar 31
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sat, Apr 1
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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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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