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Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
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Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 9
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Philadelphia
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Sat, Dec 9
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Buffalo
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
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Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
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Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
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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
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WK
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Rochester
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#FaceOffWeekend Game of the Week Previews

It’s been five and a half months, 168 days to be exact, since there’s been on-floor NLL action after the Colorado Mammoth captured the 2022 Cup championship back on June 18, seemingly a lacrosse eternity ago.

That changes Friday as the 2022-23 NLL season gets flying on Face Off Weekend with East Conference rivals the Philadelphia Wings against the Halifax Thunderbirds at Scotiabank Arena in a nationally televised Game of the Week on TSN in Canada and ESPNews in the U.S. (6 pm ET).

Both the Wings and Thunderbirds were playoff teams last season, but were one-and-done after tight one-goal losses in the first round.

For Halifax, Friday’s season opener at The Nest is a chance to start the journey back to the postseason. The Thunderbirds, 7-2 at home last season (11-7 overall), have championship aspirations

“As a team we have many small goals that will lead to our ultimate goal of bringing a championship to Halifax,” says Thunderbirds captain Cody Jamieson, who returns for his 12th NLL season with 823 points in 166 career regular season games. “We would love to have a successful season, getting better each game, hopefully propelling us to some home-floor playoff games. We know our fans give us a distinct advantage.

“Playing in front of our home crowd is always amazing. The city of Halifax has really embraced us. It gives everyone that extra motivation knowing our fans will be going crazy in the stands.”

Looking ahead to Philadelphia, Jamieson says: “We would love nothing more than to win every game we play. That’s the plan going into it. We will put forth our best effort, and we have confidence that we are talented enough to come away with two points.”

For the Wings, who were 5-4 on the road last season (9-9 overall) but 0-2 against the Thunderbirds, Friday’s opener is all about focus.

“Our team is focused on a big weekend in Halifax. It’ll be a tough building to play in Week 1,” says Philadelphia captain, Kiel Matisz, who’s back for his 10th NLL season with 504 points and 712 loose balls in 148 career games. “It’s always great to snatch up early season wins. Road wins are important too.

“We are really focusing on our team processes, and executing our game plan. We want to focus on us this season. Last year, I felt like we were chasing the moments in-game rather than taking advantage of them. We are looking to be better by improving our team’s competitive spirit and preparation.”

Both the Thunderbirds and Wings look a bit different this season. Halifax added two veteran scorers, righty Randy Staats and lefty Ryan Benesch, while Philadelphia lost Kevin Crowley (San Diego) and Corey Small (Toronto) in free agency but replaced their 154 combined points with Joe Resetarits who recorded 111 points last season for Albany.

Face Off Weekend continues Saturday with another Game of the Week on TSN as the Vancouver Warriors travel back east to renew their classic all-Canadian battle with the Toronto Rock at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton (5 pm ET/ESPN+ in the U.S.).

The Rock finished 13-5 last season but lost two one-goal games to Buffalo in the East Conference Finals. The Warriors missed the playoffs at 6-12.

Toronto wants to take that next step this season and Vancouver is the first test.

“It’s very important, it’s the first game of the season and a tone-setter with regards to how you want to play going forward,” says Rock captain Challen Rogers, who’s entering his sixth season with 141 points and 401 loose balls in 80 career games.

“I think whenever you play a game in this league there’s a lot of parity, any team can get a win. I have confidence in our group. It’s a new season. We’re seeing them for the first time and we’re excited for the challenge.”

During the offseason, Toronto added veteran experience on offence in lefty Small and righty Stephen Keogh and on defence with Chris Corbeil (currently injured).

The Warriors, meanwhile, have a new head coach behind the bench with Troy Cordingly and have also added experience and scoring with veteran righty Shawn Evans.

“Both Troy and Shawn have been great additions to the team. They both bring intensity and obsession of winning mentality which is contagious,” says Vancouver captain and defender Brett Mydske, a three-time NLL Cup champion who’s starting his 12th season and second with the Warriors.

“Starting on the road against a talented team like the Rock will be a big test for us. They were one of the top teams in the league last year and they are a tough team to beat at home. The Rock has had our number for some time now and we are going to try and change that. Getting a win will help build momentum going forward.

“Last season the second half obviously didn’t go well for us. We had a five-game losing streak and missed out on the playoffs. This year our No. 1 goal is not to be outworked. If we play like that then all our other goals will be achievable. The ultimate goal is to win the championship and that’s how it should be every year.”

Philadelphia’s Matisz agrees with Vancouver’s Mydske, and Halifax’s Jamieson and Toronto’s Rogers also have similar expectations for this season.

“Every team’s goal is to win the championship,” says Matisz. “Ours is the same.”

Faceoff Weekend includes four other games on Saturday with Albany at Buffalo (7:30 pm ET), San Diego at New York (7:30 pm ET), Rochester at Georgia (8 pm ET) and Colorado at Saskatchewan (8:30 pm ET). All games are available on ESPN+ in the United States and on TSN’s digital properties, TSN.ca and the TSN App in Canada.

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