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22:00:00
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22:00:00
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Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
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Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
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Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
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Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
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Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
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3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
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Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
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Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
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WK
4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
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Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
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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
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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
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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
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Rochester
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For Jeff Shattler, This Season Is About His Nephew Nathan

When Saskatchewan Rush forward Jeff Shattler showed up for his 16th and final National Lacrosse League training camp back in November, the former NLL Most Valuable Player, Transition Player of the Year, NLL Cup Most Valuable Player and two-time NLL champion brought with him a stick for this season that certainly caught the attention of his teammates.

“They were like what are you using this year?” said Shattler.

What the 37-year-old Shattler has been using is an Evo Warp head with an Epoch custom-made “Shattler Lacrosse Academy” shaft.  The head is dyed in colors of Autism Awareness because his five-year old nephew, Nathan, is on the Autism spectrum.  Nathan and his family live in the Toronto suburb of Mississauga in Ontario and was diagnosed with the disorder in December of 2020.

Shattler is on a mission this season to help Nathan and to raise awareness for the disorder that impacts the nervous system and impairs one’s ability to communicate and interact.

“Being that it’s my last year, it can be a little bit more special,” said Shattler.

As part of the NLL Unites, the NLL’s overarching social responsibility program, Shattler is going to have a drawing at the end of the season for his stick.  All you have to do in order to enter the drawing is make a $20 donation on Shattler’s website: www.shattlerlacrosseacademy.com.

On the site, there is a link to the Go Fund Me page or you can click here.

“It’s a pretty nice stick,” said Shattler.  “I enjoy it.  I think it’s going to be a really good gift for somebody or a really good draw prize for somebody to win.  This is my 16th year as a pro so this stick will mean a lot to me but I think it means a lot more that I’m raising awareness and giving back to my nephew.”

All proceeds will go towards Nathan’s schooling and therapy costs.

“I was trying to think of something that I can do to help him,” said Shattler.  “I didn’t realize how expensive it is to come to the needs of an autistic child.  It’s $150 to $200 an hour for therapy.  He does 8 hours a week.  So, you just do the math on that alone.”

Shattler has been working closely with his sister, Cindy Noel, on ways to help out her son. This project hits home for him because the money raised will go directly to Nathan’s care and Shattler is helping raise funds and awareness for his nephew by playing the sport that he loves.

Not just for Nathan, but for everybody who is on the spectrum.

“It’s just to raise awareness and also I can help out my nephew in any way possible,” said Shattler.  “Obviously this is something that comes close to home for myself and my family.  I thought why not…give it a whirl.  I’ve had a lot of good response regarding it.”

A big part of that good response was from his teammates and coaches with the Rush.

After that initial query at training camp about the stick, everyone on the team soon learned about what Shattler was doing and they immediately were on board with whatever was needed.

“My team…they’re a great bunch of guys,” said Shattler.  “They just asked how they could help out and they support the cause. They’re like a family so there’s 100% support in this going forward and I love them for that.”

And the outpouring of support didn’t just come from Shattler’s own team but also from other teams in the NLL as well as those involved in both Canada and the United States who are involved in lacrosse.

It doesn’t matter if you’re a player, coach, parent or fan.  Everyone involved is family.

“That’s why I love this league,” said Shattler.  “The players in it are just a bunch of good guys that always have each other’s backs if we need them.  It is a beautiful game, the game of lacrosse.  But lacrosse is a small community.  It’s a very special thing to see a bunch of lacrosse parents from all over North America coming together for a certain cause.”

And that cause is to raise awareness for a disorder that does not have a cure but carries a high price tag for treatment.

According to the organization Autism Speaks, the cost of caring for Americans with Autism had reached $268 billion in 2015 and is expected to rise to $461 billion by 2025.  The CDC reports that 1 in every 44 children in the United States are diagnosed with Autism each year.

A report released in 2019 by the Public Health Agency of Canada shows that approximately 1 in every 66 children and youth are diagnosed with Autism every year. There is no one cause given the symptoms and severity vary. Research suggests that autism develops from a combination of genetic, nongenetic, or environmental influences. There is no cure for autism.

Raising awareness for autism and helping his nephew, Nathan, is a primary objective for Jeff Shattler during his final season in the National Lacrosse League.  He has scored 342 regular season goals during his illustrious career playing for the Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks and Saskatchewan Rush, but none are more important to him at this moment than the five he has scored this season using a stick that is raising money for Nathan’s treatment costs.

Are there some more goals in that stick before somebody win’s the drawing?

“I sure hope so,” said Shattler.

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