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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
20:30:00
San Diego
Panther City
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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Gloves Off: Matt Hossack

The National Lacrosse League is home to the best box lacrosse players in the world. They are at the top of their game, put on stellar athletic performances and have diehard, competitive attitudes. 

With lacrosse action suspended until the pandemic has subsided, NLL players have been missing the game fiercely. Thankfully, they have stayed busy in their day-to-day lives. They’ve spent more time with friends and family, honed different types of skills, and remained grounded during this tumultuous moment in history. 

Gloves Off is a 13-installment series that peels back the layers of our athletes to uncover more about their lifestyle and personal lives, learning about their hobbies, passions and more, with the goal of making them inherently more relatable to their fans. 


Given the choice, Matt Hossack would rather be in the woods. It’s a kind of a safe-haven for the Saskatchewan Rush defender, away from the hustle and bustle of the everyday world. The woods are full of happy memories from childhood; they’re still full of adventure.

Hossack, the 27-year old defender from Port Perry, Ontario, fondly remembers portaging trips with his family to Algonquin Park, one of Ontario’s biggest campgrounds.

Portaging isn’t just camping; instead of making one campground and staying put, the Hossack’s would traverse from river to river, carrying their supplies – canoe included – with them the whole way.

“Our shortest trips were three days; that’s really the minimum to have enough time to get at least one day where you’re not travelling with full gear,” he said. “The food barrel ends up being about 100 lbs. for a group of four.” Add the food to the weight of the canoe, to the tents and to everyone’s pack with their supplies for a 3-5 day trip. It’s a lot.

The family had two canoes; Hossack would share one with his older brother Graeme (of the Halifax Thunderbirds) and their dad would share one with younger brother Gavin.

They’ve enjoyed areas around the Kawartha Lakes where there’s a large number of portaging trails connecting multiple rivers and lakes, but Algonquin is the favourite.

Located near Canada’s capital city of Ottawa, Algonquin Park is almost 7700 square kilometres (or 3000 square miles) and it includes 2400 lakes and 1200 km of river. You can camp, canoe, bike, hike, swim, ski, snowmobile, fish or almost any other outdoor activity you can think of. The park is significant for its natural and cultural history.

“We’ve seen moose, beavers, we come across snakes every once in a while. Osprey and all kinds of birds. We see bald eagles off in the distance occasionally. We always fish and catch some trout. Having fresh trout over the campfire is a real treat,” Hossack said.

He’s never come across any bears while portaging, but has seen one or two while day camping.

Once, Graeme found a snake in his boot after the group had taken off their footwear to let them dry on a beach.

“Why is there so much shoelace here?” he asked, before realizing. Luckily it was a harmless garter snake. It was a good lesson to learn.

But now, the family is scattered.

“Before the pandemic I wasn’t the type of person to check in with my parents on a regular basis but since things have been shut down I’ve tried to call them every week or two to stay in touch and see how they are,” Hossack said.

It’s harder to plan trips these days, with Matt living in Buffalo and Graeme in Orangeville, where he teaches at The Hill Academy. They’ve been missing the opportunity to portage during the pandemic.

“My parents have most of the gear,” he said sadly. “There’s also not much portaging infrastructure in New York. The trails aren’t quite as well kept and you need to do a bit more bushwhacking through the unkempt trails. It can be a bit more difficult.”

He and his fiancé Jess did get outdoors, though, hiking through the Catskills, including Slide Mountain. She’s been on portaging trips before, too.

“Jess takes the brunt of the bugs when we’re out,” Hossack laughed. “They always flock to her, so we’re happy to have her with us.”

Hossack said he and Graeme would love to plan a longer trip for just the two of them. There’s a river on the north side of Algonquin Park that includes whitewater that they want to try.

A solo trip isn’t out of the question, either. “It’d be really cool to say you did a solo trip. I think I would enjoy the challenge. It can be dangerous, so part of the challenge is staying composed the whole time.”

Hossack was drafted 14th overall in 2016 and has played his whole career with the Rush so far, helping them win the 2018 NLL Cup. In 51 games over four seasons, he’s scooped 216 loose balls and contributed 38 points.

Hossack grew up in the Whitby minor lacrosse system, starting at three-years-old. He joined older brother Graeme falling in love with the game.

“If Graeme was doing it, I had to do it,” he said.

Younger brother Gavin, however, wasn’t a fan of the sport and only lasted a year.

“He didn’t enjoy it,” Hossack chuckled. “When it was his shift, he’d go on the floor and then go stand right at the back door until the shift change came.”

When the boys had a tournament to attend, the family would choose to camp instead of staying in a hotel.

“We always had a big group when we were travelling to tournaments across Ontario. Everybody would bring their fishing gear and bikes so we’d always be busy between games. I always enjoyed that aspect of it. Our whole team would end up camping together; bonding around the campfire is a great experience. There are fewer rules than in a hotel, too, so you have that freedom to go play mini-sticks and be loud.”

Hossack played for the powerhouse Jr. A Whitby Warriors in 2013, winning the Minto Cup alongside not only his brother, but the likes of future NLL stars Dan Lintner, Reilly O’Connor, Austin Shanks, Mitch de Snoo, Alex Buque and Chad Tutton, as well as current Rush teammates Mark Matthews, Curtis Knight, Ryan Keenan and Jordi Jones-Smith. Derek Keenan was also the coach of that Whitby team.

Hossack said it has been difficult to be away from the game and his teammates for so long.

“With the season being cancelled so suddenly, we didn’t realize it was the last time we’d see each other. If we knew it was our last night, we would have stayed up together the whole night.”

He’s been keeping in shape by playing wall ball, but is looking forward to playing at a competitive level again.

“Being back on the floor and seeing everyone will be exciting. We’ll have a very good looking team, a very familiar looking team, come the 2021-22 season.”

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