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WK
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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
Rochester
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Lacrosse Magazine: Nll West Preview

The National Lacrosse League’s 30th anniversary season opened up with two thrillers as part of NLL Face Off Weekend 2016 presented by New Era Cap which continues with four more openers this weekend. Preview the West Division with projections from NLL Hall of Fame writer Neil Stevens on Lacrosse Magazine below as teams begin their quest for the Champion’s Cup.

Here’s a team-by-team breakdown of the West Division, in projected order of finish.

1. SASKATCHEWAN RUSH

2015 Record: 13-5 (in Edmonton)
Playoffs: Beat Toronto in Champion’s Cup finals
Plus/Minus: +64

Top Two
Mark Matthews 53g 62a
Robert Church 37g, 55a

GM/Coach: Derek Keenan
Captain: Chris Corbeil

Last Champion’s Cup Title: 2015

Draft: Added depth on left side of offense by selecting forward Dan Taylor (Lehigh) 12th overall. He could free up Riley Loewen to play more of a transition role. … Added goaltending depth by taking Doug Buchan out of Burlington (Ont.) Junior A club 18th overall.

Major Changes: Pro lacrosse ventures into virgin territory of prairie province of Saskatchewan. … Forward Curtis Knight returns after missing 2015 season rehabbing from a knee injury. Knight led Rush with 35 goals in 2014.

Overview: The Rush started slowly last season and still wound up four wins clear of runner-up Colorado, and there was no doubt in the championship series that they were better than Toronto. Keenan has built a roster that could dominate the league for years.

2. CALGARY ROUGHNECKS

2015 Record: 7-11
Playoffs: Lost to Edmonton in West finals
Plus/Minus: -5

Top Two
Shawn Evans 47g, 83a (traded to New England)
Curtis Dickson 48g, 45a

Last Champion’s Cup Title: 2009

GM: Mike Board
Coach: Curt Malawsky
Captain: Mike Carnegie 

Draft: The Roughnecks got two exceptional forwards in Denver star Wes Berg at No. 3 and Georgetown captain Reilly O’Connor at No. 7. They then selected at No. 13 Drexel grad Mitch de Snoo, a defenseman who can play a transition role. (Calgary traded de Snoo to Buffalo for transition player Brandon Goodwin on Monday.) At draft position 15, Board took 18-year-old Coquitlam (B.C) goalie Christian Del Bianco.

Major Changes: The retirement of captain Andrew McBride, release of faceoff specialist Geoff Snider and trade departure of league scoring champion and MVP Shawn Evans shook things up like an 8.0-level earthquake. … Crease crasher Tyler Digby, who scored 38 goals last season, arrived in the Evans deal and he and Berg augment the right side. … Lefty forward Daryl Veltman went to Buffalo as a free agent, so O’Connor will try to earn that spot. … Veteran defender Jeff Moleski left as a free agent to Vancouver. … With two back-end openings, De Snoo is expected to get one of them.

Overview: Look for the Roughnecks to get back over .500. This franchise has never missed the playoffs, and it will stretch that streak through another season and be a formidable postseason foe.

3. COLORADO MAMMOTH

2015 Record: 9-9
Playoffs: Lost to Calgary in West Division semifinal
Plus/Minus: -6

Top Two
Adam Jones 51g, 42a
John Grant Jr. 34g, 57a

Last Champion’s Cup Title: 2006

GM: Steve Govett
Coaches: Dan Stroup, Chris Gill, Pat Coyle
Captain: Dan Coates

Draft: Waited until fourth round for a pick and selected Bryce Sweeting, who played defense with the Mammoth’s Robert Hope on the Peterborough (Ontario) junior team.

Major Changes: Free agents Callum Crawford and Greg Downing arrived from the Swarm via free agency. Crawford, whose output dropped last season when he was hampered by injuries, had a 95-point season three years ago. Govett hopes that is the player he’s getting. … Signed forward Jamie Lincoln after he was released by New England. … Released defender Dan Ball.

Overview: Back-end improvements are a necessity if the Mammoth are to take the next step.

4. VANCOUVER STEALTH

2015 Record: 5-13
Playoffs: Missed playoffs for second straight season
Plus/Minus: -54

Top Two
Rhys Duch 42g, 62a
Corey Small 32g, 43a

Last Champion’s Cup Title: 2010

GM: Doug Locker
Coach: Dan Perreault
Captain: Curtis Hodgson 

Draft: Locker got a couple of impressive forwards at the 19 and 21 spots. Jordan Durston helped the Six Nations Arrows win the last two Canadian junior championships. The lefty forward is a digger who can do much more than set picks. Shayne Adams, out of Detroit, is small but can score.

Major Changes: Tyler Richards’ retirement leaves the goaltending in the hands of youngsters Eric Penney and Cody Hagedorn. … Local product Garrett Billings, a former MVP finalist, joins the right side of the attack in place of Tyler Digby, the man sent to New England to get Billings. … Defender Jeff Moleski left Calgary to return to the Stealth as a free agent. … Defender Matt Beers returns after sitting out 2015. … Transition man Tyler Hass is on injured reserve until February. … Former captain Kyle Sorensen moves behind the bench as assistant coach in charge of the defense.

Overview: Injuries afflicted the defense in 2015. If the Stealth can play with a full deck this winter and get good goaltending from the least experienced goaltending tandem in the league, they’ll win more often. That’s a big if.

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