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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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Panther City Lacrosse Club Will Be Fort Worth’s Team In A Crowded North Texas Sports Market

There are already a number of professional sports franchises in the North Texas region.  The Dallas Cowboys, Texas Rangers and Dallas Wings play in Arlington while Dallas is home to both the Dallas Mavericks and Dallas Stars. Fort Worth is part of this region, but until recently, the 13th largest city in the country and the single fastest-growing large city in America (according to the 2020 U.S. Census) has been devoid of a professional sports franchise.

That it is until now.

The National Lacrosse League will welcome Panther City Lacrosse Club as an expansion team for the upcoming season and they will play at the brand-new, 14,000 seat Dickies Arena that opened in November of 2019.

“This is Fort Worth’s team,” said Greg Bibb, President and CEO of Panther City LC.  “While we market the team as a North Texas lacrosse team, really we’re trying to engage the Fort Worth community and recognize that Panther City Lacrosse Club as a community asset.  We’re the only professional team that calls the city home.”

Bibb is also the President and CEO of the WNBA’s Dallas Wings, also owned by Panther City LC Majority Owner Bill Cameron.  When the ownership group was looking to add a second sports franchise to their portfolio, a National Lacrosse League franchise was a very attractive option because North Texas is a fast-growing youth lacrosse market.

“In some cases, there are too many kids that want to play and not enough adults who have played to administer and coach,” said Bibb.  “We’re very bullish on the game here in North Texas and then from a National Lacrosse League perspective, the great thing about this sport is obviously it’s lacrosse and speaks to the lacrosse community but it’s also a lot of hockey and a lot of basketball.”

So why the name “Panther City Lacrosse Club”?

Fort Worth is referred to as “Panther City” because the panther has a presence throughout the city limits including statues of the large cat sleeping quietly throughout downtown Fort Worth as well as the Panther Island Pavilion and Panther Island Brewing Company. The association between Fort Worth and a panther can also be traced back to 1875 when a newspaper columnist wrote about a river overflowing and driving out a panther who would wander the streets during the night.

So, after the NLL awarded their 14th franchise to Fort Worth in July of 2020, it was a no-brainer to indoctrinate “Panther” into the team’s name.

In November 2020, the team would be named “Panther City Lacrosse Club”.

And now Fort Worth has a team of its own that will also be a part of a very busy professional sports calendar to attract fans from among the 7.5 million people who live in North Texas.

“There is a lot of competition in terms of professional sports, collegiate sports and just a heck of a lot of things to do because it’s a vibrant marketplace,” said Bibb.  “Finding our way, generating awareness and making sure people know we’re here is easier said than done so that’s on us to make sure people understand that this world-class lacrosse team is playing down the road in Fort Worth at Dickies Arena.”

Panther City LC will become the first team to play in the state of Texas in the NLL’s 35-year history. The sport of lacrosse has grown both geographically and demographically throughout the United States and it is picking up steam in Texas.  The objective for Panther City is to get lacrosse sticks into as many kids as possible and specifically in the hands of children who may never have been introduced to the sport before.

Lacrosse continues to find a pathway into regions that traditionally haven’t been “lacrosse markets” and that includes Texas.

“It’s no longer a ‘private school for the well-off only’ sport,” said Bibb.  “It is now played coast to coast and fortunately I think for the sport and society in general, is played by all walks of life and all demographics.  That is a big part of what we’re trying to do here with our team.  We want to be in the top of that lacrosse pyramid for North Texas.”

While the management and the front office staff works hard to introduce the team to the marketplace while also establishing grassroots efforts, the lacrosse staff led by Vice-President of Lacrosse Operations and General Manager Bob Hamley and Head Coach Tracey Kelusky have been busy putting together what the entire organization is hoping will be a competitive team in their first season of play.

Hamley is one of a select group of people to have won an NLL championship as a player, as a coach and as an executive and that makes him a very significant hire for an expansion team in a new box lacrosse market like North Texas.

“We’re fortunate to have someone whose resume is unmatched in terms of his ability to be a part of and drive, coach, and create winning clubs,” said Bibb.   “Make no mistake about it…winning in this league is hard.  This is the best lacrosse league in the world with the best lacrosse players on the face of the planet.  I’m confident we will have a competitive team from game one when we take the field in Philadelphia on December 4th.”

Six days later, Panther City LC will play their inaugural home game when they welcome West Division rival, Vancouver Warriors to Dickies Arena. By that point, there will have been two years of planning and marketing a new team to a new market for the sport.  The gameday experience will be important and the continued efforts in the community will be crucial to the long-term connection of the franchise to the market.

But a winning team will also go a long way to building a fan base.

“That’s job one,” said Bibb.  “You have to have a competitive team.  Ideally you want to win more games at home than you lose but also, it’s on the plate of the business side of the operation to make sure that we are driving awareness around the team.”

What started as an idea turned into securing a franchise.  That was in July of 2020 and that was followed a few months later with naming of the team.  And now, the waiting is almost over…in fact, it’s now down to just a matter of weeks.

And the excitement level?

“It’s high,” said Bibb.  “For me personally, it’s a journey that began two years ago with an idea of pursuing an additional property for our company.  It’s a very exciting time for us.”

Welcome to professional sports Fort Worth!  Panther City Lacrosse Club is your team in a busy North Texas sports market.   It’s an exciting time for the community to welcome a sport like lacrosse that continues to grow all over the country.

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