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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
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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Previewing the Alterna Cup

Hang on to your tuques action-starved box lacrosse fans because the all-Canadian, Alterna Cup is ready to take off eh.

North of the border boxla bragging rights are a big deal.

“There is always that extra level of excitement when we play another Canadian team,” says Saskatchewan Rush captain and transition/defender Chris Corbeil. “It adds another layer of motivation.”

The in-season competition between the five National Lacrosse League (NLL) franchises based in the Great White North starts tonight as the Rush visit the Halifax Thunderbirds at Scotiabank Centre as part of Face Off Weekend in what could also be an early preview of this season’s NLL Cup finals.

For the Thunderbirds, tonight’s tilt against the Rush is definitely a game that has been circled on the calendar.

“We do have a history between our clubs,” says Halifax captain and forward Cody Jamieson. “Over the past few years, they’ve definitely set the bar.”

The Alterna Cup was introduced during the 2019-20 season before it was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and included an instant classic between the Rush and Thunderbirds in Halifax on February 15, 2020 with Saskatchewan winning 16-15 in thrilling overtime fashion.

In that back-and-forth battle Jamieson held a hot hand offensively with a 9-point performance with 3 goals and 6 assists, while Corbeil played an outstanding two-way game collecting 1 goal, 2 assists and 7 loose balls.

Jamieson is also referring to the Rush’s near dominance of the NLL in recent seasons with three league championships in four seasons from 2015 to 2018, including Saskatchewan’s most recent title in 2018.

That 2018 win for the Rush came at the expense of the Thunderbirds franchise, who were then based in Rochester as the original Knighthawks. The two franchises also met in 2012 with the then Knighthawks beating the Rush, who at the time played in Edmonton. Rochester’s 2012 championship was the start of a three-peat dynasty, the only franchise in league history to claim that title.

So there’s some history between the two teams, as well as family-type feuds with and between the other three Canadian clubs: the Toronto Rock, Vancouver Warriors and 2019 NLL Champion Calgary Roughnecks.

“Our rivalries against Calgary and Halifax stand out the most to me,” says Corbeil. “Our longstanding rivalry with the Roughnecks dates back to the Rush’s time in Edmonton, and both teams have consistently found themselves at the top of the West Division for the last decade or so.

“Our rivalry with Halifax seems less obvious, but the Rush have played against the Thunderbirds franchise in two NLL championships. We also played against them in what many consider to be the game of the 2019-20 season.”

A new twist on the Alterna Cup competition this season is that every all-Canadian matchup will be available to watch on TSN, with 9 games featured as the NLL Game of the Week on TSN’s linear broadcast. This includes going head-to-head with the hockey on some Saturday nights as well.

Which is a real big deal north of the border.

“Playing a nationally broadcast game is something our players are very excited about,” says Corbeil. “The sport of lacrosse is so exciting and entertaining.

“Having pro lacrosse televised across the entire country provides exposure to a massive audience who otherwise wouldn’t be introduced to it, which grows the game and provides greater opportunity for the next generation of lacrosse players.”

Corbeil and the Rush are also looking forward to their first Alterna Cup home game later this month to show off SaskTel Centre and 12,000-plus rabid green-clad fans.

“The atmosphere at Rush home games is one of the best in all of professional sports,” says Corbeil, “and we’re excited to showcase that to the entire country.

For this season’s Alterna Cup winner it could be sweeter than a hot back-bacon ham and pineapple pizza drizzled with maple syrup. The other four squads? Left out in the cold like lonesome loons on a frozen lake.

Alterna Cup schedule for December (all games on TSN/ET):

Saturday, Dec. 4: Saskatchewan at Halifax, 6 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 10: Toronto at Halifax, 6 p.m.

Saturday, Dec. 11, Calgary at Saskatchewan, 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 17, Saskatchewan at Vancouver, 10:30 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 30, Halifax at Calgary, 9:30 p.m.

Alterna Cup facts:

The season-long competition is based on head-to-head games between the five Canadian clubs. The team with the best winning percentage from those games will be crowned the inaugural champion and receive the Alterna Cup trophy.

The Alterna Cup trophy:

The unique trophy design is based on a vertical geometric cup in the shape of a Canadian maple leaf and sits on an integrated hexagon base. The Cup is cast in bronze and features a golden patina with polished accents.

 

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