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Breaking: League Adopts Unified Standings Format & Updated Playoff Structure for 2023-24 Season

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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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Rock Defeat Knighthawks 10-6

By Jeremy Pike | Staff Writer
Photo Credit Micheline Veluvolu

The Toronto Rock (5-2) took the season series two games to one over the Rochester Knighthawks (2-5) with a 10-6 victory Saturday evening in front of 5,483 fans at the Blue Cross Arena. The Rock were able to rebound from their overtime loss to the Georgia Swarm Friday evening.

“It’s a real big win for us,” said Toronto head coach Matt Sawyer. “Being able to bounce back after a tough loss last night against Georgia. Told the boys in there they might not realize the magnitude of this win until later on in the season. Able to get the tiebreaker on Rochester, it’s almost like a four-point game or whatever you want to call it. Real big win, wasn’t a pretty one but a lot of times from a coaching standpoint, those are the best ones. It was a ‘grind-y’, gritty game and we’re sure happy with the way it ended.”

“We came into a tough building, divisional rival, we were both fighting to take that season series,” said Rock goalie Nick Rose. “For us to come out on top, that’s pretty big for us. The boys are pretty excited.”

“There is some bright spots, but bright spots don’t win you games,” said Rochester forward Dan Dawson. “At some point, you need to put together bright spots throughout the whole game. You can’t have these lulls. Every time we go on these lulls, it seems to really bite us in the butt.”

Without Rose’s performance, there is no telling how that game would have ended for the Rock. While Rochester has struggled to score goals this season, they peppered Rose with 48 shots Saturday night.

“He bails us out on a lot of occasions,” Sawyer said. “He’s a great goalie. He’s our MVP. At the same time, he’s done it so much, that’s the expectation for him and I know he relishes that.”

“I’m seeing the ball pretty well,” Rose said. “They got a lot of shots, but a lot were kind of from outside or whatever. Our defense did a great job. We didn’t give up too many high-scoring chances, makes my job pretty easy.”

Rose was not the only goalie putting on a show on the BCA’s turf Saturday. Knighthawks goalie Matt Vinc had 36 saves and allowed only nine goals (the tenth was an empty-netter by Rose.)

“’V’ played very well,” said Rochester head coach Mike Hasen. “We needed a bounce-back game from him and we got that. He was big, he was making saves that we expect him to make. Defensively, we were okay, put them in spots were ‘V’ can make the saves.”

“The defense and Vno played outstanding tonight,” Dawson said. “They gave up eight, one’s an empty-netter and one’s a penalty shot. We’re putting up six and that’s not going to win you games in this league.

“We’re in a tough spot,” Hasen said. “The ball’s not dropping. We’re having opportunities, we are moving the ball, moving our feet, we are quick, and we can get some opportunities. They weren’t dropping for us. A couple of posts. Those little inches go the other way and we’re not talking about a lack of offense. They’re just struggling to make them drop. I think they’ve just got to fall. There’s opportunities where our hands are free. ‘Rosey’ made some big saves, a couple of backside, stretch out and rob us saves there tonight. Those ones go in, then we’re not talking about that. They’re going to fall and their confidence will start rolling and away we go.”

So how does Rochester’s offense get confidence and get rolling?

“We’re 2-5, and if we had those answers, we’d definitely be better off for it,” Dawson said. “It’s really simple. We’ve got to start burying our chances when we get it. We’ve got to have a little bit better chemistry out there and a little bit better flow. I think guys are squeezing their sticks a little bit, I know I have been. The great thing about it is when you’re in these ruts, you’ve got to be excited to get to rink because the ones that hit the post and go out are going to hit the post and go in.”

Coming into Saturday’s game, Dawson had only one goal and 10 assists in four games. Perhaps his four-point night (2+2) to lead Rochester is a sign of things to come. For now, the highlight-reel behind-the-back one-handed goal serves to show a glimpse of what the man known as “Dangerous Dan” can still do.

“He was moving his feet and he was shooting the ball, distributing the ball,” Hasen said. “That’s the ‘Daws’ we need every night.”

“I’ve been a passenger this whole season,” Dawson said. “Tonight, I wanted to make sure I was going to the net hard, drawing double teams, finding the open guy, and taking shots when I had them, and I thought I did a better job of that. You do self-reflection when you lose, and you make sure ‘I’m accountable for what happens.’ Our record is what it is because guys like me aren’t stepping up. I need to step up even more tomorrow night to win these games.”

The Knighthawks have a quick turnaround, heading south to take on the first-place Georgia Swarm Sunday evening at 6:05 pm ET. The Rock travel to Buffalo to take on the Bandits on February 25.

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