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WK
1
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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The Alterna Cup to be Decided Tonight

It’s NLL Superhero Scenario Part 2 this weekend.

Tom “Captain America” Schreiber and the 11-5 Toronto Rock (-1.5; O/U 22.5) host Graeme “Cyborg” Hossack and the 9-6 Halifax Thunderbirds in a crucial East Conference clash at FirstOntario Centre on Saturday in the Sports Interaction Game of the Week on TSN3 (7pm ET/ESPN+).

Schreiber and the Rock can simultaneously clinch a home playoff date and spoil the Thunderbirds’ second attempt at clinching the all-Canadian Alterna Cup with a win against Halifax on Saturday.

“Home-floor advantage is certainly something we are after,” says Schreiber, the league’s 2017 Rookie of the Year who is tied for this season’s goal-scoring lead with 41 goals in 14 games. “Our fans have been amazing all year. We would love to play in front of them come playoff time.”

Last weekend it was Calgary Roughnecks captain Curtis “Superman” Dickson living up to his superhero nickname with 8 goals and 14 points in games against Halifax and Panther City, including a six-goal sock trick against Panther City.

Calgary will capture the Alterna Cup with a Toronto win/Halifax loss. Halifax needs the win, and then some help later on Saturday from Vancouver to defeat Calgary, to come out on top with the inaugural maple leaf trophy.

The Rock are 0-2 against the Thunderbirds this season, both losses coming early on in December (11-7 road loss) and January (14-13 setback in OT at home) as part of a 3-3 start to the season. Schreiber scored five goals in the two losses to Halifax.

Since then Toronto has gone 8-2 including winning three straight and five of their past six games.

“We are focused on peaking at the right time,” Schreiber says. “We have been taking a week-by-week approach. We’ve done a nice job of handling adversity [and] finding ways to win games even if we are not at our best. We’re focused on playing our game and executing to the best of our ability. It starts with hustle and playing as a team.”

Hossack, the NLL’s three-time reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and the Thunderbirds are looking to slow down Schreiber and the Rock despite losing last week at Calgary and dropping five of their past six games.

“This weekend is another opportunity to prove to ourselves what we’re capable of and get back into the win column,” says Hossack, who has two goals (one short-handed), 11 points, 110 loose balls and 12 forced turnovers in 15 games this season. “All we can focus on right now is what we can control.

“Overall we still have a strong record. Five losses from the past six games doesn’t sound the best, but the NLL is a league where any team can win on any given weekend. We have been overthinking the past few games because of the previous losses, rather than just playing our game and trusting our instincts.”

Hossack hopes he and his Halifax teammates can draw on their experiences from earlier wins over Toronto.

“We started the season out with a lot of confidence, which I think is important for beating a team like Toronto,” Hossack says. “They’re a strong team that is playing very well right now. We just need to work hard and trust our systems and get back to playing Thunderbirds lacrosse again. This weekend versus Toronto is a chance to gain some confidence back leading into the playoffs.”

Schreiber, meanwhile, is looking for his Rock to get on a roll offensively. Toronto, with the league’s best home power-play at 52.6 percent, is scoring 11.38 goals per game. The Rock are also the NLL’s best defensive team, giving up only 9.50 goals per game.

“We struggled to find our rhythm on offence last week. We are looking to get back on track,” says Schreiber, who attributes this season’s goal-scoring prowess to: “A lot of support from our staff. We’ve done a lot of film work and prep this season. It’s been a massive help for me.”

Halifax’s defence led by Hossack isn’t too shabby either, fourth best in the league, giving up 10.47 goals per game.

“Our goal as a defence is to be as consistent as possible,” Hossack says. “We want to limit teams’ shots and trust our offence to do their thing. I think it will take a full team effort, defence and offence, to win a championship.”

Saturday is Indigenous Heritage Night at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, and the Rock will be wearing special alternate jerseys, shorts, helmets and other gear to celebrate the Creator’s Game and the area’s unique connection to the game of lacrosse. Fans can bid on the items here.

Toronto has also donned black-and-gold Hamilton-inspired Steel City jerseys this season for their home in Hamilton.

The Thunderbirds debuted alternate orange Every Child Matters jerseys in their season opener and have worn ECM shoulder patches and helmet stickers all season to honour and remember those who suffered through the residential school system, including owner Curt Styres mother, who passed away earlier this season.

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