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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET 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
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
HT
00:00
Buffalo
5
Toronto
11
Q1
09:21
Albany
2
Panther City
0
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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The FireWolves Are Excited To Bring Box Lacrosse Back To Albany

When you think about strong lacrosse markets in the United States, places like Long Island, Syracuse, Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, Rhode Island and New Jersey certainly come to mind.

But don’t sleep on Albany, New York.

That’s because the capital of New York State is a community that has embraced the game of lacrosse for a long time.  The University of Albany has an outstanding lacrosse program, with both the men’s and women’s team reaching the America East Championship Game. Alumni from the school include the likes of Lyle Thompson, Blaze Riorden, Joe Resetarits, and Connor Fields. From a professional standpoint, the Albany Attack played in the National Lacrosse League from 2000-2003, winning a division title in 2002 going 14-2 in the regular season. The Premier Lacrosse League also made stops in Albany during the 2019 and 2021 seasons.

And now, the NLL is back in town with the Albany FireWolves, a franchise that has relocated to Albany from New England.  Albany’s most recent pro sports franchise was the Arena Football League’s, Albany Empire. In 2018 they led the league in attendance at 10,180 fans per game at Times Union Arena.  But when the AFL folded, Albany was once again without a pro sports franchise.

The market has had their share of professional sports franchises over the years, but the FireWolves plan on sticking around for a long time.

“The fans of Albany and the Capital Region are used to teams coming and going,” said FireWolves President George Manias.  “A lot of hockey teams have done that.  It happened with lacrosse twenty years ago and it happened in the AFL several times.  I feel extremely comfortable that this is a long-term situation because its lacrosse and it’s the right sport.”

Manias is a big reason why the FireWolves are in town.

He ran the AFL’s Albany Empire but that team doesn’t exist today because of bad management or lack of fan support.  The team disappeared because the league went out of business.  When that happened, Manias began to go to work to find a new pro sports team for the region and his search brought him to the National Lacrosse League.  The Empire ownership group looked into applying for an expansion team, but the COVID-19 pandemic turned that group’s attention to other business ventures.

When Manias was communicating with the NLL, he learned that the New England Black Wolves were up for sale and that the league had a potential buyer and the plan was to relocate.

“I sold them on Albany,” said Manias.  “If they were going to do this, they should come to Albany because of everything that we did.”

And it was a done deal.  The new ownership group called Capital Region NLL, headed by Oliver Marti, moved the team to Albany and hired Manias as their team President. The sale and relocation of the team from New England to Albany was announced in February of 2021. Following a “name the team” contest, the name of the team and the logo were announced in April.

While the franchise will be new to the market, the actual team is not new to the league.  Before the 2019-20 season was cut short because of the pandemic, the New England Black Wolves were 8-3 and atop the East Division.

So, the fans in Albany are getting a pretty good team.

“It will be business as usual from that end,” said FireWolves General Manager and Head Coach Glenn Clark.  “I think it’s going to be good for the market.  You do have an established team.  We were one of the teams that was in contention when the season ended.  We still should be one of the strongest teams in the league.”

Many players from the 2019-20 season are returning but the franchise did lose forward Callum Crawford as a free agent to in-state rival New York Riptide. Before the 2020-21 season was wiped out because of the pandemic, Clark engineered a couple of trades including the addition of forward Jacob Ruest from Colorado in a draft night trade.  Clark also added defenseman Adrian Sorichetti as a free agent while also bringing back most of his own free agents and adding some quality players via the draft.

“We’ve improved in certain areas,” said Clark.  “We’ve got some players that are ready to step in and compete for a spot.  Not only do I like where we’re at, but I like the makeup of our team.  “We’ve been very purposeful about getting players that sort of fit the identity and the style that we want to play.”

While Clark was busy constructing his roster for the team’s inaugural season in Albany, Manias and his staff have been hard at work introducing the franchise to the market.  They’ve spent a lot of time in the community at lacrosse camps and clinics as part of the franchise’s grassroots initiatives.  The organization also created the “Junior FireWolves” and had 75 kids sign up to participate in a junior box lacrosse program for the summer with FireWolves coaches and players in attendance.  That number is expected to triple for their winter program.

“The number one focus was truly to get into the community because that is what made us successful back in the AFL days,” said Manias.  “We wanted to entrench ourselves into the grassroots programs that existence.”

The FireWolves will open the 2021-22 season on December 4th at Toronto and will then play their home opener on Saturday December 18th when they welcome Rochester to the Times Union Center.  With the start of the season right around the corner, the team is getting ready for training camp and there will be an opportunity for the fans to get an up-close look at their new club.  The FireWolves will soon be laying down their new turf for the first time and they will welcome fans to the arena for an “Open House” on Saturday October 30th when they will get a chance to pick their seat locations and watch the team in action.

“We don’t have a game without the fans and we are there to provide a good product for the fans,” said Clark.  “It’s going to be nice to have that initial kickoff to get the guys together. Get them moving and get them running again and have a little bit of eyes on so people can see what they’re going to be exposed to as this season unfolds.”

“It becomes a reality at that point because it’s all based around training camp,” said Manias.  “We want fans to come down and watch training camp.   We’re going to have a friendly and fun environment.”

In addition to picking their seat location and watching the team practice, the FireWolves will have their dance team at the open house and there will be trick or treating for the kids.

It will just be a taste of what the fans can expect at home games during the season.  The experience of going to a FireWolves game will also include block parties and outdoor live music before each contest.  It’s a strategy that worked before when there was arena football in town.

“Those were some of the successful things that I did in the Empire days,” said Manias.   “We want to take that same concept of creating a great event where people can come in, who may not be lacrosse fans, and just have a great time and come out to a great sporting event. They’ll fall in love with the game.”

Welcome back to the National Lacrosse League, Albany!  The FireWolves have been working hard on and off the field and they are ready to roll in a community that loves lacrosse.

NLL