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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
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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The Staats Brothers Are The NLL’s Newest Sibling Stars

When the San Diego Seals matchup against the Georgia Swarm on Friday night, the latest sibling combo to take the NLL by storm will battle against each other for the first time.

There have been dozens of brothers who have played with or against each other in the NLL since its inception, but few have possessed the offensive prowess of the Staats brothers, Randy and Austin.

Randy, 26, the eldest of the two Staats, has been a consistent offensive weapon since his entrance to the NLL in 2016. From his 95-point rookie season to surpassing 30 goals in each of his first four years, Randy has achieved heights that even some of the game’s greatest scorers never could. Yet, it seemed that even while Austin, 20, was still in his late teens, there was plenty of chatter that one day he could be even better than his brother.

In his rookie campaign, Austin is living up to the hype. Using his size, strength and stick skills, he has managed to put the ball in the back of the net with ease. Even while squeezing into a veteran-laden attack, Austin hasn’t had an issue racking up his fair share of points and is comfortably leading the league among rookies with 59 points to his name in 13 contests.

However, it is no surprise that both Randy and Austin have excelled at lacrosse. Aside from the fact that both were raised with sticks in their cradles, as is customary to do with Native American boys, to Randy’s knowledge, lacrosse has been passed down in the family for a minimum of three generations.

While they admit they played some hockey in the winter months, the Staats brothers can remember playing in their backyard as far back as their toddler years.

“Me and [Austin] always played lacrosse in the backyard,” said Randy. “We’d always go out there and battle each other. I never really went in net, so I’d throw him in net and we’d shoot around.”

As the years went on and the two honed their craft, Randy recalls seeing real promise in Austin’s game in his early teenage years.

“He was always bigger as a kid,” Randy said of Austin. “He had really good hands but he was never that fast growing up. He always had great hands, great vision, a great work ethic and always strived to be the best player he could be. I could see his talent at a young age.”

For Austin, growing up and seeing his older brother propel his way to stardom from The Hill Academy to Syracuse University and now in the NLL, motivated him to transform into an über-talented player in his own right.

“I always wanted to be better than [Randy] and do it while wearing the same number,” said Austin.

It can be said, though, that while there is a competitive edge between the Staats’, they both wish for each other to be the best they can and try to help each other reach levels of greatness.

“That’s what brothers are for: to have each other’s backs and help each other out,” said Austin. “I shoot him a text after every game and tell him how I played and ask him the same. We tell each other how we played well or why we didn’t play well.”

Randy and Austin have already shown great promise in the professional ranks, but the sky’s the limit for these brothers who have only played a combined five seasons in the league. As hard as it is to imagine, there is still plenty of untapped potential left in both these young players. The question is: when the time comes for Randy and Austin to retire from the NLL, where will they rank in terms of the best offensive brotherly pairs to play in the NLL?


When thinking of sibling duos that have graced the NLL’s floors, there’s a consensus that Gary and Paul Gait set the gold standard on offence. By the time they had both retired in 2011, the Gait’s had set the record for most points by siblings in league history with 1,877 while transforming the way the game was played along the way.

Other brothers have shown their tactical precision on the attack such as Casey and Ryan Powell, Rich and Darris Kilgour and Dan and Paul Dawson, but most younger fans would point to the Thompsons as the penultimate brother scoring duo.

This current generation of lacrosse fans may not have seen the spectacle that was the Gait brothers, Powells or Kilgours, but luckily for them, they’ve seen the rise of new sets of brothers in today’s modern NLL. Much of the attention over the last few years – and rightfully so when talking about offensively dynamic brother pairings – has been on the Thompson quartet of Lyle, Miles, Haina and Jeremy, specifically Lyle and Miles.

Just as the Gaits did, Miles and Lyle have excelled in the NLL and asserted their dominance over the last four years. With a league-MVP already to his name, Lyle has earned enough respect that defences have emphasized plans that specifically focus on him.

Now that Austin is proving that, he too, can bully opposing players with his skill set in only his rookie season, the Staats’ should enter future conversations of who some of the best brotherly pairs to ever play in the NLL were.

It may seem like a premature conversation to have considering how young Randy and Austin are, particularly Austin, but San Diego Seals head coach Patrick Merrill, who has coached both the Staats brothers at various points of their careers including being Austin’s current coach, believes that the pair’s unique abilities don’t come around often.

“I think they’re both generational talents,” said Merrill. “One’s a lefty and one’s a righty and they play the game a little differently. In terms of their body type and the way they execute on the floor, they’re also different, but I think there’s potential for them to leave strong legacies when it’s all said and done.”

Considering everything they’ve already achieved and the improvements they’ve shown, when their careers do come to a close and we think of the “Mount Rushmore” of offensively talented siblings that played in the NLL, there won’t be a discussion that doesn’t include Randy and Austin Staats.

 

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