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Fri, Dec 1
19:00:00
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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
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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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With Marksmen on Display, Roughnecks Out-Shoot Swarm

The two leading goal scorers in the league coming into Week 18, Lyle Thompson of the Georgia Swarm and Dane Dobbie of the Calgary Roughnecks, were expected to lead a high scoring affair out west at Scotiabank Saddledome. After an initial defensive standoff, the Most Valuable Player frontrunners and their teams of sharpshooters did not disappoint.

 

Georgia’s Randy Staats, who has also staked his claim to the MVP award, was a late scratch and did not play.

 

The former Rigger, Holden Cattoni opened the scoring and showed the 11,826 Calgary faithful in attendance he can still do what he did 36 times last year when he was wearing red, black, and white. The now yellow-clad forward would add three additional goals and an apple to surpass last year’s point total and, for the moment, set his career high at 77.

 

The goaltenders dominated the first 12 minutes of the game, holding their respective opponents to just one goal apiece despite a breathtaking pace of play. But even the accomplished Swarm veteran, Mike Poulin and the outstanding 21-year old Roughneck, Christian Del Bianco could not keep these two arsenals locked up for long. Georgia’s and Cattoni’s second goal of the game would loosen up the scoring for the remainder of the contest.

 

Dane Dobbie, sitting on his own career high of 99 points before the game, would not be denied his century mark milestone before the first quarter expired. His goal with just over two minutes left in the opening frame tied the game at two and sparked the Roughnecks on a four goal run.

 

Georgia was unfazed and quickly answered with a four goal run of its own to set the tone in the second quarter. The shooters were shooting, and these gunslingers weren’t missing. What could be more appropriate in a classic Western?

 

After trading goals at a furious rate the rest of the period, the Swarm quickly went from catching its breath to holding it. With just under three minutes left in the half, Poulin left the floor with an apparent lower body injury he suffered while moving laterally to make a save. He was relieved by rookie, Kevin Orleman, of under 88 minutes of NLL experience to his name, and did not return.

 

A 10-8 Calgary lead at halftime would evaporate in the third quarter thanks to Georgia goals by sophomore transition player, Zed Williams and Miles Thompson. After a quick goal by Dobbie to re-take the lead for Calgary, a late Swarm goal by Shayne Jackson tied the game at 11 going into the final stanza.

 

As the desperation that accompanies a ticking clock increased, so too did the scoring early in the fourth quarter.

 

Perhaps the busiest participant early on in the fourth was Crew Chief, Todd Labranche. Swarm head coach, Ed Comeau unsuccessfully challenged a goal by Dane Dobbie, who Labranche determined was not the first to receive a pass after exiting the crease and was also clean in his dive from behind the net. 81 seconds later, Roughnecks bench boss, Curt Malawsky threw his own flag, believing Lyle Thompson stepped on the crease line before burying the ball in the net. Labranche exited the penalty box and confirmed this goal, too. These guys don’t top the scoring charts for nothing . . .

 

With the score knotted at 13 and three minutes and change to play, the Roughnecks’ Curtis Manning cross-checked Georgia’s Shayne Jackson in the back to earn a minor penalty – a crucial mistake considering Georgia’s 55% conversion rate on the power play, good for second in the league. At least, common sense would dictate as such.

 

A shorthanded chance from Dobbie 25 seconds into the power play would be saved by Orleman, who played heroically in long relief duty, saving 26 of the 31 shots he faced. But this was Calgary’s Superheroes’ Night and Superman was on scene to save the day. Taking a pass from teammate, Zach Currier on the next possession, the Roughnecks’ Curtis Dickson buried a shorty, his fourth goal of the night, to give the Roughnecks the lead.

 

Calgary killed off the remainder of the penalty and brought the crowd to its feet. Dickson, trying to seal the victory, ran hard into the Georgia crease but did not stop before reaching Orleman, earning a minor penalty for goalie interference and putting the Swarm on the power play for the remaining 22 seconds of the game.

 

The Swarm pulled the goalie to create a 6-on-4 chance. But hard work on the penalty kill and a clutch save by the post off the stick of Miles Thompson just before the horn would seal this instant classic and potential NLL Cup Finals preview for the Riggers.

 

The Swarm, who drop to 12-5, had already clinched a home playoff game in Round 1 and now trail Buffalo (12-4) in the East Division.

 

The Roughnecks had previously clinched a playoff berth. They improve to 9-8 and remain within striking distance of West Division leaders, San Diego (9-6 before tonight) and Saskatchewan (8-6).

 

 

 

 

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