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Kurtz Leads Firewolves to Revenge Win Against Halifax – 1/10/2026

January 11, 2026

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Oshawa Firewolves (2-4) donned green jerseys in recognition of the Oshawa Green Gaels as they hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (3-3) Saturday night at Tribute Communities Centre. The Oshawa offense has struggled in their four-game losing streak, but Saturday night Tye Kurtz (7G, 3A) led the young group to a season high 16 goals making it the second week in a row the team…

Rush Lead from Start to Finish Against Thunderbirds – 1/2/2026

January 3, 2026

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush (4-1) remain undefeated at home to start the season after defeating the visiting Halifax Thunderbirds (2-2) at Sasktel Centre Friday night. Led by Ryan Keenan (4G, 2A) and Zach Manns (3G, 1 A), the Rush scored the first goal for an early lead and never looked back. Despite strong efforts from Clarke Petterson (3G, 2A) and Dawson Theede (2G, 2A), the…

Thunderbirds Make History in Season Opener against Firewolves – 12/5/2025

December 6, 2025

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Halifax Thunderbirds (1-0) hosted the Oshawa Firewolves (1-1) on Saturday night for the first game of the season at Scotiabank Centre. The Firewolves opened their season last weekend, a tight 8-7 win over the Toronto Rock. The evening game turned into a defensive battle and only 13 goals were scored between the two teams while 13 penalties were assessed. Firewolves netminder Doug Jamieson…

Austin Shanks Calls Game in Saskatchewan – 5/10/2025

May 11, 2025

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The Saskatchewan Rush returned home Saturday night for Game 2 of their semi-final matchup against the Halifax Thunderbirds. The Rush won handily last Saturday, beating the Thunderbirds in Halifax 16-7 in Game 1. Austin Shanks (2G, 2A) scored six goals on his way to being the hero in Game 1, and although he didn’t repeat the sock trick in Game 2, he scored the…

Shanks Shines for Rush in Game 1 Victory – 5/4/2025

May 4, 2025

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Austin Shanks spent the first six seasons of his career with the franchise now in Halifax. They were the Rochester Knighthawks when he was drafted, but no matter the home venue, Shanks was a crowd favorite and a matchstick on the offensive end. On Saturday night, in Game 1 of the Saskatchewan Rush matchup against the Halifax Thunderbirds, Shanks ignited the Rush, scoring six…

Halifax Packs a Punch & Sends Calgary Packing 4/26/25

April 26, 2025

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image: James Bennett The No. 3 Seed Halifax Thunderbirds played host to the No. 6 Seed Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday April 26, 2025. This started Round One of the 2024-25 Playoffs and the first time in Halifax history that they would host a playoff game. The arena was electric, and the fans’ enthusiasm was definitely a key to the domination by the…

Toronto’s Woes Continue as they Drop Home Finale to Halifax 4/18/25

April 19, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Toronto Rock (5-12) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (11-7) on Friday night April 18, 2025, for their last home game at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre, their temporary home for the 2024-25 season and will be back in Hamilton next season. Halifax was coming in having already clinched a play-off spot and were hoping for the…

Kew Ends the Thunderbirds Comeback in Georgia with OT Winner 3/30/25

March 30, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Victoria Adkins The Georgia Swarm (8-7) hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds (9-6) on Sunday afternoon March 30, 2025, trying to solidify their spot in the playoffs. Georgia is currently sitting in the eighth and final playoff spot and needed a win to hold that spot, while Halifax is sitting in third place two games ahead of Georgia. Halifax came into…

Holowchuk’s Debut for Toronto Gives Him First Career Win in Halifax 3/7/25

March 7, 2025

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: James Bennett The Toronto Rock (4-8) visited the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-5) on Friday night March 7, 2025, just one week after they traded away the main part of their defense. This was the first game they would be without Chris Corbeil, Mitch deSnoo and starting goalie Nick Rose. After falling to a record of 3 – 8, the…

Halifax Finds First Win of Season Against Albany– 12/28/2024

December 29, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Feature Image Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillan The Albany Firewolves (1-3) travelled to play the Halifax Thunderbirds (1-3) Saturday night. Albany, coming off a tough overtime loss to Dane Dobbie and the Calgary Roughnecks, started the road game with momentum and tenacity. The Firewolves were led by Alex Simmons (2G, 2A) and Ethan Walker (3G, 1A) and started the game scoring the first five goals. …

Roughnecks Storm Back in Win Against Halifax – 12/7/2024

December 8, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillan The Calgary Roughnecks (1-0) opened their season on the road against the Halifax Thunderbirds (1-1) on Saturday night. Dane Dobbie (5G, 4A) is back in a Roughnecks uniform for the 2024-2025 season, and he did not miss a beat in the reunion with Curtis Dickson (5G, 4A). Well, maybe a short beat. With 4:44 left in the second…

Firewolves Win First Playoff Game with DEFENSE – 4/28/2024

April 29, 2024

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Justin Ivey, Co-Editor Lacrosse is Awesome© The #3 Albany Firewolves hosted the #6 Halifax Thunderbirds Sunday afternoon in a single elimination first round NLL Playoff game. Halifax came in having lost in the first round each of the previous two years, while Doug Jamieson and the Firewolves were still looking for their first playoff win. The fans at MVP Arena were in for a long night as the game stayed…

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