Calgary’s Win Sends Them to the Playoffs 3/31/18

April 1, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday March 31, the Calgary Roughnecks (6-8) would make their first trip to the cost to face the Vancouver Stealth (2-13).  The Langley Events Centre was filled with 3,363 faithful Stealth fans in the hopes of seeing their teams playoff chances stay alive. Calgary would halt any chance for a Stealth playoff run and became the third team to…

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Rock Roll Over the Roughnecks 3/24/18

March 25, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome It was Superhero Party Night at Scotiabank Saddledome and the Twitter Game of the Week.  The Calgary Roughnecks (5-8) hosted the Toronto Rock (7-6) in front of 12,097 screaming Riggers fans.  Both teams came into the game with a “W” the weekend before. At this point in the season, every win is more significant, and one step closer to

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Georgia Defense Swarms Toronto 3/3/18

March 4, 2018

  Marcelo A. Saguez, Beat Writer Lacrosse is Awesome After suffering a tough loss on Friday night at home against Colorado, the Georgia Swarm (5-6) travelled to face the Toronto Rock (5-5) for their second game in as many nights.  Toronto was without Tom Schreiber (knee) and Brodie Merrill (ankle) for the East Division matchup.  Georgia showed little signs of fatigue after the loss and travel.  The defense and goaltender…

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Saskatchewan Clinches Playoff Berth Against Calgary 2/24/18

February 25, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Sasktel Centre was packed with 15,075 fans on Saturday, February 24 to watch the Saskatchewan Rush (9-2) host the Calgary Roughnecks (4-6).  With a win, Saskatchewan would be the first team this season to punch a ticket to the playoffs.  Calgary, winners of three in a row coming in, were looking to gain ground on the second place Colorado…

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Vancouver Drops Fifth Straight Against Calgary 2/16/18

February 20, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks (4-5) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (1-9) in front of 8,874 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome on Friday, February 16.  Goaltender Christian Del Bianco for Calgary has led a bit of a charge of late, helping Calgary keep pace with the second place Colorado Mammoth.  Vancouver currently sits in last place of the West Division with the worst…

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Colorado Mammoth Have a Rough Night in Calgary 2/10/18

February 14, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome On Saturday, February 10, the fans at Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary watched a low scoring affair between the Colorado Mammoth (5-2) and the Calgary Roughnecks (3-5).  Dillon Ward (Colorado) and Christian Del Bianco (Calgary) put on a goaltending clinic to keep some big offensive weapons in check.  Twenty-year-old Del Bianco won the duel in the end, holding the Mammoth offense…

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Can Calgary Get Their Groove Back 1/13/18?

January 14, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Featured Image Photo Credit: Candice Ward On Saturday January 13, 2018 the Calgary Roughnecks (1-4) hosted the Georgia Swarm (2-2) at the Scotiabank Saddledome in front of 11,843 Calgary fans.  The attendance at the Roughnecks games clearly shows loyalty to their struggling team.  In the past four games Calgary has scored on 36 goals with their two highest tallies at…

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Rough Times for the Roughnecks 1/6/18

January 8, 2018

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Feature Image: Photo Credit Bill Wippert The Calgary Roughnecks (1-3) headed out on the road to the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.  Their primary goal was a victory as they had not won a game since their home-opener on December 15, 2017 when they defeated the (0-4) Vancouver Stealth.  They wanted to redeem themselves and come off the two-game slide…

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Roughnecks Rough Loss against Undefeated Mammoth 12/29/17

December 31, 2017

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Playing in your home arena is considered to be an advantage, not on this frosty -30 C night in Calgary. The 9,555 diehard Roughnecks (1-2)  fans who braved the bitter cold headed to the Scotiabank Saddledome only to see their Roughnecks fall behind in the third quarter against the Mammoth (3-0) and although they fought hard, they could not dig…

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Roughnecks Strike Oil Over the Stealth 12/15/17

December 17, 2017

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome Photo Credit Featured Image: Candice Ward/Calgary Roughnecks Friday night lights, the Calgary Roughnecks (1-1) hosted the Vancouver Stealth (0-2) in their home opener at the Scotiabank Saddledome.  After losing to the Knighthawks last weekend by a wide margin, Calgary was determined to redeem themselves at home in front of 9,708 fans.  Final Score:  Roughnecks 15—Stealth 12.

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Roughnecks Ready For Opening Night 12/9/17

November 20, 2017

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The NLL season is in full swing with training camps and teams preparing for the 2017-18 season.  The Calgary Roughnecks would host the Vancouver Stealth in some pre-season lacrosse action last Saturday November 18.  They would see historic pre-season attendance at the Scotiabank Saddledome with 12,857 fans screaming in exuberation as their team would defeat the Stealth by the

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No Playoffs for Calgary 4/29/17

April 30, 2017

Marcelo A. Sagüez, Beat Writer Calgary Roughnecks Lacrosse is Awesome The Calgary Roughnecks (8-10) will miss the playoffs for the first time in 14 seasons, leaving the over eighteen thousand fans on Super Hero Night.  And imagine the Saskatchewan fans who are so devoted and loyal they travelled eight hours in a bus to watch the Rush play in Calgary, which has become a great prairie rivalry between the two…

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