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Kieran McArdle’s OT Goal Lifts Firewolves over Thunderbirds 01/13/2023

January 14, 2023

Justin Ivey, Co-Editor and NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The Halifax Thunderbirds (3-2) hosted the Albany Firewolves (2-2) for the first of two NLL games on Friday, January 13. As expected with two excellent goaltenders, the game was a low scoring affair and eventually needed overtime to decide the winner. Despite a good offensive night from Eric Fannell (3G, 1A) the Thunderbirds couldn’t keep Kieran McArdle (4G, 4A) from netting…

Byrne Leads Bandits over Thunderbirds 18-13 12/30/2022

December 31, 2022

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: M. Hetzel The Buffalo Bandits hosted the Halifax Thunderbirds on Friday night in what turned out to be a back-and-forth high scoring game. In front of the 13,070 fans, Buffalo eventually took over in the second half outscoring the Thunderbirds 10 – 5. The final score of Buffalo-18, Halifax-13 ended the Thunderbirds two game winning streak.

Rogers Scores the OT Winner as the Rock Spoil the Thunderbirds Comeback 5/6/22

May 7, 2022

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender The Halifax Thunderbirds (11-8) travelled to Hamilton, Ontario to play the Toronto Rock (14-5) in the Eastern Division Quarter Finals playoff game. The game was a “must win” for both teams with the victor heading to Round Two of the 2021-22 Playoffs and the loser going home. It was a tale of two halves as the…

Halifax Punches Playoff Ticket with Win Over Riptide – 4/23/2022

April 24, 2022

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© On a night where the New York Riptide (6-11) ended up celebrating some big milestones, the visiting Halifax Thunderbirds (10-7) ruined the celebration with a 16 – 13 road win. Jeff Teat (2G, 8A) set two NLL records on Saturday night by setting the mark for most points in a season by a rookie and being the first rookie to score more…

Riptide Comes Close But Still Can’t Come Up With “W” Number Two 2/4/22

February 4, 2022

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Di Miller, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Christian Bender On Friday February 4, 2022 the New York Riptide (1-6) headed to Hamilton, Ontario the home of the Toronto Rock to face the Halifax Thunderbirds (4-1) who have been given the “thumbs up” to play this and their next home game at the First Ontario Centre due to restrictions still in place in Nova Scotia. Alas, there…

An OT Thriller Without Fans in Toronto 1/16/22

January 16, 2022

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Ryan McCullough Due to the COVID restrictions put forth by the Ontario government the Toronto Rock (2-3) hosted their first ever professional lacrosse game in front of no fans on Saturday January 15, 2022 at the First Ontario Centre in Hamilton. This was also the first game in over a month for the Halifax Thunderbirds (3-0) due to…

Toronto Can’t Capitalize on Another Fourth Quarter Comeback Falling Short Against Halifax 12/11/21

December 11, 2021

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Shawn Palmer, Toronto Rock Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock (1-1) were on the road Friday night as they headed to Halifax to play the Thunderbirds (2-0) after both teams came away with wins in Week One. During last week’s game against the Albany Firewolves (0-1) the Rock completed a fourth quarter comeback to start the season with a win. This week after…

Thunderbirds Sign Four to Contract Extensions 7/14/2020

July 14, 2020

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[MEDIA RELEASE] (July 14, 2020) Halifax, NS – The Halifax Thunderbirds announced the signings of the following four players to contract extensions: Nonkon Thompson to a three-year agreement. Brandon Robinson and Pete Dubenski to one-year agreements. Cory Becker to a two-year agreement. Year in Review: Nonkon Thompson The 6’2″ lefty defenceman, appeared in 10 games this past season, collecting 30 loose balls and causing five turnovers. He finished the season second in…

MEDIA ADVISORY: National Lacrosse League Statement and Update on Game Play 3/12/2020

March 12, 2020

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MEDIA ADVISORY March 12, 2020 “The National Lacrosse League has determined that it is in the best interests of our fans, our players, our coaches and our staff to temporarily suspend play until further notice due to concerns over COVID-19. We will continue to evaluate this situation and remain in constant communication with health, team, business and league officials across North America. Security and safety is our top priority and focus in…

New England Caps Perfect Weekend with Win Over Halifax 3/1/2020

March 1, 2020

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Justin Ivey, NLL Correspondent Lacrosse is Awesome© The New England Black Wolves (7-3), fresh off a win over New York Friday night, defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-4) on Sunday. “Getting double wins over the weekend is difficult…you almost breath a sigh of relief at the end when you come out because you feel good, you have accomplished what you wanted to do,” said Black Wolves Head Coach Glenn Clark. The…

Thunderbirds Hold Off Late Charge by the Rock 2-21-2020

February 22, 2020

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Shawn Palmer, Correspondent Toronto Rock Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Credit Trevor MacMillan/Halifax Thunderbirds The Toronto Rock (6-3) headed east for their first visit to Halifax to take on the Halifax Thunderbirds (7-2) in a battle for first place in the North Division as well as first place in the NLL. After the Rock defeated the Thunderbirds three weeks ago in Toronto 12 – 9, Halifax was looking to even…

Halifax Gets Thunderstruck by the Rush in OT 2/16/2020

February 16, 2020

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Matteo Nobile, Correspondent Halifax Thunderbirds Lacrosse is Awesome© Featured Image Photo Credit: Trevor MacMillan On February 15th the Halifax Thunderbirds (6-2) hosted the Saskatchewan Rush (5-2) at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia. With just under 9,000 fans in attendance from all over the Maritimes they hoped to help Halifax get back on their winning streak after falling to the Toronto Rock on January 31st. Despite an excellent fourth-quarter…

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