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Calgary Roughnecks Game Preview - Saturday, April 2 at Saskatchewan

April 2, 2016 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release


CALGARY ROUGHNECKS (6-8) at SASKATCHEWAN RUSH (9-3)

Saturday, April 2, 2016 - 7:30 p.m. - SaskTel Centre

TONIGHT'S GAME

The Calgary Roughnecks will now travel east to visit the Saskatchewan Rush at the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon. Calgary enters the contest following last weekend's doubleheader split that saw the Roughnecks pick up a 15-10 win in Georgia and come up short in overtime against the Colorado Mammoth, falling 13-12. The overtime match marked the eighth time Calgary and Colorado have gone into extra time in their last 14 regular season meetings. John Grant Jr. scored the overtime winner, his fourth goal of the game, while Jeff Shattler finished the night with a Roughnecks-leading seven points (two goals, five assists). Dillon Ward and Alex Buque, in a relief appearance, combined for 45 saves in the win while Roughnecks netminder Mike Poulin stopped 38 of 50 shots he faced. Calgary sits third in the West Division with a record of 6-8 while Saskatchewan and Colorado share the same 9-3 mark with for top spot in the division.

ROUGHNECKS BROADCAST INFORMATION

Webcast: FOX Sports GO

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PROMO CALENDAR

Roughnecks single game tickets are available for as low as $38 for adults and $21 for children (plus applicable fees).

Upcoming home game highlights include:

- Star Wars Night, benefiting STARS, on Saturday, Apr. 9 vs. Vancouver.

- Fan Appreciation Night, presented by Cardel Homes, on Saturday, Apr. 30 vs. Toronto.

NOTEWORTHY

VS SASKATCHEWAN: Today marks the fourth and final regular season meeting between the Roughnecks and Rush with Saskatchewan holding a 3-0 advantage in the series, outscoring Calgary by a combined 41-31. Curtis Dickson leads the Roughnecks with 18 points (7g, 11a) against the Rush. Robert Church (8g, 10a) tops Saskatchewan with 18 points against Calgary. Last year, the Roughnecks and Rush split the series 2-2.

SERIES RECAP

- Jan. 2/16 at CGY: SAS 10 CGY 8 ... Calgary and Saskatchewan entered the fourth quarter tied 6-6.

- Feb. 5/16 at SAS: SAS 19 CGY 12 ... Six second-quarter goals by Zack Greer powered the Rush to victory.

- Feb. 28/16 at CGY: SAS 12 CGY 11 (OT) ... Zack Greer scored 5:04 seconds into overtime, his second goal of the game, to lift the Rush to victory.

INSIDE THE SERIES

- Shots on Goal: CGY 136 SAS 166

- Power Plays: CGY 9-17 (52.9%) SAS 10-21 (47.6%)

REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

- All-Time: 26-13

- All-Time in CGY: 10-8

- All-Time in SAS: 16-5

- Last CGY Win: Apr. 10/15, 9-8 at the Scotiabank Saddledome

- Last SAS Win: Feb. 28/16, 12-11 (OT) at the Scotiabank Saddledome

WITHIN REACH: With a team-leading 48 goals on the season, Curtis Dickson has matched his career-high set last year. He is now three goals shy of the franchise's single-season goals record, set by Dane Dobbie in 2014.

ROOKIE RECOGNITION: Roughnecks forward Wesley Berg was named the NLL's Rookie of the Month for March. He led all league rookies in scoring with 20 points (7g, 13a), including three or more points in all five games played, to help Calgary to a 3-2 record last month. Berg is tied for first among rookies in points (52), second in goals (19) and assists (33) and first in power play goals (7) and power play assists (13). Selected by Calgary fourth overall in the 2015 NLL Draft, he has recorded six multi-goal games, including his last three outings, and has registered at least three points in 13 of his 14 contests.

ROSTER MOVES: The Roughnecks were quiet on trade deadline day (Mar. 29) and did not make any moves prior to the 1:00 p.m. MT deadline. Ahead of Thursday's roster submission deadline, Calgary released practice players D Patrick O'Meara and F Tyler Melnyk. Teams are now only permitted to make internal roster transactions.

TURF TIME: Including tonight, Calgary has played the most games of all NLL teams at 15. New England enters this weekend with the fewest games played at 11.

TOP 10: Curtis Dickson's 48 goals and 83 points place him second in league scoring and tied for first in goals scored. Of his 48 goals, 12 have come on the power play (second among all players) while his five shorthanded markers top all players. Greg Harnett and Dickson are in an eight-way tie for fourth in the league with two game-winning goals each. Mike Carnegie leads the team with 24 caused turnovers, tied for third best in the NLL, while Karsen Leung sits tied for sixth with 22. Dan MacRae is tied for first among the league's defenders with 15 points (4g, 11a) on the season. Mike Poulin is third among league goaltenders with a 10.84 goals-against average. Fellow netminder Frankie Scigliano sits ninth in the NLL with a 12.26 goals-against average.

LOOKING BACK: The Roughnecks were 4-10 when entering Game 15 last season.

WELCOME BACK: Since returning to the lineup after a four-game absence with an upper-body injury, Dane Dobbie has contributed with seven goals and 12 assists in his last four games. He sits fourth in team scoring with 20 goals and 49 points in 10 contests.

GET SHORTY: The Roughnecks are tied with Colorado for second-most shorthanded goals at 10. Of the 10 markers, Curtis Dickson has netted five and sits one shorthanded tally back of matching his career high set in 2013. Saskatchewan leads the league with 13 shorthanded goals.

NAIL-BITERS: Seven of Calgary's 14 games played have been decided by one goal with the Roughnecks winning two and losing five one-goal decisions. Calgary is 1-1 in two-goal games and 2-0 in four-goal contests. In games decided by five or more goals, the Roughnecks are 1-2.

GOING THE DISTANCE: The Roughnecks have gone into extra time in four of their last seven games. Calgary matched a single-season league record for most consecutive overtime games when they needed an extra frame in three consecutive games from Feb. 20 - Mar. 5. The last team to record three-straight overtime contests was Washington in 2011. The single-season NLL record for most overtime games is five, twice set by Arizona (2005) and Washington (2011). The most OT contests the Roughnecks have played in a single season is four, first set in 2004 then duplicated in 2015 and 2016.

WHAT'S LEFT: After tonight, Calgary has three regular season games remaining with two against the divisional rival Vancouver Stealth (Apr. 9 and Apr. 16). The Roughnecks wrap up the regular season at home on Apr. 30 against the Toronto Rock.

RECORD WHEN:

Leading entering second half......2-3

Trailing entering second half.......3-3

Tied entering second half...........1-2

Outshooting opponent...............3-3

Outshot....................................3-5

Shots are tied...........................0-0

ROUGHNECKS VS: (BUF 0-1), (COL 1-2), (GA 2-0), (NE 1-0), (ROC 0-1), (SAS 0-3), (TOR 1-0), (VAN 1-1)

TRADE WINDS: Oct.26 - Acquired forward Tyler Digby, a first-round pick in the 2018 NLL Draft and a first-round selection in 2019 from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for forward Shawn Evans and a 2018 third-round pick; Dec. 28 - Acquired transition player Brandon Goodwin from the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for defenceman Mitch de Snoo.

HOW THE ROUGHNECKS WERE BUILT (20):

NLL Draft (13): Bell*, Berg*, Del Bianco*, Dickson, Dobbie, Greg Harnett, LeClair*, MacRae, Manning, McFetridge, McIntosh, O'Connor*, Scigliano

Trade (4): Digby, Jon Harnett, Poulin, Shattler

Free Agent (3): Burton, Mike Carnegie, Scott Carnegie

*Denotes rookie

MILESTONES

- Dane Dobbie is seven power play goals shy of 100 and 10 goals from 300.

- Dan MacRae is one caused turnover from 100.

- Curtis Dickson is two games shy of 100, six power play goals from 50 and three power play assists shy of 50. Last weekend, he matched his career-high 48 goals, set in 2015, and with three more goals, will duplicate the club's single-season record of 51, set by Dane Dobbie in 2014.

- Dan MacRae is 11 loose balls back of 400.

- Tyler Digby is five assists away from 100.

- Greg Harnett is eight loose balls shy of 200.

- Jeff Shattler is six power play goals away from 50, 10 points shy of 600 and 13 loose balls back of 1,000.

TRANSACTIONS

MARCH 2016

- 27th: Placed transition player Karsen Leung on the Injured Reserve List - First Level from the Active Roster ... Placed goaltender Christian Del Bianco on the Active Roster and have removed the Practice Player tag.

- 31st: Released defenceman Tyler Burton from the Active Roster, signed him to a one-year Practice Player contract and placed him on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List (maintaining Practice Player tag) ... Released defender Garrett McIntosh from the Active Roster, signed him to a one-year Practice Player agreement and placed him on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List (maintaining Practice Player tag) ... Released transition player Bob Snider, signed him to a one-year Practice Player agreement and placed him on the Injured Reserve List ... Released defenceman Patrick O'Meara and forward Tyler Melnyk.

APRIL 2016

- No transactions.

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