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CALGARY ROUGHNECKS Record-High Crowd Sees Riggers

April 30, 2017 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release


Calgary, AB - In front of a record-high 18,845 fans, the Calgary Roughnecks closed out their 2017 National Lacrosse League season with a 14-7 triumph over the West Division-leading Saskatchewan Rush. The club's previous regular season attendance record was set on Mar. 8, 2008, when a crowd of 18,737 watched the 'Necks defeat Portland.

Frank Scigliano stood tall in the Calgary crease, making an impressive 53 saves to duplicate a career high he set earlier this season at Georgia. He and the Riggers defensive troops held the Rush scoreless for a stretch of 25:38 that included conceding no goals in the third quarter.

For the Roughnecks, the victory halts an eight-game regular season slide against the two-time defending NLL champions.

The Riggers, who had a 5-4 advance at the halftime break, dominated the final 30 minutes of play. Calgary tallied nine goals which included Curtis Manning's first marker of the year and the Rush responded with three.

Curtis Dickson (3g, 3a) and Dane Dobbie (2g, 4a) powered the home side with six points. As for Saskatchewan, Adam Jones completed a hat-trick and added an assist to top the visitors.

The Roughnecks end their 16th NLL season with a record of 8-10.

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