Calgary Roughnecks Game Preview - Saturday, February 20 at Vancouver
Published on February 20, 2016 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS (3-4) at VANCOUVER STEALTH (2-4)
Saturday, February 20, 2016 - 8:00 p.m. MT - Langley Events Centre
TONIGHT'S GAME
Tonight the Calgary Roughnecks head west to face the Vancouver Stealth at the Langley Events Centre. Calgary enters the contest following last Saturday's 13-8 loss to the league-leading Colorado Mammoth at the Scotiabank Saddledome. The game saw the Roughnecks jump to an early 4-0 advantage while Colorado battled back, scoring five of the next six goals, to even the game at the half. The Mammoth then scored eight second-half goals, including two power play markers, en route to their sixth win of the season. Curtis Dickson led the charge for the Riggers, netting one goal and four assists. Reilly O'Connor (1g, 3a), Tyler Digby (3g, 1a) and Wesley Berg (3g) were also top performers for the Roughnecks. Vancouver last saw action on Feb. 13 when they were edged 16-15 by the Rochester Knighthawks in overtime.
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:
- Hair Massacure on Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. Saskatchewan.
- Red & White Night presented by The JUNO Awards on Saturday, Mar. 5 against Rochester.
- Second annual Redneck Night on Saturday, Mar. 19 vs. Colorado.
NOTEWORTHY
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2016 REGULAR SEASON
Category Roughnecks (3-4) Stealth (2-4)
Home Record 2-2 1-2
Away Record 1-2 1-2
Goals For 73 68
Goals Against 84 80
Power Play Pct. 45 60.71
Penalty Kill Pct. 50 50
Faceoffs 74-165 (44.8%) 98-172 (57.0%)
Loose Balls 462 413
Points Leader - Series Dobbie (8) Schuss (9)
Points Leader - Season Dickson (32) Schuss (37)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2015 REGULAR SEASON
Category Roughnecks (7-11) Stealth (5-13)
Home Record 4-5 3-6
Away Record 3-6 2-7
Goals For 212 211
Goals Against 217 265
Power Play Pct. 55.29 44.12
Penalty Kill Pct. 64.36 44.68
Faceoffs 302-495 (61.0%) 269-544 (49.4%)
Loose Balls 1066 1003
Points Leader - Series Evans (26) Duch (31)
Points Leader - Season Evans (130) Duch (103)
VS VANCOUVER: Tonight marks the second of four regular season meetings between the Roughnecks and Stealth. Calgary leads the season series 1-0 following a 15-13 home win at the end of January. Last month's contest marked the first time Vancouver defender Jeff Moleski and transition player Travis Cornwall faced their former team in regular season play. The pair of free agents both signed with the Stealth during the off-season. For Tyler Digby, the victory also marked the first regular season match-up between the new Roughneck and his former club. He posted a four-point effort (1g, 3a) in the win.
REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
- All-Time: 23-15
- All-Time in CGY: 8-10
- All-Time in VAN: 15-5
- Last CGY Win: Jan. 30/16, 15-13 at the Scotiabank Saddledome
- Last VAN Win: Feb. 14/15, 13-9 at the Scotiabank Saddledome
ROAD WARRIORS: Calgary has made four trips to the Langley Events Centre since the Stealth moved from Washington to Vancouver, posting a 3-1 road record over the past two seasons and outscoring their opponent by a combined 50-42.
BC ROOTS: Nine players on Calgary's active roster hail from British Columbia: Wesley Berg (Coquitlam), Curtis Dickson (Port Coquitlam), Tyler Digby (New Westminster), Brandon Goodwin (New Westminster), Karsen Leung (Victoria), Curtis Manning (Surrey), Peter McFetridge (Vancouver), Garrett McIntosh (Coquitlam) and Frankie Scigliano (Coquitlam).
TOP 10: Curtis Dickson's team-leading 19 goals place him tied for third in the NLL with New England's Shawn Evans and Johnny Powless of the Georgia Swarm while his three shorthanded markers are tied for the league lead. He and Dane Dobbie are in a six-way tie for seventh among all players with five power play markers. Greg Harnett's two game-winning goals leads all defencemen and sits tied for second among all players. Frankie Scigliano is seventh among all goaltenders with a 12.38 goals-against average.
HOW THE ROUGHNECKS WERE BUILT (20):
NLL Draft (12): Bell*, Berg*, Dickson, Greg Harnett, LeClair*, Leung, MacRae, Manning, McFetridge, McIntosh, O'Connor*, Scigliano
Trade (5): Digby, Goodwin, Jon Harnett, Poulin, Shattler
Free Agent (3): Mike Carnegie, Scott Carnegie, Snider
*Denotes rookie
UPCOMING GAMES
All times in MT. Schedule subject to change.
DATE OPPONENT TIME BROADCAST
02/28/16 vs Saskatchewan 2:00 p.m. FOX Sports Go
03/05/16 vs Rochester 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports Go
03/11/16 at Toronto 6:00 p.m. FOX Sports Go
03/19/16 vs Colorado 7:00 p.m. TSN GO
03/25/16 at Georgia 7:00 p.m. FOX Sports Go
MILESTONES
- Mike Poulin recorded his 50th career NLL win on Feb. 6 against Georgia.
- Scott Carnegie played his 100th career NLL game on Feb. 6 against the Swarm.
- Jeff Shattler is one power play assist shy of 50 as well as six power play goals back of 50.
- Dane Dobbie is eight power play goals shy of 100.
- Dan MacRae is six caused turnovers from 100.
- Curtis Dickson reached 150 career assists and surpassed 250 career loose balls last Saturday against Colorado. He is now nine games shy of 100.
TRANSACTIONS
FEBRUARY 2016
- 6th: Placed transition player Bob Snider on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List (removed Practice Player tag) ... Released transition player Brandon Goodwin from the Active Roster then placed him on the Practice Player List.
- 7th: Placed forward Dane Dobbie on the Injured Reserve List - Second Level (upper body) from the Active Roster ... Placed transition player Brandon Goodwin on the Active Roster from the Practice Player List.
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