NLL Calgary Roughnecks

Calgary Roughnecks Game Preview - Saturday, February 6 vs Georgia

February 6, 2016 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release


CALGARY ROUGHNECKS (2-3) vs GEORGIA SWARM (3-2)

Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. - Scotiabank Saddledome

TONIGHT'S GAME

Returning to the Scotiabank Saddledome, the Calgary Roughnecks will host the Georgia Swarm for Superhero Night presented by Pete the Plumber. The Roughnecks will look to rebound after last night's disappointing 19-12 road loss to the defending NLL champion Saskatchewan Rush. Zack Greer led the home club seven goals, including six second-quarter tallies, and two assists while Curtis Dickson topped the Roughnecks with four goals and seven points. Georgia is coming off a two-game weekend sweep over the Toronto Rock (20-17, Jan. 29) and Rochester Knighthawks (13-9, Jan. 30). Currently, Calgary sits third in the West Division and has scored the third-most goals (53) in the league. Georgia is second in the East Division and has tallied the second-most goals at 66. Both teams are in a three-way tie with Colorado for second-most goals against at 60.

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:

- Roughnecks Valentine's Stoplight Party on Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Colorado.

- Hair Massacure on Sunday, Feb. 28 vs. Saskatchewan.

NOTEWORTHY

HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2016 REGULAR SEASON

Category

Roughnecks (2-3)

Swarm (3-2)

Home Record

1-1

1-1

Away Record

1-2

2-1

Goals For

53

66

Goals Against

60

60

Power Play Pct.

50.00

45.83

Penalty Kill Pct.

51.85

35.71

Faceoffs

49-113 (43.4%)

71-145 (49.0%)

Loose Balls

308

353

Points Leader - Series

-- -- Points Leader - Season

Dobbie (28)

Powless (26)

HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2015 REGULAR SEASON

Category

Roughnecks (7-11)

Swarm (6-12)

Home Record

4-5

3-6

Away Record

3-6

3-6

Goals For

212

185

Goals Against

217

226

Power Play Pct.

55.29

28.75

Penalty Kill Pct.

64.36

51.28

Faceoffs

302-495 (61.0%)

203-482 (42.1%)

Loose Balls

1,066

1,249

Points Leader - Series

Evans (6)

Shayne (4)

Points Leader - Season

Evans (130)

Shayne (78)

VS. SWARM: Tonight marks the first of two regular season meetings between the two clubs and the Roughnecks' first-ever meeting against the newly anointed Georgia Swarm who moved from Minnesota to Georgia in the off-season.

REGULAR SEASON RECORDS

- All-Time: 11-5

- All-Time in CGY: 6-3

- All-Time in GA (MIN): 5-2

- Last CGY Win: Apr. 18/15, 10-6 at Xcel Energy Center

- Last GA (MIN) Win: Mar. 3/12, 15-11 at the Scotiabank Saddledome

ROOKIE MADNESS: Tonight's match-up features six of the first seven 2015 draft picks. The Roughnecks have four rookies on their active roster in forwards Wesley Berg (fourth overall, 2015) and Reilly O'Connor (seventh overall, 2015) and defencemen Tyson Bell (24th overall, 2015) and Kellen LeClair (25th overall, 2015). For Georgia, five rookies are on their 20-player squad in forwards Lyle Thompson, the 2015 first overall selection, Jesse King (third overall, 2015) and Randy Staats (sixth overall, 2015), transition player Chad Tutton (fifth overall, 2015) and defenceman Reid Acton (21st overall, 2013).

BACK-TO-BACK: Including this weekend, the Roughnecks have played back-to-back games on 32 occasions with a record of 38-25 over that span. This season, the Roughnecks have one more back-to-back set when Week 13 sees Calgary visit Georgia (Mar. 25) and Colorado (Mar. 26). The most back-to-back sets Calgary has played in a single season is five when the 2006 schedule saw the Roughnecks play Jan. 20-21, Jan. 27-28, Feb. 17-18, Mar. 17-18 and Apr. 14-15. Of those 10 games, seven were played on the road.

WELCOME TO THE NLL: On Jan. 7, Nick Sakiewicz (Suh?KEV?itch) was appointed NLL Commissioner. Sakiewicz brings over two decades of experience working in Major League Soccer, most recently serving as co-founding partner and CEO of Keystone Sports and Entertainment, the ownership entity of the Philadelphia Union of MLS. Sakiewicz takes over for former NLL Commissioner George Daniel, who had served in the role since 2009 before announcing in November that was he stepping down to start a new law firm while remaining as Counsel to the league.

HOW THE ROUGHNECKS WERE BUILT (20):

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

Trade (5): Digby, Goodwin, Jon Harnett, Poulin, Shattler

Free Agent (2): Mike Carnegie, Scott Carnegie

*Denotes rookie

UPCOMING GAMES

All times in MT. Schedule subject to change.

DATE

OPPONENT

TIME

BROADCAST

Feb. 13

vs Colorado

7:00 p.m.

TSN GO

Feb. 20

at Vancouver

8:00 p.m.

FOX Sports Go

Feb. 28

vs Saskatchewan

2:00 p.m.

FOX Sports Go

Mar. 5

vs Rochester

7:00 p.m.

FOX Sports Go

Mar. 11

at Toronto

6:00 p.m.

FOX Sports Go

MILESTONES

- Jeff Shattler is one power play assist shy of 50 as well as six power play goals back of 50.

- Mike Poulin is one win away from 50.

- Scott Carnegie is one game back of 100 games played.

- Karsen Leung is three loose balls away from 200.

- Dane Dobbie is eight power play goals shy of 100.

- Curtis Dickson is six assists from 150 and six loose balls away from 250.

TRANSACTIONS

JANUARY 2016

- 30th: Placed transition player Bob Snider on the Practice Player List from the Active Roster ... Released defenceman Mitch Banister from the Practice Player List ... Placed transition player Peter McFetridge on the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List - Second Level ... Placed transition player Brandon Goodwin on the Active Roster from the Physically Unable to Perform List ... Released goaltender Christian Del Bianco from the Active Roster then signed him to a one-year agreement and placed him on the Practice Player List.

FEBRUARY 2016

- None.

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