Calgary Roughnecks Game Preview - Saturday, January 30 vs Vancouver
January 30, 2016 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Calgary Roughnecks News Release
CALGARY ROUGHNECKS (1-2) vs VANCOUVER STEALTH (1-2)
Saturday, Jan. 30, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. - Scotiabank Saddledome
TONIGHT'S GAME
Tonight the Calgary Roughnecks host the Vancouver Stealth, marking the first of four meetings between the clubs this season. The Stealth are coming off of a disappointing performance in Week 4 that saw them fall 14-5 to the Colorado Mammoth. Meanwhile, the Roughnecks are coming off of a bye week following their first win of the 2016 campaign, a 9-8 win over the New England Black Wolves at Mohegan Sun Arena on Jan. 15. Jeff Shattler led all forwards with five points (3g, 2a) in the win while Curtis Dickson (2g, 1a), Dane Dobbie (1g, 2a), Wesley Berg (1g, 2a) and Tyler Digby (1g, 1a) added strong performances. Frankie Scigliano picked up the win, making 35 saves on 43 shots.
ROUGHNECKS BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV: TSN5
Webcast: TSN 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:
- Superhero Night presented by Pete the Plumber on Saturday, Feb. 6 vs. Georgia.
- Roughnecks Valentine's Stoplight Party on Saturday, Feb. 13 vs. Colorado.
NOTEWORTHY
REGULAR SEASON RECORDS: VS. VANCOUVER
- All-Time: 22-15
- All-Time in CGY: 7-10
- All-Time in VAN: 15-5
- Last CGY Win: May 2/15, 14-13 at Langley Events Centre
- Last VAN Win: Feb. 14/15, 13-9 at the 'Dome
VS. VANCOUVER: Tonight the Calgary Roughnecks (1-2) host the Vancouver Stealth (1-2) at the Scotiabank Saddledome, marking the first of four meetings between the clubs this season. The Stealth are coming off of a disappointing performance in Week 4 that saw them fall 14-5 to the Colorado Mammoth. Meanwhile, the Roughnecks are coming off of a bye week following their first win of the 2016 campaign, a 9-8 win over the New England Black Wolves at Mohegan Sun Arena on Jan. 15. Jeff Shattler led all forwards with five points (3g, 2a) in the win while Curtis Dickson (2g, 1a), Dane Dobbie (1g, 2a), Wesley Berg (1g, 2a) and Tyler Digby (1g, 1a) added strong performances. Frankie Scigliano picked up the win, making 35 saves on 43 shots.
FAMILIAR FACES: In the off-season, Roughnecks free-agents Jeff Moleski and Travis Cornwall signed with Vancouver. The two former 'Necks returned to the 'Dome on December 20 as members of the Stealth for the Calgary's Holiday Showcase pre-season game. In 2015, Moleski played 14 regular season games with the Roughnecks, registering nine points (1g, 8a) and scooping up 61 loose balls. In five games last season, Cornwall recorded four assists and 17 loose balls for Calgary. New Roughneck Tyler Digby will face his former team for the first time in regular season play this evening. He squared off against the Stealth back in December's exhibition contest where he tallied five goals.
FAREWELL, SNIDER: On Jan. 12, Roughnecks transition player Geoff Snider announced his retirement from the NLL. Snider spent four seasons with the Philadelphia Wings (2007-10) before joining his hometown Roughnecks for five seasons (2011-15). The right-handed draw man finishes his career as the most prolific faceoff ace in NLL history with 2,468 regular season faceoff wins. The two-time NLL All-Star MVP (2008 & 2012) leaves Calgary as the franchise leader in regular season faceoff wins (1,394), playoff faceoff wins (180), regular season loose balls (968) and playoff loose balls (124). Named to five NLL All-Star games (2007, 2008, 2009, 2011 & 2012), the NLL All-Rookie team (2007) and NLL All-Pro second team (2008), Snider holds three single-game league records: quickest goal to start a game (0:05) set on Jan. 26, 2008, most loose balls (32) achieved on Apr. 12, 2008, and most caused turnovers (9) recorded on Jan. 19, 2013.
RECORD BOOK: On Jan. 9 in Buffalo, Dane Dobbie became the franchise's all-time goal-scoring leader (275) after netting two goals, 1:07 apart, to pass the mark of 274 previously held by Kaleb Toth. Toth, who spent 11 of his 13 NLL seasons with Calgary, retired in December 2012. Dobbie, now in his ninth NLL season with the Roughnecks, leads the team with 14 points (six goals, eight assists) through three games played. He finished the 2015 campaign in the top-3 in team scoring with 36 goals and 31 assists for 67 points. Dobbie was selected by Calgary in the first round, fourth overall, in the 2007 NLL Draft.
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*, Del Bianco*, Dickson, Dobbie, Greg Harnett, LeClair*, Leung, MacRae, Manning, McIntosh, O'Connor*, Scigliano
Trade (4): Digby, Jon Harnett, Poulin, Shattler
Free Agent (3): Mike Carnegie, Scott Carnegie, Snider
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