Stealth Look to Rush up the Standings
March 1, 2018 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Vancouver Stealth News Release
Vancouver Stealth Goalie Eric Penney corrals a loose ball
(Vancouver Stealth, Credit: Garrett James Photography)
Vancouver, BC - For the seventh time this season the Vancouver Stealth are away from Langley Events Centre, once again heading to the SaskTel Centre for a Saturday night showdown.
Vancouver returns to Saskatchewan after a spirited affair in early February that saw the Rush lead 7-3 after two quarters, but after a heroic 6-goal third quarter the Stealth looked to have the game in the palm of their hands. But a controversial goal with less than a second to go in the third and a marker in the fourth propelled Saskatchewan to an 11-9 victory.
Since their game against the Rush, Eric Penney has started in goal the last three Stealth games including Week 12 action where he stopped 48 shots against the New England Black Wolves in 60-plus minutes of action.
"Moving forward we have a lot of divisional games coming up that we need to capitalize on," said goaltender Eric Penney. "We have to come prepared and ready to play a full 60 minutes. The plan is to break the game down into 5-minute segments, bring as much intensity as we did last week and win every shift."
For the third week in a row, the Stealth will be featured in the NLL Twitter Game of the Week. It is going to be a special game as Stealth play-by-play commentator Jake Elliott will have the call on Twitter. Brad Challoner will go from in-the-benches to-in-the booth as he will assume Elliott's role on TSN radio. The game can also be seen on NLL TV with faceoff at 5:30pm PST.
After their jaunt to Saskatoon, Vancouver will have a Week 14 bye, before returning home on March 17th against the Colorado Mammoth.
Tickets to the next home game are available including single game tickets, 3-game Flex Packs and Boston Pizza Packs, which feature four tickets, one large pizza, four soft drinks and a cactus cut appetizer for $99 at all local Boston Pizzas. The Stealth are also offering Group Promotions for 10 or more tickets at a discounted rate.
The Stealth are currently accepting registrations for their Junior Bombshells' Night. Participants aged 5-15 get the opportunity to learn and dance with the NLL's most popular dance team the Vancouver Stealth Bombshells, in a mini dance camp and half-time performance at the Stealth's March 17 home game. Click here for more information.
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