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Stealth edge Roughnecks 17-16 in OT
The San Jose Stealth edged the Calgary Roughnecks 17-16 on a Luke Wiles overtime goal on Friday in front of 12,370 fans at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. The Stealth erased at five goal deficit in the fourth quarter to tie the game and send it into the extra period. It took until 11:42 in the extra frame before a winner was declared. Jeff Zywicki scored seven goals and Colin Doyle dished out nine assists for the Stealth in the win.
Stealth forward Gary Rosyski opened things up with a goal just 23 seconds into the game on a pass from Colin Doyle. Calgary's first goal of the season came out of Tracey Kelusky's stick at 2:03 and he was assisted by Kaleb Toth and Lewis Ratcliff. San Jose would go on to take a 4-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Stealth second year forward Jeff Zywicki scored his third goal of the game at just 40 seconds into the second quarter, leading the Stealth attack. San Jose goaltender Anthony Cosmo was replaced by Aaron Bold after receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following a behind the net goal by Kyle Goundrey at 4:35 into the second frame.
In the third quarter the Roughnecks turned up the heat outscoring San Jose 9-2 in the period and led 15-10 heading into the final frame.
In the fourth, San Jose fired back and chipped away at the lead throughout the period. The Stealth outscored Calgary 6-1 in the fourth, including a goal by former Roughneck Callum Crawford with 1:05 remaining to tie the game.
In the extra period both teams had numerous chances as the game went to 11:42 into overtime before the game was decided. Second year forward Luke Wiles snuck a goal past Andrew Leyshon to secure the win.
San Jose was led by Jeff Zywicki (7G), Colin Doyle (9A) and Gary Rosyski (2G, 3A) on offense. Aaron Bold recorded 40 saves and allowed 11 goals in replacement of Cosmo.
Calgary was led by Lewis Ratcliff (4G, 4A), Tracey Kelusky (3G, 4A) and Kaleb Toth (2G, 3A). Andrew Leyshon recorded 35 saves and allowed 17 goals in the loss.
The Stealth improve to 1-1 and Calgary falls to 0-1.
San Jose is in action again tommorow as they host the Arizona Sting at HP Pavilion at 10:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Pacific.
Calgary heads to Edmonton to battle the Rush at Rexall Place at 9:00 PM Eastern.
Stealth forward Gary Rosyski opened things up with a goal just 23 seconds into the game on a pass from Colin Doyle. Calgary's first goal of the season came out of Tracey Kelusky's stick at 2:03 and he was assisted by Kaleb Toth and Lewis Ratcliff. San Jose would go on to take a 4-3 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Stealth second year forward Jeff Zywicki scored his third goal of the game at just 40 seconds into the second quarter, leading the Stealth attack. San Jose goaltender Anthony Cosmo was replaced by Aaron Bold after receiving an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty following a behind the net goal by Kyle Goundrey at 4:35 into the second frame.
In the third quarter the Roughnecks turned up the heat outscoring San Jose 9-2 in the period and led 15-10 heading into the final frame.
In the fourth, San Jose fired back and chipped away at the lead throughout the period. The Stealth outscored Calgary 6-1 in the fourth, including a goal by former Roughneck Callum Crawford with 1:05 remaining to tie the game.
In the extra period both teams had numerous chances as the game went to 11:42 into overtime before the game was decided. Second year forward Luke Wiles snuck a goal past Andrew Leyshon to secure the win.
San Jose was led by Jeff Zywicki (7G), Colin Doyle (9A) and Gary Rosyski (2G, 3A) on offense. Aaron Bold recorded 40 saves and allowed 11 goals in replacement of Cosmo.
Calgary was led by Lewis Ratcliff (4G, 4A), Tracey Kelusky (3G, 4A) and Kaleb Toth (2G, 3A). Andrew Leyshon recorded 35 saves and allowed 17 goals in the loss.
The Stealth improve to 1-1 and Calgary falls to 0-1.
San Jose is in action again tommorow as they host the Arizona Sting at HP Pavilion at 10:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Pacific.
Calgary heads to Edmonton to battle the Rush at Rexall Place at 9:00 PM Eastern.
Bandits beat Titans 16-14
The Buffalo Bandits beat the New York Titans 16-14 in front of a sell out crowd of 18,690 fans at HSBC Arena in Buffalo on Friday. Mark Steenhuis and John Tavares led the Buffalo attack. Steenhuis scored five goals and an assist and Tavares netted three goals and added three assists. Buffalo improves to 1-1 and New York falls to 0-2. Goaltender Mike Thompson recorded 51 saves and allowed 14 goals in the win.
The Bandits came out the gate on fire scoring three goals in the first three minutes of the contest. Casey Powell scored the lone goal for the Titans in the first quarter before Buffalo answered with three more to close the opening frame with a 6-1 lead. Titans goaltender Curtis Palidwor was replaced by Matt Vinc at 6:04 in the first quarter.
Buffalo scored twice more to take an 8-1 lead before Casey Powell scored again for New York at 3:55 to cut the lead to 8-2. New York opened up on offense scoring four more goals, however Buffalo added three as well and took an 11-6 lead into halftime.
The Titans closed the gap in the third period outscoring the Bandits 4-1. Buffalo led 12-10 heading into the final frame. The two teams traded goals back and forth in the final period but New York could not overcome the deficit and the Bandits held on to take home the 16-14 victory.
Casey Powell (3G, 2A) and Pat Maddalena (2G, 3A) lead the Titans attack. Matt Vinc recorded 34 saves and allowed 11 goals in relief of Palidwor in the Titans goal.
The Bandits are in action again tomorrow night as they head to Colorado for a rematch of the 2006 Championship Game against the Mammoth at 9:00 PM Eastern. The game is the VERSUS Game of the Week, airing at 10:00 PM Eastern.
New York hosts the Chicago Shamrox at Madison Square Garden next Saturday, January 20th at 8:00 PM Eastern.
The Bandits came out the gate on fire scoring three goals in the first three minutes of the contest. Casey Powell scored the lone goal for the Titans in the first quarter before Buffalo answered with three more to close the opening frame with a 6-1 lead. Titans goaltender Curtis Palidwor was replaced by Matt Vinc at 6:04 in the first quarter.
Buffalo scored twice more to take an 8-1 lead before Casey Powell scored again for New York at 3:55 to cut the lead to 8-2. New York opened up on offense scoring four more goals, however Buffalo added three as well and took an 11-6 lead into halftime.
The Titans closed the gap in the third period outscoring the Bandits 4-1. Buffalo led 12-10 heading into the final frame. The two teams traded goals back and forth in the final period but New York could not overcome the deficit and the Bandits held on to take home the 16-14 victory.
Casey Powell (3G, 2A) and Pat Maddalena (2G, 3A) lead the Titans attack. Matt Vinc recorded 34 saves and allowed 11 goals in relief of Palidwor in the Titans goal.
The Bandits are in action again tomorrow night as they head to Colorado for a rematch of the 2006 Championship Game against the Mammoth at 9:00 PM Eastern. The game is the VERSUS Game of the Week, airing at 10:00 PM Eastern.
New York hosts the Chicago Shamrox at Madison Square Garden next Saturday, January 20th at 8:00 PM Eastern.
Bandits host expansion Titans on Friday
The Buffalo Bandits will return home on Friday for the first time since falling 16-9 to Colorado in the 2006 Championship Game. After an opening night overtime (11-10) loss to Portland on the road, the Bandits will look to regain the magic that led them to an East Divisional Championship last season, when they host the expansion New York Titans at HSBC Arena on Friday. Game time is 7:30 PM Eastern.
Buffalo will again be without 2006 NLL MVP Steve Dietrich this week, as the veteran goaltender is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery.
"He's going to be on the bench but he won't be starting," said Bandits Head Coach Darris Kilgour. "(Backup goaltender Mike) Thompson had a very good game against Portland, so we're confident in him."
Friday's match-up will be the first of a double header weekend for Buffalo, who heads to Colorado on Saturday for a rematch of the Championship Game. Despite the back-to-back, Kilgour plans to use his regular starting lineup both nights.
"We want to go with a set lineup this season," he said. "So we'll go with pretty much the same lineup both nights."
Buffalo was off last weekend after their opening night loss to Portland and Kilgour used the time scout the expansion Titans team.
"We've scouted them and they looked pretty good," said Kilgour. "They have a lot of offensive power and defensively they looked like they communicated very well."
On the other side of the turf, the expansion Titans are looking to rebound from a 15-12 loss last weekend to the Chicago Shamrox, in which New York struggled on special teams.
"It was frustrating for both teams, with so many power plays and man short opportunities," said Head Coach Adam Mueller. "12 of their 15 goals were on the power play or on fast breaks."
"We saw a lot of great things from a lot of people though," Mueller continued. "I thought we played well in parts of the game but we just didn't finish it off."
New York Titans (0-1) at Buffalo Bandits (0-1) - 7:30 PM Eastern
HSBC Arena
Sportsnet New York - 11:00 PM Eastern
SNY can also be seen on DirecTV channel 625 and DISH Network channel 438.
Buffalo will again be without 2006 NLL MVP Steve Dietrich this week, as the veteran goaltender is still recovering from arthroscopic knee surgery.
"He's going to be on the bench but he won't be starting," said Bandits Head Coach Darris Kilgour. "(Backup goaltender Mike) Thompson had a very good game against Portland, so we're confident in him."
Friday's match-up will be the first of a double header weekend for Buffalo, who heads to Colorado on Saturday for a rematch of the Championship Game. Despite the back-to-back, Kilgour plans to use his regular starting lineup both nights.
"We want to go with a set lineup this season," he said. "So we'll go with pretty much the same lineup both nights."
Buffalo was off last weekend after their opening night loss to Portland and Kilgour used the time scout the expansion Titans team.
"We've scouted them and they looked pretty good," said Kilgour. "They have a lot of offensive power and defensively they looked like they communicated very well."
On the other side of the turf, the expansion Titans are looking to rebound from a 15-12 loss last weekend to the Chicago Shamrox, in which New York struggled on special teams.
"It was frustrating for both teams, with so many power plays and man short opportunities," said Head Coach Adam Mueller. "12 of their 15 goals were on the power play or on fast breaks."
"We saw a lot of great things from a lot of people though," Mueller continued. "I thought we played well in parts of the game but we just didn't finish it off."
New York Titans (0-1) at Buffalo Bandits (0-1) - 7:30 PM Eastern
HSBC Arena
Sportsnet New York - 11:00 PM Eastern
SNY can also be seen on DirecTV channel 625 and DISH Network channel 438.
Roughnecks open against Steal on Friday
The waiting is over for the Calgary Roughnecks as they begin their season on Friday against the San Jose Stealth at Pengrowth Saddledome. Calgary hosts San Jose at 9:30 PM Eastern/ 7:30 PM Mountain, as the Roughnecks kick off their sixth NLL season. San Jose heads north to Calgary after falling 14-11 to Rochester last weekend.
When Calgary opens on Friday, fans will see many new faces wearing Roughnecks uniforms, but will take comfort in seeing Tracey Kelusky, Kaleb Toth, Lewis Ratcliff and Taylor Wray back in the mix.
"The four core guys are still there, which is good for us," said Roughnecks Head Coach Chris Hall. "The core guys that we've retained are very talented and very good, and that sort of stretches through our entire offense and defense."
Amongst some notable acquisitions, Calgary has added Jeff Shattler, Shawn Cable, Jamie Rooney, Scott Ranger, Nolan Heavenor, Kerry Susheski and Scott Anderson.
"We've changed a little bit on offense," said Hall. "In the middle of the floor we've gotten quicker and our size and strength on defense is still there. We're going to take some time to gel, but hopefully not too long. You have to find chemistry quickly in this league."
The most notable change for Calgary will come at the goaltender position as former Championship Game MVP Curtis Palidwor was lost in the off-season and back-up Andrew Leyshon becomes the starter.
"It's Andrew's time to shine," said Hall. "He's played some key roles with us the past couple seasons and he's ready for the limelight. We also obtained Ryan Avery last year (who will fill in behind Leyshon). He has good size, good intelligence and a great work ethic."
Calgary then heads to Edmonton on Saturday to cap off a double header weekend at 9:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Mountain.
Colin Doyle and the San Jose Stealth head off to Calgary looking to rebound from a 14-11 loss to Rochester last weekend. After Doyle's four point (1g, 3a) debut with the Stealth, Head Coach Walt Christensen expects more out of the veteran this week.
"Colin's a great professional. He was under a lot of pressure in that game and he played well under circumstances," said Christensen. "I expect a much better effort from our entire team this weekend. We have to make some adjustments offensively and try and get Colin the ball. He is one of the better players in the world right now."
Much like Calgary, the Stealth are wielding a line up with numerous new faces this season. After finishing 5-11 last year, the Stealth felt it necessary to shake things up.
"We have about 14 new players this year," said Christensen. "We have a much different look. We added Doyle and some young and athletic players that we expect to contribute right away."
Calgary holds the advantage in the all-time series with the Stealth 5-4, including a 2-2 split at the Saddledome. The last time the two teams met, Calgary defeated San Jose 12-10 on April 1st last season.
"They have a very big aggressive defense, a very talented offense and they play very well at home," said Christensen. "We'll have to be ready for them."
San Jose is in action again on Saturday as they host the Arizona Sting at HP Pavilion at 10:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Pacific.
When Calgary opens on Friday, fans will see many new faces wearing Roughnecks uniforms, but will take comfort in seeing Tracey Kelusky, Kaleb Toth, Lewis Ratcliff and Taylor Wray back in the mix.
"The four core guys are still there, which is good for us," said Roughnecks Head Coach Chris Hall. "The core guys that we've retained are very talented and very good, and that sort of stretches through our entire offense and defense."
Amongst some notable acquisitions, Calgary has added Jeff Shattler, Shawn Cable, Jamie Rooney, Scott Ranger, Nolan Heavenor, Kerry Susheski and Scott Anderson.
"We've changed a little bit on offense," said Hall. "In the middle of the floor we've gotten quicker and our size and strength on defense is still there. We're going to take some time to gel, but hopefully not too long. You have to find chemistry quickly in this league."
The most notable change for Calgary will come at the goaltender position as former Championship Game MVP Curtis Palidwor was lost in the off-season and back-up Andrew Leyshon becomes the starter.
"It's Andrew's time to shine," said Hall. "He's played some key roles with us the past couple seasons and he's ready for the limelight. We also obtained Ryan Avery last year (who will fill in behind Leyshon). He has good size, good intelligence and a great work ethic."
Calgary then heads to Edmonton on Saturday to cap off a double header weekend at 9:00 PM Eastern, 7:00 PM Mountain.
Colin Doyle and the San Jose Stealth head off to Calgary looking to rebound from a 14-11 loss to Rochester last weekend. After Doyle's four point (1g, 3a) debut with the Stealth, Head Coach Walt Christensen expects more out of the veteran this week.
"Colin's a great professional. He was under a lot of pressure in that game and he played well under circumstances," said Christensen. "I expect a much better effort from our entire team this weekend. We have to make some adjustments offensively and try and get Colin the ball. He is one of the better players in the world right now."
Much like Calgary, the Stealth are wielding a line up with numerous new faces this season. After finishing 5-11 last year, the Stealth felt it necessary to shake things up.
"We have about 14 new players this year," said Christensen. "We have a much different look. We added Doyle and some young and athletic players that we expect to contribute right away."
Calgary holds the advantage in the all-time series with the Stealth 5-4, including a 2-2 split at the Saddledome. The last time the two teams met, Calgary defeated San Jose 12-10 on April 1st last season.
"They have a very big aggressive defense, a very talented offense and they play very well at home," said Christensen. "We'll have to be ready for them."
San Jose is in action again on Saturday as they host the Arizona Sting at HP Pavilion at 10:30 PM Eastern, 7:30 PM Pacific.
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