VS. COLORADO: Tonight the Calgary Roughnecks will host the West Division-leading Colorado Mammoth in the first edition of this year’s Rocky Mountain Rivalry. Calgary enters the contest following a two-game weekend split that saw the Roughnecks lose to the Saskatchewan Rush (19-12 on Feb. 5) before posting a huge 12-11 come-from-behind win over the Georgia Swarm on Feb. 6 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In the double-header weekend, Curtis Dickson led Calgary’s attack, scoring eight goals and adding five assists. Jeff Shattler (2g, 8a), Tyler Digby (6g, 2a), Wesley Berg (2g, 6a) and Dane Dobbie (4g, 4a) were also top performers for the Roughnecks. Colorado last saw action on Thursday, Feb. 11, when they defeated the Rush 9-7 at Pepsi Center.
DENVER CONNECTIONS: Back in his hometown of Calgary, Roughnecks transition player Bob Snider is preparing to face his former team. Snider spent the past two seasons with the Mammoth (2014-15), winning 473 faceoffs (53.2 per cent) during that span. This year, the faceoff specialist has won 30 of 47 draws in three games. Roughnecks rookie Wesley Berg played collegiate lacrosse at the University of Denver where he led the Pioneers to a National Championship in 2015. After his senior season, Berg suited up for two games with the Major League Lacrosse’s Denver Outlaws. The Outlaws selected the Coquitlam, British Columbia, native in the second round of the 2015 MLL Collegiate Draft. Berg sits fourth in team scoring with six goals and 21 points through six games.
TOP 10: This season, Roughnecks forward Curtis Dickson has averaged a hat-trick a game with 18 goals through six contests. He has also added nine assists for 27 points, placing him a four-way tie for 10th in the NLL scoring race. In 2014, Dickson narrowly missed the 50-goal plateau, scoring a career-high 48 goals in 18 games. Alternate captain Dane Dobbie and former Roughneck Shawn Evans are tied for sixth overall with 30 points each on the season.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2016 REGULAR SEASON
Category
Roughnecks (3-3)
Mammoth (5-2)
Home Record
2-1
3-0
Away Record
1-2
2-2
Goals For
65
87
Goals Against
71
82
Power Play Pct.
48.57
58.06
Penalty Kill Pct.
52.94
51.72
Faceoffs Won-Taken
67-140 (47.9%)
84-197 (42.6%)
Loose Balls
385
471
Points Leader – Series
—
—
Points Leader – Season
Dobbie (30)
Crawford (41)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2015 REGULAR SEASON
Category
Roughnecks (7-11)
Mammoth (9-9)
Home Record
4-5
6-3
Away Record
3-6
3-6
Goals For
212
212
Goals Against
217
218
Power Play Pct.
55.29
49.43
Penalty Kill Pct.
64.36
46.84
Faceoffs Won-Taken
302-495 (61.0%)
235-502 (46.8%)
Loose Balls
1,066
1,023
Points Leader – Series
Evans (26)
Jones (15)
Points Leader – Season
Evans (130)
Jones (93)
OT INSANITY: Since 2012, the Roughnecks and Mammoth have seen seven of their 11 regular season games go to overtime. Colorado holds the advantage during this span, winning six of the seven extra-frame contests. Mammoth star John Grant Jr. and former Roughneck Sean Pollock have combined for five of the six overtime winners.
ALL-TIME REGULAR SEASON: VS. MAMMOTH:
All-Time: 16-19
All-Time in CGY: 10-9
All-Time in COL: 6-10
Last CGY Win: Apr. 4/15, 14-9 at the Scotiabank Saddledome
Last COL Win: Apr. 3/15, 9-8 (OT) at Pepsi Center
TRADE WINDS: Oct.26 – Acquired forward Tyler Digby, a first-round pick in the 2018 NLL Draft and a first-round selection in 2019 from the New England Black Wolves in exchange for forward Shawn Evans and a 2018 third-round pick; Dec. 28 – Acquired transition player Brandon Goodwin from the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for defenceman Mitch de Snoo.
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 (4): Digby, Jon Harnett, Poulin, Shattler
Free Agent (3): Mike Carnegie, Scott Carnegie, Snider
*Denotes rookie
ROSTER BREAKDOWN (20):
’84-born (2): Mike Carnegie, Shattler
’85-born (3): Scott Carnegie, Poulin, Snider
’86-born (2): Dobbie, McFetridge
’87-born (1): Manning
’88-born (3): Dickson, Jon Harnett, MacRae
’89-born (1): McIntosh
’90-born (2): Leung, Greg Harnett
’91-born (1): Digby
’92-born (1): Scigliano
’93-born (2): Berg*, O’Connor*
’94-born (1): Bell*
’95-born (1): LeClair*
