NOTEWORTHY
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2016 REGULAR SEASON
Category Roughnecks (3-7) Rock (2-6)
Home Record 2-4 2-2
Away Record 1-3 0-4
Goals For 105 89
Goals Against 119 103
Power Play Pct. 48.08 59.18
Penalty Kill Pct. 52.73 44.19
Faceoffs Won-Taken 111-268 (41.1%) 122-224 (54.5%)
Loose Balls 652 552
Points Leader – Series — —
Points Leader – Season Dickson (52) Hellyer (53)
HEAD-TO-HEAD: 2015 REGULAR SEASON
Category Roughnecks (7-11) Rock (14-4)
Home Record 4-5 7-2
Away Record 3-6 7-2
Goals For 212 230
Goals Against 217 185
Power Play Pct. 55.29 52.38
Penalty Kill Pct. 64.36 63.92
Faceoffs Won-Taken 302-495 (61.0%) 184-487 (37.8%)
Loose Balls 1,066 1,291
Points Leader – Series Evans (16) Hickey (12), Sanderson (12)
Points Leader – Season Evans (130) Sanderson (102)
VS TORONTO: Tonight marks the first of two regular season match-ups between Calgary and Toronto. Last season, the Roughnecks were 0-2 against the Rock. Former Roughneck Shawn Evans led Calgary with 16 points (5g, 11a) in the two-game series against Toronto. Brett Hickey (6g, 6a) and Josh Sanderson (3g, 9a) topped the Rock with 12 points each in the series against Calgary. The two teams will next meet on Saturday, Apr. 30 at the Scotiabank Saddledome.
2015 SERIES RECAP
• Jan. 31/15 at TOR: TOR 12 CGY 11 … Toronto carried an 8-5 lead into the second half.
• Mar. 28/15 at CGY: TOR 12 CGY 10 … Toronto scored three consecutive goals in the final four minutes, including an empty net marker, to secure the win.
INSIDE THE 2015 SERIES
• Shots on Goal: CGY 108 TOR 106
• Power Plays: CGY 7-12 (58.3%) TOR 3-10 (30.0%)
REGULAR SEASON RECORDS
• All-Time: 10-19
• All-Time in CGY: 6-8
• All-Time in TOR: 4-11
• Last CGY Win: Mar. 1/14, 19-13 at the Scotiabank Saddledome
• Last TOR Win: Mar. 28/15, 12-10 at the Scotiabank Saddledome
NAIL BITERS: Six of Calgary’s 10 games played have been decided by one goal with the Roughnecks winning two and losing four one-goal decisions. In two-goal games, Calgary is 1-1.
GOING THE DISTANCE: Calgary’s last three contests have gone into extra time, matching a single-season league record for most consecutive overtime games. The last team to record three-straight overtime contests was Washington in 2011. The single-season NLL record for most overtime games is five, twice set by Arizona (2005) and Washington (2011). The most OT contests the Roughnecks have played in a single season is four, first set in 2004 then duplicated in 2015.
CLUB 3,000: On Mar. 5, goaltender Mike Poulin eclipsed 3,000 career saves. He now has 3,032 saves over his 10-year NLL career and is Calgary’s all-time saves leader (2,769). Originally selected by the Buffalo Bandits in the second round, 21st overall, in the 2005 NLL Draft, he began his career in Toronto in 2007. He spent two seasons with the Rock before joining Boston then Calgary. In 2012, Poulin was named the NLL Goaltender of the Year.
ROAD WARRIORS: Calgary’s road power play ranks first in the NLL at 63.6%. The Roughnecks are tied with Buffalo for the second-most goals scored while on the man-advantage in enemy barns at 14. Georgia tops the league with the most power play goals netted on the road at 17.
TOP 10: Curtis Dickson’s team-leading 29 goals rank third among all players and his 52 points sit tied for seventh. Of his 29 goals, eight have come on the power play (tied for fourth among all players) while his three shorthanded markers are tied for the league lead. Greg Harnett’s two game-winning goals lead all defencemen and rank tied for third among all players. Karsen Leung has a team-leading 16 caused turnovers, tied for sixth in the NLL. Dan MacRae is tied for fifth among the league’s defenders with nine points (3g, 6a) on the season. Mike Poulin sits second among all goaltenders with a 10.35 goals-against average while fellow netminder Frankie Scigliano’s 12.58 goals-against average is ninth.
ROUGHNECKS VS: (BUF 0-1), (COL 0-1), (GA 1-0), (NE 1-0), (ROC 0-1), (SAS 0-3), (TOR 0-0), (VAN 1-1)
RECORD WHEN:
Leading entering second half.….. 1-3 Outshooting opponent.….. 1-2
Trailing entering second half.….. 2-2 Outshot…………………….. 2-5
Tied entering second half………. 0-2 Shots are tied…………….. 0-0
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.
MILESTONES
3 – Dan MacRae is three caused turnovers from 100
3 – Dane Dobbie is three shots from 1,500
4 – Tyler Digby is four games away from 50
4 – Curtis Manning is four loose balls from 400
5 – Jeff Shattler is five caused turnovers from 50
5 – Curtis Manning is five points shy of 50
5 – Karsen Leung is five assists shy of 50
5 – Karsen Leung is five games away from 50
6 – Peter McFetridge is six caused turnovers away from 50
6 – Jeff Shattler is six power play goals away from 50
6 – Curtis Dickson is six games away from 100
6 – Tyler Burton is six caused turnovers to 50
7 – Curtis Dickson is seven power play assists shy of 50
7 – Greg Harnett is seven caused turnovers away from 50
8 – Curtis Dickson is eight caused turnovers from 50
8 – Dane Dobbie is eight power play goals away from 100
9 – Karsen Leung is 9 caused turnovers away from 50
10 – Dan MacRae is 10 assists shy of 50
30 – Mike Poulin is 30 minutes shy of 5,000
