Laurence Heinen
The Roughnecks treated 13,418 fans at the Scotiabank Saddledome to a spirited affair during the team’s Indigenous Celebration game.
Despite dropping the game 14-8 to the league-leading Saskatchewan Rush (7-1), the Roughnecks (1-6) battled hard until the final buzzer.
Tanner Cook led the way for Calgary with a hat trick and a helper, including a goal with just 7.6 seconds remaining on the clock
THE NUMBERS:
Tanner Cook – 4 pts (3G, 1A)
Tyler Pace – 4 pts (4A)
Brayden Mayea – 2 pts (2G)
Riley Loewen – 2 points (1G, 1A)
Aden Walsh – 49/63 saves
Let’s get after it‼️ pic.twitter.com/1D6sfBOsxv
— Calgary Roughnecks (@NLLRoughnecks) January 31, 2026
Mayea opened the scoring for the Riggers just 35 seconds into the game by bouncing a shot over Scigliano’s left shoulder.
Just 22 seconds later, Loewen made it 2-0 when he raced into the offensive zone before cutting into the slot and firing a shot past the Rush netminder.
Shake and bake 🕺 pic.twitter.com/uymDbl2Wxz
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Cook then converted a feed from Pace to put the Riggers up 3-0 at 7:34 of the opening frame.
Robert Church finally got the visitors on the board at 13:22 and then added another 24 seconds into the second quarter, which saw the Rush outscore the ’Necks 6-0 to take a 7-3 lead into the halftime break.
Haiden Dickson scored at 3:38 of the third quarter to cut into Saskatchewan’s lead. Dickson drove towards the net before taking a pass from Pace and quickly flicking a shot past Scigliano.
9️⃣7️⃣ get’s it done! pic.twitter.com/d2CpjNSqSO
— Calgary Roughnecks (@NLLRoughnecks) January 31, 2026
After the Rush answered back, Cook drove hard to the net and bounced a shot past Scigliano before running into the Saskatchewan netminder. Although the goal counted, Cook was assessed a goalie interference penalty on the play.
Shortly after Saskatchewan made it 9-5, Mathieu Gauthier fired up the fans by dropping his gloves to take on Jake Boudreau in a feisty scrap.
Following another goal by the Rush, Brett McIntyre executed a perfect give-and-go with Pace before tucking a shot through Scigliano’s five-hole.
Mayea added his second goal of the contest in the final frame before Cook rounded out the scoring with his late marker.
NEXT UP:
The Roughnecks head east to play the Ottawa Black Bears on Saturday, Feb. 7 (7 p.m.). The Riggers return to the Saddledome on February 14th and 15th for two home games against the Philadelphia Wings and the Georgia Swarm.
