Thunderbirds Upset Heavily-Favoured Vancouver Warriors
The Halifax Thunderbirds pulled off a stunning upset, eliminating the heavily-favoured Vancouver Warriors 10-7 in the NLL quarter-finals. Vancouver appeared to have the game well in hand with a 7-1 lead at halftime. However, Halifax erupted for nine unanswered goals in the second half, fueled by outstanding goaltending from Warren Hill after a shaky start. […]
Halifax Takes ‘Win and You Are In’ Game Over Ottawa
The playoff scenario on Saturday night in Halifax between the Thunderbirds and Ottawa Black Bears was simple: win and you are in the playoffs. Halifax rode a six-goal second quarter as the Thunderbirds rolled to a 12-6 win and punched their ticket to the postseason. Interestingly, between the New York Riptide and the Ottawa Black […]
Warriors Defeat Thunderbirds With Fourth-Quarter Comeback
Jesse King scored the game-winner as the Vancouver Warriors completed a fourth-quarter comeback to defeat the Halifax Thunderbirds 8-7 on Friday night. The Warriors trailed 6-4 in the low-scoring affair heading into the fourth quarter. King then took over, scoring three of Vancouver’s four goals as they outscored Halifax 4-1 in the final frame. The […]
A Strong Third Quarter Sends Thunderbirds To Victory
(Photo courtesy of the NLL X page) The Halifax Thunderbirds (4-7) visited the Calgary Roughnecks (2-9) in NLL action Saturday night at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary, Alberta. Both teams have struggled this year. The difference is the Roughnecks have been rebuilding, while the Thunderbirds were expected to do great things this season. Led by […]
Rush Sweep Home-and-Home Series with Halifax
The Saskatchewan Rush were able to sweep their home-and-home series with the Halifax Thunderbirds with an 11–7 win on Friday night in Saskatoon. It was Rush co-head coach and general manager Derek Keenan’s 300th game behind the bench, setting a new NLL record. Once again, the Thunderbirds ran into penalty trouble. Saskatchewan went 4-for-8 on […]
Austin Shanks Takes Down the Thunderbirds — Again
Losing Austin Shanks in free agency to the Saskatchewan Rush has turned into the Halifax Thunderbirds’ worst nightmare. After scoring the overtime winner in last year’s NLL semifinal to end Halifax’s season, Shanks once again played the villain — scoring the game-winner with just over a minute left as the Rush defeated the Thunderbirds 10–9 […]
Petterson’s OT Goal Sends Thunderbirds Soaring To Victory
(Photo courtesy of the Halifax Thunderbirds Instagram Page) The Halifax Thunderbirds (2-0) visited the Buffalo Bandits (1-1) at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. Both teams were successful in their opening week match-ups. Buffalo beat Georgia in a hard fought battle, while Warren Hill made history in the Thunderbirds victory. Hill only surrendered two […]
Austin Shanks Sends Rush To The NLL Championship
Austin Shanks scored 1:40 into overtime in a wild finish as the Saskatchewan Rush defeated the Halifax Thunderbirds 10-9 to advance to the NLL Championship. Halifax looked like it was about to force a Game 3 back in Saskatoon on Sunday night. The Thunderbirds went up by two goals with 1:36 left in the game. […]
Shanks Records Sock Trick As Rush Take Game 1 Over Halifax
Austin Shanks recorded a sock trick against his former team as the Saskatchewan Rush dominated Game 1 of the NLL semifinals, winning 16–7 over the Halifax Thunderbirds. It was also Shanks’ first career playoff sock trick. On the faceoff dot, rookie Jake Naso held his own against Jake Withers, winning 15 of 28 draws. The […]
Thunderbirds Hold off Roughnecks, Advance to NLL Semifinals
Caden Balint – Albany Correspondent, Stream Punk Sports / All Lacrosse All The Time The Halifax Thunderbirds punched their ticket to the National Lacrosse League (NLL) semifinals Saturday night with a convincing 16–12 win over the Calgary Roughnecks at a raucous Scotiabank Centre. Backed by a high-octane offense and timely goaltending, Halifax controlled the tempo […]