The entire 2007 Calgary Roughnecks lacrosse schedule has been prepared so you, the loyal fan, can download it and add it to whatever application you use to schedule your life. This downloadable file is available as a .csv file for anyone using Outlook and a .ics file for those using applications such as iCal or any xCal compatible application.
Head on over to the Roughnecks schedule page to download the files.
Earlier this week The Calgary Herald had a picture in their paper of the new Calgary Roughneck jersey for the 2007 season. This came as an unexpected surprise to many fans. So, for those of you that don’t have subscriptions to The Calgary Herald and didn’t make it to the first exhibition game, here is what the new jersey’s look like.
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The 2007 NLL season will bring a rule change when it starts this December. More specifically, the change concerns the rule that makes scoring from behind the net illegal. Starting this year players will be able to be positioned behind the net and have any goals they score count. The potential this rule has on the total scores versus the safety to the goalies seems to be a point of contention between lacrosse fans and players.
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It seems that the NLL is spreading its wings to look for an international audience. According to SportsBusiness.com, the NLL is using a company called Crocmedia to expand the league’s TV distribution to a worldwide audience. This partnership with Crocmedia will be to find suppliers for coverage the 2007 season and beyond.
In the bigger picture this is great news, the more the sport is promoted to a larger audience the more the sport will grow, it’s a given. Crocmedia director James Swanwick said “We believe that once the rest of the world is exposed to lacrosse and the NLL brand, there is no reason the sport won’t grow at the same rate as in America.” It’s exciting to see that sort of enthusiasm to promote the sport we love.
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It seems that LacrosseTV is closing up shop starting December 1st. In an email sent out to subscribers by itvn, the company that offered the LacrosseTV network, they apologize for the “inconvenience” that they may have caused. In an attempt to keep, what I’m sure will be a slew of former subscribers, itvn is offering two free months worth of their current line-up of services as a consolation.
Unfortunately for us lacrosse fans this is no consolation since LacrosseTV was the only way some fans were able to watch any games last year. With the season a little under a month away for most teams, the Canadian market still finds itself without television coverage.
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