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Every NLL team was in action this past weekend, including several exhibition games.

This week is also going to be an active one for most teams as they look to trim their rosters in advance of the season.

This has already been active this weekend, with the Saskatchewan Rush releasing Laine Hruska, Jeremy Searle, Scott Reed, Reese Barnes, Garrett Brockmeyer, Zach Thompson, Curtis Bukta, and Caleb Creasor.

In addition, the Toronto Rock released Eric Lemire, and the Ottawa Black Bears have released Neal Adamson. Stay tuned to the league’s transaction page for all the latest news throughout the week.

Without further ado, lets get into the NLL training camp recap, week three. Like last week, this will go in alphabetical order.

Albany Firewolves

The Firewolves were in action twice this weekend in Six Nations. They beat the Halifax Thunderbirds 20-9 on Friday, then lost to the Rochester Knighthawks 14-10 on Sunday.

Friday’s game included this sick pass from Tye Kurtz to fellow right-hander Alex Simmons.

It was also the first time that fans got to see Dyson Williams in Firewolves colours, and he scored a nice five-hole goal against the Thunderbirds on Friday night.

Albany also posted a practice highlight last week that was too good not to include in this recap. While opposing defenders also won’t love playing against Marshall Powless, they will have a better time than this Albany defender.

Albany plays their third and final preseason game on Sunday at the ILA against the Philadelphia Wings.

Buffalo Bandits

The Bandits practiced this weekend but have kept a low profile on social media, not sharing any clips from the sessions.

They are set to take on the Vegas Desert Dogs Saturday night in St. Catharines at the Meridian Center. Fans can buy tickets for that game below.

Calgary Roughnecks

As always, the Roughnecks led the way with training camp coverage, featuring detailed information on both of their preseason scrimmages. Check out the full recap of both scrimmages here.

In the first, they defeated the Toronto Rock 14-11. That full game is available on Youtube, and can be found below.

Check out Head Coach Josh Sanderson addressing the team after the game, highlighting the play of Jesse King, Eli Salama, and some of the defenders on the team.

Also make sure to check out this sweet finish by Brett McIntyre.

And the Roughnecks also posted an interview with McIntyre after the game.

As well as the aforementioned Salama.

Then in the second scrimmage of the weekend, the Roughnecks fell 11-8 to the Philadelphia Wings. Hear from Sanderson after that loss as well.

The Roughnecks also caught up with one of their newest members Griffin Hall, who came over from the Desert Dogs during the off-season.

The Roughnecks will not scrimmage this weekend and are back in action November 23rd in Langley.

Colorado Mammoth

The Mammoth kicked off their preseason in Vancouver this weekend, falling 16-9 to the Vancouver Warriors.

Tyson Gibson had a hat-trick and Zed Williams scored twice. The game was tied at 8 going into the fourth quarter, before the Warriors pulled away.

Georgia Swarm

The Swarm had their first camp weekend, and scrimmaged against the Ottawa Black Bears.

They posted the following hype video to their instagram account.

The Swarm are back in action this Saturday at the ILA when they will take on the Halifax Thunderbirds.

Halifax Thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds fell 20-9 in their only scrimmage of the weekend to the Albany Firewolves at the ILA.

They take on the Georgia Swarm on Saturday.

Vegas Desert Dogs

The Desert Dogs travelled to California to take on the San Diego Seals at their new practice facility. The Seals won the scrimmage by a score of 11-10.

Vegas posted a recap of the contest which included most of their goals. Check that out below.

The Desert Dogs are back in action Friday at the TRAC against the Saskatchewan Rush, and Saturday in the aforementioned contest at the Meridian Center against the Buffalo Bandits.

Ottawa Black Bears

Ottawa was one of the few teams to make a roster move Monday, releasing Neal Adamson from their training camp roster.

They took on the Swarm on Saturday. Neither the Black Bears nor the Swarm released any information about the scrimmage.

Ottawa’s next action is Saturday against the Rochester Knighthawks at Memorial Arena in Brampton.

Philadelphia Wings

The Wings had a quiet week on social media, but defeated the Roughnecks on Sunday at Memorial.

They are off next weekend but return to action Saturday November 23 when they take on the Rock at the TRAC.

Rochester Knighthawks

The Knighthawks defeated the Albany Firewolves 14-10 on Sunday in their first preseason action of the season.

They are back in action on November 23rd at the TRAC.

San Diego Seals

The Seals hosted the Vegas Desert Dogs to their new facility this weekend and took home the scrimmage 11-10.

They are back in action next weekend against the Colorado Mammoth.

Saskatchewan Rush

The Rush hosted Fan Fest on Saturday, an event which included an intra-squad scrimmage in front of the Rush fans.

It was the first opportunity for the hometown fans to see draft pick Levi Anderson in person. Fresh off a great summer in the PLL, Anderson is a dynamic force on the left-side.

He will learn under a good one, with Captain Ryan Keenan also playing on the left side of the Rush offence. Here is a nice clip of him showing off some footwork of his own.

Then lastly, Anderson got underneath his defender again, this time taking it all the way to the net to beat the goaltender.

The Rush take on the Desert Dogs on Friday at the TRAC.

Toronto Rock

The full video of the Rock’s preseason loss to the Roughnecks is available above, but check out the highlights posted by the Rock.

Then hear from young defender Jake Darlison and offensive player Brian Cameron.

Vancouver Warriors

The Warriors always do an excellent job with their media team and this weekend was no different. It started as always with an interview with Head Coach Curt Malawsky after the training camp win over the Mammoth.

They also posted several hihglughts including this clip of Adam Charalambides scoring from the top.

And this clip of Ryan Dilks scoring on the breakaway.

And this clip of Kevin Crowley’s third goal of the game.

And lastly, they posted a great interview with Owen Grant and Alex Stathakis.

Thanks for reading, check back next Monday for more training camp roundup!

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