The Calgary Roughnecks are a member of the National Lacrosse League based in Calgary, Alberta. The name refers to the roughnecks who work the drilling rigs in Alberta's oil and gas industry. The team is affectionately known by fans as the Riggers.
The team mascot's name Derrick is a reference to the tower portion of a drilling rig.
On March 28, 2001, a press conference was held in Calgary to announce the Roughnecks as the (then) tenth NLL franchi...
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The Calgary Roughnecks are a member of the National Lacrosse League based in Calgary, Alberta. The name refers to the roughnecks who work the drilling rigs in Alberta's oil and gas industry. The team is affectionately known by fans as the Riggers.
The team mascot's name Derrick is a reference to the tower portion of a drilling rig.
On March 28, 2001, a press conference was held in Calgary to announce the Roughnecks as the (then) tenth NLL franchise under the ownership of Calgary businessman Brad Banister. Kevin Melnyk was announced as the Head Coach and General Manager. Prior to the season getting under way some resume inaccuracies became public regarding Melnyk. Melnyk, who claimed to be a member of one of Canada's National teams, was replaced by the team with Chris Hall as Head Coach and Brad Banister as General Manager.
The Roughnecks hosted the Montreal Express in the inaugural game for both franchises on November 24, 2001. The Roughnecks lost by a score of 32-17. This set a new...
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