OSHAWA, ON – The final game of the inaugural season for the Oshawa FireWolves will come on a special night when they host the Buffalo Bandits for Tucker Out Lymphoma Night to honour the life an legacy that Tucker Williams had on the lacrosse world. Tucker was the younger brother of FireWolves forward, Dyson Williams. Fans can watch this game that means much more when it’s for Tucker on TSN+, ESPN+ and NLL+.
Tucker Cup
The Tucker Cup will be won after tonight’s game and here is how each team can win it.
Buffalo wins the Cup if any of these occur: Buffalo beats Oshawa in regulation Buffalo beats Oshawa in OT Oshawa beats Buffalo in OT Oshawa beats Buffalo by 1 goal in regulation
Las Vegas wins the cup if Oshawa beats Buffalo in regulation by 2, 3 or 4 goals
Oshawa wins the cup if they beat Buffalo in regulation by 5 or more goals
Playing For Pride
This season has not gone how anyone in the FireWolves organization would have thought. A new city and country was hoping to bring a new era for this team, but that wasn’t the case this year. In their final game in front of their home fans, Oshawa is hoping to give their fans one more victory. Buffalo is a tough opponent any night, but Oshawa is looking for one more win before their season is over.
Tucker Out Lymphoma Night
Tonight’s game is bigger than lacrosse. Tucker Williams was a young lacrosse player who’s the younger brother of Dyson Williams and will honour the life he had. The Tucker Out Lymphoma games began when Tucker was diagnosed with a rare type of cancer called Burkitt’s Lymphoma when he was seven years old. His father Shawn played for the Buffalo Bandits at the time and they held a night to raise money for cancer research. Tucker sadly passed away on December 17, 2014 at the age of eight years old. Tonight, the Bandits and FireWolves will honour the life that Tucker had and how lacrosse was favourite sport. The teams will be playing for those who can’t anymore. Tucker will always be Braver Than Brave.
Big Buffalo
Buffalo’s season has completely turned around. They have gone from a 6-6 record to an 11-6 record and are currently on a seven game win streak with a chance to clinch the number one spot in the standings heading into the playoffs. Dhane Smith and Josh Byrne have led the way offensively while Matt Vinc has turned back the clock and posted over .850 SV% over the win streak and is looking for one more regular season victory.
FireWolves Players To Watch
Doug Jamieson will become the 20th goalie all time to have 50 career wins if he’s able to shut down the Bandits offence. Jamieson has a fairly good game last week vs Calgary in the loss, but wants to flip the script and defeat Buffalo. Alex Simmons reached a career high in points last week, surpassing 100 in a season for the first time. Sitting at 40 goals, he might try his best to hit 50, but it will be a tall order against one of the best goalies in the league.
Bandits Players To Watch
Steve Priolo has been physical and more present on defence for Buffalo. Look to the captian to lay the body for Buffalo.
Josh Byrne continues to score from all over on the floor. Byrne has surpassed the 100-point mark in a season for the third consecutive year.
Tune in tonight to what should be a special game to end the FireWolves inaugural season in Oshawa. Limited tickets are available and can be purchased here.
About Oshawa FireWolves
The Oshawa FireWolves are Durham Region’s professional box lacrosse team, competing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) out of the Tribute Communities Centre in downtown Oshawa, ON. For more information, visit OshawaFireWolves.com. Follow the team on Facebook at facebook.com/FireWolvesNLL, Twitter @FireWolvesNLL, and Instagram @FireWolvesNLL.
About National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s largest professional lacrosse league and welcomed more than 1 million fans for the third consecutive year during the 2024-25 season. Founded in 1986, the NLL is comprised of 14 franchises across Canada and the United States, and recently unveiled its largest brand campaign ever, “Welcome to The Next Major League™” and introduced its comprehensive grassroots initiative, NLL UnBOXed™, that will expand the League’s footprint to 60 communities across North America by 2028. For the latest scores and developments in the National Lacrosse League, please visit: NLL.com and find the NLL on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok. Games are available live and streaming on TSN, TSN+, the ESPN family of networks, ESPN+, and NLL+.
About Tribute Communities Centre
The Tribute Communities Centre is Durham Region’s premier sports and live entertainment facility and is managed by Oak View Group. The Tribute Communities Centre is home to the Oshawa FireWolves of the National Lacrosse League, Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, and hosts a myriad of events including concerts, circuses, ice skating and family shows. Visit TributeCommunitiesCentre.com, and follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in live experience venue development, management, premium hospitality services, and 360-degree solutions for a collection of world-class owned venues and a client roster of arenas, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions. Founded by Tim Leiweke and Irving Azoff in 2015, OVG is the leading developer of major new venues either open or under development across four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
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