2025 Mens Senior Team Roster

The team has captured the coveted NLL Cup three times, most recently in May of 2019, when they defeated the Buffalo Bandits 14-13 in overtime at the Scotiabank Saddledome in front of 17,000 raucous fans.

In May of 2009, the Roughnecks captured their second title when they defeated the New York Titans 12-10 at the Scotiabank Saddledome. In 2004, the Roughnecks won their first National Lacrosse League Championship with a 14-11 victory over the Buffalo Bandits in front of more than 19,000 screaming fans.

The Calgary Roughnecks were awarded an expansion franchise in the National Lacrosse League in 2001. Since then, the Roughnecks have established themselves as one of the premier organizations in the NLL.

Okotoks businessman Brad Banister was the principal owner and president from the club’s inception until June 14, 2011 and is considered to be the architect of the Roughnecks rapid rise to fame in the world of lacrosse. He’s also responsible for attracting the signatures of such stars as Tracey Kelusky, Kaleb Toth, Lewis Ratcliff , Taylor Wray and Geoff Snider over the years.

On June 14, 2011 the Calgary Flames Ltd. Partnership announced the purchase of the Calgary Roughnecks

Now in its 33rd season, the National Lacrosse League (NLL), North America’s professional indoor lacrosse league, features the best players in the world. The league played its inaugural game in January of 1987, and was first known as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. In 1988, the name was changed to the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL). The MILL became the National Lacrosse League (NLL) following the 1997 season.

The NLL has 9 teams playing in the major markets of the United States and Canada. NLL teams each play an 18-game regular season schedule (nine home and nine away) that begins in January and runs through April, All games are played on the weekends.