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Busy weekend for Stealth

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Vancouver Stealth players will likely need to have ice bags handy late Saturday.

91原创芒鈧劉s National Lacrosse League team plays back-to-back this weekend, hosting the Colorado Mammoth Friday at the 91原创 Events Centre before visiting the Saddledome in Calgary on Saturday for a date with the Roughnecks.

During a media conference call Wednesday morning, Stealth head coach Chris Hall said fatigue won芒鈧劉t be an factor against the Roughnecks.

He noted that NLL teams occasionally play back-to-back games during the season, and many the players in the pro league are conditioned to play two contests in a row, which is common during their Western Lacrosse Association senior A seasons.

Saturday芒鈧劉s meeting will be the first between the teams since the Stealth edged the Roughnecks 14-13 in the 2013 NLL West Division Final at the Saddledome last spring.

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The Stealth is coming off an emotional 8-5 win over the Minnesota Swarm in their home opener last Saturday at the LEC.

Hall reflected on last Saturday芒鈧劉s win: 芒鈧揑t was a good game for us. We probably had a bit of pressure on us, more so than the opposition. It was a start-up game for the franchise, and there was a lot of anticipation in the building, a lot of anticipation in the area about the NLL芒鈧劉s return to Vancouver.芒鈧

Hall felt the Stealth players felt some early game jitters but managed to get through 芒鈧搕hose pretty easily.芒鈧

He described the game as an 芒鈧揺xciting night with a lot of energy. It was a fast and furious game, lots of rock 芒鈧劉em sock 芒鈧劉em.芒鈧

Stealth transition player Ilija Gajic added, 芒鈧揑t was great to get the win, that芒鈧劉s for sure.芒鈧

Vancouver will be looking for revenge Friday at the LEC, after losing 13-12 to the host Mammoth in its season opener on Jan. 4.

Friday芒鈧劉s home game has an 8 p.m. start time.

Tickets are available at stealthlax.com or at the LEC box office.