Rough times in Calgary

A team that is sitting in first place and has the fourth best attendance has a problem. This team is the Calgary Roughnecks of the NLL and they are in a finical crisis. The team might not have enough funds to complete the rest of their schedule. Owner/general manager Brad Banister made a plea to his fellow Calgarians. His team is about to go under if there is no help. He sent out a letter last week asking for help with his team. There needs to be finical backing so the team can even pay the players. For this team to even break even they need to sell 12,500 tickets to the rest of their home games. "It would be an absolute shame to see something that has impacted the youth of the community disappear" said the captain. This team has been around since 2001 and with the league always in flux that good.

http://www.laxmagazine.com/nll/2010-11/news/022411_national_lacrosse_league_notebook_banister_not_going_to_quit_on_calgary_whipper_wants_one_more_ring_finneran_supports_powell_bandits_sold