Heading into training-camp without franchise icons, its time for Calgary to rebuild its winning culture

The Calgary Roughnecks training-camp list is a little light on large names — including legendary ones — ahead of the 2025-26 National Lacrosse League campaign.

No Jesse King …

No Dane Dobbie …

No Curtis Dickson …

And no Reece Callies.

That after another tumultuous off-season for the team and the league itself.

“Oh … they’re all interesting,” said Roughnecks GM Mike Board, of the summers that seem to bring on endless challenges for the club. “This one had a collective bargaining agreement thrown in there, which sort of delayed some of the planning process for all teams.

“But we sort of anticipate things every off-season and move forward.”

For the third straight year, Board and th

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