Calgary Roughnecks Re-Sign Goaltender Christian Del Bianco to Multi-Year Deal
November 3, 2022 – National Lacrosse League (NLL) – Calgary Roughnecks News Release
Calgary, AB – The Calgary Roughnecks have signed goaltender Christian Del Bianco to a multi-year contract ahead of the 2022-23 National Lacrosse League Season.
The Coquitlam, BC native is entering his seventh season in the NLL, having played all his career games in Calgary since being drafted by the Roughnecks in the second round, 15th overall in the 2015 Entry Draft. In 2019 he was named to the NLL All-Pro Second Team, and was starting goaltender for the Roughnecks NLL Championship win that same year with a perfect 4-0 record in the Playoffs.
“Christian is one of the top goalies in the NLL. Not only does he make saves, he makes timely saves” said Roughnecks General Manager, Mike Board. “He is also a big part of the transition game as he makes good, sharp passes out of the defensive zone. He’s a smart goalie with excellent lacrosse IQ and is looked upon as a one of the leaders on the team.”
“In this league, goalies are critical and for a team like ours, which is built from the goalie out, signing him to a multi-year contract is a very important piece of our puzzle and we are extremely pleased to have put that piece into place.”
CHRISTIAN DEL BIANCO – GOALTENDER
HOMETOWN: Coquitlam, BC DOB: Aug. 31, 1997
HEIGHT: 5’10” WEIGHT: 196 lbs.
SHOOTS: Right
NLL STATS GP MIN W L GA SV GAA SV%
2021-22 Regular Season 18 1070:28 10 8 197 666 11.04 0.772
2020 Regular Season 10 608:51 5 5 111 458 10.94 0.805
2019 Regular Season 18 1074:44 10 8 200 716 11.17 0.782
2018 Regular Season 18 788:34 7 6 138 530 10.50 0.793
2017 Regular Season 18 192:21 0 3 45 110 14.04 0.710
2016 Regular Season 1 0:19 0 0 0 0 .00 0.000
NLL Career 83 3735:28 32 30 691 2,480 11.54 0.772
NLL PLAYOFFS GP MIN W L GA SV GAA SV%
2019 Playoffs 4 241:12 4 0 35 181 8.71 0.838
2018 Playoffs 2 119:59 1 1 26 83 13.00 0.761
2016 Playoffs 0 0:00 0 0 0 0 0 0
The Roughnecks are excited to welcome fans back to WestJet Field at the Scotiabank Saddledome on November 26th for the Preview Party! Doors open at 5:30pm with $6 Happy Hour and all tickets available at one low price of $9.99 +GST.
Tickets for 2022-23 Roughnecks home games, including the Preview Party, are on sale now! Visit Ticketmaster or the Scotiabank Saddledome box office, or call 1-855-985-500 for tickets. For fans that want to party with the ‘Necks all winter long, Season Tickets are now on sale at CalgaryRoughnecks.com.
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