Hill leads Thunderbirds to victory and enters NLL record books

Six Nations’ Warren Hill tied a league record allowing just two goals against in the Halifax Thunderbirds’ season-opening victory.

By Sam Laskaris Writer Warren Hill could not have asked for a much better start to his National Lacrosse League (NLL) campaign this past Friday. Hill, a Six Nations member, backstopped the Halifax Thunderbirds to an 11-2 victory over the visiting Oshawa FireWolves. Besides picking up the W between the pipes, Hill also made a bit of history. He became just the third goaltender in the history of the pro league to allow just two goals in a single game. Bob Watson, a league hall of famer, had yielded just two goals in a playoff contest for the Toronto Rock. And current Buffalo Bandits’ goalie Matt Vinc, who will undoubtedly be inducted into the league’s hall of fame, had allowed just a pair of goals in a regular season match….

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