Vancouver Warriors
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| Sport | Box lacrosse |
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| Founded | 2014 |
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Team history | Albany Attack (2000–2003) San Jose Stealth (2004–2009) Washington Stealth (2010–2013) Vancouver Stealth (2014–2018) |
| Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Arena | Rogers Arena |
| Colours | Gold, White, Black |
| Owner | Canucks Sports & Entertainment |
| Head coach | Curt Malawsky |
| General manager | Curt Malawsky |
| Playoff berths | 1 (2017) |
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| Website | vancouverwarriors |
The Vancouver Warriors are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team moved from Everett, Washington, for the 2014 NLL season.[1]
History
[edit]The Warriors are based in Vancouver, British Columbia, and play at Rogers Arena, home of the Vancouver Canucks of the NHL. From the 2014 season to the 2017–18 season the Warriors (then known as the Stealth) played at the Langley Events Centre (LEC) in the Vancouver suburb of Langley, British Columbia. The team officially relocated into the city after being sold in 2018 to Canucks Sports & Entertainment, who announced that they would be rebranding the team. On September 21, 2018, the team unveiled their new logo and announced that their new name would be the Vancouver Warriors.[2]
The franchise began as the Albany Attack which played from 2000 until 2003. The franchise adopted the Stealth nickname upon its move to San Jose in 2004. The team kept the name following their subsequent moves to Everett in 2010 and Vancouver in 2014. The Stealth won the Champion's Cup in 2010 while playing as the Washington Stealth. In 2017, the Vancouver Stealth qualified for the NLL Playoffs for the first time since 2013.
Current roster
[edit]| Active (21-man) roster | Inactive roster | Coaches | |||||||
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Awards and honours
[edit]| Year | Player | Award |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Ryan Dilks | Defensive Player of the Year |
Hall of Fame members
[edit]- Chris Hall, Class of 2014
All-time record
[edit]| Season | Division/Conference[a] | W–L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Western | 4–14 | 4th | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | Chris Hall | Did not qualify |
| 2015 | Western | 5–13 | 4th | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | Dan Perreault | Did not qualify |
| 2016 | Western | 5–13 | 4th | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | Dan Perreault | Did not qualify |
| 2017 | Western | 9–9 | 2nd | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | Jamie Batley | Lost in division semi-final |
| 2018 | Western | 2–16 | 4th | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | Chris Gill | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | Western | 5–13 | 5th | 3–6 | 2–7 | 179 | 221 | Chris Gill | Did not qualify |
| 2020 | Western | 4–9 | 5th | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | Chris Gill | No playoffs held |
| 2021 | Western | Season cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic | |||||||
| 2022 | Western | 6–12 | 6th | 3–6 | 3–6 | 199 | 209 | Chris Gill | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Western | 4–14 | 7th | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | Troy Cordingley | Did not qualify |
| 2024 | Unified | 8–10 | 12th | 5–4 | 3–6 | 202 | 211 | Curt Malawsky | Did not qualify |
| Total | 9 seasons | 52–123 | 29–58 | 23–64 | 1,879 | 2,279 | |||
| Playoff Totals | 1 Appearance | 0–1 | 0–1 | 0–0 | 12 | 13 | 0 championships | ||
Playoff results
[edit]| Season | Game | Visiting | Home |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | West Division Semifinal | Colorado 13 | Vancouver 12 |
Head coaching history
[edit]Note: This list does not include coaches from the San Jose Stealth or the Washington Stealth or the Albany Attack.
| # | Name | Term | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||
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| GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
| 1 | Chris Hall | 2014 | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | — | — | — | — |
| 2 | Dan Perreault | 2015–2016 | 22 | 8 | 14 | .364 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Jamie Batley | 2016–2017 | 24 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| 4 | Chris Gill | 2018–2022 | 67 | 17 | 50 | .254 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Troy Cordingley | 2023 | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | — | — | — | — |
| 6 | Curt Malawsky | 2024– | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | — | — | — | — |
Draft history
[edit]NLL Entry Draft
[edit]First Round Selections
- 2013: Cody Bremner (8th overall)
- 2014: None
- 2015: None
- 2016: None
- 2017: None
- 2018: None
- 2019: None
- 2020: Reid Bowering (2nd overall)
- 2021: Adam Charalambides (4th overall)
- 2022: Owen Grant (3rd overall)
- 2023: Payton Cormier (4th overall), Brock Haley (7th overall), Brayden Laity (9th overall), Connor O’Toole (18th overall)
Notes
[edit]- ^ Conference play began in the 2022 season. As of the 2024 season, the teams are no longer separated into conferences.
References
[edit]- Notes
- Sources
