2023 Vancouver Warriors season
Appearance
2023 Vancouver Warriors | |
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League | NLL |
Division | 7th West |
2023 record | 4–14 |
Home record | 2–7 |
Road record | 2–7 |
Goals for | 188 |
Goals against | 247 |
General Manager | Dan Richardson |
Coach | Troy Cordingley |
Captain | Matt Beers |
Alternate captains | Ian Hawksbee Logan Schuss |
Arena | Rogers Arena |
Average attendance | 8,165 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Keegan Bal (34) |
Assists | Keegan Bal (53) |
Points | Keegan Bal (87) |
Penalties in minutes | Shawn Evans (82) |
Loose Balls | Reid Bowering (210) |
Wins | Aaron Bold (3) |
Goals against average | Aaron Bold (11.95) |
The Vancouver Warriors are a professional lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season was the 23nd in franchise history and the 9th season in Vancouver. The franchise previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.
Troy Cordingley took over the head coaching position during the season after the Warriors started 6-12 under Chris Gill, whose contract was not renewed.[1]
Regular season
[edit]Final standings
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P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 11.94 | 10.61 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 234 | 164 | +70 | 13.00 | 9.11 |
3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 13.22 | 11.67 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 218 | 214 | +4 | 12.11 | 11.89 |
5 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 200 | 211 | −11 | 11.11 | 11.72 |
6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | +12 | 12.17 | 11.50 |
7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 201 | 243 | −42 | 11.17 | 13.50 |
8 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11.0 | 0–9 | 3–6 | 167 | 233 | −66 | 9.28 | 12.94 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | +47 | 13.33 | 10.72 |
2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 12.11 | 9.28 |
3 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 11.33 | 10.72 |
4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | −18 | 10.56 | 11.56 |
5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 204 | 212 | −8 | 11.33 | 11.78 |
6 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 179 | 222 | −43 | 9.94 | 12.33 |
7 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | −59 | 10.44 | 13.72 |
Game log
[edit]Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
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1 | December 3, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 8–19 | 7,344 | 0–1 | |
2 | December 10, 2022 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–11 | 7,500 | 0–2 | |
3 | December 16, 2022 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rogers Arena | L 5–14 | 8,369 | 0–3 | |
4 | January 7, 2023 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | L 11–16 | 6,283 | 0–4 | |
5 | January 14, 2023 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Rogers Arena | W 19–16 | 8,483 | 1–4 | |
6 | January 20, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | L 14–15 | 5,057 | 1–5 | |
7 | January 28, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Rogers Arena | L 7–20 | 7,836 | 1–6 | |
8 | February 4, 2023 | Saskatchewan Rush | Rogers Arena | L 8–14 | 7,803 | 1–7 | |
9 | February 11, 2023 | @ Panther City Lacrosse Club | Dickies Arena | L 13–14 | 3,657 | 1–8 | |
10 | February 17, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rogers Arena | L 9–14 | 7,538 | 1–9 | |
11 | February 25, 2023 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 16–12 | 8,648 | 2–9 | |
12 | March 11, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 14–5 | 7,914 | 3–9 | |
13 | March 17, 2023 | San Diego Seals | Rogers Arena | L 9–16 | 8,583 | 3–10 | |
14 | March 25, 2023 | Colorado Mammoth | Rogers Arena | W 14–12 | 7,837 | 4–10 | |
15 | April 1, 2023 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 11–12 | OT | 7,711 | 4–11 |
16 | April 8, 2023 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 5–12 | 10,419 | 4–12 | |
17 | April 15, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Rogers Arena | L 8–9 | 7,532 | 4–13 | |
18 | April 29, 2023 | New York Riptide | Rogers Arena | L 8–16 | 9,508 | 4–14 |
Roster
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Roster updated |
Entry Draft
[edit]The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022.
The Vancouver Warriors selected:[5][6][7]
Round | Overall | Player | Position | Year of Birth | College/Club |
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1 | 3 | Owen Grant | defence | Delaware University and Toronto Junior Beaches. | |
2 | 32 | Marcus Klarich | forward | Burnaby Jr Lakers | |
3 | 46 | Aidan Solomon | defence | Victoria Shamrocks Jr A | |
3 | 52 | Chase Cosgrove | goalie | Windsor Clippers Jr B | |
4 | 61 | Henry Follows | forward | Cornell University | |
4 | 63 | Trent Kellner | defence | Langley Thunder – Limestone University | |
5 | 77 | Brian Robb | defence | University of Indianapolis | |
5 | 85 | Drew Kask | forward | Langley Jr Thunder – Lewis University | |
6 | 92 | Hunter Vines | forward | High Point University |
References
[edit]- ^ Ewen, Steve (2022-10-30). "Vancouver Warriors: New coach looking to put feisty stamp on team in training camp". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
- ^ "2022 Vancouver Warriors lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Tutka, Paul (2022-10-31). ""If he's not back for the season opener he'll be close to that." – Cordingley on Evans". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-11-02.
- ^ "Warriors Select 9 Players at the 2022 NLL Entry Draft". Vancouver Warriors. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ^ "2022 NLL Entry Draft Live Results". NLL. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Ewen, Steve (2022-09-11). "Vancouver Warriors grab Ontario defender with first round pick of NLL draft". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-30.