2013 Washington Stealth season

2013 Washington Stealth
League NLL
Division 2nd West
2013 record 9 – 7
Home record 5 – 3
Road record 4 – 4
Goals for 193
Goals against 192
General Manager Doug Locker
Coach Chris Hall
Captain Kyle Sorensen[1]
Alternate captains Rhys Duch
Mike Grimes
Arena Comcast Arena
Team leaders
Goals Rhys Duch (45)
Assists Rhys Duch (51)
Points Rhys Duch (96)
Penalties in minutes Matt Beers (60)
Loose Balls Bob Snider (169)
Wins Tyler Richards (8)
Goals against average Tyler Richards (10.92)

The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2013 season was the fourth season in Washington, and the 14th in franchise history. It was also the final season the team played in Washington, as they were relocated to Langley, BC for the 2014 season.[2]

After a terrible 2012 season that saw only four wins, the Stealth rebounded in 2013, winning three of their first four games on their way to a 9-7 record. They tied with the Calgary Roughnecks for the best record in the West, but were seeded second due to tiebreakers. In the playoffs, the Stealth defeated the Edmonton Rush and Calgary Roughnecks to advance to the Championship game for the third year in the last four.

The Stealth earned the right to host the Championship game, but the Comcast Arena was booked, so the game was moved to the Langley Events Centre in Langley, British Columbia.[3] The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Stealth 11-10 to win their second straight Championship.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: [4]

East Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Toronto Rock – xyz 16 10 6 0.625 0.0 5–3 5–3 194 176 +18 12.13 11.00
2 Rochester Knighthawks – x 16 8 8 0.500 2.0 3–5 5–3 179 165 +14 11.19 10.31
3 Philadelphia Wings – x 16 7 9 0.438 3.0 4–4 3–5 170 207 -37 10.63 12.94
4 Buffalo Bandits 16 6 10 0.375 4.0 2–6 4–4 171 211 -40 10.69 13.19
West Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Calgary Roughnecks – xy 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 3–5 6–2 222 211 +11 13.88 13.19
2 Washington Stealth – x 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 5–3 4–4 193 192 +1 12.06 12.00
3 Edmonton Rush – x 16 9 7 0.563 0.0 2–6 7–1 203 170 +33 12.69 10.63
4 Colorado Mammoth – x 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 3–5 4–4 185 202 -17 11.56 12.63
5 Minnesota Swarm – c 16 7 9 0.438 2.0 5–3 2–6 219 202 +17 13.69 12.63

x–Clinched playoff berth;c–Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division;y–Clinched division;z–Clinched best regular season record;GP–Games Played
W–Wins;L–LossesGB–Games back;PCT–Win percentage;Home–Record at Home;Road–Record on the Road;GF–Goals scored;GA–Goals allowed
Differential–Difference between goals scored and allowed;GF/GP–Average number of goals scored per game;GA/GP–Average number of goals allowed per game

Game log

Reference: [5]

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 January 5, 2013 Rochester Knighthawks Comcast Arena W 13–12 7,023 1–0
2 January 12, 2013 @ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center W 17–13 13,148 2–0
3 January 20, 2013 Edmonton Rush Comcast Arena L 10–18 3,766 2–1
4 January 25, 2013 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place W 12–10 5,416 3–1
5 January 26, 2013 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 14–15 8,782 3–2
6 February 2, 2013 @ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 6–7 7,914 3–3
7 February 9, 2013 Colorado Mammoth Comcast Arena W 13–6 3,683 4–3
8 February 15, 2013 @ Edmonton Rush Rexall Place L 10–15 5,627 4–4
9 February 23, 2013 Calgary Roughnecks Comcast Arena W 16–14 3,819 5–4
10 March 3, 2013 Minnesota Swarm Comcast Arena W 11–8 2,663 6–4
11 March 9, 2013 @ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center W 16–10 7,661 7–4
12 March 16, 2013 @ Minnesota Swarm Xcel Energy Center L 5–12 7,830 7–5
13 March 30, 2013 Calgary Roughnecks Comcast Arena L 11–13 4,727 7–6
14 April 6, 2013 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 12–11 10,008 8–6
15 April 13, 2013 Buffalo Bandits Comcast Arena L 10–15 3,442 8–7
16 April 20, 2013 Philadelphia Wings Comcast Arena W 17–13 4,352 9–7

Playoffs

Game log

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
Division Semifinal April 27, 2013 Edmonton Rush Comcast Arena W 12–11 3,022 1–0
Division Final May 4, 2013 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome W 13–12 9,583 2–0
Final May 11, 2013 Rochester Knighthawks Comcast Arena L 10–11 5,200 2–1

Roster

2013 Washington Stealth roster
Active (20-man) roster Inactive roster Coaches
Goaltenders
Defensemen
  •  2 Canada Matt Beers
  • 91 Canada Tyler Garrison
  • 23 Canada Mike Grimes (A)
  • 21 United States Tim Henderson
  •  6 Canada Curtis Hodgson
  • 28 Canada Bill Hostrawser
  • 44 Canada Chris McElroy
  •  3 Canada Jeff Moleski
  • 24 United States Chris O'Dougherty
  • 20 Canada Justin Pychel
  • 19 Canada Justin Salt
  • 11 Canada Kyle Sorenson (C)
Forwards
Transition
  • 32 Canada Mitch McMichael
  • 41 Canada Bob Snider
  •  5 United States Drew Snider
Practice Squad
  • 22 Canada Brett Hickey
  • 88 Canada Mike Mallory
  • 34 Canada Neil Tyacke
Holdout
  • 74 Canada Mitch Jones
Head Coach
  • Chris Hall
Assistant Coaches
  • Dave Evans
  • Rick Lum
  • Dan Stroup
  • Art Webster
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 2012-10-24
NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades

September 22, 2012[6]
 To Washington Stealth
3rd round pick, 2012 Entry Draft
5th round pick, 2013 Entry Draft		 To Philadelphia Wings
Kyle Hartzell
5th round pick, 2012 Entry Draft

Entry Draft

The 2012 NLL Entry Draft took place on October 1, 2012.[7] The Stealth made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
211 Tyler Garrison Coquitlam, BC
212 Billy Hostrawser Orangeville, Ontario
219 Justin Pychel Six Nations, Ontario
321 Mitch Jones Orangeville, Ontario
323 Tim Henderson Army
430 TJ Cowx Mars Hill College
648 Kyle Buchanan Robert Morris University

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Stealth names 2013 Captains". Stealth web site. October 24, 2012. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Stealth Relocate to Vancouver". June 27, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  3. ↑ Lommers, Aaron (May 9, 2013). "Stealth take move of NLL title game in stride". The Herald. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Washington Stealth schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Stealth trade Hartzell to Philly for draft picks". NLL.com. September 22, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  7. ↑ "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.