2020 Vancouver Warriors season

Last updated
2023 Vancouver Warriors
League NLL
DivisionTBD West
2023 record4–9
Home record2–4
Road record2–5
Goals for117
Goals against160
General ManagerDan Richardson
CoachChris Gill
CaptainMatt Beers
Alternate captainsIan Hawksbee
Logan Schuss
Arena Rogers Arena

The Vancouver Warriors is a professional lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season was the 21st in franchise history and the 7th season in Vancouver. The franchise previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. [1] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play. [2] [3]

Contents

On June 4, the league confirmed that the playoffs would also be cancelled due to the pandemic. [4]

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [5]

North Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Halifax Thunderbirds 1284.6670.06123139126+1311.5810.50
2 Toronto Rock 1174.6360.54232122106+1611.099.64
3 Buffalo Bandits 1174.6360.54232130118+1211.8210.73
4 Rochester Knighthawks 12210.1676.02307115165−509.5813.75
East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 New England Black Wolves 1183.7270.04340135101+3412.279.18
2 Georgia Swarm 1275.5831.52451149126+2312.4210.50
3 Philadelphia Wings 1486.5711.53353151134+1710.799.57
4 New York Riptide 13112.0778.01507116177−618.9213.62
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush 1073.7000.0235011193+1811.109.30
2 Colorado Mammoth 1376.5381.54234128125+39.859.62
3 San Diego Seals 1266.5002.03333138131+711.5010.92
4 Calgary Roughnecks 1055.5002.01441122111+1112.2011.10
5 Vancouver Warriors 1349.3084.52425117160−439.0012.31

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: Losses; GB:  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

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1November 29, 2019 Calgary Roughnecks Rogers Arena L 7127,45601
2December 14, 2019 New York Riptide Rogers Arena W 14105,12011
3December 29, 2019 San Diego Seals Rogers Arena L 1011OT6,12512
4January 4, 2020@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center L 91311,15713
5January 10, 2020@ Philadelphia Wings Wells Fargo Center L 10189,67614
6January 17, 2020 Colorado Mammoth Rogers Arena W 756,45024
7February 1, 2020@ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena W 1064,80134
8February 7, 2020 Buffalo Bandits Rogers Arena L 8157,21535
9February 9, 2020@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena W 1110OT4,06345
10February 15, 2020@ Toronto Rock Scotiabank Arena L 7148,40146
11February 22, 2020@ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena L 10154,21747
12February 29, 2020 Georgia Swarm Rogers Arena L 7148,25048
13March 7, 2020@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 71711,63249

Cancelled games

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
14March 13, 2020 San Diego Seals Rogers Arena
15March 28, 2020@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome
16April 3, 2020 Halifax Thunderbirds Rogers Arena
17April 17, 2020@ Colorado Mammoth Pepsi Center
18April 24, 2020 Saskatchewan Rush Rogers Arena

Roster

Active (21-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 77 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Aaron Bold
  • 61 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Eric Penny
Defensemen
  • 27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Owen Barker
  •  2 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Matt Beers(C)
  •  7 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tyler Codron
  • 88 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Ian Hawksbee(A)
  • 41 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Reid Mydske
  • 29 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Colton Porter
  • 26 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Zac Porter
  • 19 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Justin Salt
  •  3 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jarrett Toll
  • 28 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Dallas Wade
Forwards
  • 45 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Keegan Bal
  • 12 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brody Eastwood
  • 16 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Mitch Jones
  • 44 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Tony Malcom
  • 11 Flag of Scotland.svg Jordan McBride
  • 10 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Joel McCready
  • 22 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg James Rahe
  • 18 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Logan Schuss(A)
Transition
  • 14 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Brandon Goodwin
Practice Squad
  • 65 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Andrew Gallant (G)
  •  5 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Nate Wade (D)
Head Coach
  • Chris Gill
Assistant Coaches
  • Rory McDade
  • Clay Richardson

Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2019-09-24
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