2023 Halifax Thunderbirds season

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2023 Halifax Thunderbirds
League NLL
DivisionEast
2023 record10–8
Home record5–4
Road record5–4
Goals for238
Goals against210
General ManagerCurt Styres
CoachMike Accursi
Arena Scotiabank Centre
Average attendance8,512
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The 2023 Halifax Thunderbirds season is the third season in Halifax, Nova Scotia for the National Lacrosse League (NLL) franchise that began play in 2020 after relocating from Rochester, New York, where they operated as the Rochester Knighthawks. The Thunderbirds opened the 2023 season on December 2, 2022, against the Philadelphia Wings.

Contents

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2 Toronto Rock –x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5 Philadelphia Wings 1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6 Georgia Swarm 18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7 New York Riptide 18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8 Albany FireWolves 18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals –xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7 Vancouver Warriors 18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 2, 2022 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Scotiabank Centre W 18–87,7781–0
2December 17, 2022@ New York Riptide Nassau Live Center W 20–113,8962–0
3December 30, 2022@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 13–1814,0402–1
4January 7, 2023@ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena W 14–113,8433–1
5January 13, 2023 Albany FireWolves Scotiabank Centre L 10–11OT9,2113–2
6January 14, 2023@ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Centre L 8–179,3043–3
7January 27, 2023 Rochester Knighthawks Scotiabank Centre W 17–77,9854–3
8February 4, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Centre L 11–12OT9,4974–4
9February 11, 2023@ Rochester Knighthawks Blue Cross Arena L 14–165,2194–5
10February 19, 2023 New York Riptide Scotiabank Centre W 13–127,7835–5
11March 3, 2023 Buffalo Bandits Scotiabank Centre L 9–106,7245–6
12March 10, 2023@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center L 9–1014,8965–7
13March 18, 2023 Toronto Rock Scotiabank Centre W 14–129,9576–7
14March 25, 2023@ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) W 14–109,8197–7
15April 2, 2023 Georgia Swarm Scotiabank Centre L 7–177,6617–8
16April 15, 2023@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre W 15–118,7468–8
17April 22, 2023 New York Riptide Scotiabank Centre W 15–610,0089–8
18April 29, 2023@ Georgia Swarm Gas South Arena W 17–119,47510–8

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Eastern Conference QuarterfinalsMay 5, 2023@ Toronto Rock FirstOntario Center L 11–158,8310–1

Roster

Goaltenders

Defenceman

Forwards

Transition

Practice

Injured

Head Coach

Assistant Coaches

Athletic Performance Coach

Equipment Manager


Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. [2] The Thunderbirds made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
112Wake:Riat BowhunterSix Nations – Jacksonville University
229Jerry StaatsSix Nations Chiefs – Syracuse University
354Jon McConveyMimico Jr A – University of Vermont
355Cole KirstSyracuse University
470Chris FakeNotre Dame University
586Tanner ColeOakville Jr A
6101Keaton BrownOrangeville Jr B

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References

  1. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  2. ↑ "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL.com. September 17, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
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