Founded | 2012 |
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Based in | Marlborough, Massachusetts |
Arena | New England Sports Center |
Colors | Blue, Orange, Yellow, White |
Head coach | Jack Piatelli |
General manager | Anthony Fitti |
Championships | 2012 |
Website | bostonrockhoppers.com |
The Boston Rockhoppers were an American indoor lacrosse team based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Formerly a member of the North American Lacrosse League, the Rockhoppers played their home games at New England Sports Center. [1]
On June 18, 2013, the Rockhoppers and the rest of the North American Lacrosse League announced that they would be suspending operations.
The franchise was announced as an expansion member of the North American Lacrosse League on January 14, 2012. [2] Originally scheduled to be a 2013 expansion team, due to initial struggles and as a result of the NALL and PLL split, the Rockhoppers moved up their first season to 2012. [3]
On March 2, 2012 the Rockhoppers faced-off against the Kentucky Stickhorses in the first game between two NALL franchises. The Stickhorses won 19-14. [4] The two teams opened the 2013 season, with the Rockhoppers winning 10-9. [5]
After leading the league in goals per game with 16, they played in the championship game against the Kentucky Stickhorses. [6]
2013 Boston Rockhoppers [7] | ||||||
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Number | Player's Name | Position | College | Height | Weight | |
1 | Malcolm Chase IIIII | D | Whittier | |||
2 | Tim Fallon | F | Hartford | |||
13 | Cameron Lao-Gosney | T | Lehigh | |||
14 | Jon Hayes | D | Western New England | |||
15 | Peter Vlahakis | F | Fairfield | 5 ft 10 in | ||
16 | Ryan Hoffmeister | F | Hartwick | |||
17 | Andrew Kirkaldy | F | Gordon | |||
18 | Greg Paul | F | ||||
21 | Ethan Vedder | D | Cornell | |||
24 | Matt Levesque | T | Skidmore | |||
40 | Kyle Barnett | D | ||||
41 | Mike Stone | F | Middlebury | |||
44 | Greg Rogowski | F | Merrimack | |||
50 | Marty Bowes | T | Hartford | |||
50 | Steve Kennedy | T | Clarkson | |||
55 | Tom Palasek | F | Syracuse | |||
60 | Ryan Hotaling | T | Nazareth | |||
65 | Nick Schroeder | G | ||||
66 | Lantz Carter | T | Salisbury | |||
44 | Colton Vosburgh | T | Penn. State | |||
70 | Roman Lao-Gosney | T | Lehigh | |||
77 | Steve Trocki | F | St. Anselm | |||
80 | TJ Dahill | F | Wentworth | |||
88 | Vincent Talbot | G | ||||
Mike Vergano | G | |||||
Chris Hettler | G | |||||
2013 Boston Rockhoppers Season | ||||||
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Date & Time | Away Team | Score | Home Team | Score | Game Notes | |
January 5 @ 7:00 PM | Boston | 10 | Kentucky Stickhorses | 9 | ||
January 12 @ 7:00 PM | Baltimore Bombers | 17 | Boston | 16 | Overtime | |
January 19 @ 7:00 PM | Kentucky Stickhorses | 9 | Boston | 16 | ||
January 27 @ 3:00 PM | Boston | 20 | Baltimore Bombers | 9 | ||
February 2 @ 7:00 PM | Rhode Island Kingfish | 7 | Boston | 20 | ||
February 17 @ 3:00 PM | Boston | 18 | Baltimore Bombers | 9 | ||
February 23 @ 7:00 PM | Rhode Island Kingfish | 14 | Boston | 15 | Postponed until March 9 | |
March 2 @ 7:00 PM | Boston | 16 | Kentucky Stickhorses | 13 | ||
March 9 @ 7:00 PM✝ | Kentucky Stickhorses | N/A | Boston | N/A | CANCELED | |
March 16 @ 7:00 PM✝ | Baltimore Bombers | N/A | Boston | N/A | CANCELED | |
✝ Games canceled to Baltimore Bombers mid-season fold.
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