2013 Washington Stealth season
# 2013 Washington Stealth season

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.

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. The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Stealth 11–10 to win their second straight Championship.

## Regular season

### Conference standings

Reference:

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 | .625 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 5–3 | 194 | 176 | +18 | 12.12 | 11.00 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 8 | 8 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 5–3 | 179 | 165 | +14 | 11.19 | 10.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 3.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 170 | 207 | −37 | 10.62 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 6 | 10 | .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 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 222 | 211 | +11 | 13.88 | 13.19 |
| 2 | Washington Stealth – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 4–4 | 193 | 192 | +1 | 12.06 | 12.00 |
| 3 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 2–6 | 7–1 | 203 | 170 | +33 | 12.69 | 10.62 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 185 | 202 | −17 | 11.56 | 12.62 |
| 5 | Minnesota Swarm – c | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 219 | 202 | +17 | 13.69 | 12.62 |

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

Reference:

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | 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 (1987–2014) | 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 (1987–2014) | Comcast Arena | W 17–13 | 4,352 | 9–7 |

## Playoffs

### Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | 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 |

## Transactions

### Trades

| September 22, 2012 | 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. The Stealth made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 2 | 11 | Tyler Garrison | Coquitlam, BC |
| 2 | 12 | Billy Hostrawser | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 2 | 19 | Justin Pychel | Six Nations, Ontario |
| 3 | 21 | Mitch Jones | Orangeville, Ontario |
| 3 | 23 | Tim Henderson | Army |
| 4 | 30 | TJ Cowx | Mars Hill College |
| 6 | 48 | Kyle Buchanan | Robert Morris University |
