2022 Halifax Thunderbirds season
# 2022 Halifax Thunderbirds season

The Halifax Thunderbirds are a lacrosse team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). the 2022 NLL season is their 2nd season the NLL. They were formerly the Rochester Knighthawks but moved to Halifax, as Rochester gained an expansion franchise.

## Regular season

### Final standings

Reference:

East Conference :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 247 | 185 | +62 | 13.72 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 207 | 166 | +41 | 11.50 | 9.22 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 4 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 198 | 195 | +3 | 11.00 | 10.83 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 185 | 199 | −14 | 10.28 | 11.06 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 205 | 212 | −7 | 11.39 | 11.78 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 184 | 221 | −37 | 10.22 | 12.28 |

West Conference :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 202 | 183 | +19 | 11.22 | 10.17 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 194 | 201 | −7 | 10.78 | 11.17 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 3–6 | 196 | 198 | −2 | 10.89 | 11.00 |
| 4 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 2.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 196 | 194 | +2 | 10.89 | 10.78 |
| 5 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 190 | 223 | −33 | 10.56 | 12.39 |
| 6 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 4.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 199 | 209 | −10 | 11.06 | 11.61 |

## Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | December 4, 2021 | Saskatchewan Rush | Scotiabank Centre | W 12–11 | OT | 7,488 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 10, 2021 | Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Centre | W 11–7 | | 6,424 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 15, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | W 14–13 | OT | | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 29, 2022 | @ Albany FireWolves | Times Union Center | L 6–8 | | 5,038 | 3–1 |
| 5 | February 4, 2022 | New York Riptide | Scotiabank Centre | W 13–10 | | | 4–1 |
| 6 | February 13, 2022 | Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Scotiabank Centre | W 10–8 | | | 5–1 |
| 7 | February 19, 2022 | Georgia Swarm | Scotiabank Centre | W 15–10 | | 3,000 | 6–1 |
| 8 | February 26, 2022 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018-) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 10–8 | | 9,236 | 7–1 |
| 9 | March 5, 2022 | Vancouver Warriors | Scotiabank Centre | W 14–12 | | 3,000 | 8–1 |
| 10 | March 11, 2022 | Albany FireWolves | Scotiabank Centre | L 7–8 | | 5,000 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 12, 2022 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | L 9–10 | | 8,546 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 26, 2022 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 11–16 | | 11,169 | 8–4 |
| 13 | March 27, 2022 | Buffalo Bandits | Scotiabank Centre | L 11–16 | | 5,715 | 8–5 |
| 14 | April 1, 2022 | Rochester Knighthawks | Scotiabank Centre | W 11–7 | | 7,443 | 9–5 |
| 15 | April 8, 2022 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–13 | | 8,321 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 16, 2022 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Center | L 7–15 | | 10,047 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 23, 2022 | @ New York Riptide | Nassau Coliseum | W 16–13 | | 4,968 | 10–7 |
| 18 | April 30, 2022 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 13–10 | | 5,156 | 11–7 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Eastern Conference Quarterfinals | May 6, 2022 | Toronto Rock | Scotiabank Centre | L 13–14 | OT | 7,241 | 0–1 |

## Roster

Goaltenders

* 35 Peter Dubenski
* 76 Warren Hill

Defenseman

* 4 Graeme Hossack
* 18 Jake Withers
* 19 Nonkon Thompson
* 25 James Barclay
* 34 Cory Becker
* 37 Scott Campbell
* 45 Luc Magnan
* 68 Trevor Smyth

Forwards

* 7 Eric Fannell
* 16 Mike Burke
* 17 Ryan Benesch
* 21 Chris Boushy
* 24 Clarke Petterson
* 28 Stephen Keogh
* 33 Austin Shanks
* 47 Kyle Jackson
* 88 Cody Jamieson

Transition

* 6 Brad Gillies
* 44 Colton Armstrong

Practice

* 00 Johnny Jimerson
* 12 Chet Koneczny
* 13 Brandon Robinson
* 81 Clay Scanlan

Injured

* 20 Luke Van Schepen

Head Coach

* Mike Accursi

Assistant Coaches

* Chad Culp
* Jason Johnson
* Roger Chrysler
* Billy Dee Smith

Athletic Performance Coach

* Dan Noble

Equipment Manager

* Dave Sowden

### Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. The Thunderbirds made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 12 | Max Wilson | Victoria Shamrocks Jr. A/NJIT |
| 2 | 18 | Drew Hutchison | Burlington Jr. A/RIT |
| 2 | 28 | Jackson Reid | Six Nations Jr. A/Ohio State |
| 3 | 39 | Kealan Pilon | St. Catharines Jr. A/Queen’s University of Charlotte |
| 4 | 59 | Chris Fake | Yale |
| 5 | 74 | Jeremy Winston | Jacksonville |
| 6 | 88 | Colin Hinton | Jacksonville |
