2015 Vancouver Stealth season
# 2015 Vancouver Stealth season

The Vancouver Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2015 season is the second season in Vancouver, though it will be the 16th in franchise history. They previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.

## Regular season

### Current standings

Reference:

East Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 230 | 185 | +45 | 12.78 | 10.28 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 2.0 | 7–2 | 5–4 | 205 | 173 | +32 | 11.39 | 9.61 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 7–2 | 4–5 | 236 | 208 | +28 | 13.11 | 11.56 |
| 4 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 185 | 226 | −41 | 10.28 | 12.56 |
| 5 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 186 | 249 | −63 | 10.33 | 13.83 |

West Division :

| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Edmonton Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 7–2 | 241 | 177 | +64 | 13.39 | 9.83 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 212 | 218 | −6 | 11.78 | 12.11 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 212 | 217 | −5 | 11.78 | 12.06 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 211 | 265 | −54 | 11.72 | 14.72 |

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

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | January 3, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 18–14 | | 11,563 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 10, 2015 | Toronto Rock | Langley Event Centre | L 11–20 | | 4,724 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 17, 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | Langley Event Centre | L 13–14 | | 3,478 | 1–2 |
| 4 | January 24, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 9–20 | | 14,345 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 31, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Event Centre | W 16–13 | | 3,516 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 14, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Event Centre | W 13–9 | | 3,715 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 21, 2015 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 13–16 | | 11,645 | 3–4 |
| 8 | February 28, 2015 | Minnesota Swarm | Langley Event Centre | W 21–15 | | 3,259 | 4–4 |
| 9 | March 14, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 7–19 | | 5,808 | 4–5 |
| 10 | March 21, 2015 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Event Centre | L 11–14 | | 3,678 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 29, 2015 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 6–12 | | 13,509 | 4–7 |
| 12 | April 3, 2015 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 14–15 | OT | 6,448 | 4–8 |
| 13 | April 4, 2015 | Edmonton Rush | Langley Event Centre | L 10–17 | | 3,365 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 10, 2015 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–14 | | 9,317 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 12, 2015 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun | W 11–9 | | 3,066 | 5–10 |
| 16 | April 18, 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | Langley Event Centre | L 9–13 | | 3,042 | 5–11 |
| 17 | April 25, 2015 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | L 9–17 | | 15,897 | 5–12 |
| 18 | May 2, 2015 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Event Centre | L 13–14 | | 4,833 | 5–13 |

## Transactions

### Trades

| August 13, 2014 | To Vancouver StealthTyler Hass Dane Stevens | To Minnesota SwarmMike Grimes 3rd round selection, 2016 entry draft |
| - | - | - |
| September 22, 2014 | To Vancouver StealthRory Smith Eric Penney 12th selection, 2014 entry draft | To Buffalo BanditsNick Weiss 9th selection, 2014 entry draft 2nd round selection, 2015 entry draft 1st round selection, 2018 entry draft |
| September 22, 2014 | To Vancouver StealthJohnny Powless Joel McCready 9th & 23rd selections, 2014 entry draft | To Rochester Knighthawks2nd & 11th selections, 2014 entry draft 1st round selection, 2015 entry draft 1st round selection, 2017 entry draft |
| January 19, 2015 | To Vancouver StealthCorey Small | To Edmonton Rush1st round selection, 2016 entry draft 1st round selection, 2019 entry draft |

### Entry Draft

The 2014 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 22, 2014. The Stealth made the following selections:

| Round | Overall | Player |
| - | - | - |
| 2 | 12 | Conrad Chapman |
| 3 | 21 | Brandon Clelland |
| 3 | 23 | Dan Keane |
| 3 | 25 | Jakob Doucet |
| 4 | 30 | Matt Delmonico |
| 5 | 39 | DJ Saari |
| 6 | 48 | Steve Ferdinandi |
