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.^[2]

2013 Washington Stealth
West Division Champions
League	NLL
Division	2nd West
2013 record	9 – 7
Home record	5 – 3
Road record	4 – 4
Goals for	193
Goals against	192
General Manager	Doug Locker
Coach	Chris Hall
Captain	Kyle Sorensen[1]
Alternate captains	Rhys Duch Mike Grimes
Arena	Comcast Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Rhys Duch (45)
Assists	Rhys Duch (51)
Points	Rhys Duch (96)
Penalties in minutes	Matt Beers (60)
Loose Balls	Bob Snider (169)
Wins	Tyler Richards (8)
Goals against average	Tyler Richards (10.92)
← 2012 season 2014 season (Vancouver) →

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.^[3] The Rochester Knighthawks defeated the Stealth 11–10 to win their second straight Championship.

Regular season

Conference standings

Reference: ^[4]

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:^[5]

Game	Date	Opponent	Location	Score	OT	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	OT	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

Roster

2013 Washington Stealth roster
Active (21-man) roster				Inactive roster		Coaches
Goaltenders 00 Tyler Richards 33 Matt Roik Defensemen  2 Matt Beers 91 Tyler Garrison 23 Mike Grimes (A) 21 Tim Henderson  6 Curtis Hodgson 28 Bill Hostrawser 44 Chris McElroy  3 Jeff Moleski 24 Chris O'Dougherty 20 Justin Pychel 19 Justin Salt 11 Kyle Sorenson (C)		Forwards  9 Kyle Buchanan 26 Brett Bucktooth 10 Rhys Duch (A) 73 Dean Hill 83 Athan Iannucci 42 Lewis Ratcliff 27 Cliff Smith Transition 32 Mitch McMichael 41 Bob Snider  5 Drew Snider		Practice Squad 22 Brett Hickey 88 Mike Mallory 34 Neil Tyacke Holdout 74 Mitch Jones		Head Coach {{{Head Coach}}} Legend * Suspended list (C) Captain (A) Alternate captain updated 2012-10-24 NLL Transactions

Transactions

Trades

September 22, 2012[6]

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.^[7] 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

See also

• 2013 NLL season

References

1. "Stealth names 2013 Captains". Stealth web site. October 24, 2012. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
2. "Stealth Relocate to Vancouver". June 27, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
3. Lommers, Aaron (May 9, 2013). "Stealth take move of NLL title game in stride". The Herald. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
4. "National Lacrosse League - 2013 Regular Season - Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved April 21, 2013.
5. "Washington Stealth schedule". NLL.com. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
6. "Stealth trade Hartzell to Philly for draft picks". NLL.com. September 22, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
7. "2012 Draft Results: Rush select Mark Matthews first". NLL.com. October 1, 2012. Retrieved October 6, 2012.