2022 Vancouver Warriors season

2022 Vancouver Warriors
2022 Vancouver Warriors
League	NLL
Division	6th West
2022 record	6–12
Home record	3–6
Road record	3–6
Goals for	199
Goals against	209
General Manager	Dan Richardson
Coach	Chris Gill
Captain	Brett Mydske
Alternate captains	Mitch Jones; Tyler Codron
Arena	Rogers Arena
Average attendance	6,920
Team leaders
Goals	Keegan Bal (44)
Assists	Keegan Bal (55)
Points	Keegan Bal (99)
Penalties in minutes	Owen Barker (47)
Wins	Alex Buque (5)
Goals against average	Steve Fryer (10.38)
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The Vancouver Warriors is a professional lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2022 season was the 22nd in franchise history and the 8th season in Vancouver. The franchise previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.

After going 6-12 for the season, and winning only one of their last 10 games, the Warriors decided to part ways with head coach Chris Gill and offensive coordinator Kaleb Toth at the end of the season.^[1]

Brett Mydske took over the role of captain this season from Matt Beers, and Mitch Jones and Tyler Codron were named Assistant Captains.^[2]^[3]

Regular season

Final standings

Reference: ^[4]

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 3, 2021	@ San Diego Seals	Pechanga Arena	W 8–7		5,633	1–0
2	December 10, 2021	@ Panther City Lacrosse Club	Dickies Arena	W 14–8		7,309	2–0
3	December 17, 2021	Saskatchewan Rush	Rogers Arena	L 9–10		6,086	2–1
4	January 7, 2022	Colorado Mammoth	Rogers Arena	L 15–18		4,830	2–2
5	January 29, 2022	@ Colorado Mammoth	Ball Arena	L 4–9		8,102	2–3
6	February 5, 2022	Panther City Lacrosse Club	Rogers Arena	W 17–11		7,483	3–3
7	February 12, 2022	Saskatchewan Rush	Rogers Arena	W 13–7		5,830	4–3
8	February 18, 2022	@ Calgary Roughnecks	Scotiabank Saddledome	W 11–10		9,337	5–3
9	February 26, 2022	@ Panther City Lacrosse Club	Dickies Arena	L 10–11		4,714	5–4
10	March 5, 2022	@ Halifax Thunderbirds	Scotiabank Centre	L 12–14		3,000	5–5
11	March 12, 2022	Toronto Rock	Rogers Arena	L 5–14		8,283	5–6
12	March 18, 2022	@ Colorado Mammoth	Ball Arena	L 16–17	OT	7,699	5–7
13	March 25, 2022	San Diego Seals	Rogers Arena	W 14–12		7,683	6–7
14	April 1, 2022	@ Calgary Roughnecks	Scotiabank Saddledome	L 9–10	OT	7,958	6–8
15	April 2, 2022	Albany FireWolves	Rogers Arena	L 7–11		5,864	6–9
16	April 9, 2022	@ Saskatchewan Rush	SaskTel Centre	L 13–15		9,324	6–10
17	April 16, 2022	Calgary Roughnecks	Rogers Arena	L 13–15		7,138	6–11
18	April 30, 2022	San Diego Seals	Rogers Arena	L 9–10		9,083	6–12

Roster

Source:^[5]

Active (21-man) roster

Inactive roster

Coaches

Goaltenders

Aiden Walsh
Steve Fryer
Brody Harris

Defensemen

27 Owen Barker
Reid Bowering
7 Tyler Codron (A)
Tyrell Hamer-Jackson
Anthony Kalinich
Garrett McIntosh
2 Brett Mydske (C)
29 Colton Porter
Tyson Roe
Taylor Stuart

Forwards

45 Keegan Bal
Adam Charalambides
Matthew Dinsdale
Michell Gustavsen
16 Mitch Jones (A)
Kyle Killen
Riley Loewen
Ryan Martel
11 Jordan McBride
18 Logan Schuss

Transition

Keegan Bell
14 Brandon Goodwin
Derek Lloyd
Justin Salt
Thomas Semple

Head Coach

Chris Gill

Assistant Coaches

Kaleb Toth (offensive coordinator)
Curtis Hodgson (defensive coordinator)

Legend

* Suspended list
(C) Captain
(A) Alternate captain

Roster updated 2022-10-30
NLL Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2021 NLL Entry Draft took place on August 28, 2021. The Warriors made the following selections:^[6]^[7]

Round	Overall	Player	College/Club
1	4	Adam Charalambides	Orangeville Jr. A/Rutgers
3	36	Bryce Schmermund	St. Albert Jr. A
3	46	Graden Soucy	Nanaimo WLA/Rockhurst
4	51	Owen Prybylski	Villanova
5	66	William Clayton	Coquitlam Jr. A/Newberry
6	80	Aiden Danby	Delta Jr. A/SFU

References

^ Ewen, Steve (2022-06-03). "Second-half swoon costs Chris Gill head-coaching spot with the Vancouver Warriors". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ Ewen, Steve (2021-12-02). "New captain, top defender Brett Mydske looking to help Vancouver Warriors head in right direction". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
^ "The Warriors Could Find Success through Young and Old(er) Leadership". NLL. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
^ "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
^ "2022 Vancouver Warriors lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
^ "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
^ "2021 NLL Entry Draft Order". swarmitup.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[1] Ewen, Steve (2022-06-03). "Second-half swoon costs Chris Gill head-coaching spot with the Vancouver Warriors". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[2] Ewen, Steve (2021-12-02). "New captain, top defender Brett Mydske looking to help Vancouver Warriors head in right direction". The Province. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[3] "The Warriors Could Find Success through Young and Old(er) Leadership". NLL. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[4] "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.

[5] "2022 Vancouver Warriors lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

[6] "2021 NLL ENTRY DRAFT LIVE RESULTS". NLL. 2021-08-21. Retrieved 2022-10-30.

[7] "2021 NLL Entry Draft Order". swarmitup.com. Retrieved 2022-10-31.

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