title: 2022 Halifax Thunderbirds season
text: # 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 |
  