Halifax Thunderbirds

Halifax Thunderbirds

Sport	Lacrosse
Founded	2019
League	National Lacrosse League
Division	North
Based in	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Arena	Scotiabank Centre
Colours	Purple, orange, white, black
Owner	Curt Styres
Head coach	Mike Accursi
Division titles	(1) 2020
Website	Official Site
Current season

The Halifax Thunderbirds are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

History[]

On September 13, 2018, the NLL approved a franchise relocation to the city of Halifax. ^[1] Curt Styres, the previous owner of the NLL's Rochester Knighthawks, moved the Knighthawks' franchise to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Knighthawks intellectual property (name and logo) was sold to Pegula Sports and Entertainment, owners of the Buffalo Bandits, who will operate a new expansion franchise from the 2019–2020 season under the Knighthawks moniker.^[2][3] While located in Rochester the franchise won 5 championships.

The Halifax Thunderbirds made their league debut on December 7, 2019, defeating the New York Riptide 12–4 in front of a crowd of 6,847 at the Scotiabank Centre.^[4]

Current roster[]

2021–2022 Halifax Thunderbirds Roster - Website: https://www.halifaxthunderbirds.com/team

Goaltenders

• 00
• 35
• 76
• 71

Defenseman

• 0
• 0
• 0
• 0 David Brock
• 0
• 0
• 0
• 4
• 6
• 12 Chet Koneczny
• 13
• 18
• 19
• 20
• 25
• 34
• 37
• 44
• 45
• 68
• 94

Forwards

• 0
• 0
• 15 Shawn Evans
• 16
• 17 Ryan Benesch
• 21
• 24 Clarke Petterson
• 28
• 33
• 43
• 47
• 73
• 81
• 86
• 88 Cody Jamieson

Head Coach

• Mike Accursi

Assistant Coaches

• Chad Culp
• Billy Dee Smith

Athletic Performance Coach

Equipment Manager

Awards and honors[]

All-time record[]

Draft history[]

NLL Entry Draft[]

First Round Selections

• 2019: Clarke Petterson (5th overall), Trevor Smyth (14th overall)
• 2020: Ethan Riggs (11th overall)
• 2021: Max Wilson (12th overall)

References[]

External links[]

• Official Site