# 2017 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 2017 season was the 18th in franchise history and the 4th season in Vancouver. The franchise previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
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 6, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 12–11 | | 11,510 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 7, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 15–9 | | 14,631 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 14, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Events Centre | L 10–14 | | 3,513 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 21, 2017 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 15–21 | | 12,903 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 27, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 12–16 | | 14,502 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 28, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | Langley Events Centre | L 12–14 | | 3,456 | 2–4 |
| 7 | February 12, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Events Centre | L 9–10 | OT | 3,015 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 18, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–10 | | 9,361 | 3–5 |
| 9 | February 25, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Langley Events Centre | L 8–12 | | 2,651 | 3–6 |
| 10 | March 4, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Langley Events Centre | W 13–9 | | 2,876 | 4–6 |
| 11 | March 12, 2017 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 10–6 | | 12,008 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 17, 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | Langley Events Centre | L 11–15 | | 2,853 | 5–7 |
| 13 | March 25, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | L 7–13 | | 9,266 | 5–8 |
| 14 | March 31, 2017 | Toronto Rock | Langley Events Centre | W 14–11 | | 3,013 | 6–8 |
| 15 | April 8, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 12–16 | | 15,045 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 15, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Events Centre | W 15–11 | | 3,725 | 7–9 |
| 17 | April 22, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Events Centre | W 13–7 | | 3,758 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 29, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 17–16 | OT | 6,326 | 9–9 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 6, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Events Centre | L 12–13 | | 4,011 | 0–1 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Stealth made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 2 | 11 | James Rahe |
| 4 | 32 | Adam Jay |
| 5 | 41 | Cody Teichroeb |
| 6 | 49 | Danton Miller |