# 2020 New York Riptide season

The New York Riptide are a lacrosse team based in Uniondale, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season was the team's 1st season in the league. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.

## Regular season
### Current standings

Reference:
North Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | 0.0 | 6–1 | 2–3 | 139 | 126 | +13 | 11.58 | 10.50 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 122 | 106 | +16 | 11.09 | 9.64 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 11 | 7 | 4 | .636 | 0.5 | 4–2 | 3–2 | 130 | 118 | +12 | 11.82 | 10.73 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 2 | 10 | .167 | 6.0 | 2–3 | 0–7 | 115 | 165 | −50 | 9.58 | 13.75 |
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 8 | 3 | .727 | 0.0 | 4–3 | 4–0 | 135 | 101 | +34 | 12.27 | 9.18 |
| 2 | Georgia Swarm | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1.5 | 2–4 | 5–1 | 149 | 126 | +23 | 12.42 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 8 | 6 | .571 | 1.5 | 3–3 | 5–3 | 151 | 134 | +17 | 10.79 | 9.57 |
| 4 | New York Riptide | 13 | 1 | 12 | .077 | 8.0 | 1–5 | 0–7 | 116 | 177 | −61 | 8.92 | 13.62 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 7 | 3 | .700 | 0.0 | 2–3 | 5–0 | 111 | 93 | +18 | 11.10 | 9.30 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1.5 | 4–2 | 3–4 | 128 | 125 | +3 | 9.85 | 9.62 |
| 3 | San Diego Seals | 12 | 6 | 6 | .500 | 2.0 | 3–3 | 3–3 | 138 | 131 | +7 | 11.50 | 10.92 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 2.0 | 1–4 | 4–1 | 122 | 111 | +11 | 12.20 | 11.10 |
| 5 | Vancouver Warriors | 13 | 4 | 9 | .308 | 4.5 | 2–4 | 2–5 | 117 | 160 | −43 | 9.00 | 12.31 |
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 | December 7, 2019 | @ Halifax Thunderbirds | Scotiabank Centre | L 4–12 | | 6,847 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 14, 2019 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | L 10–14 | | 5,120 | 0–2 |
| 3 | December 27, 2019 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 11–21 | | 6,089 | 0–3 |
| 4 | December 28, 2019 | Saskatchewan Rush | Nassau Coliseum | L 4–11 | | 6,089 | 0–4 |
| 5 | January 4, 2020 | Philadelphia Wings (2018–) | Nassau Coliseum | L 12–15 | | 5,019 | 0–5 |
| 6 | January 18, 2020 | Georgia Swarm | Nassau Coliseum | W 13–12 | OT | 2,351 | 1–5 |
| 7 | January 24, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018–) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | L 6–14 | | 7,183 | 1–6 |
| 8 | January 25, 2020 | San Diego Seals | Nassau Coliseum | L 11–15 | | 3,275 | 1–7 |
| 9 | February 8, 2020 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–13 | | 12,384 | 1–8 |
| 10 | February 15, 2020 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 9–14 | | 8,591 | 1–9 |
| 11 | February 28, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | Nassau Coliseum | L 8–12 | | 3,001 | 1–10 |
| 12 | February 29, 2020 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–13 | | 6,006 | 1–11 |
| 13 | March 7, 2020 | Georgia Swarm | Nassau Coliseum | L 7–11 | | 5,207 | 1–12 |

## Cancelled games

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location |
| 14 | March 15, 2020 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center |
| 15 | March 28, 2020 | Colorado Mammoth | Nassau Coliseum |
| 16 | April 5, 2020 | Toronto Rock | Nassau Coliseum |
| 17 | April 11, 2020 | New England Black Wolves | Nassau Coliseum |
| 18 | April 18, 2020 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center |

## Roster
### Entry draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Riptide made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 1 | Tyson Gibson | Robert Morris University |
| 1 | 10 | Tyson Bomberry | Syracuse University |
| 2 | 19 | Jake Fox | Johns Hopkins University |
| 2 | 24 | Connor Farrell | Long Island University |
| 2 | 33 | Gale Thorpe | Ohio State University |
| 3 | 34 | John Wagner | Marquette University |
| 3 | 47 | Travis Longboat | Six Nations Arrows |
| 4 | 50 | Jack Rowlett | North Carolina University |
| 4 | 63 | Matthew Borges | Ohio State University |
| 5 | 64 | Daylen Hill | Six Nations |
| 6 | 78 | Brad McKinney | Syracuse University |