# 2024 Vancouver Warriors season

The Vancouver Warriors are a professional lacrosse team based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2024 season was the 24th in franchise history and the 10th season in Vancouver. The franchise previously played in Everett, Washington, San Jose, and Albany, New York.
This will be the first season for the Warriors under new head coach and general manager Curt Malawsky. This season will also see a new standings and schedule format, as the NLL announced the dissolution of the Eastern and Western conferences.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xz | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 12.11 | 9.39 |
| 2 | San Diego Seals – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 210 | 178 | +32 | 11.67 | 9.89 |
| 3 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 206 | 191 | +15 | 11.44 | 10.61 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 237 | 212 | +25 | 13.17 | 11.78 |
| 5 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 198 | 197 | +1 | 11.00 | 10.94 |
| 6 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 228 | 200 | +28 | 12.67 | 11.11 |
| 7 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 205 | 202 | +3 | 11.39 | 11.22 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 9 | New York Riptide | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 206 | 234 | −28 | 11.44 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 217 | 210 | +7 | 12.06 | 11.67 |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 198 | 194 | +4 | 11.00 | 10.78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 202 | 211 | −9 | 11.22 | 11.72 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9.0 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 198 | 233 | −35 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 14 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 176 | 223 | −47 | 9.78 | 12.39 |
| 15 | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 193 | 226 | −33 | 10.72 | 12.56 |

### Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 1, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Rogers Arena | L 7–11 | | 6,000 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 16, 2023 | Georgia Swarm | Rogers Arena | W 15–7 | | 4,500 | 1–1 |
| 3 | December 23, 2023 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 11–13 | | 3,845 | 1–2 |
| 4 | December 30, 2023 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 9,743 | 1–3 |
| 5 | January 13, 2024 | Calgary Roughnecks | Rogers Arena | L 7–14 | | 11,457 | 1–4 |
| 6 | January 20, 2024 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | W 11–9 | | 8,250 | 2–4 |
| 7 | January 26, 2024 | Colorado Mammoth | Rogers Arena | L 8–14 | | 9,844 | 2–5 |
| 8 | February 2, 2024 | @ Georgia Swarm | Gas South Arena | L 11–12 | OT | 6,957 | 2–6 |
| 9 | February 10, 2024 | Saskatchewan Rush | Rogers Arena | L 9–12 | | 9,371 | 2–7 |
| 10 | February 24, 2024 | @ Toronto Rock | FirstOntario Centre | L 5–9 | | 7,611 | 2–8 |
| 11 | March 1, 2024 | Buffalo Bandits | Rogers Arena | W 13–12 | | 10,355 | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 8, 2024 | @ Albany FireWolves | MVP Arena | L 8–13 | | 3,231 | 3–9 |
| 13 | March 15, 2024 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Rogers Arena | W 13–12 | | 9,716 | 4–9 |
| 14 | March 23, 2024 | @ Philadelphia Wings | Wells Fargo Center | W 21–12 | | 10,319 | 5–9 |
| 15 | March 30, 2024 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 12–9 | | 6,233 | 6–9 |
| 16 | April 5, 2024 | Halifax Thunderbirds | Rogers Arena | W 15–13 | | 10,561 | 7–9 |
| 17 | April 13, 2024 | New York Riptide | Rogers Arena | W 16–10 | | 11,157 | 8–9 |
| 18 | April 19, 2024 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | L 9–16 | | 4,639 | 8–10 |

## Roster

Reference:

### Entry Draft

The 2023 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 16, 2023.
The Vancouver Warriors selected:
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | Year of Birth | College/Club |
| 1 | 4 | Payton Cormier | forward | 2000 | University of Virginia |
| 1 | 7 | Brock Haley | forward | 2001 | University of Vermont |
| 1 | 9 | Brayden Laity | defence | 2003 | Port Coquitlam Saints (BCJALL) |
| 1 | 18 | Connor O'Toole | goaltender | 2003 | Brampton Jr. Excelsiors |
| 3 | 40 | Alec Stathakis | faceoff | 2000 | University of Denver |
| 4 | 55 | Sam Handley | forward | 1999 | University of Pennsylvania |
| 6 | 84 | Drew Andre | Forward | 2001 | Lewis University |