# 2018 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 2018 season is the 19th in franchise history and the 5th 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 – xy | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 226 | 215 | +11 | 12.56 | 11.94 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 236 | 210 | +26 | 13.11 | 11.67 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 2.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 194 | 242 | −48 | 10.78 | 13.44 |
| 4 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 237 | 216 | +21 | 13.17 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 232 | 240 | −8 | 12.89 | 13.33 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 6–3 | 8–1 | 254 | 196 | +58 | 14.11 | 10.89 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 214 | 199 | +15 | 11.89 | 11.06 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 227 | 211 | +16 | 12.61 | 11.72 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 2 | 16 | .111 | 12.0 | 0–9 | 2–7 | 186 | 277 | −91 | 10.33 | 15.39 |
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 8, 2017 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Events Centre | L 8–15 | | 3,201 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 15, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 12–15 | | 9,708 | 0–2 |
| 3 | December 29, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | L 9–13 | | 5,608 | 0–3 |
| 4 | January 6, 2018 | Toronto Rock | Langley Events Centre | L 7–24 | | 4,206 | 0–4 |
| 5 | January 13, 2018 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 11–10 | OT | 12,610 | 1–4 |
| 6 | January 26, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 13–14 | | 12,016 | 1–5 |
| 7 | January 27, 2018 | Georgia Swarm | Langley Events Centre | L 12–16 | | 3,423 | 1–6 |
| 8 | February 3, 2018 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 9–11 | | 14,387 | 1–7 |
| 9 | February 10, 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | Langley Events Centre | L 9–16 | | 4,113 | 1–8 |
| 10 | February 16, 2018 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 12–20 | | 8,874 | 1–9 |
| 11 | February 24, 2018 | New England Black Wolves | Langley Events Centre | L 11–12 | OT | 3,073 | 1–10 |
| 12 | March 3, 2018 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 10–16 | | 14,057 | 1–11 |
| 13 | March 17, 2018 | Colorado Mammoth | Langley Events Centre | L 10–13 | | 3,013 | 1–12 |
| 14 | March 24, 2018 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | W 13–12 | | 15,541 | 2–12 |
| 15 | March 31, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Events Centre | L 9–13 | | 3,363 | 2–13 |
| 16 | April 13, 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | Langley Events Centre | L 10–20 | | 3,523 | 2–14 |
| 17 | April 21, 2018 | Calgary Roughnecks | Langley Events Centre | L 11–26 | | 3,653 | 2–15 |
| 18 | April 28, 2018 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Arena | L 10–11 | | 5,248 | 2–16 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2017 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 18, 2017. The Stealth made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 2 | 12 | Ryan Fournier |
| 3 | 29 | Sam Degroot |
| 4 | 39 | Jeff Wittig |
| 5 | 48 | Eric Kratz |
| 6 | 56 | Andrew Garant |