# 2012 Washington Stealth season

The Washington Stealth are a lacrosse team based in Everett, Washington. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2012 season was the third season in Washington, and the 13th in franchise history.
Before the season, head coach Chris Hall was diagnosed with throat cancer and missed the entire season. Defensive co-ordinator Art Webster took over head coaching duties for the season.

## Regular season
### Conference standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Toronto Rock – xy | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 0.0 | 3–5 | 6–2 | 198 | 196 | +2 | 12.38 | 12.25 |
| 2 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 5–3 | 2–6 | 191 | 197 | −6 | 11.94 | 12.31 |
| 3 | Philadelphia Wings – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 3–5 | 4–4 | 176 | 207 | −31 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 16 | 7 | 9 | .438 | 2.0 | 4–4 | 3–5 | 198 | 204 | −6 | 12.38 | 12.75 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks – xyz | 16 | 12 | 4 | .750 | 0.0 | 5–3 | 7–1 | 216 | 170 | +46 | 13.50 | 10.62 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 16 | 11 | 5 | .688 | 1.0 | 5–3 | 6–2 | 217 | 201 | +16 | 13.56 | 12.56 |
| 3 | Minnesota Swarm – x | 16 | 9 | 7 | .562 | 3.0 | 6–2 | 3–5 | 202 | 190 | +12 | 12.62 | 11.88 |
| 4 | Edmonton Rush – x | 16 | 6 | 10 | .375 | 6.0 | 4–4 | 2–6 | 167 | 175 | −8 | 10.44 | 10.94 |
| 5 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 4 | 12 | .250 | 8.0 | 2–6 | 2–6 | 179 | 204 | −25 | 11.19 | 12.75 |
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

Reference:
| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 14, 2012 | Calgary Roughnecks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 10–13 | | 4,687 | 0–1 |
| 2 | January 21, 2012 | @ Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) | Wells Fargo Center | L 9–10 | OT | 8,024 | 0–2 |
| 3 | January 28, 2012 | Edmonton Rush | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 5–16 | | 4,168 | 0–3 |
| 4 | February 4, 2012 | @ Buffalo Bandits | First Niagara Center | W 11–10 | OT | 14,577 | 1–3 |
| 5 | February 10, 2012 | Calgary Roughnecks | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 11–12 | | 3,509 | 1–4 |
| 6 | February 18, 2012 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 12–15 | | 6,163 | 1–5 |
| 7 | February 24, 2012 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 7–15 | | 3,755 | 1–6 |
| 8 | March 3, 2012 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 14–9 | | 10,530 | 2–6 |
| 9 | March 10, 2012 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Pepsi Center | L 11–13 | | 17,116 | 2–7 |
| 10 | March 11, 2012 | Colorado Mammoth | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 11–8 | | 3,919 | 3–7 |
| 11 | March 24, 2012 | @ Edmonton Rush | Rexall Place | L 9–10 | | 6,853 | 3–8 |
| 12 | March 25, 2012 | Minnesota Swarm | Comcast Arena at Everett | W 20–13 | | 3,618 | 4–8 |
| 13 | March 31, 2012 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 11–13 | | 8,203 | 4–9 |
| 14 | April 14, 2012 | @ Minnesota Swarm | Xcel Energy Center | L 9–14 | | 8,239 | 4–10 |
| 15 | April 20, 2012 | Toronto Rock | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 13–16 | | 3,846 | 4–11 |
| 16 | April 28, 2012 | Buffalo Bandits | Comcast Arena at Everett | L 16–17 | | 3,770 | 4–12 |

## Transactions
### Trades

| July 15, 2011 | To Washington Stealth3rd round pick, 2011 entry draft 2nd round pick, 2012 entry draft | To Buffalo BanditsLuke Wiles |
| July 25, 2011 | To Washington Stealth Kyle Ross | To Toronto Rock Matt Roik |
| February 13, 2012 | To Washington Stealth Athan Iannucci 2nd round pick in 2012 Entry Draft | To Edmonton Rush Paul Rabil 1st round pick in 2012 Entry Draft |
| March 20, 2012 | To Washington Stealth 3rd round pick in 2013 Entry Draft | To Rochester Knighthawks Jamison Koesterer |

### Dispersal Draft

The Stealth chose the following players in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 8 | Jamie Rooney |
| 2 | 17 | Josh Wasson |
| 3 | 26 | Dan Teat |

### Entry draft

The 2011 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 21, 2011. The Stealth selected the following players:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 3 | 21 | Mike Mallory | Delta, BC |
| 3 | 22 | Adam McGourty | Brampton, ON |
| 4 | 34 | Trevor Moore | Robert Morris |
| 5 | 43 | Brett Hickey | Windsor, ON |
| 6 | 52 | Justin Salt | New Westminster, BC |