Halifax Thunderbirds

On September 13, 2018, the NLL approved a franchise relocation to the city of Halifax. [1] Curt Styres, the previous owner of the NLL's Rochester Knighthawks, moved the Knighthawks' franchise to Halifax, Nova Scotia. The Knighthawks intellectual property (name and logo) was sold to Pegula Sports and Entertainment, owners of the Buffalo Bandits, who will operate a new expansion franchise from the 2019–2020 season under the Knighthawks moniker.[2][3] While located in Rochester the franchise won 5 championships.

The Halifax Thunderbirds made their league debut on December 7, 2019, defeating the New York Riptide 12–4 in front of a crowd of 6,847 at the Scotiabank Centre.[4]

2021–2022 Halifax Thunderbirds Roster - Website: https://www.halifaxthunderbirds.com/team

Goaltenders

• 00 Dustin Hill

• 35 Peter Dubenski

• 76 Warren Hill

• 71 Chase Martin

Defenseman

• 0 Brooker Muir

• 0 Cade Van Raaphorst

• 0 Mark Jagodzinski

• 0 David Brock

• 0 Ethan Riggs

• 0 Matt Dziama

• 0 Owen Friesen

• 4 Graeme Hossack

• 6 Brad Gillies

• 12 Chet Koneczny

• 13 Brandon Robinson

• 18 Jake Withers

• 19 Nonkon Thompson

• 20 Luke Van Schepen

• 25 James Barclay

• 34 Cory Becker

• 37 Scott Campbell

• 44 Colton Armstrong

• 45 Luc Magnan

• 68 Trevor Smyth

• 94 Tyson Bell

Forwards

• 0 Brett Draper

• 0 Matt Gaudet

• 15 Shawn Evans

• 16 Mike Burke

• 21 Chris Boushy

• 24 Clarke Petterson

• 28 Stephen Keogh

• 33 Austin Shanks

• 43 Eric Fannell

• 73 Leland Powless

• 81 Clay Scanlan

• 88 Cody Jamieson

Head Coach

• Mike Accursi

Assistant Coaches

• Chad Culp
• Jason Johnson
• Roger Chrysler
• Billy Dee Smith

Athletic Performance Coach

• Dan Noble

Equipment Manager

• Dave Sowden

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