2013 North American Lacrosse League season

June 2020 2013 NALL season North American Lacrosse League Indoor lacrosse 100px 4 January 5, 2013 – March 16, 2013 Boston Rockhoppers Kentucky Stickhorses Mike Stone Most Valuable Player NALL None Final Season The 2013 North American Lacrosse League season was the first and only season in the history of the NALL. The season began January 5, 2013 and ended March 16, 2013.http://www.northamericanlacrosseleague.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=6842 2013 Regular Season Schedule October 11, 2012 northamericanlacrosseleague.com January 7, 2012 Originally scheduled as a 12-game season for each team, the season was cut to ten games for the Baltimore Bombers, Boston Rockhoppers and Kentucky Stickhorses. The Rhode Island Kingfish season was initially cut to 6 road games due to issues securing the Bradford R. Boss Arena.http://rhodeislandkingfish.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=8012 https://archive.today/20130216180033/http://rhodeislandkingfish.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=8012 dead February 16, 2013 Kingfish Statement Concerning Home Schedule January 4, 2013 rhodeislandkingfish.com Rhode Island Kingfish January 10, 2013 Eventually, due to the Bombers folding after only seven games, the rest of the regular season was canceled on March 11, and the championship game was moved to March 16. Season Table Abbreviation and Color Key:Baltimore Bombers – BAL • Boston Rockhoppers – BOS• Kentucky Stickhorses – KEN • Rhode Island Kingfish – RIWin Loss HomeTeamGame1 2 3 4 5678910Baltimore Bombers BOSRIBOSKENKENRIBOSKENKENBOS17–16/OT12–89–2017–1310–11/OT CANCELED9–1812–10CANCELEDCANCELEDBoston Rockhoppers KENBALKENBALRIBALKENRIKENBAL10–916–17/OT16–920–920–718–916–1315–14CANCELEDCANCELEDKentucky Stickhorses BOSRIBOSBALBALBALBOSBOSBALRI9–1017–149–1613–1711–10/OT10–1213–16CANCELEDCANCELEDCANCELEDRhode Island Kingfish KENBALBOSBALBOSKENn/an/an/an/a14–178–127–20CANCELED14–15CANCELEDn/an/an/an/a Current standings Grey indicated that the Baltimore Bombers folded before the season completed. Record shown is their record before they folded. Rank RankTeamGP Games playedW WonL LostPCT PercentageHomeAwayPF Points forPA Points against+/- Points differentialGB Games back 1Boston Rockhoppers871.8573–14–013187+44-- 2Kentucky Stickhorses725.4002–40–27185-144.5 3Rhode Island Kingfish404.000N/A0–34364-215XBaltimore Bombers743.7502–22–18696-10N/A Milestones & events Preseason The first league sponsored combine was held on October 13, 2012.http://www.northamericanlacrosseleague.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=6817 NALL Announces First League Sponsored Combine September 11, 2012 January 8, 2013 Northamericanlacrosseleague.com Due to the impact of Hurricane Sandy, the 2012 player draft, originally scheduled for October 29, 2012, was postponed until November 1, 2012.http://www.northamericanlacrosseleague.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=6864 North American Lacrosse League Reschedules Draft October 31, 2012 January 8, 2013 Northamericanlacrosseleague.com Regular season The first overtime game was between the Baltimore Bombers and Boston Rockhoppers on January 12. The Bombers won 17–16, which was their first win in franchise history.http://laxdirt.com/the-boston-rockhoppers-fall-to-the-baltimore-bombers-17-16-in-the-nall/ The Boston Rockhoppers fall to The Baltimore Bombers 17–16 in The NALL January 13, 2013 January 14, 2013 Northamericanlacrosseleague.com https://archive.today/20130216090242/http://laxdirt.com/the-boston-rockhoppers-fall-to-the-baltimore-bombers-17-16-in-the-nall/ February 16, 2013 usurped The February 9 game between the Baltimore Bombers and Rhode Island Kingfish was postponed due to Winter Storm Nemo. For a second time in the 2013, a game featuring the Rhode Island Kingfish was postponed due to a snow storm. The February 23 game between the Rhode Island Kingfish and Boston Rockhoppers will be played March 9.http://www.bostonrockhoppers.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=8112 Saturday's Game Postponed February 22, 2013 February 24, 2013 bostonrockhoppers.com https://archive.today/20130407210808/http://www.bostonrockhoppers.com/index.cfm?go=story&id=8112 April 7, 2013 dead On March 8, 2013 it was officially reported the Baltimore Bombers had folded. General manager and head coach, Hunter Francis noted that "...the economics didn’t work." This news initially broke on Laxdirt.com and later on their Facebook page. Just two days before, the Bombers posted about giveaway at the game scheduled for March 10.http://laxdirt.com/hunter-francis-responds-to-the-baltimore-bombers-bowing-out-of-the-nall-season/ https://archive.today/20130411060323/http://laxdirt.com/hunter-francis-responds-to-the-baltimore-bombers-bowing-out-of-the-nall-season/ usurped April 11, 2013 Hunter Francis responds to the Baltimore Bombers bowing out of the NALL season. March 8, 2013 March 10, 2013 Laxdirt.com https://www.facebook.com/BaltimoreBombersLax?fref=ts A statement from Bombers owner and coach, Hunter Francis March 10, 2013 Facebook.com/BaltimoreBombersLax On March 11, the Kentucky Stickhorses created an event page on Facebook stating they would take on the Boston Rockhoppers in the 2013 NALL Championship on March 16 at Freedom Hall. This move canceled the few remaining games left in the season and moved the NALL finals a week earlier than scheduled.https://www.facebook.com/events/442043542545116/ NALL Championship Game. March 11, 2013 March 11, 2013 facebook.com Championship Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 7:00PM EST, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky SeedTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final1Boston Rockhoppers4984252Kentucky Stickhorses3 33413 See also 2013 in sports References North American Lacrosse League