2020 Halifax Thunderbirds season

The Halifax Thunderbirds are a lacrosse team based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). the 2020 NLL season was their first season the NLL. They were formerly the Rochester Knighthawks but moved to Halifax, as Rochester gained an expansion franchise. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play.

On June 4, the league confirmed that the playoffs would also be cancelled due to the pandemic.

Roster
Goaltenders 35 🇨🇿 Peter Dubenski 76 Warren Hill

Defenseman 4 🇨🇦 Graeme Hossack 18 🇨🇦 Jake Withers 19 Nonkon Thompson 25 🇨🇦 James Barclay 34 🇺🇸 Cory Becker 37 🇨🇦 Scott Campbell 45 🇨🇦 Luc Magnan 68 🇨🇦 Trevor Smyth

Forwards 7 🇨🇦 Eric Fannell 16 🇨🇦 Mike Burke 17 🇨🇦 Ryan Benesch 21 🇨🇦 Chris Boushy 24 🇨🇦 Clarke Petterson 28 🇮🇪 Stephen Keogh 33 🇨🇦 Austin Shanks 47 Kyle Jackson 88 Cody Jamieson

Transition 6 🇨🇦 Brad Gillies 44 🇨🇦 Colton Armstrong

Practice 00 Johnny Jimerson 12 🇨🇦 Chet Koneczny 13 🇨🇦 Brandon Robinson 81 Clay Scanlan

Injured 20 🇨🇦 Luke Van Schepen

Head Coach
 * Mike Accursi

Assistant Coaches
 * Chad Culp
 * Jason Johnson
 * Roger Chrysler
 * Billy Dee Smith

Athletic Performance Coach
 * Dan Noble

Equipment Manager
 * Dave Sowden

Entry Draft
The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Thunderbirds made the following selections: