2020 New York Riptide season explained

Season:2020
Seasonlink:2020 NLL season
Team:New York Riptide
Teamlink:New York Riptide
League:NLL
Division:East
Record:1-12
Homerecord:1-5
Roadrecord:0-7
Goalsfor:116
Goalsagainst:177
Generalmanager:Regy Thorpe
Coach:Regy Thorpe
Arena:Nassau Coliseum
Attendance:4,157
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Nextseason Year:2022 season
Nextseason Link:2022 New York Riptide season

The New York Riptide are a lacrosse team based in Uniondale, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2020 season was the team's 1st season in the league. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020.[1] 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.[2] [3]

Regular season

Current standings

Roster

Entry draft

The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019.[4] The Riptide made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
11Tyson Gibson Robert Morris University
110Tyson Bomberry Syracuse University
219Jake Fox Johns Hopkins University
224Connor Farrell Long Island University
233Gale Thorpe Ohio State University
334John Wagner Marquette University
347Travis Longboat Six Nations Arrows
450Jack Rowlett North Carolina University
463Matthew Borges Ohio State University
564Daylen Hill Six Nations
678Brad McKinney Syracuse University

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NLL Statement on game play (March 12, 2020). NLL.com. March 12, 2020. July 5, 2020.
  2. Web site: National Lacrosse League cancels remainder of season due to COVID-19 . Sportsnet . Sportsnet.
  3. Web site: National Lacrosse League announces cancellation of remaining regular season games. NLL.com. April 8, 2020. July 5, 2020.
  4. Web site: 2019 NLL Draft Results. September 17, 2019. September 5, 2019. NLL.com.