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Dec. 02, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (December 2, 2022) – The Halifax Thunderbirds (1-0) made an emphatic  statement to open the 2022-23 NLL season with their 18-8 win against the Philadelphia Wings (0-1) at Scotiabank Centre. After the first whistle of the…

Nov. 28, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (November 28, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced their home broadcast team for the 2022-23 National Lacrosse League season.   Pete Dalliday and Pat Gregoire will both return to the booth for their third year with…

Nov. 16, 2022

Ten Regular Season Games across ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNews beginning Friday, December 2

Nov. 08, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (November 8, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced they have signed forward Johnny Pearson to a one-year deal.   Pearson, 27, is a big-bodied lefty forward out of Langley, British Columbia. Drafted in the 2017 NLL…

Oct. 28, 2022

  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (October 28, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds will be part of a historic weekend of lacrosse as the organization holds their second weekend of training camp in Akwesasne, November 12 and 13.   Halifax will open competition…

Oct. 20, 2022

October 20, 2022 – Austin Owens During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ryan Benesch had questions about the future of his playing career.  The 2019-20 season had just come to an abrupt end, and with the world at a standstill due to the worldwide health…

Oct. 12, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (October 12, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced they have signed forward Jakob Patterson to a one-year deal.   Patterson was a prolific scorer at the University at Albany. In his five seasons playing attack for…

Oct. 12, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (October 12, 2022) – The Halifax Thunderbirds today have announced the addition of Maki Jenner to the organization as Communications Manager.    “We are excited to welcome Maki to our Thunderbirds family,”…

Oct. 06, 2022

October 6, 2022 - Ty Merrow   When he was a kid, Jonathon McConvey and his younger brother, Thomas, were channel surfing when they stumbled upon a Toronto Rock game on TV. Immediately enthralled, they told their dad they wanted to play lacrosse…

Oct. 05, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (October 05, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced they have signed forward Connor Watson to a one-year deal.   “Connor came into camp last year and impressed everyone,” Thunderbirds head coach Mike Accursi…

Oct. 04, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (October 4, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds today announced they have signed righty, Keaton Thomson, to a one-year deal.   Thomson, 23, spent the 2021-22 NLL season on the Thunderbirds Practice Player List. He split…

Sep. 26, 2022

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (September 26, 2022) - The Halifax Thunderbirds have signed six players, including three draft selections in the 2022 NLL Draft, to one-year contracts. Defencemen Jerry Staats and Jon McConvey and transition player Keaton Brown were…