DEAR FANS
Thank you for another year of unwavering support as we finished our 5th season at Langley Events Centre. It's you the fans who motivate us each day to push forward and be the best lacrosse organization we can be. Your dedication to the Stealth, taking it upon yourselves to introduce new fans to the game, is what propels us to greater heights. Our Season Ticket base grew by 29% from last season, the highest growth rate in the National Lacrosse League. Not only did our Season Ticket base grow but our overall attendance in the 2017-18 season grew by over 7%. Both of these accomplishments were recognized at the league level thanks to you.
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 - Junior Bombshells
Game 7 - Country Night
Game 8 - Lacrosse on the Move Auction
Game 9 - Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
#HUMBOLDTSTRONG
The Vancouver Stealth annual Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction typically has proceeds going to the Lacrosse on the Move Fund, benefiting BC Lacrosse initiatives. However, Mike Vanichuk Transport (the jersey sponsor) and BC Lacrosse decided to donate all proceeds to the Humboldt Broncos fund. The Stealth raised $13,475 from the jersey auction. Denise Watkins, owner of the Vancouver Stealth also donated the remaining $525 to bring it to $14,000 total to benefit the families of those affected by the tragedy in Humboldt, Saskatchewan.
This was a great cause, no matter if you play junior hockey or junior lacrosse, you are on a bus with all your friends and travelling around and it is not something you should be expecting. Our hearts are full, everyone is behind that community, not just BC or Ontario, but all of Canada. This game meant a lot because you always hear, there are more important things than just sports and we have found out the hard way last week that community is more important than sports. Canada is a community and how we have come together with hockey sticks outside on front porches and wearing a jersey in solidarity, it does not matter where you are from or what your background is, we are Canadian, and we stick together.
Andrew Suitor, Vancouver Stealth player
GAME NIGHTS
Game 1 – Home Opener
Game 2 – East Coast / West Coast
Game 3 – Celebrating the Heritage of the Game
Game 4 – Hodgson Retirement / Family Day Weekend
Game 5 – Stealth Experience
Game 6 – Junior Bombshells
Game 7 – Country Night
Game 8 – Lacrosse on the Move Jersey Auction
Game 9 – Fan Appreciation Night
Stealth Camps
2018 Weekly and Game Day Skills Camps had 167 participants between January – April. Wednesday nights focused on individual one on one learning while the game day skills camps were a fun setting with an arrange of ages and skill levels.
School Visits
Tye Belanger led the School Program visiting 16 schools from January 31st-March 31st. During those visits over 4800 youth from Kindergarten to grade 7 were given the opportunity to pick up a lacrosse stick and learn fundamentals. Tye focused on the Aboriginal history of the lacrosse, trapping, scooping, passing and shooting.
Quest for the Missing Stick
To create a sense of nostalgia and fun with our fans, we created an 8-bit video centred around Logan Schuss trekking through Langley looking for his lucky stick and collecting lacrosse balls. The reception on social media was great, and it was also played prior to the Stealth's final home game.