The Kentucky Stickhorses were an American indoor lacrosse team based in Louisville, Kentucky. They were formerly a member of the North American Lacrosse League, before the league's demise after the 2013 season. The Stickhorses played their home games at Freedom Hall.
History
Founding and the NALL era
The franchise was announced as the fourth of five founding members of the North American Lacrosse League on September 26, 2011, joining the Charlotte Copperheads, Hershey Haymakers, Jacksonville Bullies, and the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks for the inaugural season. However, the league faced legal troubles before playing a single game and split, with the other four members forming the new Professional Lacrosse League. This left the Stickhorses to play an exhibition season in 2012, with all the games being hosted at Freedom Hall.
Reorganized, the NALL returned for the 2013 season with three new full-time members, the Boston Rockhoppers (who participated in two games of the 2012 exhibition season), Baltimore Bombers, and the Rhode Island Kingfish. The league was eager to finally get things going with their first normal season, and the first season where the league was housed in more than one venue. Kentucky struggled in the regular season, posting a 2–6 record, but still found themselves taking on the Rockhoppers in the first ever league championship.
The Stickhorses fell to Boston in a blowout, 26–13, to end the year. However, the league wasn't past all the roadblocks. The Kingfish lost their home arena deal, while the Bombers folded from the league mid-season. The first ever season ended with the league still hanging in the balance. On June 18, 2013, it was official; the NALL had disbanded. Stickhorses owner Anthony Chase wrote an open letter to the fans announcing the end of the team, citing a lack of resources, but hoping that his and the fans' "paths will cross again someday soon."
Roster 2013 Kentucky StickhorsesNumberNamePositionCollegeHeightWeight 1 Patrick Crosby G Temple 5 ft 10 in 170 lbs 2 Spencer Lyons Onondaga CC 5 ft 10 in 225 lbs 4 Devin Clifford D Colgate 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs 9 Max Schmidt T Maryland 6 ft 4 in 210 lbs 10 Stefan Schroder Ohio State 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs 11 Joel Derechinsky F Gordon College 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs 12 George Castle Johns Hopkins 6 ft 1 in 180 lbs 13 Brandon Dube F Endicott 5 ft 10 in 190 lbs 14 Josh Kacprzack NYIT 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs 15 Tim McCormack UMass 6 ft 0 in 205 lbs 16 Ed Prevost F UNC 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs 17 Ryan Maciaszek T Nazareth College 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs 18 Mike Unterstein T Hofstra 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs 20 Dave Lisi D Wheeling Jesuit 6 ft 5 in 248 lbs 21 Eric O'Brien T Ohio State 6 ft 5 in 220 lbs 22 Jake Davis Florida Atlantic 5 ft 11 in 175 lbs 23 Dave McCarthy T Albany 5 ft 11 in 175 lbs 24 Mike McLellan Mercyhurst 6 ft 2 in 190 lbs 28 Brian Caufield F UAlbany 6 ft 4 in 225 lbs 29 Arthur Kell T UMass Amherst 6 ft 1 in 220 lbs 34 Anthony Kelly D Ohio State 6 ft 4 in 255 lbs 44 Greg Bice T Ohio State 6 ft 3 in 220 lbs
2013 season 2013 Kentucky Stickhorses seasonDate & timeAway teamScoreHome teamScoreGame notes January 5 @ 7:00 PM Boston Rockhoppers 10 Kentucky 9 January 12 @ 7:00 PM Rhode Island Kingfish 14 Kentucky 17 January 19 @ 7:00 PM Kentucky 9 Boston Rockhoppers 16 February 1 @ 7:00 PM Baltimore Bombers 17 Kentucky 13 February 3 @ 1:00 PM Baltimore Bombers 10 Kentucky 11 Overtime February 24 @ 3:00 PM Kentucky 10 Baltimore Bombers 12 March 2 @ 7:00 PM Boston Rockhoppers 16 Kentucky 13 March 9 @ 7:00 PM Kentucky TBP Boston Rockhoppers TBP March 10 @ 3:00 PM✝ Kentucky N/A Baltimore Bombers N/A CANCELED March 16 @ 7:00 PM✝ Rhode Island Kingfish N/A Kentucky N/A CANCELED
✝ Games canceled due to Baltimore Bombers mid-season fold.
Season-by-season YearReg. seasonPlayoffsAttendance average2012†N/AN/AN/A2013TBDTBD
† 2012 was only an exhibition season.
See also Sports in Louisville, Kentucky
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