The Boston Rockhoppers were an American indoor lacrosse team based in Marlborough, Massachusetts. Formerly a North American Lacrosse League member, the Rockhoppers played their home games at New England Sports Center.
On June 18, 2013, the Rockhoppers and the rest of the North American Lacrosse League announced that they would suspend operations.
History The franchise was announced as an expansion member of the North American Lacrosse League on January 14, 2012.
Originally scheduled to be a 2013 expansion team, due to initial struggles and as a result of the NALL and PLL split, the Rockhoppers moved up their first season to 2012.
On March 2, 2012, the Rockhoppers faced-off against the Kentucky Stickhorses in the first game between two NALL franchises. The Stickhorses won 19–14.
The two teams opened the 2013 season, with the Rockhoppers winning 10–9.
After leading the league in goals per game with 16, they played in the championship game against the Kentucky Stickhorses.
2013 Roster 2013 Boston RockhoppersNumberPlayer's NamePositionCollegeHeightWeight 1 Malcolm Chase IIIII D Whittier 2 Tim Fallon F Hartford 13 Cameron Lao-Gosney T Lehigh 14 Jon Hayes D Western New England 15 Peter Vlahakis F Fairfield 5 ft 10 in 16 Ryan Hoffmeister F Hartwick 17 Andrew Kirkaldy F Gordon 18 Greg Paul F 21 Ethan Vedder D Cornell 24 Matt Levesque T Skidmore 40 Kyle Barnett D 41 Mike Stone F Middlebury 44 Greg Rogowski F Merrimack 50 Marty Bowes T Hartford 50 Steve Kennedy T Clarkson 55 Tom Palasek F Syracuse 60 Ryan Hotaling T Nazareth 65 Nick Schroeder G 66 Lantz Carter T Salisbury 44 Colton Vosburgh T Penn. State 70 Roman Lao-Gosney T Lehigh 77 Steve Trocki F St. Anselm 80 TJ Dahill F Wentworth 88 Vincent Talbot G Mike Vergano G Chris Hettler G
2013 Schedule 2013 Boston Rockhoppers SeasonDate & TimeAway teamScoreHome teamScoreGame Notes January 5 @ 7:00 PM Boston 10 Kentucky Stickhorses 9 January 12 @ 7:00 PM Baltimore Bombers 17 Boston 16 Overtime January 19 @ 7:00 PM Kentucky Stickhorses 9 Boston 16 January 27 @ 3:00 PM Boston 20 Baltimore Bombers 9 February 2 @ 7:00 PM Rhode Island Kingfish 7 Boston 20 February 17 @ 3:00 PM Boston 18 Baltimore Bombers 9 February 23 @ 7:00 PM Rhode Island Kingfish 14 Boston 15 Postponed until March 9 March 2 @ 7:00 PM Boston 16 Kentucky Stickhorses 13 March 9 @ 7:00 PM✝ Kentucky Stickhorses N/A Boston N/A CANCELED March 16 @ 7:00 PM✝ Baltimore Bombers N/A Boston N/A CANCELED
✝ Games canceled to Baltimore Bombers mid-season fold.
References
External links Boston Rockhoppers official Facebook Boston Rockhoppers official Twitter