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2020 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. 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. Regular season Current standings Game log Cancelled games Roster Entry Draft The 2019 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 17, 2019. The Riptide made the following selections: References {{2020 NLL season by team New York Riptide New York Riptide New York Riptide The New York Riptide are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season in 2019 . ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United States and five in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the National Hockey League, NHL and National Basketball Association, NBA. Unlike other box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the National Lacrosse League Cup. The NLL has averaged between 8,900 and 10,700 spectators per game each year since 2004. Box lacrosse rules The NLL plays four 15-minute quarters with 2-minute breaks between quarters and a 15-minute half-time. At the start of the each quarter and after every goal, players will "face-off" at the center of the field to determine who will get possession. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nassau Coliseum
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (or simply the Nassau Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale, New York, east of New York City. The Long Island venue is approximately east of the eastern limits of the New York City Borough of Queens, and is also next to the Meadowbrook Parkway. Opened in 1972, the Coliseum occupies of Mitchel Field, a former Army airfield, later an Air Force base. The facility is in the Town of Hempstead, within the Uniondale 11553 ZIP code. The Coliseum is used for sporting events, concerts, large exhibitions and shows as well as trade shows— at the main arena, 60,000 at the Expo Center. In 2015, the arena was closed for a major renovation which was completed in April 2017. The New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL) played at the Coliseum from 1972 to 2015 before moving to Barclays Center in Brooklyn. After the move was commercially unsuccessful, the team split its home schedule between Barclays and the renovated Coliseum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New York Riptide
The New York Riptide are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season in 2019. History On December 12, 2018, the NLL awarded an expansion franchise to Uniondale, New York and owner GF Sports. The team began play in December 2019 with its home arena being the Nassau Coliseum. The Riptide mark the return of the National Lacrosse League to the Long Island area after the departure of the New York Saints ( 1989–2003) and the New York Titans (2006–2009), both of whom also played at Nassau Coliseum. The New York Riptide name and logo were announced on February 17, 2019, as chosen by fans. On January 18, 2020, the Riptide got their first win in franchise history when they beat the Georgia Swarm by a score of 13–12 in overtime at Nassau Coliseum. On June 3, 2020, the entire coaching staff and lacrosse operations t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indoor Lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's official national summer sport. Box lacrosse is played between two teams of five players and one goalie each, and is traditionally played on an ice hockey rink once the ice has been removed or covered. The playing area is called a box, in contrast to the open playing field of field lacrosse. The object of the game is to use a lacrosse stick to catch, carry, and pass the ball in an effort to score by shooting a solid rubber lacrosse ball into the opponent's goal. The highest level of box lacrosse is the National Lacrosse League. While there are 62 total members of World Lacrosse, only fifteen have competed in international box lacrosse competition. Only Canada, the Iroquois Nationals and the United States have finished in the top three places at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uniondale, New York
Uniondale is a census-designated place (CDP), as well as a suburb in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, New York (state), New York, on Long Island, in the Town of Hempstead, New York, Town of Hempstead. The population was 32,473 at the 2020 United States Census. Uniondale is home to Hofstra University's north campus, as well as a portion of its southern campus. The community unsuccessfully tried incorporating itself as a village in the 1970s. History In the early 1970s, Uniondale residents attempted to incorporate their hamlet as a village, citing dissatisfaction with the way their community was being represented on policy board of the committee for redeveloping Mitchel Air Force Base, Mitchel Field. Their plans were unsuccessful, and Uniondale remains an unincorporated hamlet governed by the Town of Hempstead. In the 2010s, the neighboring CDP of East Garden City, New York, East Garden City was absorbed by Uniondale in a controversial move. Geography According to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 NLL Season
The 2020 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2019–2020 season, was the 34th in the history of the NLL. The season began on November 29, 2019 and was scheduled to end with the NLL final in late spring of 2020. However due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the season was suspended on March 12, 2020. 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. This season was the inaugural season for the expansion Knighthawks and Riptide. The former Rochester Knighthawks under owner Curt Styres relocated to Halifax for this season while Pegula Sports and Entertainment took over the Knighthawks moniker with a new expansion team. Regular season Awards Annual awards References: Winners Stadiums and locations Attendance See also * 2020 in sports References {{NLL National Lacrosse League The National ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic In New York (state)
The first case of COVID-19 in the U.S. state of New York during the pandemic was confirmed on March 1, 2020, and the state quickly became an epicenter of the pandemic, with a record 12,274 new cases reported on April 4 and approximately 29,000 more deaths reported for the month of April than the same month in 2019. By April 10, New York had more confirmed cases than any country outside the US. , the state has reported 123.4 million tests, with 6,293,064 cumulative cases, and 73,758 deaths. New York had the highest number of confirmed cases of any state from the start of U.S. outbreak until July 22, 2020, when it was first surpassed by California and later by Florida and Texas. Approximately half of the state's reported cases have been in New York City, where around 40 percent of the state's population lives. Despite the high number of reported cases in March and April, by May 7, New York had reduced the rate of increase of new cases to less than 1 percent per day, and since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mike Manley (lacrosse)
Mike Manley (born July 21, 1988 in Penn Yan, New York) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays as a defenseman for Chrome Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League and the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League. Professional MLL career Manley was selected with the 3rd pick of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Rochester Rattlers. In his rookie season Manley, appeared in 11 games and picked up 35 ground balls. In his second season of play Manley scored 3 goals while managing to get 20 ground balls. During the 2014 season Manley scored 8 goals while obtaining a single assist and 37 ground balls good enough to earn the 2014 Warrior Defensive Player of the Year award. Manley's 2015 season was cut off short due to a season-ending injury and only appeared in 5 games where he picked up 25 ground balls and obtained a single assist. In 2018 Manley went with the team in the move to Dallas. He appeared in 7 games and recorded 1 goal and 17 ground ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Myles Jones
Myles Jones (born March 15, 1993), is an American professional lacrosse player with Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. He attended Walt Whitman High School (Huntington Station, New York), Walt Whitman High School in Huntington Station, New York, completed a post-graduate year at Salisbury School in Salisbury, Connecticut and played collegiate lacrosse at Duke University. His signature move is the bull dodge. MLL career Jones was selected 1st overall in the Major League Lacrosse draft, 2016 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Atlanta Blaze. After just 2 games with Atlanta, he was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks along with Atlanta's 2017 2nd round college draft pick for midfielder Matt Mackrides and Chesapeake's 2017 1st round college draft pick. In 2017, Jones was selected to the Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game, MLL All Star Game and was named the All Star Game MVP after scoring 4 goals and an assist, including the game winning goal. PLL career In Octob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lacrosse League Entry Draft
The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system. A player is deemed eligible for the draft if he is 21 years of age, or is less than 21 years of age and has used or given up all NCAA or NAIA eligibility. NLL 1st Round Draft Selections 2022 NLL The 2022 entry draft took place on September 10, 2022 at The Carlu in Toronto. 104 players were selected in 6 rounds. 2021 NLL The 2021 entry draft took place on August 28, 2021 virtually with 6 Rounds and 90 players selected. 2020 NLL The 2020 entry draft took place on September 17, 2020 virtually with 6 Rounds and 93 players selected. 2019 NLL The 2019 entry draft took place on September 17, 2019 at Xfinity Live! in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 2018 NLL The 2018 entry draft took place on September 25, 2018 at Xfinity Live! in Philadelphia, Pennsylvan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
