Fresh start for Warriors extends to roster as Richardson focuses on local talent
After a new ownership group moved and rebranded Vancouver’s National Lacrosse League franchise, new general manager Dan Richardson was given a mandate to remake the entire roster.
Canucks Sports and Entertainment bought the NLL’s Stealth in the off-season, moved them from the Langley Events Centre to Rogers Arena in downtown Vancouver and renamed them the Warriors. Richardson was installed as the team’s new general manager and in just a few months of work he has left his mark.
“Canucks Sports and Entertainment people didn’t bring me on board to stand pat,” said Richardson on Thursday. “We took a look at our roster from top to bottom and we needed to make some changes.
“Even though we didn’t have a first- or second-round draft pick we still had unrestricted free agents and restricted free agents and kids that had never really been given a shot in this league so we started the rebuild from the day we took over.”