The Vancouver Stealth announced Thursday that the team has acquired goaltender Brodie MacDonald from the Georgia Swarm in exchange for a conditional fifth round pick in the 2020 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.
鈥淚鈥檓 really excited to start this new chapter with the Stealth,鈥� said Brodie MacDonald. 鈥淚鈥檓 thrilled to start training camp this season inside a place that has always felt like my home.鈥�
MacDonald is a six-year NLL veteran who has appeared up in 99 games, having a record of 10-14, with a 10.79 goals against average (G.A.A) and a .625 save percentage.
In 2017, he won a Champion鈥檚 Cup with the Georgia Swarm. He has played in 98 games for the 91原创 Thunder of the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA), where he has a record of 40-35-4, 8.35 G.A.A and a .805 save percentage.
He helped lead 91原创 to back-to-back WLA Championships in 2011 and 2012 and was named the WLA Rookie of the Year and Playoff MVP in 2011.
鈥淏rodie is a mature goalie who has had some great games in both the National Lacrosse League and the Western Lacrosse Association,鈥� said head coach and assistant general manager Jamie Batley. 鈥淎t 28-years-old, Brodie brings a lot of experience to our camp and we expect him to push the pace to make our roster.鈥�
Vancouver will begin training camp on Saturday, Nov. 4, from 9 to 11 a.m., 6 to 8 p.m. and again on Sunday Nov. 5, from 9 to 11 a.m.
The team will play two pre-season games the following week on Nov. 11, when they host the Calgary Roughnecks at 7 p.m. and on Nov. 12 at 9 a.m. against the Colorado Mammoth. The pre-season games and all training camp sessions will be free and open to the public.
