The T-shirts state We Are One and show a lacrosse stick and along with No. 21, which is Yerbury\u2019s usual jersey number. The shirts are part of a fundraiser set up by Ridge Meadows Minor and MVP Athletics. They cost $20 and $15 from each sale goes to the Yerbury family. There\u2019s more information here.<\/a> Shirt sales close Sunday, according to an Instagram post.\u00a0<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n Vancouver won the game Friday, outscoring the Halifax Thunderbirds 4-1 in the fourth quarter en route to an 8-7 National Lacrosse League triumph before an announced crowd of 9,234 at Rogers Arena<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve had a chance to coach Hayden and that family is just incredible,\u201d said Warriors forward Curtis Dickson while clad in a Yerbury T-shirt in the post-game media availability. \u201cJust being able to wear this for him and let him know that the whole lacrosse community is thinking about him and wishes him a speedy recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n Vancouver general manager and head coach Curt Malawsky added: \u201cThe lacrosse community is a big family and when one of our own is down we\u2019re all there for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Article content<\/p>\n The Vancouver coaching staff wore the T-shirts during the morning shoot. Yerbury has played on teams coached by Malawsky coming through the ranks. Malawsky\u2019s son Dawson and Yerbury have been teammates as well.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve watched him grow up since he was four or five years old and that family is top drawer,\u201d Malawsky said after Friday\u2019s game. \u201cHe\u2019s fighting right now and we\u2019re all there for him. He\u2019s always asking his mom about the Warriors and when he\u2019s well enough we\u2019re going to get the team down there.<\/p>\n \u201cThe guys wanted to wear the shirts in the first warm-up. They said that they weren\u2019t worried about any distractions and they wanted to support young Hayden and they did.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe next 12 days or so is going to be tough for him and we just have to keep him in our thoughts and prayers.\u201d<\/p>\n Vancouver (12-5) finishes off the regular season next Saturday by hosting the Philadelphia Wings at Rogers Arena on Saturday. Friday\u2019s win bumped the Warriors into first place in the 14-team loop ahead of Saturday\u2019s slate of games in the circuit. Vancouver had already secured a playoff spot and they could clinch home floor advantage in the first round by the end of the Saturday depending on how various outcomes played out.<\/p>\n The top eight teams make the post-season. The quarterfinals are single elimination at the home of the higher seed. The quarterfinals are a best-of-three set, as are the finals.\u00a0<\/p>\n Friday\u2019s win also established a franchise record since the club moved to the Lower Mainland in 2014 as the Vancouver Stealth. The Vancouver Canucks<\/a> bought the club ahead of the 2019 season, moved them from the Langley Events Centre to Rogers Arena and gave them a new nickname and look.<\/p>\n Vancouver went 11-7 last year and lost to the eventual champion Buffalo Bandits in the semifinals.<\/p>\n @SteveEwen<\/p>\n![\"rob](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/rob-williams_302534477.jpg\")
Warriors defensive co-ordinator Rob Williams. Last weekend, during pre-game warmups at a tournament, Hayden Yerbury, 15, suffered a serious injury when he was struck in the back of the neck by a lacrosse ball. Coaches wore special T-shirts for their April 10 game. Vancouver Warriors photo<\/p>\n