Rochester Knighthawks General Manager and Vice President of Lacrosse Operations Dan Carey announced today that the team has re-signed forward Ryan Lanchbury to a two-year contract, pending league approval.
Lanchbury completed his first season with the Knighthawks in 2023-24 after being acquired from the Georgia Swarm in December. The Burlington, Ontario, native tallied career-highs in goals (20), assists (66) and points (86) in 17 contests with Rochester while also collecting 41 loose balls. He topped all Knighthawks in assists and ranked third and fifth in goals and points, respectively.
His best performance of the season came back on March 9 when he set a team single-game record with 12 assists in the 18-12 win over Albany.
The 26-year-old forward, who added one assist during Rochester’s postseason contest, has combined for 102 points (26+76) in 27 regular-season games between the Knighthawks and Swarm since the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
Prior to turning pro, he completed a five-year collegiate career at the University of Richmond from 2018-2022. In 70 career games with the Spiders, Lanchbury totaled 293 points (162+131). He also recorded 467 shots while recovering 71 loose balls.
He ranks first all-time in Richmond scoring history in points, goals, assists and scored in 54-straight games, which was the fourth-longest streak in the NCAA Division I lacrosse. Lanchbury was named Southern Conference Offensive Player of the Year, becoming the first Spider in program history to earn award following the 2021 season.
Lanchbury was originally a first-round selection (2nd overall) of the Swarm in the 2021 NLL Entry Draft.