2017 Toronto Wolfpack season
| 2017 Toronto Wolfpack season | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| League 1 Rank | 1st | |||
| Play-off result | Winners – Promotion | |||
| Challenge Cup | 5th Round | |||
| 2017 record | Wins: 22; Draws: 1; Losses: 2 | |||
| Points scored | For: 1,230; Against: 304 | |||
| Team information | ||||
| CEO | Eric Perez | |||
| Head Coach | Paul Rowley | |||
| Captain | ||||
| Stadium | Lamport Stadium | |||
| Avg. Attend. | 6,992 | |||
| Agg. Attend. | 76,909 (11 games) | |||
| High. Attend. | 8,546 vs Doncaster RLFC | |||
| Top scorers | ||||
| Tries | Liam Kay (27) | |||
| Goals | Craig Hall (170) | |||
| Points | Craig Hall (436) | |||
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This article details the Toronto Wolfpack's rugby league football club's 2017 season. This is the Wolfpack's 1st season in rugby league history and they will start their campaign in League 1.
After becoming the first North American team to join the RFL it was announced that former Leigh Centurions coach Paul Rowley would be taking the head coach's role for the Canadian team. Shortly after Brian Noble joined the club as the director of rugby. Coach Rowley announced that his assistant manager would be ex Super League and Ireland international Simon Finnigan. The Wolfpack announced that they would be playing their home games at the 9,600 capacity Lamport Stadium.
Toronto made their intentions clear as they announced their first two signings. They came in the form of experienced Wakefield Trinity Wildcats centre Craig Hall and try scoring winger Liam Kay from Leigh Centurions. The Wolfpack announced that they had signed Warrington Wolves pair, back rower James Laithwaite and halfback Gary Wheeler, in a bid to recruit a competitive squad for the 2017 season.
The month started off with the announcement that Toronto had signed its first Canadian player (and Canada's captain) in the form of Sheffield Eagles halfback Rhys Jacks. Following this young Australian halfback Blake Wallace signed for Toronto from the Illawarra Cutters. Further recruitment in the forwards was made as Wales prop Dan Fleming signed with the Wolfpack. 19-year-old halfback Reece Dean also joined the Toronto ranks from Challenge Cup winners Hull F.C., identified as a player for the future by coach Rowley. The Wolfpack also announced that Leigh Centurions duo, loose forward Andrew Dixon and winger Jonathan Pownall, were to join for the 2017 season.
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