The Calgary Roughnecks have acquired forward Jacob Dunbar from the Ottawa Black Bears in exchange for a third-round pick in the 2026 NLL Entry Draft.
Dunbar, 25, joins the Roughnecks after playing 18 games over the past two seasons in Ottawa with the Black Bears. Prior to his time with Ottawa, he spent three seasons with the San Diego Seals after they selected him 13th overall in the first round of the 2021 NLL Entry Draft. The 5’8”, 180-pound Surrey, BC native has totaled 38 goals and 69 points in 30 games played over his five seasons in the NLL.
The newly acquired Dunbar has also played with the Burnaby Lakers of the Western Lacrosse Association over the past three summers, where in 39 games he has scored 87 goals and produced 157 points. In 2023, he was named the WLA Rookie of the Year after finishing the season with 61 points in 16 games played.
JACOB DUNBAR – FORWARD
HOMETOWN: Surrey, BC DOB: Jan 17, 2001
HEIGHT: 5’8 WEIGHT: 180 lbs
SHOOTS: Right
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | SHG | Shots | LB | PIM | TO | CTO | Blocked | FOW | FOA | FO% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | San Diego Seals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2023 | San Diego Seals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | San Diego Seals | 7 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025 | Ottawa Black Bears | 12 | 23 | 15 | 38 | 4 | 1 | 88 | 53 | 0 | 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2026 | Ottawa Black Bears | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 38 | 31 | 69 | 8 | 1 | 161 | 95 | 0 | 61 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
Roughnecks fans will get their first viewing of Dunbar this Saturday night as the Riggers take on the Philadelphia Wings for the first time this season. Game time is at 7:00pm at the Scotiabank Saddledome. Visit www.calgaryroughnecks.com/tickets to purchase tickets!
