2022 NLL season
2022 NLL season | |
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League | National Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse) |
Duration | December 3, 2021 — |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 14 |
TV partner(s) | ESPN[1][2][3] (United States) TSN (Canada) |
Regular Season | |
Playoffs |
The 2022 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2021–2022 season, is the 35th in the history of the NLL. The season begins on December 3, 2021 and is scheduled to end with the NLL final in late spring of 2022. this will be the inaugural season for the expansion team Panther City Lacrosse Club, and the Albany FireWolves who relocated from New England. the NLL has returned after missing a season due to COVID-19. [4]
Regular season[]
The Current NLL Standings
after games played on March 11, 2022
DIVISION RANKING | East DIVISION | WINS | LOSSES | GAMES BACK | GOALS FOR | GOALS AGAINST |
1 | BUFFALO
BANDITS |
9 | 1 | - | 130 | 97 |
2 | HALIFAX
THUNDERBIRDS |
8 | 2 | 1 | 112 | 95 |
3 | TORONTO
ROCK |
7 | 4 | 2.5 | 124 | 112 |
4 | ALBANY
FIREWOLVES |
6 | 7 | 4.5 | 131 | 142 |
5 | PHILADELPHIA
WINGS |
5 | 6 | 4.5 | 116 | 119 |
6 | GEORGIA
SWARM |
5 | 6 | 4.5 | 130 | 134 |
7 | ROCHESTER
KNIGHTHAWKS |
3 | 7 | 6.0 | 110 | 128 |
8 | NEW YORK RIPTIDE | 2 | 8 | 7.0 | 120 | 135 |
Top 4 Teams at the end of the Regular Season qualify automatically for the East Division Playoffs.
DIVISION RANKING | WEST DIVISION | WINS | LOSSES | GAMES BACK | GOALS FOR | GOALS AGAINST |
1 | SAN DIEGO SEALS | 8 | 2 | - | 118 | 87 |
2 | COLORADO
MAMMOTH |
6 | 4 | 2 | 111 | 109 |
3 | VANCOUVER
WARRIORS |
5 | 5 | 3 | 113 | 105 |
4 | CALGARY
ROUGHNECKS |
3 | 6 | 4.5 | 88 | 109 |
5 | PANTHER CITY
LACROSSE CLUB |
4 | 8 | 5 | 133 | 157 |
6 | SASKATCHEWAN
RUSH |
3 | 8 | 5.5 | 115 | 122 |
The Top 3 Teams in the West Division make the playoffs automatically
A extra team aka the Wild Card will either be the 4th place team in the West or the 5th plaxemteam in the East Division.
Whichever has the better record will play the West Division Champion in the West Division Semifinals.
Awards[]
Annual awards[]
References: Winners[5]
Stadiums and locations[]
Georgia Swarm | Albany FireWolves | New York Riptide | Philadelphia Wings |
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Gas South Arena | MVP Arena | Nassau Coliseum[6] | Wells Fargo Center |
Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 14,236 | Capacity: 13,917 | Capacity: 19,543 |
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Buffalo Bandits | Halifax Thunderbirds | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
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KeyBank Center | Scotiabank Centre[6] | Blue Cross Arena | First Ontario Centre |
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 10,595 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 17,383 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | San Diego Seals | Saskatchewan Rush | Vancouver Warriors |
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Scotiabank Saddledome | Ball Arena | Pechanga Arena | SaskTel Centre | Rogers Arena |
Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 12,920 | Capacity: 15,190 | Capacity: 18,910 |
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Attendance[]
Team | Attendance[7] |
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Buffalo Bandits | 8,562 |
Saskatchewan Rush | 8,505 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 8,430 |
Colorado Mammoth | 8,149 |
Georgia Swarm | 7,448 |
Toronto Rock | 6,996 |
Vancouver Warriors | 6,502 |
Philadelphia Wings | 6,072 |
Panther City Lacrosse Club | 5,370 |
San Diego Seals | 5,287 |
Albany FireWolves | 5,225 |
Halifax Thunderbirds | 4,982 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 3,965 |
New York Riptide | 3,821 |
Average | 6,224 |
Total | 454,397 |
Games | 73 |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal". Awful Announcing.
- ^ "Full Schedule".
- ^ "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal". 26 October 2021.
- ^ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FULL 2021-22 SCHEDULE". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
- ^ "NLL announces 2019-20 NLL award winners". NLL.com. June 30, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2020.
- ^ a b "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ https://www.nll.com/schedule/full-schedule/
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