2023 NLL season

The 2023 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2022–2023 season, is the 36th in the history of the NLL. The season begins on December 2, 2022, and ends with the NLL final in late spring of 2023. This is the inaugural season for the expansion team Las Vegas Desert Dogs.[4]

2023 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationDecember 2, 2022 —
Number of games18
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Regular Season
Playoffs
finals

The preseason went from November 5 through November 26, 2022. It included games at Aʼnowaraʼko꞉wa Arena and Toronto Rock Athletic Centre.[5] The regular season will go from December 2, 2022 through April 20, 2023. This will have the most number of regular season games in NLL history with 135.[6] The broadcasting partners are TSN in Canada and ESPN in the United States. TSN will feature 20 games on TV with their NLL Game of the Week on TSN and show all the games online and their app.[7] ESPN will air 10 games on TV and all games on ESPN+.[8]

This is the first season for Commissioner Brett Frood, who was previously a NASCAR executive as president of the Stewart-Haas Racing team.[9] Frood was a collegiate lacrosse player and was captain of the Brown University lacrosse team.[10]

The 2023 NLL Stadium Showdown, the first outdoor NLL game, will be held on March 4 at the Snapdragon Stadium, between the San Diego Seals and the Las Vegas Desert Dogs.

Regular season

Reference:[11]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits – xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rock – x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirds – x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawks – x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5Philadelphia Wings1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6Georgia Swarm18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7New York Riptide18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8Albany FireWolves18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Seals – xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecks – x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Club – x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammoth – x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5Saskatchewan Rush18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7Vancouver Warriors18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Playoffs
Conference Semifinal Conference Final (best of 3) NLL Final (best of 3)
         
E1 Buffalo 20
E4 Rochester 8
E1 Buffalo 2
Eastern Conference
E2 Toronto 0
E2 Toronto 15
E3 Halifax 11
E1 Buffalo
 
W1 San Diego 12
W4 Colorado 13
W4 Colorado 1
Western Conference
W2 Calgary 1
W2 Calgary 12
W3 Panther City 9

Awards

Annual awards
Award Winner Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player
Goaltender of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Transition Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
GM of the Year
Les Bartley Award
Executive of the Year Award
Teammate of the Year Award
Tom Borrelli Award

Stadiums and locations
Georgia Swarm Albany FireWolves New York Riptide Philadelphia Wings
Gas South Arena MVP Arena Nassau Coliseum Wells Fargo Center
Capacity: 11,355 Capacity: 14,236 Capacity: 13,917 Capacity: 19,543
Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre[12] Blue Cross Arena First Ontario Centre
Capacity: 19,070 Capacity: 10,595 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 17,383
Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth San Diego Seals Saskatchewan Rush
WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome Ball Arena Pechanga Arena Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre
Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007 Capacity: 12,920 Capacity: 15,190
Vancouver Warriors Las Vegas Desert Dogs Panther City Lacrosse Club
Rogers Arena Michelob Ultra Arena Dickies Arena
Capacity: 18,910 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 12,200

Attendance
TeamAttendance
Buffalo Bandits14,731
Calgary Roughnecks 11,664
Colorado Mammoth9,972
Toronto Rock 9,422
Georgia Swarm 8,664
Saskatchewan Rush 8,606
Philadelphia Wings8,354
Halifax Thunderbirds 8,511
Vancouver Warriors8,165
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 5,959
San Diego Seals5,114
Rochester Knighthawks 5,113
New York Riptide4,611
Albany FireWolves 3,610
Panther City LC2,812
Average7,687
Total115,303
Games18

See also

References
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  2. "Full Schedule".
  3. "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal". 26 October 2021.
  4. "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES 2022-23 SCHEDULE; FACE OFF WEEKEND SET FOR DECEMBER 2-3". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  5. "Pre-Season Games Begin November 5 In Advance of National Lacrosse League 2022-23 Schedule". NLL. 2022-10-26. Retrieved 2022-10-27.
  6. TSN ca Staff (2022-09-20). "NLL releases its 2022-2023 schedule - TSN.ca". TSN. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
  7. Tutka, Paul. "League reveals "NLL Game of the Week on TSN" broadcast schedule". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  8. "NLL Announces 10 Games to Air on ESPN Linear Networks". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  9. Perrow, Graeme (2022-08-29). "2022 Off-season summary, Part I". NLL Chatter. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  10. Goods, Jack (2022-08-03). "Brett Frood Combines Passion and Product as NLL's New Commissioner". usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  11. "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  12. "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
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