2024 NLL season
| 2024 NLL season | |
|---|---|
| League | National Lacrosse League |
| Sport | Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse) |
| Duration | December 1, 2023 — May 2024 |
| Number of games | 18 |
| Number of teams | 15 |
| TV partner(s) | ESPN[1][2][3] (United States) TSN (Canada) |
| Playoffs | |
| Finals | |
The 2024 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2023–2024 season, is the 37th in the history of the NLL. The season began on December 1, 2023, and ends with the NLL final in May 2024. The league also announced a new standings and schedule format. The teams are no longer separated into 2 conferences, and will now play within the same standings. Everyone will play each other at least once, with 4 flex games. The top 8 will face each other in the playoffs.[4]
On November 16, the NLL announced the NLL unBOXed Series, a new series of games designed to activate their unBOXed markets. The first game in the series took place on February 16, 2024 at the Place Bell, in Laval, Quebec between the Toronto Rock and the New York Riptide. The game was designed to activate the Quebec market and was the first NLL game for that market since 2002, when the Montreal Express folded.[5]
On February 21, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and will be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears.[6]
Regular season
Reference:[7]
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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| 1 | Toronto Rock – xz | 18 | 15 | 3 | .833 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 8–1 | 218 | 169 | +49 | 12.11 | 9.39 |
| 2 | San Diego Seals – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 2.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 210 | 178 | +32 | 11.67 | 9.89 |
| 3 | Albany FireWolves – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 6–3 | 206 | 191 | +15 | 11.44 | 10.61 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 5–4 | 237 | 212 | +25 | 13.17 | 11.78 |
| 5 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 198 | 197 | +1 | 11.00 | 10.94 |
| 6 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 228 | 200 | +28 | 12.67 | 11.11 |
| 7 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 205 | 202 | +3 | 11.39 | 11.22 |
| 8 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 214 | 226 | −12 | 11.89 | 12.56 |
| 9 | New York Riptide | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 206 | 234 | −28 | 11.44 | 13.00 |
| 10 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 217 | 210 | +7 | 12.06 | 11.67 |
| 11 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 198 | 194 | +4 | 11.00 | 10.78 |
| 12 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 7.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 202 | 211 | −9 | 11.22 | 11.72 |
| 13 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 9.0 | 1–8 | 5–4 | 198 | 233 | −35 | 11.00 | 12.94 |
| 14 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 3–6 | 176 | 223 | −47 | 9.78 | 12.39 |
| 15 | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 10.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 193 | 226 | −33 | 10.72 | 12.56 |
x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record
Playoffs
| Quarterfinal | Semifinal (best of 3) | NLL Final (best of 3) | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Rochester | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Buffalo | 10* | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Georgia | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Buffalo | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | |||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 9* | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Panther City | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | San Diego | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Albany | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Halifax | 3 | ||||||||||||
*Overtime
Awards
Annual awards
| Award | Winner | Other Finalists |
|---|---|---|
| Most Valuable Player | Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits[8] Josh Byrne, Buffalo Bandits Nick Rose, Toronto Rock | |
| Goaltender of the Year | Doug Jamieson, Albany FireWolves[8] Chris Origlieri, San Diego Seals Nick Rose, Toronto Rock | |
| Defensive Player of the Year | Mitch de Snoo, Toronto Rock[8] Ryan Dilks, Vancouver Warriors Brad Kri, Toronto Rock | |
| Transition Player of the Year | Ian MacKay, Buffalo Bandits[8] Shane Simpson, Calgary Roughnecks Jake Withers, Halifax Thunderbirds | |
| Offensive Player of the Year | Josh Byrne, Buffalo Bandits[8] Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits Jeff Teat, New York Riptide | |
| Rookie of the Year | Owen Grant, Vancouver Warriors[8] Tye Kurtz, Albany FireWolves Alex Simmons, Albany FireWolves | |
| Sportsmanship Award | Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors[8] Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm | |
| GM of the Year | Glenn Clark, Albany FireWolves[8] Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock Curt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors | |
| Les Bartley Award | Glenn Clark, Albany FireWolves[8] Curt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Matt Sawyer, Toronto Rock | |
| Executive of the Year Award | John Catalano, Halifax Thunderbirds[8] Mike Hancock, Toronto Rock Oliver Marti, Albany FireWolves | |
| Teammate of the Year Award | ||
| Tom Borrelli Award | Teddy Jenner, TSN, "Off the CrosseBar" podcast[8] Adam Levi, NLL.com, NLLPA, Inside Lacrosse, "Lacrosse Matrix" podcast Graeme Perrow, NLL Chatter |
Stadiums and locations
| Georgia Swarm | Albany FireWolves | New York Riptide | Philadelphia Wings |
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| Gas South Arena | MVP Arena | Nassau Coliseum | 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[9] | 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Vancouver Warriors | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Panther City Lacrosse Club |
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| Rogers Arena | Michelob Ultra Arena | Dickies Arena |
| Capacity: 18,910 | Capacity: 12,000 | Capacity: 12,200 |
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Attendance
Regular season
| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 16,974 | 152,767 |
| Calgary Roughnecks | 9 | 11,713 | 105,417 |
| Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 10,380 | 93,416 |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 9 | 9,165 | 82,484 |
| Vancouver Warriors | 9 | 8,874 | 79,867 |
| Toronto Rock | 9 | 8,636 | 77,727 |
| Philadelphia Wings | 9 | 8,364 | 75,276 |
| Saskatchewan Rush | 9 | 8,085 | 72,767 |
| Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 9 | 6,350 | 57,154 |
| Georgia Swarm | 9 | 6,231 | 56,079 |
| Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 5,526 | 48,738 |
| New York Riptide | 9 | 4,891 | 44,021 |
| San Diego Seals | 9 | 4,667 | 42,002 |
| Albany FireWolves | 9 | 3,963 | 35,665 |
| Panther City LC | 9 | 2,704 | 24,332 |
| League | 135 | 7,768 | 1,047,712 |
Playoffs
| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[10] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 17,865 | 17,865 |
| Toronto Rock | 1 | 6,934 | 6,934 |
| San Diego Seals | 1 | 4,804 | 4,804 |
| Albany FireWolves | 1 | 3,278 | 3,278 |
| League | 4 | 8,220 | 32,881 |
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.
- ^ "NLL ADOPTS UNIFIED STANDINGS FORMAT, UPDATED PLAYOFF STRUCTURE". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
- ^ "NLL RETURNS TO MONTREAL FOR FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME IN QUEBEC SINCE 2002". National Lacrosse Leageu. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
- ^ "NLL's New York team to move to Ottawa and be renamed Black Bears starting next season". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. February 21, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2023-24 NLL AWARDS". NLL.com. May 8, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
- ^ "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
- ^ a b "2024 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.