2023 NLL season

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2023 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationDecember 2, 2022 — June 3, 2023
Number of games18
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Season MVPChristian Del Bianco
Top scorerJeff Teat
Playoffs
Eastern Conference championsBuffalo Bandits
  Eastern Conference runners-upToronto Rock
Western Conference championsColorado Mammoth
  Western Conference runners-upCalgary Roughnecks
Finals
ChampionsBuffalo Bandits
  Runners-upColorado Mammoth
Finals MVPDhane Smith
NLL seasons

The 2023 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2022–2023 season, was the 36th in the history of the NLL. The season began on December 2, 2022, and ended with the NLL final on June 3, 2023. This was the inaugural season for the expansion team Las Vegas Desert Dogs.[4]

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 went from December 2, 2022, through April 20, 2023. This season had the most regular season games in NLL history with 135.[6] The broadcasting partners are TSN in Canada and ESPN in the United States. TSN featured 20 games on TV with their NLL Game of the Week on TSN and show all the games online and their app.[7] ESPN aired 10 games on TV and all games on ESPN+.[8] Due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN's linear networks, Game 3 of the NLL Final was simulcast on WNLO in addition to being carried on ESPN+.[9]

This was the first season for Commissioner Brett Frood, who was previously a NASCAR executive as president of the Stewart-Haas Racing team.[10] Frood was a collegiate lacrosse player and was captain of the Brown University lacrosse team.[11]

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

Regular season[edit]

Reference:[12]

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[edit]

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 2
W4 Colorado 1
W1 San Diego 12
W4 Colorado 13
W4 Colorado 2
Western Conference
W2 Calgary 1
W2 Calgary 12
W3 Panther City 9

Awards[edit]

Annual awards[edit]

Award Winner Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player Christian Del Bianco, Calgary Roughnecks[13] Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits
Jeff Teat, New York Riptide
Goaltender of the Year Christian Del Bianco, Calgary Roughnecks[14] Nick Rose, Toronto Rock
Matt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits
Defensive Player of the Year Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock[14] Graeme Hossack, Halifax Thunderbirds
Brad Kri, Toronto Rock
Transition Player of the Year Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks[14] Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors
Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
Rookie of the Year Jonathan Donville, Panther City Lacrosse Club[13] Brett Dobson, Georgia Swarm
Jack Hannah, Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Sportsmanship Award Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm[15] Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo Bandits
Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock
GM of the Year Dan Carey, Rochester Knighthawks[16] Mike Board, Calgary Roughnecks
Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock
Les Bartley Award Curt Malawsky, Calgary Roughnecks[16] Tracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Mike Hasen, Rochester Knighthawks
Executive of the Year Award Mark Fine, Las Vegas Desert Dogs[17] Melissa Blades, Calgary Roughnecks
Matt Hutchings, Colorado Mammoth
Teammate of the Year Award Dan Dawson, Toronto Rock[15] Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo Bandits
John LaFontaine, Albany FireWolves
Tom Borrelli Award Teddy Jenner, TSN, Off The Crossebar Podcast[17] Adam Levi, NLL, Lacrosse Flash
Pat Gregoire, Halifax Thunderbirds, Off The Crossebar Podcast

Stadiums and locations[edit]

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[18] 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[edit]

Regular Season[edit]

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[19]
Buffalo Bandits 9 14,731 132,581
Calgary Roughnecks 9 11,665 104,984
Colorado Mammoth 9 9,972 89,748
Toronto Rock 9 9,423 84,806
Georgia Swarm 9 8,665 77,984
Saskatchewan Rush 9 8,606 77,454
Philadelphia Wings 9 8,530 76,768
Halifax Thunderbirds 9 8,512 76,604
Vancouver Warriors 9 8,166 73,489
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 9 5,960 53,636
San Diego Seals 9 5,115 46,032
Rochester Knighthawks 9 5,114 46,024
New York Riptide 9 4,612 41,501
Albany FireWolves 9 3,610 32,491
Panther City LC 9 2,813 25,316
League 135 7,700 1,039,418

Playoffs[edit]

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[19]
Buffalo Bandits 4 14,715 58,860
Calgary Roughnecks 3 8,679 26,036
Colorado Mammoth 2 9,435 18,869
Toronto Rock 2 8,568 17,135
San Diego Seals 1 5,210 5,210
League 12 10,509 126,110

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal". Awful Announcing.
  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.
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  8. ^ "NLL Announces 10 Games to Air on ESPN Linear Networks". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  9. ^ Pergament, Alan (2023-06-01). "WNLO-TV to carry deciding game in Bandits-Mammoth championship lacrosse series". Buffalo News. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  10. ^ Perrow, Graeme (2022-08-29). "2022 Off-season summary, Part I". NLL Chatter. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  11. ^ Goods, Jack (2022-08-03). "Brett Frood Combines Passion and Product as NLL's New Commissioner". usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  12. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  13. ^ a b "Del Bianco becomes second goaltender to win MVP, Donville fourth straight number one overall selection to win Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 26, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
  14. ^ a b c "Currier repeats as Transition Player of the Year, Del Bianco and Harris take home first awards". NLL.com. May 25, 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Thompson wins fifth straight Sportsmanship Award, Dawson wins second Teammate Award". NLL.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Calgary's Curt Malawsky, Rochester's Dan Carey win Les Bartley Award and General Manager of the Year". NLL.com. May 24, 2023. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  17. ^ a b "TSN's Teddy Jenner wins second Tom Borrelli Award; Las Vegas CEO Mark Fine takes home Executive of the Year in inaugural season". NLL.com. May 23, 2023. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  18. ^ "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  19. ^ a b "2023 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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