2017 NLL season | |
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League | National Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | December 29, 2016 – June 10, 2017 |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Georgia Swarm |
Season MVP | Lyle Thompson |
Top scorer | Lyle Thompson |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Georgia Swarm |
Eastern runners-up | Toronto Rock |
Western champions | Saskatchewan Rush |
Western runners-up | Colorado Mammoth |
Finals | |
Champions | Georgia Swarm |
Runners-up | Saskatchewan Rush |
Finals MVP | Lyle Thompson |
The 2017 National Lacrosse League season, the 31st in the history of the NLL began on December 29, 2016, [1] and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 10, 2017, as the Georgia Swarm defeated the Saskatchewan Rush to win their franchise's first Champions Cup.
2017 National Lacrosse League | |||||
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
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East | Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | KeyBank Center | 19,070 | |
Georgia Swarm | Duluth, Georgia | Infinite Energy Arena | 10,500 | ||
New England Black Wolves | Uncasville, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,074 | ||
Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662 | ||
Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre | 18,800 | ||
West | Calgary Roughnecks | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289 | |
Colorado Mammoth | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center | 18,007 | ||
Saskatchewan Rush | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,195 | ||
Vancouver Stealth | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 5,276 |
Reference: [2]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB:
Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Division semifinals | Division finals (3-game series) | Finals (3-game series) | ||||||||||||
E1 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto | 18 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New England | 10 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | ||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Colorado | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Vancouver | 12 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Colorado | 13 |
*Overtime
Award | Winner | Other Finalists |
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Most Valuable Player | Lyle Thompson, Georgia |
Corey Small, Vancouver Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan |
Goaltender of the Year | Dillon Ward, Colorado [3] |
Mike Poulin, Georgia Nick Rose, Toronto |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jason Noble, Georgia [4] |
Graeme Hossack, Rochester Steve Priolo, Buffalo |
Transition Player of the Year | Brodie Merrill, Toronto [5] |
Jay Thorimbert, New England Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia |
Rookie of the Year | Tom Schreiber, Toronto [6] | Kyle Jackson, Rochester Latrell Harris, Toronto |
Sportsmanship Award | Jordan Hall, Georgia [6] | Kyle Buchanan, New England Dan MacRae, Calgary |
GM of the Year | John Arlotta, Georgia | Jamie Dawick, Toronto Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan |
Les Bartley Award | Ed Comeau, Georgia | Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Jamie Batley, Vancouver |
Executive of the Year Award | Amber Cox, New England | Andy Arlotta, Georgia John Catalano, Rochester |
Teammate of the Year Award | Mike Poulin, Georgia [7] | Kyle Buchanan, New England Joel McCready, Vancouver |
Tom Borrelli Award | Jake Elliott | Budd Bailey Neil Stevens |
Reference [8]
Buffalo Bandits | Georgia Swarm | New England Black Wolves | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
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KeyBank Center | Infinite Energy Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | Blue Cross Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 7,700 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 18,819 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Saskatchewan Rush | Vancouver Stealth |
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Scotiabank Saddledome | Pepsi Center | SaskTel Centre | Langley Events Centre |
Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 15,190 | Capacity: 5,276 |
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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance [9] |
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Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 15,148 | 136,340 |
Saskatchewan Rush | 9 | 14,921 | 134,289 |
Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 14,458 | 130,128 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 9 | 11,622 | 104,599 |
Toronto Rock | 9 | 9,623 | 86,613 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 6,755 | 60,798 |
New England Black Wolves | 9 | 5,402 | 48,626 |
Georgia Swarm | 9 | 3,950 | 35,558 |
Vancouver Stealth | 9 | 3,206 | 28,860 |
League | 81 | 9,454 | 765,811 |
Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance [10] |
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Saskatchewan Rush | 2 | 14,158 | 28,316 |
Colorado Mammoth | 1 | 11,012 | 11,012 |
Georgia Swarm | 2 | 7,012 | 14,024 |
Toronto Rock | 2 | 6,794 | 13,589 |
Vancouver Stealth | 1 | 4,011 | 4,011 |
League | 8 | 8,869 | 70,952 |
2017 NLL season | |
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League | National Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | December 29, 2016 – June 10, 2017 |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Georgia Swarm |
Season MVP | Lyle Thompson |
Top scorer | Lyle Thompson |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Georgia Swarm |
Eastern runners-up | Toronto Rock |
Western champions | Saskatchewan Rush |
Western runners-up | Colorado Mammoth |
Finals | |
Champions | Georgia Swarm |
Runners-up | Saskatchewan Rush |
Finals MVP | Lyle Thompson |
The 2017 National Lacrosse League season, the 31st in the history of the NLL began on December 29, 2016, [1] and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 10, 2017, as the Georgia Swarm defeated the Saskatchewan Rush to win their franchise's first Champions Cup.
2017 National Lacrosse League | |||||
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
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East | Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | KeyBank Center | 19,070 | |
Georgia Swarm | Duluth, Georgia | Infinite Energy Arena | 10,500 | ||
New England Black Wolves | Uncasville, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,074 | ||
Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662 | ||
Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre | 18,800 | ||
West | Calgary Roughnecks | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289 | |
Colorado Mammoth | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center | 18,007 | ||
Saskatchewan Rush | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,195 | ||
Vancouver Stealth | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 5,276 |
Reference: [2]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB:
Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Division semifinals | Division finals (3-game series) | Finals (3-game series) | ||||||||||||
E1 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto | 18 | ||||||||||||
E3 | New England | 10 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Georgia | 2 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | ||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Colorado | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Vancouver | 12 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Colorado | 13 |
*Overtime
Award | Winner | Other Finalists |
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Most Valuable Player | Lyle Thompson, Georgia |
Corey Small, Vancouver Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan |
Goaltender of the Year | Dillon Ward, Colorado [3] |
Mike Poulin, Georgia Nick Rose, Toronto |
Defensive Player of the Year | Jason Noble, Georgia [4] |
Graeme Hossack, Rochester Steve Priolo, Buffalo |
Transition Player of the Year | Brodie Merrill, Toronto [5] |
Jay Thorimbert, New England Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia |
Rookie of the Year | Tom Schreiber, Toronto [6] | Kyle Jackson, Rochester Latrell Harris, Toronto |
Sportsmanship Award | Jordan Hall, Georgia [6] | Kyle Buchanan, New England Dan MacRae, Calgary |
GM of the Year | John Arlotta, Georgia | Jamie Dawick, Toronto Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan |
Les Bartley Award | Ed Comeau, Georgia | Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Jamie Batley, Vancouver |
Executive of the Year Award | Amber Cox, New England | Andy Arlotta, Georgia John Catalano, Rochester |
Teammate of the Year Award | Mike Poulin, Georgia [7] | Kyle Buchanan, New England Joel McCready, Vancouver |
Tom Borrelli Award | Jake Elliott | Budd Bailey Neil Stevens |
Reference [8]
Buffalo Bandits | Georgia Swarm | New England Black Wolves | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
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KeyBank Center | Infinite Energy Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | Blue Cross Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 7,700 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 18,819 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Saskatchewan Rush | Vancouver Stealth |
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Scotiabank Saddledome | Pepsi Center | SaskTel Centre | Langley Events Centre |
Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 15,190 | Capacity: 5,276 |
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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance [9] |
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Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 15,148 | 136,340 |
Saskatchewan Rush | 9 | 14,921 | 134,289 |
Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 14,458 | 130,128 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 9 | 11,622 | 104,599 |
Toronto Rock | 9 | 9,623 | 86,613 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 6,755 | 60,798 |
New England Black Wolves | 9 | 5,402 | 48,626 |
Georgia Swarm | 9 | 3,950 | 35,558 |
Vancouver Stealth | 9 | 3,206 | 28,860 |
League | 81 | 9,454 | 765,811 |
Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance [10] |
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Saskatchewan Rush | 2 | 14,158 | 28,316 |
Colorado Mammoth | 1 | 11,012 | 11,012 |
Georgia Swarm | 2 | 7,012 | 14,024 |
Toronto Rock | 2 | 6,794 | 13,589 |
Vancouver Stealth | 1 | 4,011 | 4,011 |
League | 8 | 8,869 | 70,952 |