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Breaking: League Adopts Unified Standings Format & Updated Playoff Structure for 2023-24 Season

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Saskatchewan
Halifax
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22:00:00
Albany
Las Vegas
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22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
Sat, Dec 2
19:00:00
Calgary
Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
19:30:00
Philadelphia
New York
WK
2
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Dec 9
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Dec 9
19:30:00
Colorado
Georgia
Sat, Dec 9
20:00:00
Rochester
Saskatchewan
Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
Calgary
San Diego
Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
Las Vegas
Panther City
WK
3
Fri, Dec 15
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
Sat, Dec 16
13:00:00
Albany
Philadelphia
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
Halifax
New York
Sat, Dec 16
19:30:00
San Diego
Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
Vancouver
WK
4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
Fri, Dec 22
21:00:00
Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Rochester
WK
5
Fri, Dec 29
18:30:00
Philadelphia
Halifax
Fri, Dec 29
19:30:00
Georgia
Buffalo
Fri, Dec 29
22:00:00
Rochester
San Diego
Sat, Dec 30
16:00:00
New York
Toronto
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Sat, Dec 30
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sun, Dec 31
20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
WK
6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
WK
7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
Toronto
Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Buffalo
Rochester
Sat, Jan 13
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Panther City
New York
Sat, Jan 13
19:30:00
Albany
Georgia
Sat, Jan 13
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Jan 13
22:00:00
Calgary
Vancouver
WK
8
Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
Georgia
Toronto
Sat, Jan 20
19:00:00
San Diego
Albany
Sat, Jan 20
20:00:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sat, Jan 20
21:00:00
Calgary
Colorado
WK
9
Fri, Jan 26
22:00:00
Colorado
Vancouver
Sat, Jan 27
18:00:00
Rochester
Halifax
Sat, Jan 27
19:00:00
Buffalo
Toronto
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
Georgia
New York
Sat, Jan 27
19:30:00
San Diego
Philadelphia
Sat, Jan 27
22:00:00
Panther City
Las Vegas
WK
10
Fri, Feb 2
19:00:00
Halifax
Philadelphia
Fri, Feb 2
19:30:00
Vancouver
Georgia
Fri, Feb 2
21:00:00
New York
Calgary
Sat, Feb 3
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Albany
Sat, Feb 3
19:30:00
Rochester
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 3
20:00:00
Panther City
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 3
21:00:00
Toronto
Calgary
Sun, Feb 4
18:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
WK
11
Fri, Feb 9
18:30:00
Las Vegas
Halifax
Fri, Feb 9
20:00:00
Colorado
Panther City
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Feb 10
19:00:00
Calgary
Toronto
Sat, Feb 10
19:30:00
San Diego
New York
Sat, Feb 10
22:00:00
Saskatchewan
Vancouver
WK
12
Fri, Feb 16
18:30:00
Buffalo
Halifax
Fri, Feb 16
22:00:00
Philadelphia
Las Vegas
Sat, Feb 17
19:00:00
Colorado
Albany
Sun, Feb 18
19:00:00
Halifax
Calgary
WK
13
Fri, Feb 23
21:00:00
New York
Colorado
Fri, Feb 23
22:00:00
Georgia
San Diego
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Las Vegas
Rochester
Sat, Feb 24
19:00:00
Vancouver
Toronto
Sat, Feb 24
19:30:00
Albany
Buffalo
Sat, Feb 24
20:00:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Feb 24
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Calgary
Sun, Feb 25
16:00:00
Georgia
Panther City
WK
14
Fri, Mar 1
19:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Fri, Mar 1
20:00:00
San Diego
Panther City
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Toronto
Las Vegas
Fri, Mar 1
22:00:00
Buffalo
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 2
13:00:00
Calgary
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 2
19:00:00
New York
Albany
Sat, Mar 2
21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Colorado
Sat, Mar 2
22:00:00
Toronto
San Diego
Sun, Mar 3
16:00:00
Rochester
Panther City
WK
15
Fri, Mar 8
19:00:00
Vancouver
Albany
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Calgary
Georgia
Fri, Mar 8
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 9
17:00:00
Colorado
Toronto
Sat, Mar 9
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Mar 9
19:30:00
Las Vegas
New York
Sat, Mar 9
22:00:00
Halifax
San Diego
Sun, Mar 10
15:00:00
Panther City
Philadelphia
WK
16
Fri, Mar 15
18:30:00
Panther City
Halifax
Fri, Mar 15
21:00:00
San Diego
Calgary
Fri, Mar 15
22:00:00
Las Vegas
Vancouver
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Rochester
Albany
Sat, Mar 16
19:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Mar 16
19:30:00
Philadelphia
Georgia
Sat, Mar 16
20:30:00
New York
Saskatchewan
WK
17
Fri, Mar 22
20:00:00
Buffalo
Panther City
Fri, Mar 22
21:00:00
Albany
Calgary
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Halifax
Toronto
Sat, Mar 23
19:00:00
Vancouver
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 23
19:30:00
Saskatchewan
New York
Sat, Mar 23
21:00:00
Rochester
Colorado
Sat, Mar 23
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Mar 24
17:30:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
WK
18
Sat, Mar 30
13:00:00
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Sat, Mar 30
19:00:00
Halifax
Rochester
Sat, Mar 30
19:30:00
Toronto
New York
Sat, Mar 30
22:00:00
Vancouver
Las Vegas
WK
19
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21:00:00
Saskatchewan
Calgary
Fri, Apr 5
21:00:00
Buffalo
Colorado
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Panther City
San Diego
Fri, Apr 5
22:00:00
Halifax
Vancouver
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19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
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Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
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Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
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16:00:00
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Panther City
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Colorado
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19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
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Buffalo
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20:00:00
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Saskatchewan
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22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
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Vancouver
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16:00:00
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Panther City
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21
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19:30:00
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Georgia
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22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
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18:00:00
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19:30:00
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Indigenous Roots of Lacrosse to be on Display for Game of the Week on TSN

It’s a truly special Tkaron:to Tewa:araton tilt on Saturday night as the Toronto Rock host the Albany FireWolves on Indigenous Heritage Night at FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton.

“It’s a special night, and a special opportunity to be a part of it,” says Rock captain Challen Rogers.

Toronto will celebrate the origins and roots of lacrosse and honour Indigenous culture during the contest in part by wearing Haudenosaunee-inspired jerseys, which can be seen on the NLL Game of the Week on TSN (7 pm ET; ESPN+).

“We were given the opportunity to play this game because of Indigenous peoples, and to have the opportunity to play the game we love while paying tribute to the creators of the game, it means a lot,” Rogers says.

This season the league continued to raise awareness about residential schools and the Indigenous origins of lacrosse with its second annual Every Child Matters campaign as part of the ongoing NLL Unites initiative.

“I think the NLL over the past couple years has made a giant effort in celebrating the roots of this game, and I don’t think that happens without the Indigenous players we have in this league bringing it all to light,” says Rogers, whose grandfather was a residential school survivor. “I’m proud of the Toronto Rock and the NLL, and the celebration of the roots of this game.”

The Rock jerseys, designed by Haudenosaunee artist Tracey Anthony from Six Nations ON, feature an Eagle Clutching Lacrosse Sticks logo on the front that represents the Creator’s Game and the Medicine Game, a Hiawatha belt similar to the Haudenosaunee flag, and a four-colour diamond motif of red, black, white and yellow. You can read the full description of the uniforms here.

The jerseys are white with purple trim and the designs. Toronto wore similarly designed dark jerseys, purple with white trim, during last season’s Indigenous heritage night.

“I love them,” Rogers says. “You play for something greater than yourself, and when you put that jersey on you feel it.”

The Rock captain recorded three goals and five points in the dark Indigenous Heritage night jerseys last season against Halifax on April 16, a 15-7 Toronto win.

This season the Rock’s game-worn jerseys, shorts and helmets are up for auction until March 14 with benefits going to the Downie Wenjack Fund.

“Last year’s design was truly amazing and I didn’t think it could be topped, but this year’s jersey design is something else,” says Rogers. “I may be bidding on some jerseys because of how much I like them.”

Albany hosted its Indigenous Heritage Night last weekend against Georgia and the FireWolves also wore special jerseys, designed by Haudenosaunee artist Jordan Thompson from Akwesasne NY, which included an homage to lacrosse’s origins on the front, the Creator’s Game and Turtle Island legends on the sleeves, and the Haudenosaunee clans and flags on the bottom of front and back. The game-worn jerseys are also up for auction.

“It was definitely a special feeling playing that night,” says Albany forward Hiana Thompson, who had a season-high five assists and points in the 9-8 overtime loss to the Swarm. “I try to look at it like any other game day, but to see and feel that sense of respect, it’s hard not to think about it.”

Unfortunately, Georgia’s Thompsons got the better of the battle as Hiana’s youngest brother Lyle scored the OT winner and older brother Jeremy moved into third all-time in career faceoff wins at 2,098. Younger brother Miles is also on the Swarm roster but is out this season recovering from injury.

Last week Hiana, Lyle and Jeremy were named to the Haudenosaunee Nationals roster for this summer’s world lacrosse championship in San Diego.

“It’s always amazing to play against or with my brothers, but I try my best to ignore that part and just play the game,” says Thompson. “I’ll still run through them if they are in my way. It’s never a nice feeling losing in OT.”

Thompson also recognizes the importance of playing against Toronto on Indigenous heritage night. “It will be special just to be apart, even though it’s not our team,” he says. “Just knowing and feeling that this league, which has a ton of great Indigenous talent, continues to show respect to the roots and where this game came from is special.”

Both the 2-8 FireWolves and 9-3 Rock are coming off losses last week, Toronto falling 11-10 at Philadelphia on Monday night after beating Rochester 9-8 at home on Saturday to run its win streak to eight straight.

“We just want to be better than the last time we were together,” says Rogers, who had a goal and four assists against the Wings (13 goals, 32 points and 75 loose balls overall this season).

“Coming off a loss, we want to get back to form and improve on the things we need too. Our game against Philly, we could have made excuses being down goals multiple times in that game, but we kept fighting till the end and I think that’s a major positive for us. We didn’t quit, this isn’t a group that quits. We want to get back to the winning way, and this weekend is another opportunity for us to do that.”

Heading into Saturday, Albany has lost six in a row.

“They are going to come out hungry after a loss,” Thompson says. “Every game from here on out is the most important one. We just need to come out firing and play like we are in the playoffs.”

Thompson, who won the 2017 NLL championship with Georgia alongside Lyle and Miles, is on pace to set a career-high in goals this season. He currently has seven, his previous best was 10 with Buffalo in 2015.

“I just feel really comfortable out there,” says Thompson, whose career-high in assists (29) and points (37) came in 2017. “We have a great group of guys where it doesn’t matter who scores and who does this or that. It’s always nice to have that at this level. I am just out there having fun.”

Despite the disparity in win-loss records, the Rock are not taking the FireWolves lightly.

“Albany is a young team who is finding their identity and they compete hard,” Rogers says. “You never want to overlook a team in this league, they’ve got a goalie in Dougie [Jamieson, 52 saves last game] that can stand on his head and make any game into a close one, so it’s all about playing our game with our speed and pace.

“It’s never really about our opponent, we focus on ourselves. We need to make them work, all over the floor, defensively speed them up and give Rosey [Toronto goalie Nick Rose] shots that he wants to see, and offensively we need to be constantly moving and hit our shots when we have the chance.”

The teams face each other again in a few weeks on March 25 at Albany, and Rock captain Rogers is preaching continual improvement.

“I think it’s important to set the tone, but every game is different,” says Rogers, who had career-highs in goals (21), assists (28) and points (49) last season. “We want to go into this game and be better than our last, and hopefully the next time we play Albany, we are better than we were the last time they saw us.”

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