The National Lacrosse League has announced the 2016 NLL regular season schedule ahead of the league’s 30th anniversary year. The 81-game season consisting of 18 games per team will begin on Friday, Jan. 1 with the Colorado Mammoth hosting the Georgia Swarm while the defending NLL champion Saskatchewan Rush visit the Calgary Roughnecks on Saturday, Jan. 2 to round out Week 1.
Four teams play home openers in Week 2 on Saturday, Jan. 9, including the East Division champion Toronto Rock visiting the Georgia Swarm for the first-ever NLL game at Infinite Energy Center, along with the Calgary Roughnecks at Buffalo Bandits, Colorado Mammoth at Rochester Knighthawks and New England Black Wolves at Vancouver Stealth. Three more home openers are set for Week 3 with the Rochester Knighthawks at Toronto Rock on Thursday, Jan. 14 plus the Calgary Roughnecks at New England Black Wolves and Vancouver Stealth at Saskatchewan Rush to open the team’s inaugural season at SaskTel Centre on Friday, Jan. 15.
Week 13 features a home-and-home rematch of the 2015 NLL Champion’s Cup Finals as the Toronto Rock hosts the Saskatchewan Rush on Friday, March 25 before the weekend series shifts to Saskatoon on Saturday, March 26.
The 2016 NLL regular season concludes in Week 18 with every team in action before the 2016 NLL Playoffs start the weekend of May 6-8. More details regarding the league’s postseason schedule will be released at a later date.
2016 NLL regular season schedule:
| Week | Day | Date | Away | Home | Time (ET) |
| 1 | Fri | 1/1/2016 | Georgia | Colorado | 9:30 PM |
| 1 | Sat | 1/2/2016 | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 2 | Sat | 1/9/2016 | Toronto | Georgia | 7:05 PM |
| 2 | Sat | 1/9/2016 | Calgary | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 2 | Sat | 1/9/2016 | Colorado | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 2 | Sat | 1/9/2016 | New England | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 3 | Thur | 1/14/2016 | Rochester | Toronto | 7:30 PM |
| 3 | Fri | 1/15/2016 | Calgary | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 3 | Fri | 1/15/2016 | Vancouver | Saskatchewan | 8:30 PM |
| 3 | Sat | 1/16/2016 | Toronto | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 3 | Sat | 1/16/2016 | Buffalo | Colorado | 9:00 PM |
| 3 | Sun | 1/17/2016 | New England | Georgia | 2:05 PM |
| 4 | Sat | 1/23/2016 | Toronto | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 4 | Sat | 1/23/2016 | Colorado | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 5 | Fri | 1/29/2016 | Georgia | Toronto | 8:00 PM |
| 5 | Fri | 1/29/2016 | Colorado | Saskatchewan | 8:30 PM |
| 5 | Sat | 1/30/2016 | Buffalo | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 5 | Sat | 1/30/2016 | Georgia | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 5 | Sat | 1/30/2016 | Vancouver | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 6 | Fri | 2/5/2016 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 8:30 PM |
| 6 | Sat | 2/6/2016 | New England | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 6 | Sat | 2/6/2016 | Georgia | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 6 | Sat | 2/6/2016 | Colorado | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 7 | Thur | 2/11/2016 | Saskatchewan | Colorado | 9:30 PM |
| 7 | Sat | 2/13/2016 | Vancouver | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 7 | Sat | 2/13/2016 | Colorado | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 7 | Sun | 2/14/2016 | Buffalo | Georgia | 2:05 PM |
| 7 | Sun | 2/14/2016 | Toronto | New England | 3:00 PM |
| 8 | Fri | 2/19/2016 | Buffalo | Toronto | 8:00 PM |
| 8 | Fri | 2/19/2016 | Rochester | Saskatchewan | 8:30 PM |
| 8 | Sat | 2/20/2016 | Georgia | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 8 | Sat | 2/20/2016 | Calgary | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 9 | Fri | 2/26/2016 | Buffalo | Saskatchewan | 8:30 PM |
| 9 | Sat | 2/27/2016 | Vancouver | Colorado | 5:00 PM |
| 9 | Sat | 2/27/2016 | Rochester | Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| 9 | Sun | 2/28/2016 | Georgia | New England | 3:00 PM |
| 9 | Sun | 2/28/2016 | Saskatchewan | Calgary | 4:00 PM |
| 10 | Sat | 3/5/2016 | Rochester | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 10 | Sat | 3/5/2016 | New England | Colorado | 9:00 PM |
| 10 | Sat | 3/5/2016 | Buffalo | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 11 | Fri | 3/11/2016 | Rochester | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 11 | Fri | 3/11/2016 | Calgary | Toronto | 8:00 PM |
| 11 | Sat | 3/12/2016 | New England | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 11 | Sat | 3/12/2016 | Georgia | Saskatchewan | 9:30 PM |
| 11 | Sun | 3/13/2016 | Vancouver | Toronto | 3:00 PM |
| 12 | Fri | 3/18/2016 | Rochester | Georgia | 7:35 PM |
| 12 | Sat | 3/19/2016 | Colorado | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 12 | Sat | 3/19/2016 | Saskatchewan | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 13 | Fri | 3/25/2016 | Rochester | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 13 | Fri | 3/25/2016 | Vancouver | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 13 | Fri | 3/25/2016 | Calgary | Georgia | 7:35 PM |
| 13 | Fri | 3/25/2016 | Saskatchewan | Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| 13 | Sat | 3/26/2016 | New England | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 13 | Sat | 3/26/2016 | Calgary | Colorado | 9:00 PM |
| 13 | Sat | 3/26/2016 | Toronto | Saskatchewan | 9:30 PM |
| 14 | Sat | 4/2/2016 | Colorado | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 14 | Sat | 4/2/2016 | Buffalo | Georgia | 7:05 PM |
| 14 | Sat | 4/2/2016 | Calgary | Saskatchewan | 9:30 PM |
| 14 | Sat | 4/2/2016 | Toronto | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 15 | Fri | 4/8/2016 | Saskatchewan | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 15 | Sat | 4/9/2016 | New England | Toronto | 7:00 PM |
| 15 | Sat | 4/9/2016 | Rochester | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 15 | Sat | 4/9/2016 | Vancouver | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 15 | Sun | 4/10/2016 | Colorado | Georgia | 2:05 PM |
| 16 | Fri | 4/15/2016 | New England | Georgia | 7:35 PM |
| 16 | Fri | 4/15/2016 | Buffalo | Toronto | 8:00 PM |
| 16 | Fri | 4/15/2016 | Saskatchewan | Colorado | 9:30 PM |
| 16 | Sat | 4/16/2016 | Toronto | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 16 | Sat | 4/16/2016 | Georgia | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 16 | Sat | 4/16/2016 | Colorado | Saskatchewan | 9:30 PM |
| 16 | Sat | 4/16/2016 | Calgary | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 17 | Sat | 4/23/2016 | Georgia | New England | 7:00 PM |
| 17 | Sat | 4/23/2016 | Buffalo | Rochester | 8:00 PM |
| 17 | Sat | 4/23/2016 | Toronto | Colorado | 9:00 PM |
| 17 | Sat | 4/23/2016 | Saskatchewan | Vancouver | 10:00 PM |
| 18 | Fri | 4/29/2016 | Vancouver | Colorado | 9:30 PM |
| 18 | Sat | 4/30/2016 | Vancouver | Georgia | 7:05 PM |
| 18 | Sat | 4/30/2016 | New England | Buffalo | 7:30 PM |
| 18 | Sat | 4/30/2016 | Saskatchewan | Rochester | 7:30 PM |
| 18 | Sat | 4/30/2016 | Toronto | Calgary | 9:00 PM |
| 18 | Sun | 5/1/2016 | Rochester | New England | 6:00 PM |
