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

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Saskatchewan
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Albany
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Panther City
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Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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New York
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Buffalo
Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
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4
Fri, Dec 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Panther City
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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
Fri, Apr 5
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
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
New York
Rochester
Sat, Apr 6
19:00:00
Toronto
Albany
Sat, Apr 6
19:30:00
Las Vegas
Georgia
Sat, Apr 6
20:00:00
Calgary
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 7
16:00:00
Philadelphia
Panther City
WK
20
Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
Philadelphia
Colorado
Sat, Apr 13
19:00:00
Rochester
Toronto
Sat, Apr 13
19:30:00
Calgary
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 13
20:00:00
San Diego
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
Colorado
Las Vegas
Sat, Apr 13
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
Albany
Panther City
WK
21
Fri, Apr 19
19:30:00
Rochester
Georgia
Fri, Apr 19
22:00:00
Vancouver
San Diego
Sat, Apr 20
18:00:00
Colorado
Halifax
Sat, Apr 20
19:30:00
Albany
New York
Sat, Apr 20
20:00:00
Toronto
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 20
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
Buffalo
Las Vegas
Sun, Apr 21
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
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Nll Power Rankings: Week 16

There are now just two weekends left in the 2015 National Lacrosse League regular season until the Champion’s Cup playoffs begin. Which teams are favorites to hoist the Cup? Preview the NLL Power Rankings after Week 16 on IL Indoor by Brian Shanahan below for some insight into who the contenders and pretenders are. And get ready for a wild finish down the stretch with one playoff spot in both the East and West Divisions up for grabs.

“There were 5 games in the National Lacrosse League this weekend,” Shanahan writes. “On Friday the Toronto Rock defeated the visiting New England Black Wolves 15-12, despite being outshot 70-42. The win improved Toronto’s record to 13-4. Meanwhile the Rochester Knighthawks were narrowly defeated by the Colorado Mammoth by a score of 11-10 in Denver. That loss, their fifth of the season, meant that Rochester lost control of the first place battle in the East. If Toronto can win its last game of the season, in New England, it will finish atop the East Division. 

“On Saturday, the Calgary Roughnecks improved their record to 6-11 by defeating the Minnesota Swarm 10-6. Rochester got back on a winning note by defeating Vancouver 13-9 in Langley. And finally, how many people switched away from the Edmonton vs. Colorado game when the Rush pulled ahead 13-6 at the end of the third quarter? I did and missed Colorado outscoring the Rush 6-0 in the fourth quarter to make it a 13-12 final. The Edmonton Rush clinched first in the West with the win.”

1) Edmonton Rush (11-5): The Edmonton Rush defeated the Colorado Mammoth 13-12 on Saturday but coach Derek Keenan can’t like the way his team closed out the game by being shut out 6-0 in the fourth quarter. Edmonton finishes the regular season with games in Minnesota and Colorado over the next two weekends. Look for them to try to return to smothering defensive lacrosse to prepare for the playoffs.  

2) Toronto Rock (13-4) (+1): Sloppy is a good word to describe Toronto’s 15-12 victory over the New England Black Wolves on Friday. Although the Rock were outshot 70-42 it still looked like a game that the Rock controlled but were unable to close out cleanly. Toronto led by 4 goals throughout most of the second half but allowed New England to stay close. Toronto’s special teams did dominate all game, going 6-for-6 on the PP and scoring 4 short-handed goals while holding New England’s PP to 3-for-10. The Rock can clinch first place with a win in New England in two weeks. It will be interesting to see what their offense looks like as we might see both Colin Doyle and Rob Hellyer back on that night.

3) Rochester Knighthawks (11-5) (-1): The Knighthawks were flat against the Colorado Mammoth and it wasn’t until late in the game did we see the Rochester Knighthawks play the way we expect. Shut out in the third quarter and trailing 11-5, the Knighthawks scored 5 goals in the fourth quarter to make the score 11-10 and the only reason the game didn’t go to overtime was because of a couple spectacular saves by Dillon Ward. (The stick save he made on Cory Vitarelli was one of the best I’ve ever seen). Rochester defeated Vancouver 24 hours after the loss but will have to hope for a New England upset over Toronto if it is to have a chance at first. The Knighthawks host New England next Saturday.

6) Calgary Roughnecks (6-11): The Calgary Roughnecks easily handled the Minnesota Swarm 10-6 in Minnesota. At this point the only thing that matters for Calgary is its last game in Vancouver on Saturday May 2. Regardless of what Vancouver does in Buffalo next week, the winner of that final game will get the last playoff spot.

7) Vancouver Stealth (5-11): The Vancouver Stealth lost to the Rochester Knighthawks 13-9 on Saturday even though Joel McCready scored five goals for Vancouver against his old team. McCready, who came to Rochester in the blockbuster Johnny Powless deal, continues to be the “Heart and Souler” for the Stealth. His 30 goals more than double his previous career best and his teammates will have to match his efforts if they hope to get a playoff berth. Next week’s game in Buffalo will simply be a warm-up for their regular season finale against the Calgary Roughnecks on May 2.

Click here for full NLL Power Rankings after Week 16 by Brian Shanahan on IL Indoor. Photo by Dale MacMillan.

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