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

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Rochester
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Colorado
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Sat, Dec 9
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Rochester
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Calgary
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New York
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San Diego
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Sat, Dec 16
22:00:00
Georgia
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Toronto
Panther City
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Georgia
Colorado
Sat, Dec 23
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Vancouver
Rochester
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5
Fri, Dec 29
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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
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20:00:00
Albany
Saskatchewan
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6
Sat, Jan 6
19:00:00
Halifax
Albany
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Panther City
Georgia
Sat, Jan 6
19:30:00
Colorado
Buffalo
Sun, Jan 7
15:00:00
New York
Philadelphia
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7
Fri, Jan 12
18:30:00
Toronto
Halifax
Fri, Jan 12
22:00:00
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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
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Albany
Georgia
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21:00:00
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Colorado
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Calgary
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WK
8
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19:30:00
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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
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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
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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 Three Stars: Week 1

It’s true that all National Lacrosse League players have an out-of-this-world skill set, but which of these ethereally-talented laxers shined the brightest during opening weekend? Stephen Stamp weighs in with his NLL Three Stars of Week 1 on Inside Lacrosse as the league opened its 29th season with five NLL Face Off Weekend 2015 openers.

“What an explosive first weekend of the National Lacrosse League season,” Stamp writes. “We saw comebacks. We saw a team win in its new home. We saw a bit of great goaltending. And most of all we saw lots of goals. Things got off to a pretty average start on that front with 20 goals in New England’s win over Buffalo Friday, and the Bandits stayed on that course with a 9-8 over Edmonton Saturday. But the rest of the league got the scoring train rolling, from Toronto’s 13-12 win over Rochester to the real big ticket goal items of the weekend, Vancouver 18-14 over Calgary and Colorado 20-13 over Minnesota. There were a total of 14 goals in the fourth quarter alone in the Mammoth/Swarm game. So it’ll come as no surprise that the offensive guys dominate the IL Indoor NLL 3 Stars this week.”

First Star
John Grant, Jr., Colorado Mammoth
4 goals, 5 assists

With the game tied 10-10 early in the fourth quarter, the Mammoth were called for an illegal substitution. It would seem that would give the Swarm a golden opportunity to regain the lead they had just lost on Sean Pollock’s goal. Not so fast, though. Not with Junior on the floor to kill the penalty for Colorado. In just 31 seconds the seemingly ageless and virtually unstoppable Grant buried a pair of shorthanded goals that served to open the floodgates for Colorado’s 11-goal fourth quarter that helped set a handful of franchise records.

Second Star
Rhys Duch, Vancouver Stealth
4 goals, 5 assists

Duch scored a goal in each quarter of the Stealth’s win over Calgary and had a pair of assists in the 11-goal run that turned that game around. It just felt like every time Vancouver needed to change the momentum of the game, he was there to do it with either a brilliantly-placed outside shot or a sweet feed. Plenty of players contributed to the offensive bonanza for Vancouver, but none more so than Duch.

Third Star
Ryan Benesch, Buffalo Bandits
6 goals, 3 assists

Playing a back-to-back against Edmonton on the opening weekend of the season when you’ve already lost the first game is a recipe for digging an early hole for yourselves as a team. But the Bandits gutted out a 9-8 win over the Rush thanks largely to Benesch, who was involved in 7 of their 9 goals Saturday night.

Honorable Mentions

Shawn Evans (Calgary): 2g, 6a. Showed why he’s led the league in assists the last two season. Evans has a remarkable combination of the vision to see when players are coming open, the timing to get them the ball at the precise moment they get open and the accuracy to put it in the right place.

Rob Hellyer (Toronto): 3g, 3a. Hellyer picked up right where he left off last season, doing his best Garrett Billings impersonation. In fact, scratch that. Hellyer is making his own name in the NLL while taking on a huge role for the Rock.

Cody Jamieson (Rochester): 2g, 6a. A pair of typical Jammer goals while keeping the offence flowing for the Knighthawks with his passing as well.

Evan Kirk (New England): 50 saves, .862 save percentage. Was particularly impressive in the second quarter when Buffalo pressed but Kirk’s play allowed the Black Wolves to outscore the Bandits 4-1 in the quarter.

Shayne Jackson (Minnesota): 3g, 4a. Provided exactly the type of performance the Swarm need from him as the de facto leader on the left side. Jackson moves the ball well and knows when to shoot.

Ben McIntosh (Edmonton): 3g. A natural hat trick spanning the third and fourth quarters helped get Edmonton on the brink of a comeback that they just weren’t able to complete, but a great start for the rookie top draft choice.

Ilija Gajic (Vancouver): 3g, 2a, 7LB, 2FT. A tremendous all-around performance from Gajic, reminding us of the skill set he flashed when he was such a dangerous forward for New Westminster. His transition play was key to Vancouver’s turnaround in a game that was important for the Stealth’s confidence after little went right last season.

Josh Sanderson (Toronto): 7a. Grant wasn’t the only older player showing he’s still got plenty left of what made him great in the first place. Shooter is one of the best passers ever and is critical to Toronto’s success with Colin Doyle gone for the year.

Adam Jones (Colorado): 5g, 2a. Another great start for Jones, who had an off summer but looked in mid-season form for the Mammoth Saturday.

Dane Dobbie (Calgary): 4g, 1a. Dobbie is a great finisher on the break and spot-up shooter, but Saturday he reminded us he’s also really good at creating scoring chances with his one-on-one moves in tight to the crease.

Kyle Buchanan (New England): 3g, 2a. Quick, resilient in traffic and with good hands, Buchanan is a great complement to Kevin Crowley (who also had a good day with 2 goals and 4 assists) in the Black Wolves offense.

Miles Thompson (Minnesota): 3g, 1a. Another rookie with a hat trick in his first game. Thompson is going to be a lot of fun to watch play in the NLL.

Tyler Richards (Vancouver): 48 saves, .774 save percentage, 3a. Richards wasn’t great all night, but he was outstanding when the Stealth needed him to give them a chance to get back into the game, and his great passing helped get the transition game clicking too.

Dhane Smith & Mark Steenhuis (Buffalo): 3g, 5a each. The right side of the offense is in good hands in Banditland between the veteran and the youngster.

Sean Pollock (Colorado): 3g, 3a. Pollock hit the 200-goal, 300-assist and 500-point plateaus for his career on Saturday.

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