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

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Panther City
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Calgary
Rochester
Sat, Dec 2
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Philadelphia
New York
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Sat, Dec 9
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Buffalo
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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8
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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
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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
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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
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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
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
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Panther City
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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
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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
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Calgary
Sat, Apr 20
22:00:00
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15:00:00
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Swarm Sting 2-Time Defending Champions In Home Opener

By Ty Merrow / Georgia Swarm

The Georgia Swarm (1-0) took off against the Saskatchewan Rush (0-1) with a run of seven unanswered goals and never looked back as they bested the Rush in the only matchup between these two teams this regular season. Georgia came out on top 18-10 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Field at Infinite Energy Arena.

Close to 5,000 fans braved the below-freezing temperatures uncommon to Georgia and were treated to history as all four Thompson Brothers set a Guinness World Record by all taking the floor at the same time in a professional lacrosse game. The three Swarm brothers made the new record even better as every one of them scored against the Rush. Miles Thompson recorded five points (4G, 1A), Lyle Thompson tallied eight points (2G, 6A), and Jerome Thompson finished the night with two points (1G, 1A).

Big free agent signing Mike Poulin earned his first win in yellow and blue, allowing only three goals on 24 shots in over 38 minutes of play. He replaced Brodie MacDonald in the middle of the second quarter and sparked the Swarm on both sides of the floor.

“Mike went in and did what we asked him to do,” Swarm head coach Ed Comeau said. “It was great. I thought he seemed to see the ball very well tonight and did a great job of coming up throwing which helped us in transition opportunities as well.”

Georgia scored first in the game with Miles Thompson scoring on a power play a little over two minutes in the quarter. Both teams traded goals back and forth with the quarter ending in Georgia’s favor, 4-3.

A lull fell on Georgia in the second quarter as Saskatchewan scored four unanswered goals. But the team snapped out of it fittingly with a goal from team captain Jordan MacIntosh – returning from a hamstring injury which had him sidelined during the Swarm’s training camp – with Lyle Thompson and Jerome Thompson getting the assist. Georgia scored three more goals – all on power plays – to end the half still ahead by one goal.

“He (Comeau) always talks about how this is a game of runs,” Lyle Thompson said, “and all he said in the locker room is don’t get too high or too low. We came off of a run going into halftime, but we were only up by one against the two-time defending champs, and that’s exactly what we did. We couldn’t be too high; we couldn’t be too low. We had to go out there and keep grinding.”

When both teams took the floor again 20 minutes later, Georgia continued their scoring streak, rattling off three more to make the score 11-7. Robert Church of Saskatchewan would score on a power play to snap the seven-unanswered Swarm streak, but it was not enough. On too good of a roll, Georgia’s defense refused to let the Rush score again in the quarter while the offense added one more point for good measure nearly four minutes later, ending the third quarter up 12-8.

Georgia started the fourth quarter with two men in the penalty box. Undeterred, assistant captain Shayne Jackson scored his third of four goals shorthanded. Lyle followed up 30 seconds later, also scoring shorthanded.

The Rush would score twice more in the fourth quarter, but the lead established by Georgia was just too much to overcome. 2016’s NLL ROY award winner Randy Staats had the final say in the game, getting the hat trick and putting Georgia up 18-10.

“They’re (Rush) a team that’s come back from lots of deficits in the past,” Comeau said. “We were pretty conscious of that, and we knew what we needed to do. Credit to our guys. We executed the right decisions at the right time – some of that was by young rookies playing their first NLL game. That’s a good sign.”

Georgia’s unselfish offense continued its excellence from last season, no doubt helped with the addition of new assistant coach Dan Ladouceur. Randy Staats gave an all-star performance with seven points (3G, 4A), Shayne Jackson scored four goals (4G, 2A), Lyle Thompson led the team with eight points (2G, 6A), Jordan Hall – one of Georgia’s big offseason signings – helped out a third of the goals with six assists, and Georgia’s first pick (No. 4 overall) in the 2016 NLL Draft Bryan Cole scored his first professional goal.

On the other side of the floor, Georgia showcased an improved defense. Led by Poulin, the defense held Saskatchewan to only three goals in the final 38 minutes of the game. Connor Sellars, John Ranagan, Chad Tutton, and Bryan Cole played aggressively until the final buzzer signaled the game’s end.

The victory crows from the Swarm’s renovated locker room echoed the resounding jubilation coming from the pleased crowd in the stands. But as monumental as this victory is, Georgia knows they cannot – in Comeau’s words – get too high.

“It’s nice, but it’s one game,” Shayne Jackson said after the game. “We got to turn to Buffalo. They’re one hell of a team, too. We’ll enjoy this for about an hour or so, and then we’ll turn our attention to Buffalo next weekend.”

Georgia travels up north to face the Buffalo Bandits (tied for the best NLL record in 2016) on Saturday, Jan. 14 at 7:30 p.m. ET at KeyBank Center. Fans can catch the game LIVE via NLLTV.com.

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