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Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 2
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
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Sat, Dec 9
22:00:00
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Sun, Dec 10
16:00:00
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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
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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
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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
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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
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22:00:00
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Fri, Jan 19
19:30:00
New York
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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
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Panther City
WK
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Fri, Apr 12
21:00:00
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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
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Vancouver
Sun, Apr 14
16:00:00
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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
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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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The NLL Unstrung: The Start of a new Series

Face-Off Weekend is just days away and you are probably wondering what type of pregame or preseason article I am going to write about today, but this is not one of those league write ups.

Actually, as we approach the start of the new season, I would like to introduce a new series called The NLL Unstrung.

Throughout the series, you can join me every two weeks as we uncover the great history of the NLL dating back to 1986 when Chris Fritz and Russ Cline created the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. Since then a lot has obviously changed, but with your help we will be able to share some of the stories more known and the ones untold.

I hope you caught the part where I said… ‘with your help’. Here’s the thing, as you may know by now, I just joined NLL Productions in September right before the 2018 Entry Draft here in Philadelphia. I am looking forward to creating fresh, exciting content for you guys, but am hoping the NLL community can help make that content even better.

For The NLL Unstrung, some of the series will feature my thoughts as a former three time-all american soccer player that reached as high as the professional level and learned lacrosse through covering the field game for years, stepping into the NLL.

But of course, you will also get firsthand accounts and stories from people that have been in and around the league for years. You’re welcome to share stories with me on social media. I’m on every possible platform, but the best way to reach me is through a message or mention on twitter @ReneePWash, and using the hashtag #NLLUnstrung.

It’s time we dive deeper into the great stories of players, teams, coaches, and more from over the league’s 33 years. For instance, did you know in its inaugural season, the league featured just four teams- the Washington Wave, the Baltimore Thunder, the Philadelphia Wings, and the New Jersey Saints? Most people may know that already.

Did you also know that with all of the team transformations over the years with expansion and relocation,that the arenas teams played in have changed too? In fact, some are not even standing anymore. Let’s take a quick look back.

The Capital Centre, home of the Baltimore Thunder, that once stood at Harry S. Truman Drive in Washington DC was closed 26 years after its open in 1972, and demolished in 2002.

The home of the Philadelphia Wings, the Spectrum, was an arena I grew up seeing when I went to Philadelphia 76ers games as a little girl. It notoriously stood alongside the John F. Kennedy Stadium and Veterans Stadium, also known as ‘The Vet’, but is no longer there. In fact, all three stadiums in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex have been demolished and replaced. The most recent being the Spectrum which was torn down in 2011 to be replaced with a parking lot for the current Wells Fargo Center, that is once again home of the Wings.

In my home state, New Jersey, after 34 years of being the source of all North Jersey and New York indoor sports and events, the Meadowlands Arena closed down in 2015. Once home to the New Jersey Saints, it is still standing but is only used as a rehearsal site for any concerts or productions coming to the area.

Finally, the last and only arena being used, the Baltimore Arena, was home to the original Baltimore Thunder. Every year going back 14 years, there has been discussion of tearing down the arena to rebuild a new one in its place, but it is still standing! The once known Baltimore Arena is now known as the Royal Farms Arena and is still actively used in the Baltimore area.

So as mentioned in the beginning, the league has come a long way since being an all American league that did not have any Canadian players for its first few years. Did you know

that? Maybe you did, but either way, you’re going to have to wait until the next article to uncover some of that scoop with someone who is going to give you inside perspective on the league’s original rules.

I have already given you enough hints on what’s to come. Be sure to check back for the next edition of The NLL Unstrung.

But until then, it is finally time to start the 2018-2019 season as we finally have games Saturday. I’m excited to be able to enjoy the start of Face-Off Weekend watching one of the new expansion franchises, the Philadelphia Wings, host the Buffalo Bandits.

The New England Black Wolves travel to face the East Division finalists, the Georgia Swarm. Finally, the West Division finalists, the Calgary Roughnecks host the Vancouver Warriors who are looking to bounce back after a two win season and an offseason of rebranding their team around a new name.

For those of you going to the Wings/Bandits game hopefully I will see you there! Tweet me if you have any cool updates to share from the weekend!

For anyone not able to go to the games, don’t forget you can watch the games live on the B/R live app and follow the hashtag #LaxOn.

So I leave you with this last reminder. Don’t hesitate to share your stories with me  @ReneePWash or use the hashtag #NLLUnstrung. I look forward to featuring your experiences and others as we uncover NLL History one string at a time. With Face-Off Weekend finally here, let the games begin! See you next week!

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