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BUF at TOR - Sat. 7pm ET Schedule

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WK
1
Fri, Dec 2
FINAL
Philadelphia
8
Halifax
18
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Vancouver
8
Toronto
19
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
San Diego
15
New York
14
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Albany
11
Buffalo
10
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Rochester
16
Georgia
11
Sat, Dec 3
FINAL
Colorado
6
Saskatchewan
18
WK
2
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL
Las Vegas
11
Panther City
13
Fri, Dec 9
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
12
San Diego
13
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Toronto
7
Rochester
11
Sat, Dec 10
FINAL
Vancouver
9
Calgary
11
WK
3
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
5
Fri, Dec 16
FINAL
Panther City
9
Las Vegas
3
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Buffalo
11
Toronto
8
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Rochester
14
Albany
13
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Philadelphia
13
Georgia
12
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Halifax
20
New York
11
Sat, Dec 17
FINAL
Colorado
12
Panther City
9
WK
5
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
Halifax
13
Buffalo
18
Fri, Dec 30
FINAL
San Diego
17
Calgary
14
Sat, Dec 31
FINAL
Panther City
9
Saskatchewan
11
WK
6
Fri, Jan 6
FINAL
Philadelphia
14
Las Vegas
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Panther City
9
Rochester
17
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Halifax
14
Albany
11
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Buffalo
18
Georgia
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Toronto
15
New York
7
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Calgary
8
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 7
FINAL
Vancouver
11
San Diego
16
WK
7
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Albany
11
Halifax
10
Fri, Jan 13
FINAL/OT
Saskatchewan
10
Colorado
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Halifax
8
Toronto
17
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Panther City
12
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Georgia
9
Buffalo
11
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
San Diego
10
Calgary
14
Sat, Jan 14
FINAL
Las Vegas
16
Vancouver
19
Sun, Jan 15
FINAL
Rochester
11
New York
8
WK
8
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Buffalo
12
Rochester
15
Fri, Jan 20
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
15
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
Toronto
14
Philadelphia
5
Sat, Jan 21
FINAL
New York
16
Albany
10
WK
9
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Rochester
7
Halifax
17
Fri, Jan 27
FINAL
Buffalo
13
Philadelphia
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Buffalo
16
New York
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Las Vegas
10
Saskatchewan
15
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL/OT
Toronto
11
Calgary
10
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
San Diego
13
Colorado
9
Sat, Jan 28
FINAL
Panther City
20
Vancouver
7
WK
10
Fri, Feb 3
FINAL
Georgia
10
Colorado
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL/OT
Calgary
12
Halifax
11
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
New York
14
Toronto
22
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Albany
5
Philadelphia
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Rochester
10
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Panther City
10
San Diego
12
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
14
Vancouver
8
Sat, Feb 4
FINAL
Colorado
8
Las Vegas
13
WK
11
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Toronto
11
Georgia
10
Fri, Feb 10
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
13
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Halifax
14
Rochester
16
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Albany
12
New York
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Vancouver
13
Panther City
14
Sat, Feb 11
FINAL
Colorado
9
Calgary
13
WK
12
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Calgary
14
Vancouver
9
Fri, Feb 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
16
San Diego
11
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Georgia
7
Toronto
16
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
Albany
10
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
12
Buffalo
13
Sat, Feb 18
FINAL
Colorado
7
Panther City
13
Sun, Feb 19
FINAL
New York
12
Halifax
13
WK
13
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Panther City
12
Colorado
14
Fri, Feb 24
FINAL
Calgary
9
Las Vegas
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL/OT
New York
10
Rochester
11
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Albany
4
Georgia
20
Sat, Feb 25
FINAL
Vancouver
16
Saskatchewan
12
WK
14
Fri, Mar 3
FINAL
Buffalo
10
Halifax
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
New York
12
Philadelphia
19
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Las Vegas
12
San Diego
15
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Rochester
8
Toronto
9
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL/OT
Georgia
9
Albany
8
Sat, Mar 4
FINAL
Saskatchewan
10
Panther City
16
Mon, Mar 6
FINAL
Toronto
10
Philadelphia
11
WK
15
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL/OT
Halifax
9
Buffalo
10
Fri, Mar 10
FINAL
Calgary
16
Colorado
10
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Albany
6
Toronto
12
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Philadelphia
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
San Diego
12
Saskatchewan
11
Sat, Mar 11
FINAL
Vancouver
14
Las Vegas
5
Sun, Mar 12
FINAL
Rochester
19
Georgia
18
WK
16
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
Saskatchewan
6
Calgary
11
Fri, Mar 17
FINAL
San Diego
16
Vancouver
9
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Georgia
13
Philadelphia
12
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Toronto
12
Halifax
14
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Albany
10
New York
13
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Colorado
13
Buffalo
8
Sat, Mar 18
FINAL
Las Vegas
8
Panther City
11
Sun, Mar 19
FINAL/OT
Philadelphia
9
Rochester
8
WK
17
Fri, Mar 24
FINAL
San Diego
17
Panther City
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Toronto
11
Albany
9
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Halifax
14
Philadelphia
10
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Georgia
13
New York
8
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Calgary
14
Saskatchewan
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL/OT
Buffalo
7
San Diego
6
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Colorado
12
Vancouver
14
Sat, Mar 25
FINAL
Rochester
7
Las Vegas
12
WK
18
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
New York
7
Georgia
12
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Las Vegas
9
Colorado
11
Fri, Mar 31
FINAL
Calgary
8
San Diego
14
Q2
10:58
Buffalo
2
Toronto
7
Sat, Apr 1
20:00:00
Albany
Panther City
Sat, Apr 1
21:30:00
Vancouver
Saskatchewan
Sun, Apr 2
13:00:00
Georgia
Halifax
Sun, Apr 2
18:00:00
Rochester
Philadelphia
WK
19
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Albany
Rochester
Sat, Apr 8
19:00:00
Saskatchewan
Georgia
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Panther City
Calgary
Sat, Apr 8
21:00:00
Vancouver
Colorado
Sat, Apr 8
22:30:00
San Diego
Las Vegas
WK
20
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
Las Vegas
Calgary
Fri, Apr 14
21:00:00
San Diego
Colorado
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Toronto
Sat, Apr 15
19:00:00
Georgia
Albany
Sat, Apr 15
19:30:00
New York
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 15
21:30:00
Halifax
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 15
22:00:00
Panther City
Vancouver
WK
21
Fri, Apr 21
20:30:00
Calgary
Panther City
Sat, Apr 22
18:00:00
New York
Halifax
Sat, Apr 22
19:00:00
Georgia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 22
20:00:00
Toronto
Buffalo
Sat, Apr 22
21:30:00
Colorado
Saskatchewan
Sat, Apr 22
22:00:00
Las Vegas
San Diego
Sun, Apr 23
15:00:00
Philadelphia
Albany
WK
22
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Philadelphia
Rochester
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Buffalo
Albany
Sat, Apr 29
19:00:00
Halifax
Georgia
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
Colorado
San Diego
Sat, Apr 29
22:00:00
New York
Vancouver
Sat, Apr 29
22:30:00
Saskatchewan
Las Vegas
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Zed Williams Wants Indigenous Kids To Fall In Love With Lacrosse

Indigenous youth face significant hurdles. Few go on to achieve what NLL Champion Zed Williams has. He wants that to change.

According to numerous studies over the last ten years, Indigenous youth face educational, socio-economic, suicide, loss of cultural identity, and substance-abuse issues at higher rates than the national average in the United States and Canada.

In 2018, a survey conducted by the National Institute of Drug Abuse found that by 8th grade, 44% of Native American* youths living on or near reservations in the United States had smoked marijuana compared to 13% of national American children. That same survey found that 40% of Native American* kids had consumed alcohol compared to 23% of American youths at some point in their lifetime.

Regarding education, data collected from the National Center for Education Statistics found that 74% of Native American/Alaska Native* youths graduated from high school compared to the 86% national average in the United States.

Furthermore, when it comes to home life, unfortunately for Native American* youths, according to 2019 data from Kids Count, 52% of American Indians* live in single-family homes, whereas the average among all races is 34%.

The environments that affect and create all of these challenges and distractions are, in many cases, facts of life that Indigenous youths have to deal with from a young age. Given the circumstances dealt to many Indigenous youth it can be difficult to break out of this recurring pattern, especially when looking at the media and you do not see yourself represented.

Indigenous lacrosse superstar Zed Williams of the NLL champion Colorado Mammoth knows how fortunate he was to have his dad – who passed away in 2017 – around to keep him focused on pursuing a career in lacrosse. William’s father understood the impact that sport, particularly lacrosse, could have on his son’s life.

“I would have football, lacrosse, or basketball practice – we lived about a half-mile down a dead-end road – and whether we were wearing flip-flops, spikes, or no shoes, we got dropped off at the end of the road and had to run home,” Williams said. “But, I think my dad always knew what it took to win something like [an NLL championship] even though I didn’t. Looking back at it, everything that was given to me was so I could be successful in those moments, to fight and rise to the occasion.”

“I didn’t expect to play at college and didn’t expect to play professionally, but winning a championship is what you work so hard for as a lacrosse player. It meant so much to me because my family (me, my siblings, my parents) we’ve been through a lot, so finally accomplishing that goal together was a great moment.”

As a proud member of Seneca Nation, Williams took full advantage of every moment possible to showcase his lacrosse skills for all of the Indigenous teens and children watching and following the NLL Postseason. The Silver Creek native posted 37 points (the most ever by an Indigenous player in the NLL Playoffs) over seven games.

But, Zed was already a high profile athlete way before this past NLL Postseason. Not only was Williams a Premier Lacrosse League champion in 2020, he was the PLL’s MVP as well. And before that, he was one of the best offensive players at the University of Virginia and a record setter for US high school lacrosse at Silver Creek.

When given the opportunity he has showed off his strength, athleticism and leadership when his team has needed it the most. In these moments he has set a wonderful example for up-and-coming lacrosse players for how to act on and off the floor. His display in each of the pivotal games is an inspiration for those who want to make a career out of playing lacrosse.

Sadly, Williams knows all too well that many Indigenous youths, some that he’s known personally, have struggled with various issues that have led them away from their dreams. For many of them, lacrosse was an integral part of their lives.

“I’ve seen so many kids, especially young teenagers, who love the game but face so many distractions in their lives,” Williams said. “I’m not going to lie, growing up, there were so many kids that were more talented than me at lacrosse – those kids were some of the best lacrosse players I’ve ever seen – but those distractions take over your life, and before you know it, you fall out of love with the game.”

“This has motivated Williams to take the initiative beyond sharing his story of perseverance, growth, and success. He has taken part in community activities all over North America, whether it has been as a mentor and liaison to Native American students at Silver Creek High School or participating in PLL training and education days. Williams can also sometimes be found helping out at FCA Upstate Lacrosse in Rochester or coaching with APEX Lacrosse Events as well as various lacrosse-related events in the Buffalo area.

Williams wants all Indigenous youth to know that it’s easy to fall in love with lacrosse if you give it a chance. Playing is not just an exercise; it is a medicine for the mind and the body. Lacrosse can be used to both connect and disconnect at the same time. When you play, you are playing for those who are no longer with us (as Williams does), but you can also play to set your mind free. Those who watch it will be in awe of its majestic rhythm and will feel the positive energy wash over them.

With that in mind, if there is one thing Williams would like Indigenous youth to do, it would be to give lacrosse a real chance to let it grab their heart. Lacrosse has transformed communities. Let it show you what it can do for you. It will not solve all of life’s problems, but if you can develop a passion and love for the game, lacrosse could change your life forever.

“You never know what’s going to come from playing lacrosse; you never know where it will take you,” Williams said. “I believe that with a sheer joy and love of the game, the sky’s the limit to where it can take you. I guarantee you that it’ll be worth it. Let it be your outlet for whatever you’re facing in your life.”

*Denotes the nomenclature used for the demographics within the cited studies

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