2025 NLL season

2025 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationNovember 29, 2024 —
Number of games18
Number of teams14
TV partner(s)ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Playoffs
NLL seasons
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The 2025 NLL season is the 38th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season begins on November 29, 2024, and ends in spring of 2025.

Team Movement

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On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears for competition in the 2025 season.[4]

On August 30, 2024, the NLL announced that the Panther City Lacrosse Club would cease operations. The league held a dispersal draft on September 2.[5][6]

Teams

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2024 National Lacrosse League
Team City Arena Capacity
Albany FireWolves Albany, New York MVP Arena 14,236
Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York KeyBank Center 19,070
Calgary Roughnecks Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289
Colorado Mammoth Denver, Colorado Ball Arena 18,000
Georgia Swarm Duluth, Georgia Gas South Arena 10,500
Halifax Thunderbirds Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,500
Las Vegas Desert Dogs Henderson, Nevada Lee's Family Forum 5,567
Ottawa Black Bears Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre 18,655
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 19,306
Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 10,662
San Diego Seals San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 12,920
Saskatchewan Rush Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 15,195
Toronto Rock Mississauga, Ontario Paramount Fine Foods Centre 5,612
Vancouver Warriors Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena 18,910

Map of teams

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NLL Teams

Regular season

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Reference:[7]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits2201.0000.00–02–03314+1916.507.00
2Georgia Swarm2201.0000.02–00–02321+211.5010.50
3Calgary Roughnecks2201.0000.00–02–03129+215.5014.50
4Saskatchewan Rush2201.0000.01–01–01917+29.508.50
5San Diego Seals321.6670.52–00–14439+514.6713.00
6Colorado Mammoth321.6670.51–01–13730+712.3310.00
7Vancouver Warriors211.5001.01–00–11718−18.509.00
8Ottawa Black Bears211.5001.01–10–01823−59.0011.50
9Philadelphia Wings211.5001.01–00–13428+617.0014.00
10Albany FireWolves312.3331.50–21–03627+912.009.00
11Rochester Knighthawks312.3331.51–10–12837−99.3312.33
12Halifax Thunderbirds202.0002.00–10–12527−212.5013.50
13Toronto Rock303.0002.50–10–21836−186.0012.00
14Las Vegas Desert Dogs303.0002.50–10–23148−1710.3316.00
x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record

Awards

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Annual awards

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Award Winner Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player
Goaltender of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Transition Player of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
GM of the Year
Les Bartley Award
Executive of the Year Award
Teammate of the Year Award
Tom Borrelli Award

Stadiums and locations

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Georgia Swarm Albany FireWolves Ottawa Black Bears Philadelphia Wings
Gas South Arena MVP Arena Canadian Tire Centre Wells Fargo Center
Capacity: 11,355 Capacity: 14,236 Capacity: 18,655 Capacity: 19,543
Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre[8] Blue Cross Arena Paramount Fine Foods Centre
Capacity: 19,070 Capacity: 10,595 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 5,612
Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth San Diego Seals Saskatchewan Rush
WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome Ball Arena Pechanga Arena Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre
Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007 Capacity: 12,920 Capacity: 15,190
Vancouver Warriors Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Rogers Arena Lee's Family Forum
Capacity: 18,910 Capacity: 5,567

Attendance

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Regular season

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Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[9]
Colorado Mammoth 1 10,245 10,245
Vancouver Warriors 1 9,934 9,934
Halifax Thunderbirds 1 9,261 9,261
Ottawa Black Bears 2 6,133 12,267
Philadelphia Wings 1 6,071 6,071
Rochester Knighthawks 2 5,938 11,876
Saskatchewan Rush 1 5,661 5,661
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 1 5,051 5,051
Toronto Rock 1 5,044 5,044
San Diego Seals 2 4,569 9,138
Georgia Swarm 2 4,464 8,928
Albany FireWolves 2 4,357 8,714
Calgary Roughnecks
Buffalo Bandits
League 5 6,614 33,072

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal". Awful Announcing.
  2. ^ "Full Schedule".
  3. ^ "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal". 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "NLL's New York team to move to Ottawa and be renamed Black Bears starting next season". Toronto Star. The Canadian Press. February 21, 2024. Archived from the original on February 21, 2024. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. ^ "Panther City Lacrosse Club to Cease Operations Effective Immediately". National Lacrosse League. 2024-08-30. Retrieved 2024-08-30.
  6. ^ "Panther City Lacrosse Club Dispersal Draft". swarmitup.com. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
  7. ^ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  8. ^ "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "2024 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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