2022_NLL_season

2022 NLL season
2022 NLL season
League	National Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
Duration	December 3, 2021 — June 18, 2022
Number of games	18
Number of teams	14
TV partner(s)	ESPN (United States); TSN (Canada)
Regular Season
Top seed	Buffalo Bandits
Season MVP	Dhane Smith
Top scorer	Dhane Smith
Playoffs
Eastern Conference champions	Buffalo Bandits
Eastern Conference runners-up	Toronto Rock
Western Conference champions	Colorado Mammoth
Western Conference runners-up	San Diego Seals
Finals
Champions	Colorado Mammoth
Runners-up	Buffalo Bandits
Finals MVP	Dillon Ward
NLL seasons
	← 2020 season 2023 season →

2022 NLL season

Sports season

The 2022 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2021–2022 season, was the 35th in the history of the NLL. The season began on December 3, 2021, and ended with the NLL final in late spring of 2022. This was the inaugural season for the expansion team Panther City Lacrosse Club, and the Albany FireWolves who relocated from New England. The NLL returned after missing a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[4]

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The Colorado Mammoth defeated the Buffalo Bandits in a best of three series to win its first championship since 2006.^[5]

The 2022 season was the start of a multi-year broadcasting deal with ESPN.^[6]

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[13] Only games open to the public are included

[15] For three games, the Thunderbirds reported attendance totals rounded to the even thousand

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P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP

1	Buffalo Bandits – xyz	18	14	4	.778	0.0	7–2	7–2	247	185	+62	13.72	10.28
2	Toronto Rock – x	18	13	5	.722	1.0	7–2	6–3	207	166	+41	11.50	9.22
3	Halifax Thunderbirds – x	18	11	7	.611	3.0	7–2	4–5	198	195	+3	11.00	10.83
4	Albany FireWolves – x	18	9	9	.500	5.0	5–4	4–5	198	195	+3	11.00	10.83
5	Philadelphia Wings – x	18	9	9	.500	5.0	4–5	5–4	185	199	−14	10.28	11.06
6	Georgia Swarm	18	9	9	.500	5.0	4–5	5–4	205	212	−7	11.39	11.78
7	New York Riptide	18	6	12	.333	8.0	3–6	3–6	214	226	−12	11.89	12.56
8	Rochester Knighthawks	18	4	14	.222	10.0	2–7	2–7	184	221	−37	10.22	12.28

P	Team	GP	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	GF	GA	Diff	GF/GP	GA/GP

1	San Diego Seals – xy	18	10	8	.556	0.0	5–4	5–4	202	183	+19	11.22	10.17
2	Calgary Roughnecks – x	18	10	8	.556	0.0	6–3	4–5	194	201	−7	10.78	11.17
3	Colorado Mammoth – x	18	10	8	.556	0.0	7–2	3–6	196	198	−2	10.89	11.00
4	Saskatchewan Rush	18	8	10	.444	2.0	6–3	2–7	196	194	+2	10.89	10.78
5	Panther City Lacrosse Club	18	7	11	.389	3.0	3–6	4–5	190	223	−33	10.56	12.39
6	Vancouver Warriors	18	6	12	.333	4.0	3–6	3–6	199	209	−10	11.06	11.61

Award	Winner	Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player	Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits^[8]	Joe Resetarits, Albany FireWolves^[9] Matt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits
Goaltender of the Year	Matt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits^[10]	Nick Rose, Toronto Rock^[9] Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth
Defensive Player of the Year	Mitch de Snoo, Toronto Rock^[10]	Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits^[9] Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
Transition Player of the Year	Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks^[10]	Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors^[9] Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
Rookie of the Year	Jeff Teat, New York Riptide^[8]	Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors^[9] Patrick Dodds, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Sportsmanship Award	Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm^[11]	Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors^[9] Dan Dawson, Toronto Rock
GM of the Year	Steve Dietrich, Buffalo Bandits^[11]	Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock^[9] Bob Hamley, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Les Bartley Award	Tracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club^[11]	Matt Sawyer, Toronto Rock^[9] John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits
Executive of the Year Award	Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock^[11]	Greg Bibb, Panther City Lacrosse Club^[9] Rich Lisk, New York Riptide
Teammate of the Year Award	Jeremy Thompson, Panther City Lacrosse Club^[11]	Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks^[9] Jeff Shattler, Saskatchewan Rush
Tom Borrelli Award	Pat Gregoire, Halifax Thunderbirds^[11]	Jake Elliott, Vancouver Warriors^[9] Tyson Geick, Halifax Thunderbirds / Lacrosse Flash

Georgia Swarm	Albany FireWolves	New York Riptide	Philadelphia Wings
Gas South Arena	MVP Arena	Nassau Coliseum^[12]	Wells Fargo Center
Capacity: 11,355	Capacity: 14,236	Capacity: 13,917	Capacity: 19,543

Buffalo Bandits	Halifax Thunderbirds	Rochester Knighthawks	Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center	Scotiabank Centre^[12]	Blue Cross Arena	First Ontario Centre
Capacity: 19,070	Capacity: 10,595	Capacity: 11,200	Capacity: 17,383

2022_NLL_season

2022 NLL season

Regular season

Playoffs

Awards

Annual awards

Stadiums and locations

Attendance

Regular Season

Playoffs

See also

References

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Calgary Roughnecks	Colorado Mammoth	San Diego Seals	Saskatchewan Rush	Vancouver Warriors
Scotiabank Saddledome	Ball Arena	Pechanga Arena	Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre	Rogers Arena
Capacity: 19,289	Capacity: 18,007	Capacity: 12,920	Capacity: 15,190	Capacity: 18,910

Home Team	Home Games^{[lower-alpha 1]}	Average Attendance	Total Attendance^[13]
Buffalo Bandits	9	9,921	89,293
Calgary Roughnecks	9	9,282	83,539
Saskatchewan Rush	9	8,947	80,523
Colorado Mammoth	9	8,218	73,963
Georgia Swarm	9	8,098	72,889
Toronto Rock	6	8,071	48,424
Vancouver Warriors	9	6,920	62,277
Philadelphia Wings	9	6,586	59,276
San Diego Seals	9	5,778	52,000
Albany FireWolves	9	5,524	49,713
Halifax Thunderbirds^{[lower-alpha 2]}	7	5,439	38,070
Panther City LC	9	4,995	44,951
New York Riptide	9	4,267	38,400
Rochester Knighthawks	9	4,153	37,376
League	121	6,865	830,694

Home Team	Home Games	Average Attendance	Total Attendance^[13]
Buffalo Bandits	4	14,031	56,127
Colorado Mammoth	2	10,314	20,627
Toronto Rock	2	7,617	15,233
San Diego Seals	3	6,719	20,157
Calgary Roughnecks	1	6,000	6,000
League	12	9,845	118,144