2016 NLL season

2016 NLL season
League	National Lacrosse League
Sport	Indoor lacrosse
Duration	January 1 – June, 2016
Number of teams	9
Regular Season
Playoffs
Finals

The 2016 National Lacrosse League season, the 30th in the history of the NLL,^[1] is scheduled to begin on January 1, 2016,^[2] and will end with the Champion's Cup Finals series in June.

Milestones and events

Pre-season

May 29, 2015: The Minnesota Swarm announced that the franchise has been relocated, with NLL approval, to the Atlanta metropolitan area where it will be known as the Georgia Swarm. The team has agreed in principle to sign a lease to play its home games at the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia.^[3]
July 20, 2015: The Edmonton Rush also announced plans to relocate. The Rush will move to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and will be known as the Saskatchewan Rush. They will play at the SaskTel Centre.^[4]
September 2, 2015: Buffalo Bandits forward John Tavares announced his retirement after 24 seasons. Tavares is the career leader in goals, assists, points, and games played. He will remain with the Bandits organization as an assistant coach.^[5]

Current standings

Reference: ^[6]

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

1	Buffalo Bandits – xyz	18	13	5	.722	0.0	8–1	5–4	251	214	+37	13.94	11.89
2	New England Black Wolves – x	17	10	7	.588	2.5	6–2	4–5	221	202	+19	13.00	11.88
3	Georgia Swarm – x	18	8	10	.444	5.0	4–5	4–5	238	240	-2	13.22	13.33
4	Rochester Knighthawks	17	6	11	.353	6.5	3–5	3–6	190	207	-17	11.18	12.18
5	Toronto Rock	18	5	13	.278	8.0	4–5	1–8	190	224	-34	10.56	12.44

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

1	Saskatchewan Rush – xy	18	13	5	.722	0.0	7–2	6–3	233	190	+43	12.94	10.56
2	Colorado Mammoth – x	18	12	6	.667	1.0	8–1	4–5	203	202	+1	11.28	11.22
3	Calgary Roughnecks – x	18	8	10	.444	5.0	5–4	3–6	216	216	0	12.00	12.00
4	Vancouver Stealth	18	5	13	.278	8.0	4–5	1–8	198	245	-47	11.00	13.61

x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

Playoffs

Division semifinals

Division finals (3-game series)

Finals (3-game series)

East Division

Buffalo

New England

Georgia

West Division

Saskatchewan

Colorado

Calgary

Awards

Monthly awards

Awards are presented monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

Month	Overall	Rookie
January^[7]	Dhane Smith	Randy Staats
February^[8]	Dhane Smith	Jesse King
March^[9]	Dhane Smith	Wesley Berg

Stadiums and locations

Buffalo Bandits	Georgia Swarm	New England Black Wolves	Rochester Knighthawks	Toronto Rock
First Niagara Center	Infinite Energy Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	Blue Cross Arena	Air Canada Centre
Capacity: 19,070	Capacity: 11,355	Capacity: 7,700	Capacity: 11,200	Capacity: 18,819

Calgary Roughnecks	Colorado Mammoth	Saskatchewan Rush	Vancouver Stealth
Scotiabank Saddledome	Pepsi Center	SaskTel Centre	Langley Events Centre
Capacity: 19,289	Capacity: 18,007	Capacity: 15,190	Capacity: 5,276

References

↑ "NLL announces 30th Anniversary Team countdown". NLL.com. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
↑ "League announces 2016 NLL regular season schedule". NLL.com. September 27, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
↑ "Swarm Announce Relocation to Metro-Atlanta Area". NLL.com. May 29, 2015. Retrieved May 31, 2015.
↑ "Rush announce relocation to Saskatchewan". NLL.com. July 20, 2015. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
↑ "Bandits legend Tavares retires after 24-year NLL career". NLL.com. September 2, 2015. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
↑ "Bandits' Dhane Smith wins Player of the Month for January". NLL.com. February 5, 2016. Retrieved February 5, 2016.
↑ "Bandits' Smith repeats as NLL Player of the Month". NLL.com. March 4, 2016. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
↑ "Bandits' Smith wins third-straight Player of the Month award". NLL.com. April 1, 2016. Retrieved April 1, 2016.

2016 NLL season by team

East	Buffalo Bandits Georgia Swarm New England Black Wolves Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock

West	Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth Saskatchewan Rush Vancouver Stealth

National Lacrosse League seasons

Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League	1987 1988

Major Indoor Lacrosse League	1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997

National Lacrosse League	1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National Lacrosse League

East Division	Buffalo Bandits Georgia Swarm New England Black Wolves Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock

West Division	Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth Saskatchewan Rush Vancouver Stealth

Awards	Champion's Cup MVP Rookie of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Transition Player of the Year Goaltender of the Year Sportsmanship Award Les Bartley Award GM of the Year Executive of the Year Tom Borrelli Award Weekly Awards Monthly Awards

Articles	All-Star Game PLPA Family relations Hall of Fame Seasons Entry drafts Expansion drafts Dispersal drafts Team Capsules Former teams All-time Records Rosters

Related Articles: Box lacrosse Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Friday, May 06, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.