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]
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]
Teams
East Division
West Division
2022 National Lacrosse League
Division
Team
City
Arena
Capacity
East
Albany FireWolves
Albany , New York
MVP Arena
14,236
Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo , New York
KeyBank Center
19,070
Georgia Swarm
Duluth , Georgia
Gas South Arena
10,500
Halifax Thunderbirds
Halifax , Nova Scotia
Scotiabank Centre
10,500
New York Riptide
Uniondale , New York
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
13,917
Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester , New York
Blue Cross Arena
10,662
Philadelphia Wings
Philadelphia , Pennsylvania
Wells Fargo Center
19,306
Toronto Rock
Toronto , Ontario
Scotiabank Arena
18,800
West
Calgary Roughnecks
Calgary , Alberta
Scotiabank Saddledome
19,289
Colorado Mammoth
Denver , Colorado
Ball Arena
18,000
Panther City Lacrosse Club
Fort Worth , Texas
Dickies Arena
12,200
San Diego Seals
San Diego , California
Pechanga Arena
12,920
Saskatchewan Rush
Saskatoon , Saskatchewan
SaskTel Centre
15,195
Vancouver Warriors
Vancouver , British Columbia
Rogers Arena
18,910
Regular season
Reference: [ 7]
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls
Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Playoffs
*Overtime
Conference Semifinal
Eastern Conference
Game reference Matt Vinc Goalies Doug Jamieson 0–1 09:17 – O'Connor (Benesch ) (PP) Smith (Byrne ) – 10:171–1 1–2 18:42 – Resetarits (O'Connor, Ruest ) MacKay (Spanger ) – 28:002–2 Smith (Buchanan ) – 30:14 3–2 Byrne (Nanticoke , Brownwell ) – 31:32 4–2 4–3 33:48 – Ruest (O'Connor, Watkinson ) Byrne (Smith, Fields ) – 38:04 5–3 5–4 39:05 – O'Connor (Kitchen , Chaykowsky ) Fields (Cloutier , Byrne) (PP) – 41:16 6–4 Cloutier (Smith, Fields) – 49:52 7–4 7–5 50:19 – Watkinson (Malcom ) Fields (Buchanan, Smith) – 57:31 8–5 Brown (Priolo , Brownwell) (ENG) – 58:209–5 Priolo (Smith, Brownwell) (ENG) – 59:01 10–5
8 min Penalties 10 min 59 Shots 50
Game reference Nick Rose Goalies Warren Hill Aaron Bold Schreiber (Hellyer , Burns ) – 03:181–0 Manns (Schreiber, McKenna ) – 06:342–0 Harris – 07:283–0 Schreiber (Kri , Burns) – 10:57 4–0 de Snoo (Kri) – 11:565–0 5–1 12:28 – Fannell (Jamieson ) Hellyer (McKenna, Slade ) – 21:21 6–1 6–2 21:31 – Terefenko (Withers ) Dawson (Rogers , Craig ) (PP) – 26:097–2 7–3 27:03 – Shanks (Terefenko) de Snoo (Harris) – 27:38 8–3 Craig (Hellyer, Harris) – 28:42 9–3 9–4 30:20 – Withers 9–5 33:38 – Jamieson (Petterson , Shanks) (PP) 9–6 36:14 – Shanks (Petterson, Jamieson) (PP) 9–7 40:35 – Bell (Terefenko) Hellyer (Schreiber, Manns) – 38:15 10–7 10–8 45:28 – Jamieson (Fannell, Keogh ) Manns (Hellyer, de Snoo) – 42:57 11–8 Dawson (Craig, Manns) – 44:42 12–8 12–9 46:59 – Gillies (Bell) 12–10 48:54 – Petterson (Fannell, Terefenko) 12–11 50:18 – Keogh (Jamieson, Robinson ) 12–12 50:33 – Theede (Petterson, Boushy ) 12–13 Schreiber (Craig, Manns) – 52:20 13–13 Rogers – 62:27 14–13
8 min Penalties 8 min 56 Shots 54
Western Conference
Game reference Frankie Scigliano Goalies Zach Higgins Berg (Dobbie , Staats ) (PP) – 03:301–0 Dobbie (Noble , Belgrave ) – 05:03 2–0 2–1 11:37 – Charbonneau (Higgins) 2–2 12:41 – Matisz (PP) Berg – 13:58 3–2 Shoemay (Gobrecht ) – 15:404–2 4–3 23:52 – Rambo (Crowley , McIntosh ) (PP) Noble (Dobbie, Staats) – 25:41 5–3 5–4 29:41 – Jackson (McIntosh, Crowley) 5–5 36:12 – Rambo (Crowley, McIntosh) Staats (Noble) – 40:26 6–5 Staats (Jackson , Noble) – 40:49 7–5 7–6 41:38 – Matisz (Crowley, Small ) (PP) Shoemay (Leclaire ) – 42:50 8–6 8–7 44:32 – Rambo Dobbie (Berg, Staats) – 51:58 9–7 9–8 55:32 – Jackson (McIntosh, Crowley)
8 min Penalties 4 min 61 Shots 52
Game reference Christian Del Bianco Goalies Dillon Ward 0–1 04:31 – Gilles (Cupido ) Dickson (Simpson , Salama ) – 04:591–1 1–2 08:30 – Robinson (McLaughlin , Lee ) 1–3 10:44– Robinson (Lee, Chaster ) Pace (Taylor , Cook ) – 11:192–3 Herreweyers (Dickson ) – 12:163–3 King (Pace, Dickson) – 12:454–3 4–4 16:12 – McLaughlin (Wardle , Kinnear ) 4–5 18:51 – Robinson (Lee) (PP) Pace (Dickson) (PP) – 23:23 5–5 5–6 25:35 – Lee (Wardle, Gilles) 5–7 25:59 – McLaughlin (Williams , Lee) Herreweyers (King, Dickson) (PP) – 28:59 6–7 King (Wilde ) – 30:30 7–7 King (Dickson, Pace) – 33:21 8–7 8–8 36:16 – McLaughlin (Williams) Herreweyers (Pace, Cook) – 37:33 9–8 9–9 39:40 – Wardle (Lee, Robinson) 9–10 43:31 – Robinson (Lee, Gibson ) 9–11 43:59 – Robinson (Wardle, Lee) 9–12 48:48 – Lee (Wardle, McLaughlin) Taylor (King, Dickson) – 49:48 10–12 Salama – 53:27 11–12 11–13 53:48 – Williams (Edwards ) 11–14 57:09 – Gibson (Lee, McLaughlin) 11–15 58:05 – Cupido (Gilles) (ENG) 11–16 58:17 – Gilles (Edwards) Pace (King) – 59:15 12–16
4 min Penalties 6 min 47 Shots 53
Awards
Annual awards
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]
Rookie of the Year
Jeff Teat , New York Riptide[ 8] Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors[ 9]
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]
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]
Stadiums and locations
Attendance
Regular Season
Home Team
Home Games[ a]
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[ b]
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
^ Only games open to the public are included
^ For three games, the Thunderbirds reported attendance totals rounded to the even thousand
Playoffs
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
See also
References
^ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal" . Awful Announcing . ^ "Full Schedule" .^ "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal" . 26 October 2021.^ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FULL 2021-22 SCHEDULE" . National Lacrosse League . Retrieved December 27, 2019 .^ ryanireland (2022-06-19). "Mammoth Complete Series Comeback Win 10 to 8 in Game 3 to Claim First Title Since 2006" . NLL . Retrieved 2022-10-14 . ^ Dejohn, Kenny (2022-11-30). "ESPN Went All-In on Lacrosse in 2022" . www.usalaxmagazine.com . Retrieved 2022-11-30 . ^ "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings" . Pointstreak Stats .^ a b "BANDITS' DHANE SMITH BECOMES FIFTH NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE PLAYER TO WIN AT LEAST TWO MVPS; TEAT WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR; ALL-LEAGUE AND ROOKIE TEAMS ANNOUNCED" . NLL.com . June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022 .^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS" . NLL.com . June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022 .^ a b c "CURRIER, DE SNOO, VINC WIN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE TRANSITION, DEFENSIVE PLAYER, GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS" . NLL.com . June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022 .^ a b c d e f "TRACEY KELUSKY, STEVE DIETRICH, JAMIE DAWICK, PAT GREGOIRE, LYLE & JEREMY THOMPSON NAB HONORS AS NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE OPENS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS" . NLL.com . June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022 .^ a b "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams" . NLL.com . February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019 .^ a b "2022 Season" . nllstats.com . Retrieved 16 June 2023 .
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