The 2022
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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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
The Panther City Lacrosse Club were a professional box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They played at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth, Texas from their inaugural 2021–2022 season until ceasing operations in 2024.
History
On July 22, ...
, and the
Albany FireWolves
The Albany FireWolves are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Albany, New York, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team began play in the 2021–22 season at MVP Arena. The team is owned by a group headed by ...
who relocated from New England. The NLL returned after missing a season due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...
.
The
Colorado Mammoth
The Colorado Mammoth are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team has played its home games at Ball Arena since the 2003 season. They are owned by Stan ...
defeated the
Buffalo Bandits
The Buffalo Bandits are an American professional box lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at KeyBank Center. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse L ...
in a best of three series to win its first championship since
2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
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The 2022 season was the start of a multi-year broadcasting deal with
ESPN
ESPN (an initialism of their original name, which was the Entertainment and Sports Programming Network) is an American international basic cable sports channel owned by the Walt Disney Company (80% and operational control) and Hearst Commu ...
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Teams
Regular season
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
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E4) Albany FireWolves
(E2) Toronto Rock vs. (E3) Halifax Thunderbirds
Western Conference
(W1) San Diego Seals vs. (WC) Philadelphia Wings
(W2) Calgary Roughnecks vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth
Conference Final (best of three)
Eastern Conference
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E2) Toronto Rock
Bandits win series 2–0.
Western Conference
(W1) San Diego Seals vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth
Mammoth wins series 2–1.
NLL Final (best of three)
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth
Mammoth wins series 2–1.
Awards
Annual awards
Stadiums and locations
Attendance
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
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2022 in sports
References
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National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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National Lacrosse League seasons