The 2023
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 2022–2023 season, was the 36th in the history of the NLL. The season began on December 2, 2022, and ended with the NLL final on June 3, 2023. This was the inaugural season for the expansion team
Las Vegas Desert Dogs
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Lee's Family Forum. The team began play in th ...
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The preseason went from November 5 through November 26, 2022. It included games at
Aʼnowaraʼko꞉wa Arena and
Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. The regular season went from December 2, 2022, through April 20, 2023. This season had the most regular season games in NLL history with 135. The broadcasting partners are
TSN in Canada and
ESPN
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in the United States. TSN featured 20 games on TV with their ''NLL Game of the Week on TSN'' and show all the games online and their app. ESPN aired 10 games on TV and all games on
ESPN+
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. Due to scheduling conflicts with ESPN's linear networks, Game 3 of the NLL Final was simulcast on
WNLO in addition to being carried on ESPN+.
This was the first season for Commissioner Brett Frood, who was previously a
NASCAR
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executive as president of the
Stewart-Haas Racing team. Frood was a collegiate lacrosse player and was captain of the
Brown University lacrosse team.
The
2023 NLL Stadium Showdown, the first outdoor NLL game, was held on March 4 at
Snapdragon Stadium
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, between the
San Diego Seals
The San Diego Seals are an American professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena. The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 seaso ...
and the
Las Vegas Desert Dogs
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are an American professional box lacrosse team based in the Las Vegas metropolitan area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Lee's Family Forum. The team began play in th ...
.
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
Conference Semifinal
Eastern Conference
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E4) Rochester Knighthawks
(E2) Toronto Rock vs. (E3) Halifax Thunderbirds
Western Conference
(W1) San Diego Seals vs. (W4) Colorado Mammoth
(W2) Calgary Roughnecks vs. (W3) Panther City Lacrosse Club
Conference Final (best of three)
Eastern Conference
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E2) Toronto Rock
Bandits win series 2–0.
Western Conference
(W2) Calgary Roughnecks vs. (W4) Colorado Mammoth
Mammoth wins series 2–1.
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (W4) Colorado Mammoth
NLL Final (best of three)
Bandits win series 2–1
Awards
Annual awards
Stadiums and locations
Attendance
Regular Season
Playoffs
See also
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2023 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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