The 2024 NLL season was the 37th season of play of the
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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(NLL). The season began on December 1, 2023, and ended on May 18, 2024, with 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 ...
sweeping the Albany FireWolves 2–0 in the NLL Finals series to claim their sixth league title.
League business
NLL Unboxed
On November 16, 2023, the NLL announced "NLL Unboxed", a new initiative to promote lacrosse among youth via branded "lacrosse communities" in strategic markets that do not currently have NLL teams. As part of the initiative, the NLL hosted a regular season game known as the NLL Unboxed Series in
Laval, Quebec
Laval is a city in Quebec, Canada. It is in the southwest of the province, north of Montreal. It is the largest suburb of Montreal, the third-largest city in the province after Montreal and Quebec City, and the thirteenth largest city in Can ...
(a suburb of Unboxed market Montreal, which previously had an NLL team in 2002 in the form of the
Montreal Express) featuring the
New York Riptide
The New York Riptide were a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They were members of the Eastern Conference of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and played home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season ...
hosting the
Toronto Rock
The Toronto Rock are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. The Rock play their home ga ...
at
Place Bell.
Team relocation
On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital city of Canada. It is located in the southern Ontario, southern portion of the province of Ontario, at the confluence of the Ottawa River and the Rideau River. Ottawa borders Gatineau, Gatineau, Quebec, and forms the cor ...
, and will be renamed the
Ottawa Black Bears.
Teams
Map of teams
Regular season
The 2024 season introduced a new regular season format; conferences were abolished, with all teams now playing within the same standings. Each team played each other at least once, and the schedule formula provided the opportunity for four "flex games" to showcase league rivalries and players. The top eight teams advanced to the playoffs.
x = clinched playoff berth , z = clinched top overall record
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''
Quarterfinal
(1) Toronto Rock vs. (8) Rochester Knighthawks
(4) Buffalo Bandits vs. (5) Georgia Swarm
(2) San Diego Seals vs. (8) Panther City Lacrosse Club
(3) Albany FireWolves vs. (6) Halifax Thunderbirds
Semifinal (best of three)
(1) Toronto Rock vs. (4) Buffalo Bandits
Bandits win series 2–0.
(2) San Diego Seals vs. (3) Albany FireWolves
FireWolves win series 2–0.
(3) Albany FireWolves vs. (4) Buffalo Bandits
NLL Final (best of three)
Bandits win series 2–0.
Awards
Annual awards
Stadiums and locations
Attendance
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
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2024 in sports
References
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National Lacrosse League seasons
NLL season, 2024