2024 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationDecember 1, 2023 — June 2024
Number of games18
Number of teams15
TV partner(s)ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Playoffs
Finals

The 2024 National Lacrosse League season, formally known as the 2023–2024 season, is the 37th in the history of the NLL. The season began on December 1, 2023, and ends with the NLL final in June 2024. The league also announced a new standings and schedule format. The teams are no longer separated into 2 conferences, and will now play within the same standings. Everyone will play each other at least once, with 4 flex games. The top 8 will face each other in the playoffs.[4]

On November 16th, the NLL announced the NLL unBOXed Series, a new series of games designed to activate their unBOXed markets. The first in the series will take place on February 16, 2024 at the Place Bell, in Laval, Quebec between the Toronto Rock and the New York Riptide. The game is designed to activate the Quebec market and is the first NLL game for that market since 2002, when the Montreal Express folded.[5]

Regular season

Reference:[6]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Albany FireWolves5501.0000.02–03–06753+1413.4010.60
2Toronto Rock3301.0001.02–01–03825+1312.678.33
3Georgia Swarm541.8001.02–02–15951+811.8010.20
4Rochester Knighthawks431.7501.52–01–15755+214.2513.75
5San Diego Seals321.6672.02–00–13835+312.6711.67
6Halifax Thunderbirds422.5002.51–11–15646+1014.0011.50
7Buffalo Bandits422.5002.52–10–14543+211.2510.75
8Philadelphia Wings523.4003.00–12–25567−1211.0013.40
9Calgary Roughnecks312.3333.01–00–23937+213.0012.33
10Saskatchewan Rush413.2503.50–21–15349+413.2512.25
11Colorado Mammoth413.2503.51–10–23854−169.5013.50
12Las Vegas Desert Dogs413.2503.50–21–13756−199.2514.00
13Panther City Lacrosse Club413.2503.50–21–13131−-07.757.75
14New York Riptide413.2503.50–21–14050−1010.0012.50
15Vancouver Warriors413.2503.51–10–24443+111.0010.75

Awards

Annual awards

Award Winner Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player
Goaltender of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Transition Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
GM of the Year
Les Bartley Award
Executive of the Year Award
Teammate of the Year Award
Tom Borrelli Award


Stadiums and locations

Georgia Swarm Albany FireWolves New York Riptide Philadelphia Wings
Gas South Arena MVP Arena Nassau Coliseum Wells Fargo Center
Capacity: 11,355 Capacity: 14,236 Capacity: 13,917 Capacity: 19,543
Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre[7] Blue Cross Arena First Ontario Centre
Capacity: 19,070 Capacity: 10,595 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 17,383
Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth San Diego Seals Saskatchewan Rush
WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome Ball Arena Pechanga Arena Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre
Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007 Capacity: 12,920 Capacity: 15,190
Vancouver Warriors Las Vegas Desert Dogs Panther City Lacrosse Club
Rogers Arena Michelob Ultra Arena Dickies Arena
Capacity: 18,910 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 12,200

Attendance

Regular season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance[8]
Buffalo Bandits 3 16,370 49,110
Calgary Roughnecks 1 13,405 13,405
Colorado Mammoth 2 10,058 20,116
Halifax Thunderbirds 2 9,197 18,394
Saskatchewan Rush 2 9,042 18,085
Toronto Rock 2 8,391 16,783
Philadelphia Wings 2 7,246 14,493
Georgia Swarm 2 6,464 12,929
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 2 5,574 11,148
Vancouver Warriors 2 5,250 10,500
San Diego Seals 2 4,822 9,645
Rochester Knighthawks 2 4,003 8,007
New York Riptide 2 3,960 7,920
Albany FireWolves 2 3,255 6,510
Panther City LC 2 3,012 6,025
League 30 7,435 223,070

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal". Awful Announcing.
  2. ↑ "Full Schedule".
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal". 26 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "NLL ADOPTS UNIFIED STANDINGS FORMAT, UPDATED PLAYOFF STRUCTURE". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  5. ↑ "NLL RETURNS TO MONTREAL FOR FIRST REGULAR SEASON GAME IN QUEBEC SINCE 2002". National Lacrosse Leageu. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  7. ↑ "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  8. ↑ "2023 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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