2016 NLL season | |
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League | National Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | January 1 – June 4, 2016 |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular Season | |
Top seed | Buffalo Bandits |
Season MVP | ![]() |
Top scorer | Dhane Smith |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Buffalo Bandits |
Eastern runners-up | New England Black Wolves |
Western champions | Saskatchewan Rush |
Western runners-up | Calgary Roughnecks |
Finals | |
Champions | Saskatchewan Rush |
Runners-up | Buffalo Bandits |
Finals MVP | ![]() |
NLL seasons | |
The 2016 National Lacrosse League season, the 30th in the history of the NLL,[1] began on January 1, 2016,[2] and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 4, 2016. The Saskatchewan Rush won their 2nd straight title; their first while located in Saskatchewan.
2016 National Lacrosse League | |||||
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
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East | Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | First Niagara Center | 19,070 | |
Georgia Swarm | Duluth, Georgia | Infinite Energy Arena | 10,500 | ||
New England Black Wolves | Uncasville, Connecticut | Mohegan Sun Arena | 7,074 | ||
Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662 | ||
Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre | 18,800 | ||
West | Calgary Roughnecks | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289 | |
Colorado Mammoth | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center | 18,007 | ||
Saskatchewan Rush | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,195 | ||
Vancouver Stealth | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 5,276 |
Reference: [6]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Division semifinals | Division finals (3-game series) | Finals (3-game series) | ||||||||||||
E1 | Buffalo | 2 | ||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||
E2 | New England | 0 | ||||||||||||
E2 | New England | 14* | ||||||||||||
E3 | Georgia | 13 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | ||||||||||||
E1 | Buffalo | 0 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Saskatchewan | 2 | ||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||
W3 | Calgary | 0 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Colorado | 10 | ||||||||||||
W3 | Calgary | 11* |
*Overtime
Award | Winner | Other Finalists |
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Most Valuable Player | Dhane Smith, Buffalo | Shawn Evans, New England Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan[7] |
Goaltender of the Year | Evan Kirk, New England | Nick Rose, Toronto Dillon Ward, Colorado[8] |
Defensive Player of the Year | Ryan Dilks, Saskatchewan | Chris Corbeil, Saskatchewan Steve Priolo, Buffalo[9] |
Transition Player of the Year | Brad Self, Rochester | Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia Jeremy Thompson, Saskatchewan[10] |
Rookie of the Year | Randy Staats, Georgia | Wesley Berg, Calgary Jesse King, Georgia[11] |
Sportsmanship Award | Ben McIntosh, Saskatchewan | Karsen Leung, Calgary Kiel Matisz, Georgia[12] |
GM of the Year | Steve Dietrich, Buffalo | John Arlotta, Georgia Rich Lisk, New England[13] |
Les Bartley Award | Glenn Clark, New England | Troy Cordingley, Buffalo Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan[14] |
Executive of the Year Award | Lee Genier, Saskatchewan | Mike French, New England Scott Loffler, Buffalo[15] |
Teammate of the Year Award | Mike Poulin, Calgary | Joel McCready, Vancouver Andrew Watt, Buffalo[16] |
Air Canada Wingman of the Year Award | Callum Crawford, Colorado | Rob Hellyer, Toronto Dhane Smith[17] |
Tom Borrelli Award | Teddy Jenner, ILIndoor.com[18] |
Awards are presented monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Month | Overall | Rookie |
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January[19] | Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits | Randy Staats- Georgia Swarm |
February[20] | Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits | Jesse King- Georgia Swarm |
March[21] | Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits | Wesley Berg- Calgary Roughnecks |
April[22] | Rob Hellyer- Toronto Rock | Randy Staats- Georgia Swarm |
Buffalo Bandits | Georgia Swarm | New England Black Wolves | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
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KeyBank Center | Infinite Energy Arena | Mohegan Sun Arena | Blue Cross Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 7,700 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 18,819 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Saskatchewan Rush | Vancouver Stealth |
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Scotiabank Saddledome | Pepsi Center | SaskTel Centre | Langley Events Centre |
Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 15,190 | Capacity: 5,276 |
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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[23] |
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Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 15,833 | 142,505 |
Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 13,832 | 124,489 |
Saskatchewan Rush | 9 | 11,737 | 105,637 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 9 | 11,471 | 103,246 |
Toronto Rock | 9 | 9,159 | 82,432 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 8,164 | 73,483 |
Georgia Swarm | 9 | 4,667 | 42,010 |
Vancouver Stealth | 9 | 3,758 | 33,828 |
New England Black Wolves | 9 | 3,751 | 33,761 |
League | 81 | 9,152 | 741,391 |
Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[24] |
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Saskatchewan Rush | 2 | 15,187 | 30,374 |
Buffalo Bandits | 2 | 13,473 | 26,947 |
Colorado Mammoth | 1 | 13,116 | 13,116 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 1 | 13,116 | 13,116 |
New England Black Wolves | 2 | 3,481 | 6,963 |
League | 8 | 11,201 | 89,611 |
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