2022 NLL season

Sports season

2022 NLL season

League| National Lacrosse League
Sport| Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
Duration| December 3, 2021 — June 18, 2022
Number of games| 18
Number of teams| 14
TV partner(s)| ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Draft
Top draft pick| Thomas McConvey
Picked by| Rochester Knighthawks
Regular Season
Top seed| Buffalo Bandits
Season MVP| Dhane Smith (Buffalo Bandits)
Top scorer| Dhane Smith (Buffalo Bandits)
Playoffs
Finals champions| Colorado Mammoth
Runners-up| Buffalo Bandits
Finals MVP| Dillon Ward (Mammoth)
NLL seasons

← 2020 season

2023 season →

The 2022 National Lacrosse League 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, and the Albany FireWolves who relocated from New England. The NLL returned after missing a season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[4]

The Colorado Mammoth defeated the Buffalo Bandits in a best of three series to win its first championship since 2006.[5]

The 2022 season was the start of a multi-year broadcasting deal with ESPN.[6]

## Teams

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FireWolves

Bandits

Swarm

Thunder
birds

Riptide

Wings

Hawks

Rock

Rough
necks

Mammoth

Rush

Panther City

Seals

Warriors

East Division  West Division

2022 National Lacrosse League

Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity
East  | Albany FireWolves | Albany, New York | MVP Arena | 14,236
Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | KeyBank Center | 19,070
Georgia Swarm | Duluth, Georgia | Gas South Arena | 10,500
Halifax Thunderbirds | Halifax, Nova Scotia | Scotiabank Centre | 10,500
New York Riptide | Uniondale, New York | Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 13,917
Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662
Philadelphia Wings | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | 19,306
Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Scotiabank Arena | 18,800
West  | Calgary Roughnecks | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289
Colorado Mammoth | Denver, Colorado | Ball Arena | 18,000
Panther City Lacrosse Club | Fort Worth, Texas | Dickies Arena | 12,200
San Diego Seals | San Diego, California | Pechanga Arena | 12,920
Saskatchewan Rush | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | SaskTel Centre | 15,195
Vancouver Warriors | Vancouver, British Columbia | Rogers Arena | 18,910

## Regular season

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Reference: [7]

East ConferenceP| Team| GP| W| L| PCT| GB| Home| Road| GF| GA| Diff| GF/GP| GA/GP

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1| Buffalo Bandits - xyz| 18| 14| 4| .778| 0.0| 7-2| 7-2| 247| 185| +62| 13.72| 10.28
2| Toronto Rock - x| 18| 13| 5| .722| 1.0| 7-2| 6-3| 207| 166| +41| 11.50| 9.22
3| Halifax Thunderbirds - x| 18| 11| 7| .611| 3.0| 7-2| 4-5| 198| 195| +3| 11.00| 10.83
4| Albany FireWolves - x| 18| 9| 9| .500| 5.0| 5-4| 4-5| 198| 195| +3| 11.00| 10.83
5| Philadelphia Wings - x| 18| 9| 9| .500| 5.0| 4-5| 5-4| 185| 199| −14| 10.28| 11.06
6| Georgia Swarm| 18| 9| 9| .500| 5.0| 4-5| 5-4| 205| 212| −7| 11.39| 11.78
7| New York Riptide| 18| 6| 12| .333| 8.0| 3-6| 3-6| 214| 226| −12| 11.89| 12.56
8| Rochester Knighthawks| 18| 4| 14| .222| 10.0| 2-7| 2-7| 184| 221| −37| 10.22| 12.28
West ConferenceP| Team| GP| W| L| PCT| GB| Home| Road| GF| GA| Diff| GF/GP| GA/GP

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1| San Diego Seals - xy| 18| 10| 8| .556| 0.0| 5-4| 5-4| 202| 183| +19| 11.22| 10.17
2| Calgary Roughnecks - x| 18| 10| 8| .556| 0.0| 6-3| 4-5| 194| 201| −7| 10.78| 11.17
3| Colorado Mammoth - x| 18| 10| 8| .556| 0.0| 7-2| 3-6| 196| 198| −2| 10.89| 11.00
4| Saskatchewan Rush| 18| 8| 10| .444| 2.0| 6-3| 2-7| 196| 194| +2| 10.89| 10.78
5| Panther City Lacrosse Club| 18| 7| 11| .389| 3.0| 3-6| 4-5| 190| 223| −33| 10.56| 12.39
6| Vancouver Warriors| 18| 6| 12| .333| 4.0| 3-6| 3-6| 199| 209| −10| 11.06| 11.61

## Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls

Player  | Team  | GP  | G  | A  | Pts  | PIM  | LB

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Dhane Smith | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 41 | 94 | 135 | 10 | 93
Ryan Lee | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 34 | 85 | 119 | 13 | 68
Joe Resetarits | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 47 | 64 | 111 | 0 | 58
Jeff Teat | New York Riptide | 16 | 37 | 71 | 108 | 2 | 111
Lyle Thompson | Georgia Swarm | 17 | 47 | 55 | 102 | 8 | 107
Keegan Bal | Vancouver Warriors | 17 | 44 | 55 | 99 | 4 | 93
Josh Byrne | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 37 | 62 | 99 | 12 | 74
Jesse King | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 29 | 66 | 95 | 6 | 104
Robert Church | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 4 | 74
Mark Matthews | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 30 | 62 | 92 | 10 | 59

## Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player  | Team  | GP  | Mins  | W  | L  | GA  | SV%  | GAA

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Matt Vinc | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 1063 | 14 | 4 | 179 | 0.806 | 10.10
Nick Rose | Toronto Rock | 18 | 1007 | 13 | 3 | 152 | 0.802 | 9.05
Christian Del Bianco | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 1070 | 10 | 8 | 197 | 0.771 | 11.04
Dillon Ward | Colorado Mammoth | 18 | 985 | 9 | 7 | 168 | 0.803 | 10.22
Doug Jamieson | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 1062 | 9 | 8 | 183 | 0.786 | 10.34

## Playoffs

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| Conference Semifinal | | | Conference Final (best of 3) | | | NLL Final (best of 3) |

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| E1 | Buffalo | 10 | | |
| E4 | Albany | 5 |
| | E1 | Buffalo | 2 |
| Eastern Conference |
| | | E2 | Toronto | 0 |
| E2 | Toronto | 14* |

| E3 | Halifax | 13 |
| | E1 | Buffalo | 1 |
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| | | W3 | Colorado | 2 |
| W1 | San Diego | 9 | |

| WC | Philadelphia | 8 |
| | W1 | San Diego | 1 |
| Western Conference |
| | | W3 | Colorado | 2 |
| W2 | Calgary | 12 |

| W3 | Colorado | 16 |

*Overtime

### Conference Semifinal

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#### Eastern Conference

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#### (E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E4) Albany FireWolves

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May 7, 2022| Buffalo Bandits| 10–5
(1–1, 1–1, 4–2, 4–1)| Albany FireWolves| KeyBank Center
Attendance: 12,535

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Game reference

| Matt Vinc| Goalies| Doug Jamieson|
| | 0–1| 09:17 – O'Connor (Benesch) (PP)

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Smith (Byrne) – 10:17| 1–1|
| 1–2| 18:42 – Resetarits (O'Connor, Ruest)
MacKay (Spanger) – 28:00| 2–2|
Smith (Buchanan) – 30:14| 3–2|
Byrne (Nanticoke, Brownwell) – 31:32| 4–2|
| 4–3| 33:48 – Ruest (O'Connor, Watkinson)
Byrne (Smith, Fields) – 38:04| 5–3|
| 5–4| 39:05 – O'Connor (Kitchen,  Chaykowsky)
Fields (Cloutier, Byrne) (PP) – 41:16| 6–4|
Cloutier (Smith, Fields) – 49:52| 7–4|
| 7–5| 50:19 – Watkinson (Malcom)
Fields (Buchanan, Smith) – 57:31| 8–5|
Brown (Priolo, Brownwell) (ENG) – 58:20| 9–5|
Priolo (Smith, Brownwell) (ENG) – 59:01| 10–5|
8 min| Penalties| 10 min
59| Shots| 50

#### (E2) Toronto Rock vs. (E3) Halifax Thunderbirds

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May 6, 2022| Toronto Rock| 14–13 OT
(5–1, 4–2, 3–5, 1–5, 1–0)| Halifax Thunderbirds| FirstOntario Centre
Attendance: 7,241

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Game reference

| Nick Rose| Goalies| Warren Hill
Aaron Bold|
|  Schreiber (Hellyer, Burns) – 03:18| 1–0|

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Manns (Schreiber, McKenna) – 06:34| 2–0|
Harris – 07:28| 3–0|
Schreiber (Kri, Burns) – 10:57| 4–0|
de Snoo (Kri) – 11:56| 5–0|
| 5–1| 12:28 – Fannell (Jamieson)
Hellyer (McKenna, Slade) – 21:21| 6–1|
| 6–2| 21:31 – Terefenko (Withers)
Dawson (Rogers, Craig) (PP) – 26:09| 7–2|
| 7–3| 27:03 – Shanks (Terefenko)
de Snoo (Harris) – 27:38| 8–3|
Craig (Hellyer, Harris) – 28:42| 9–3|
| 9–4| 30:20 – Withers
| 9–5| 33:38 – Jamieson (Petterson, Shanks) (PP)
| 9–6| 36:14 – Shanks (Petterson, Jamieson) (PP)
| 9–7| 40:35 – Bell (Terefenko)
Hellyer (Schreiber, Manns) – 38:15| 10–7|
| 10–8| 45:28 – Jamieson (Fannell, Keogh)
Manns (Hellyer, de Snoo) – 42:57| 11–8|
Dawson (Craig, Manns) – 44:42| 12–8|
| 12–9| 46:59 – Gillies (Bell)
| 12–10| 48:54 – Petterson (Fannell, Terefenko)
| 12–11| 50:18 – Keogh (Jamieson, Robinson)
| 12–12| 50:33 – Theede (Petterson, Boushy)
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Schreiber (Craig, Manns) – 52:20| 13–13|
Rogers – 62:27| 14–13|
8 min| Penalties| 8 min
56| Shots| 54

#### Western Conference

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#### (W1) San Diego Seals vs. (WC) Philadelphia Wings

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May 7, 2022| San Diego Seals| 9–8
(3–2, 2–2, 3–3, 1–1)| Philadelphia Wings| Pechanga Arena
Attendance: 6,726

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Game reference

| Frankie Scigliano| Goalies| Zach Higgins|
| Berg (Dobbie, Staats) (PP) – 03:30| 1–0|

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Dobbie (Noble, Belgrave) – 05:03| 2–0|
| 2–1| 11:37 – Charbonneau (Higgins)
| 2–2| 12:41 – Matisz (PP)
Berg – 13:58| 3–2|
Shoemay (Gobrecht) – 15:40| 4–2|
| 4–3| 23:52 – Rambo (Crowley, McIntosh) (PP)
Noble (Dobbie, Staats) – 25:41| 5–3|
| 5–4| 29:41 – Jackson (McIntosh, Crowley)
| 5–5| 36:12 – Rambo (Crowley, McIntosh)
Staats (Noble) – 40:26| 6–5|
Staats (Jackson, Noble) – 40:49| 7–5|
| 7–6| 41:38 – Matisz (Crowley, Small) (PP)
Shoemay (Leclaire) – 42:50| 8–6|
| 8–7| 44:32 – Rambo
Dobbie (Berg, Staats) – 51:58| 9–7|
| 9–8| 55:32 – Jackson (McIntosh, Crowley)
8 min| Penalties| 4 min
61| Shots| 52

#### (W2) Calgary Roughnecks vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth

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May 6, 2022| Calgary Roughnecks| 12–16
(4–3, 2–4, 3–4, 2–1)| Colorado Mammoth| Scotiabank Saddledome
Attendance: 6,000

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Game reference

| Christian Del Bianco| Goalies| Dillon Ward|
| | 0–1| 04:31 – Gilles (Cupido)

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Dickson (Simpson, Salama) – 04:59| 1–1|
| 1–2| 08:30 – Robinson (McLaughlin, Lee)
| 1–3| 10:44– Robinson (Lee, Chaster)
Pace (Taylor, Cook) – 11:19| 2–3|
Herreweyers (Dickson) – 12:16| 3–3|
King (Pace, Dickson) – 12:45| 4–3|
| 4–4| 16:12 – McLaughlin (Wardle, Kinnear)
| 4–5| 18:51 – Robinson (Lee) (PP)
Pace (Dickson) (PP) – 23:23| 5–5|
| 5–6| 25:35 – Lee (Wardle, Gilles)
| 5–7| 25:59 – McLaughlin (Williams, Lee)
Herreweyers (King, Dickson) (PP) – 28:59| 6–7|
King (Wilde) – 30:30| 7–7|
King (Dickson, Pace) – 33:21| 8–7|
| 8–8| 36:16 – McLaughlin (Williams)
Herreweyers (Pace, Cook) – 37:33| 9–8|
| 9–9| 39:40 – Wardle (Lee, Robinson) (EA)
| 9–10| 43:31 – Robinson (Lee, Gibson)
| 9–11| 43:59 – Robinson (Wardle, Lee)
| 9–12| 48:48 – Lee (Wardle, McLaughlin)
Taylor (King, Dickson) – 49:48| 10–12|
Salama – 53:27| 11–12|
| 11–13| 53:48 – Williams (Edwards)
| 11–14| 57:09 – Gibson (Lee, McLaughlin)
| 11–15| 58:05 – Cupido (Gilles) (ENG)
| 11–16| 58:17 – Gilles (Edwards)
Pace (King) (EA) – 59:15| 12–16|
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
47| Shots| 53

### Conference Final (best of three)

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#### Eastern Conference

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#### (E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E2) Toronto Rock

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May 15, 2022| Buffalo Bandits| 18–17
(5–3, 5–5, 2–4, 6–5)| Toronto Rock| KeyBank Center
Attendance: 10,258

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Game reference

| Matt Vinc| Goalies| Nick Rose|
| Byrne (Smith) – 00:33| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 00:57 – Hellyer (Schreiber)
MacKay – 01:56| 2–1|
| 2–2| 02:24 – Manns (Craig, Schreiber)
Fields (Weiss) – 06:25| 3–2|
Priolo – 06:57| 4–2|
Smith (Byrne) – 10:56| 5–2|
| 5–3| 13:46 – Scott (Hellyer)
| 5–4| 16:14 – Manns (Slade)
| 5–5| 19:05 – Schreiber (Dawson)
| 5–6| 20:32 – Schreiber (de Snoo)
| 5–7| 21:32 – Manns (Hellyer, Schreiber)
Fraser (Byrne) – 23:36| 6–7|
Smith (Byrne) – 24:29| 7–7|
Fraser (Byrne, Smith) – 27:06| 8–7|
Cloutier (Buchanan, Fields) – 27:32| 9–7|
Cloutier (Fields, Smith) – 28:05| 10–7|
| 10–8| 29:58 – Rogers (Craig) (EA)
Byrne (Nanticoke, Smith) – 30:33| 11–8|
Cloutier (Smith, Byrne) – 35:18| 12–8|
| 12–9| 37:08 – Craig (Schreiber, Rogers)
| 12–10| 37:36 – Manns
| 12–11| 41:14 – Rogers (Craig, Manns)
| 12–12| 43:28 – Craig (Schreiber, Dawson)
| 12–13| 46:04 – Slade (de Snoo)
| 12–14| 47:38 – Rogers (Dawson, Scott)
Buchanan (Byrne, Smith) – 48:34| 13–14|
Byrne (Cloutier, Fraser) – 49:51| 14–14|
Byrne (Smith, Cloutier) – 50:30| 15–14|
Nanticoke (Fraser, Priolo) – 51:19| 16–14|
Fields – 52:13| 17–14|
| 17–15| 54:37– Hellyer (Rogers, Scott)
| 17–16| 57:11 – Scott (Dawson, Hellyer)
Smith (Byrne, MacKay) – 58:04| 18–16|
| 18–17| 59:51 – Schreiber (Craig, Scott) (EA)
2 min| Penalties| 0 min
51| Shots| 58
May 21, 2022| Toronto Rock| 9–10
(1–2, 1–1, 2–3, 5–4)| Buffalo Bandits| FirstOntario Centre
Attendance: 7,992

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Game reference

| Nick Rose| Goalies| Matt Vinc|
| | 0–1| 02:17 – Buchanan

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Slade (Hellyer, Kri) – 08:23| 1–1|
| 1–2| 12:13 – Byrne (Cloutier, Priolo)
| 1–3| 17:28 – Fields (Smith, Buchanan)
Harris (Kri, Slade) – 20:27| 2–3|
Schreiber (Jubenville, Rose) – 33:06| 3–3|
| 3–4| 33:25 – Cloutier (Smith, Byrne)
Jubenville (Harris) – 35:29| 4–4|
| 4–5| 36:58 – Smith (Byrne) (PP)
| 4–6| 42:40 – Cloutier (Byrne, Smith) (PP)
Schreiber (Hellyer, Manns) – 45:49| 5–6|
| 5–7| 48:17 – Smith (Fields, Byrne)
| 5–8| 49:12 – Fraser (Cloutier, Byrne)
| 5–9| 53:10 – Byrne (Smith, MacKay)
Hellyer (Schreiber, Kri) – 53:51| 6–9|
Hellyer (Rogers) – 54:48| 7–9|
Craig (Schreiber, Hellyer) – 54:19| 8–9|
| 8–10| 56:26 – Fraser (Nanticoke, Byrne)
Schreiber (Craig, Manns) (EA) – 59:14| 9–10|
6 min| Penalties| 10 min
49| Shots| 51

Bandits win series 2–0.

#### Western Conference

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#### (W1) San Diego Seals vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth

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May 13, 2022| San Diego Seals| 12–14
(5–3, 4–3, 1–5, 2–3)| Colorado Mammoth| Pechanga Arena
Attendance: 6,317

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Game reference

| Frankie Scigliano
Christopher Origlieri| Goalies| Dillon Ward|
| | 0–1| 00:36 – Williams (McLaughlin, Wardle)

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Staats (Dobbie, Noble) – 01:51| 1–1|
Berg (Noble, Jackson) – 03:03| 2–1|
Jackson (Dobbie, Staats) (PP) – 04:56| 3–1|
| 3–2| 05:30 – Williams (Wardle, Kinnear)
| 3–3| 05:56 – Robinson (McLaughlin, Chaster)
Leclaire (Berg, Gobrecht) – 08:45| 4–3|
Jackson (Noble, Leclaire) – 10:08| 5–3|
| 5–4| 17:24 – Robinson (Williams, McLaughlin)
| 5–5| 17:57 – Robinson (Chaster, Gilles)
Noble – 21:20| 6–5|
Shoemay (Dobbie, Reinholdt) (SH) – 22:46| 7–5|
| 7–6| 23:20 – Williams (Gibson) (PP)
Dobbie (Noble, Staats) (PP) – 26:39| 8–6|
Dobbie (Staats, Sykes) – 29:08| 9–6|
| 9–7| 33:03 – McLaughlin (Kinnear, Robinson)
| 9–8| 33:43 – Cupido (Ward)
| 9–9| 35:26 – McLaughlin (Gibson) (PP)
| 9–10| 38:21 – Robinson (Gibson, Hope)
| 9–11| 40:27 – Williams (McLaughlin, Wardle)
O'Keefe (Dobbie) – 41:47| 10–11|
Dobbie (Staats, Berg) – 51:18| 11–11|
| 11–12| 54:23 – Kinnear (Wardle, McLaughlin)
Leclaire (Merrill) – 54:34| 12–12|
| 12–13| 55:22 – Williams (Gibson)
| 12–14| 56:15 – McLaughlin (Robinson)
10 min| Penalties| 6 min
48| Shots| 44
May 21, 2022| Colorado Mammoth| 10–11 OT
(2–3, 1–2, 4–2, 3–3, 0–1)| San Diego Seals| Ball Arena
Attendance: 10,545

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Game reference

| Dillon Ward| Goalies| Frankie Scigliano|
| McLaughlin (Kinnear, Joaquim) – 03:00| 1–0|

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| 1–1| 04:26 – Staats (Dobbie, Noble)
| 1–2| 06:25 – Staats (Berg, Hickey) (PP)
| 1–3| 11:59 – Dobbie (Berg, Leclaire)
McLaughlin (McIntyre, Williams) – 12:12| 2–3|
| 2–4| 16:47 – Dobbie (Holding, Shoemay)
| 2–5| 25:39 – Dobbie (Noble, McCannell)
McLaughlin (Robinson, Wardle) – 26:32| 3–5|
Kinnear (McLaughlin, Hope) – 31:36| 4–5|
McIntyre – 35:28| 5–5|
Gibson (Kinnear, Joaquim) – 37:30| 6–5|
Cupido (Edwards) – 38:31| 7–5|
| 7–6| 39:20 – Staats (Berg)
| 7–7| 42:44 – Staats (Dobbie, Noble)
McLaughlin (Robinson) (PP) – 47:56| 8–7|
McLaughlin (Gibson, Robinson) – 51:12| 9–7|
| 9–8| 51:47 – Greer (Jackson, Hickey)
| 9–9| 53:14 – Staats (Jackson, Berg)
| 9–10| 56:54 – Greer (Berg, Noble)
McLaughlin (Gibson, Williams) (EA) – 59:00| 10–10|
| 10–11| 62:26 – Dobbie (Noble, Jackson)
2 min| Penalties| 2 min
52| Shots| 52
May 28, 2022| San Diego Seals| 13–15
(2–2, 7–3, 0–3, 4–7)| Colorado Mammoth| Pechanga Arena
Attendance: 7,114

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Game reference

| Frankie Scigliano
Christopher Origlieri| Goalies| Dillon Ward|
| | 0–1| 03:17 – Turner (Wardle, Edwards)

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Greer (Noble, Jackson) (EA) – 05:25| 1–1|
| 1–2| 11:18 – Williams (McLaughlin, Robinson)
Greer (Berg) – 12:46| 2–2|
| 2–3| 19:51 – Gibson (McLaughlin) (PP)
Berg (Noble) – 20:15| 3–3|
Jackson (Noble, Staats) – 21:32| 4–3|
Staats (Leclaire, Belgrave) – 21:52| 5–3|
| 5–4| 22:19 – Robinson (McLaughlin,  Kinnear)
Shoemay (McCannell) – 23:42| 6–4|
Berg (Dobbie, Noble) – 25:21| 7–4|
Dobbie (Noble, Berg) – 26:11| 8–4|
| 8–5| 26:39 – McLaughlin (Williams, Gibson)
Leclaire (Dobbie) – 28:46| 9–5|
| 9–6| 35:21 – Gibson (McLaughlin) (PP)
| 9–7| 36:01 – Robinson (McIntyre, McLaughlin)
| 9–8| 38:11 – McLaughlin (Gibson, Williams)
| 9–9| 47:46 – Robinson (McLaughlin)
| 9–10| 48:50 – Cupido
| 9–11| 50:23 – McLaughlin (Robinson, Hope)
Berg (Dobbie, Staats) (PP) – 51:27| 10–11|
| 10–12| 51:34 – Chaster (Edwards)
| 10–13| 53:26 – Williams (McLaughlin, Robinson)
Dobbie (PS) – 55:23| 11–13|
Staats (Gobrecht) – 56:00| 12–13|
| 12–14| 57:00 – McLaughlin (Robinson)
| 12–15| 59:00 – McLaughlin (Robinson, Williams)
Berg (Leclaire, Holding) – 59:15| 13–15|
16 min| Penalties| 8 min
55| Shots| 49

Mammoth wins series 2–1.

### NLL Final (best of three)

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#### (E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth

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June 4, 2022| Buffalo Bandits| 15–14
(4–1, 5–7, 3–3, 3–3)| Colorado Mammoth| KeyBank Center
Attendance: 14,274

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Game reference

| Matt Vinc| Goalies| Dillon Ward|
| | 0–1| 00:55 – McIntyre (Robinson, Wardle)

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Byrne (Spanger) – 02:14| 1–1|
Smith (Byrne) (PP) – 07:29| 2–1|
Fields (Cloutier) – 14:11| 3–1|
Smith (Buchanan) – 14:16| 4–1|
Fraser (Byrne, Nanticoke) – 16:43| 5–1|
| 5–2| 17:27 – Robinson (Jeffrey, Ward)
| 5–3| 22:19 – Williams (McLaughlin, Robinson)
Nanticoke (Fraser, Fields) – 22:42| 6–3|
| 6–4| 23:08 – McLaughlin (Williams, Robinson)
Smith (Cloutier) – 23:50| 7–4|
Nanticoke (Brownwell, Brown) – 24:04| 8–4|
| 8–5| 24:45 – Williams (McLaughlin)
| 8–6| 25:11 – McLaughlin (Gibson) (PP)
| 8–7| 25:41 – McIntyre (McLaughlin, Williams)
Nanticoke (Buchanan, Smith) – 26:49| 9–7|
| 9–8| 27:47 – Robinson (Williams, McIntyre)
Nanticoke (Byrne, Smith) – 34:30| 10–8|
Nanticoke (Smith, MacKay) – 35:30| 11–8|
| 11–9| 41:12 – McLaughlin (Robinson, Williams)
Byrne (Buchanan, MacKay) – 41:34| 12–9|
| 12–10| 42:01 – McIntyre (Kinnear, Wardle)
| 12–11| 43:07 – Wardle (Gibson, Robinson)
| 12–12| 47:19 – Robinson (McLaughlin)
Cloutier (Fields, Byrne) – 50:57| 13–12|
| 13–13| 53:23 – Williams (Robinson, McLaughlin)
Byrne (Nanticoke, Smith) – 56:34| 14–13|
| 14–14| 58:03 – Williams (McIntyre, Wardle)
Weiss (MacKay) – 59:09| 15–14|
4 min| Penalties| 6 min
55| Shots| 54
June 11, 2022| Colorado Mammoth| 11–8
(1–0, 3–6, 2–1, 5–1)| Buffalo Bandits| Ball Arena
Attendance: 10,082

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Game reference

| Dillon Ward| Goalies| Matt Vinc|
| Williams (Kinnear, Wardle) – 02:47| 1–0|

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Robinson (McIntyre, Gibson) – 16:18| 2–0|
| 2–1| 19:30 – Smith (Cloutier)
| 2–2| 23:00 – MacKay (Priolo)
| 2–3| 24:00 – Smith (Byrne, MacKay)
| 2–4| 24:26 – Byrne (Smith, Nanticoke)
| 2–5| 25:25 – Cloutier (Fields) (PP)
Williams (Wardle, McIntyre) – 27:08| 3–5|
| 3–6| Byrne (Fields, Brownwell) – 29:10
Robinson (Williams, Gibson) (EA) – 29:58| 4–6|
Williams (Robinson, Carnegie) – 31:09| 5–6|
| 5–7| 31:28 – Cloutier (Nanticoke, Buchanan)
Robinson (Wardle, McIntyre) – 33:33| 6–7|
| 6–8| 45:46 – Buchanan (Byrne, MacKay)
McIntyre (Wardle, Sullivan) – 48:01| 7–8|
Williams (Kinnear, McIntyre) – 49:04| 8–8|
Kinnear (Gibson, Cupido) – 50:10| 9–8|
Gibson (Williams, Kinnear) – 52:47| 10–8|
McIntyre (Williams) – 53:41| 11–8|
6 min| Penalties| 15 min
44| Shots| 48
June 4, 2022| Buffalo Bandits| 8–10
(3–2, 2–5, 1–0, 2–3)| Colorado Mammoth| KeyBank Center
Attendance: 19,060

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| Matt Vinc| Goalies| Dillon Ward|
| | 0–1| 00:24 – Williams (Wardle, Hope)

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Smith (Byrne, MacKay) – 01:15| 1–1|
Byrne (Buchanan, Fraser) – 01:34| 2–1|
MacKay (O'Connor) – 07:33| 3–1|
| 3–2| 10:01 – Williams (Robinson, Wardle)
| 3–3| 15:36 – McIntyre (Robinson, Wardle)
| 3–4| 15:49 – Firth (Kinnear, Wardle)
Buchanan (Byrne, Weiss) (EA) – 17:05| 4–4|
| 4–5| 18:20 – Kinnear (Wardle, Williams)
Buchanan (O'Connor, Vinc) – 22:25| 5–5|
| 5–6| 24:09 – Gibson (Williams, McIntyre)
| 5–7| 25:29 – Joaquim
Cloutier (Byrne, Smith) (PP) – 40:14| 6–7|
Fields (Smith, Priolo) – 45:27| 7–7|
| 7–8| 48:14 – Williams (Firth, Cupido)
| 7–9| 50:31 – Wardle (Joaquim, Hope)
| 7–10| 59:34 – Williams (Gilles, Hope) (ENG)
Buchanan (Nanticoke) (EA) – 59:53| 8–10|
6 min| Penalties| 8 min
63| Shots| 47

Mammoth wins series 2–1.

## Awards

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### Annual awards

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Award  | Winner  | Other Finalists

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Most Valuable Player | Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits[8] | Joe Resetarits, Albany FireWolves[9]
Matt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits
Goaltender of the Year | Matt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits[10] | Nick Rose, Toronto Rock[9]
Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth
Defensive Player of the Year | Mitch de Snoo, Toronto Rock[10] | Steve Priolo, Buffalo Bandits[9]
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
Transition Player of the Year | Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks[10] | Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors[9]
Challen Rogers, Toronto Rock
Rookie of the Year | Jeff Teat, New York Riptide[8] | Reid Bowering, Vancouver Warriors[9]
Patrick Dodds, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Sportsmanship Award | Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm[11] | Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors[9]
Dan Dawson, Toronto Rock
GM of the Year | Steve Dietrich, Buffalo Bandits[11] | Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock[9]
Bob Hamley, Panther City Lacrosse Club
Les Bartley Award | Tracey Kelusky, Panther City Lacrosse Club[11] | Matt Sawyer, Toronto Rock[9]
John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits
Executive of the Year Award | Jamie Dawick, Toronto Rock[11] | Greg Bibb, Panther City Lacrosse Club[9]
Rich Lisk, New York Riptide
Teammate of the Year Award | Jeremy Thompson, Panther City Lacrosse Club[11] | Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks[9]
Jeff Shattler, Saskatchewan Rush
Tom Borrelli Award | Pat Gregoire, Halifax Thunderbirds[11] | Jake Elliott, Vancouver Warriors[9]
Tyson Geick, Halifax Thunderbirds / Lacrosse Flash

## Stadiums and locations

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Georgia Swarm | Albany FireWolves | New York Riptide | Philadelphia Wings

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Gas South Arena | MVP Arena | Nassau Coliseum[12] | Wells Fargo Center
Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 14,236 | Capacity: 13,917 | Capacity: 19,543
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Buffalo Bandits | Halifax Thunderbirds | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock

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KeyBank Center | Scotiabank Centre[12] | Blue Cross Arena | First Ontario Centre
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 10,595 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 17,383
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | San Diego Seals | Saskatchewan Rush | Vancouver Warriors

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Scotiabank Saddledome | Ball Arena | Pechanga Arena | Co-op Field at SaskTel Centre | Rogers Arena
Capacity: 19,289  | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 12,920 | Capacity: 15,190 | Capacity: 18,910
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## Attendance

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### Regular Season

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Home Team | Home Games[a] | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[13]

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Buffalo Bandits  | 9  | 9,921  | 89,293
Calgary Roughnecks  | 9  | 9,282  | 83,539
Saskatchewan Rush  | 9  | 8,947  | 80,523
Colorado Mammoth  | 9  | 8,218  | 73,963
Georgia Swarm  | 9  | 8,098  | 72,889
Toronto Rock  | 6  | 8,071  | 48,424
Vancouver Warriors  | 9  | 6,920  | 62,277
Philadelphia Wings  | 9  | 6,586  | 59,276
San Diego Seals  | 9  | 5,778  | 52,000
Albany FireWolves  | 9  | 5,524  | 49,713
Halifax Thunderbirds[b] | 7  | 5,439  | 38,070
Panther City LC  | 9  | 4,995  | 44,951
New York Riptide  | 9  | 4,267  | 38,400
Rochester Knighthawks  | 9  | 4,153  | 37,376
League | 121 | 6,865 | 830,694

1. ^ Only games open to the public are included
2. ^ For three games, the Thunderbirds reported attendance totals rounded to the even thousand

### Playoffs

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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[13]

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Buffalo Bandits  | 4  | 14,031  | 56,127
Colorado Mammoth  | 2  | 10,314  | 20,627
Toronto Rock  | 2  | 7,617  | 15,233
San Diego Seals  | 3  | 6,719  | 20,157
Calgary Roughnecks  | 1  | 6,000  | 6,000
League | 12 | 9,845 | 118,144

## See also

[edit]

* 2022 in sports

## References

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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. ^ "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FULL 2021-22 SCHEDULE". National Lacrosse League. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
5. ^ ryanireland (2022-06-19). "Mammoth Complete Series Comeback Win 10 to 8 in Game 3 to Claim First Title Since 2006". NLL. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
6. ^ Dejohn, Kenny (2022-11-30). "ESPN Went All-In on Lacrosse in 2022". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
7. ^ "2022 National Lacrosse League Standings". Pointstreak Stats.
8. ^ a b "BANDITS' DHANE SMITH BECOMES FIFTH NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE PLAYER TO WIN AT LEAST TWO MVPS; TEAT WINS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR; ALL-LEAGUE AND ROOKIE TEAMS ANNOUNCED". NLL.com. June 30, 2022. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ANNOUNCES FINALISTS FOR 2021-22 END OF SEASON AWARDS". NLL.com. June 22, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
10. ^ a b c "CURRIER, DE SNOO, VINC WIN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE TRANSITION, DEFENSIVE PLAYER, GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". NLL.com. June 29, 2022. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
11. ^ a b c d e f "TRACEY KELUSKY, STEVE DIETRICH, JAMIE DAWICK, PAT GREGOIRE, LYLE & JEREMY THOMPSON NAB HONORS AS NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE OPENS AWARD ANNOUNCEMENTS". NLL.com. June 28, 2022. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
12. ^ a b "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
13. ^ a b "2022 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.

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