2018 NLL season

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2018 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
Duration December 8, 2017 – June 9, 2018
Number of games 18
Number of teams 9
Regular Season
Top seed Saskatchewan Rush
Season MVP Canada Mark Matthews
Top scorer Canada Mark Matthews
Playoffs
Eastern champions Rochester Knighthawks
  Eastern runners-up Georgia Swarm
Western champions Saskatchewan Rush
  Western runners-up Calgary Roughnecks
Finals
Champions Saskatchewan Rush
  Runners-up Rochester Knighthawks
Finals MVP Canada Jeff Shattler
NLL seasons

The 2018 National Lacrosse League season, also known as the 2017–18 season, was the 32nd season in NLL history. It began on December 8, 2017,[1] and ending on June 9, 2018, with the Saskatchewan Rush winning their 3rd title in 4 years.

Final standings

[2] eference: [3]

East Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Georgia Swarm 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2 Toronto Rock 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
3 New England Black Wolves 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
4 Rochester Knighthawks 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
5 Buffalo Bandits 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
West Division
P Team GP W L PCT GB Home Road GF GA Diff GF/GP GA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2 Vancouver Stealth 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
3 Colorado Mammoth 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
4 Calgary Roughnecks 0 0 0 .000 0.0 0–0 0–0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00

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

Playoffs

  Division semifinals
(Single elimination)		     Division finals
(Single elimination)		     Finals
(Best-of-3)
                           
  East Division     E1  Georgia 8  
  E2  Rochester 15     E2  Rochester 9    
  E3  New England 11         E2  Rochester 1
      W1  Saskatchewan 2
  West Division     W1  Saskatchewan 15    
  W2  Colorado 12     W3  Calgary 13  
  W3  Calgary 15  

*Overtime

Awards

Annual awards

Award Winner Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan Robert Church, Saskatchewan
Kevin Crowley, New England
Goaltender of the Year Matt Vinc, Rochester[4] Christian Del Bianco, Calgary
Dillon Ward, Colorado
Defensive Player of the Year Graeme Hossack, Rochester[5] Robert Hope, Colorado
Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan
Transition Player of the Year Joey Cupido, Colorado[6] Zach Currier, Calgary
Challen Rogers, Toronto
Rookie of the Year Jake Withers, Rochester[7] Zach Currier, Calgary
Austin Shanks, Rochester
Sportsmanship Award Lyle Thompson, Georgia Jordan Gilles, Colorado
John Lafontaine, New England
GM of the Year Curt Styres, Rochester[8] Mike Board, Calgary
Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan
Les Bartley Award Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan[9] Pat Coyle, Colorado
Mike Hasen, Rochester
Executive of the Year Award Matt Hutchings, Colorado[10] Andy Arlotta, Georgia
Al Ryz, Saskatchewan
Teammate of the Year Award Craig England, Buffalo[11] Chris Corbeil, Saskatchewan
Brandon Miller, Toronto
Tom Borrelli Award Stephen Stamp[12] Jake Elliott
Teddy Jenner

All-Pro First Team

  • Kevin Crowley, New England Black Wolves
  • Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan Rush
  • Robert Church, Saskatchewan Rush
  • Joey Cupido, Colorado Mammoth
  • Graeme Hossack, Rochester Knighthawks
  • Matt Vinc, Rochester Knighthawks

All-Pro Second Team

  • Curtis Dickson, Calgary Roughnecks
  • Joe Resetarits, Rochester Knighthawks
  • Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm
  • Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
  • Kyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Rush
  • Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth

All-Rookie Team

  • Josh Byrne, Buffalo Bandits
  • Zach Currier, Calgary Roughnecks
  • Eric Fannell, Rochester Knighthawks
  • Austin Shanks, Rochester Knighthawks
  • Colton Watkinson, New England Black Wolves
  • Jake Withers, Rochester Knighthawks

Stadiums and locations

Buffalo Bandits Georgia Swarm New England Black Wolves Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
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
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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Attendance

NLL drew 762,367 spectators to its regular-season matches during the 2018 season. The average regular-season home attendance for each team is shown in the table below.[13]

Team Home average
Saskatchewan 14,639
Buffalo 14,181
Colorado 14,077
Calgary 11,847
Toronto 9,700
Rochester 6,760
New England 5,557
Georgia 4,437
Vancouver 3,507
League average 9,411

See also

References

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