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, and ending on June 9, 2018, with the Saskatchewan Rush winning their 3rd title in 4 years.
Teams 2018 National Lacrosse League Division Team City Arena Capacity East Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York KeyBank 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
Map of teams
Final standings
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM LBMark Matthews Saskatchewan Rush 183384116667Robert Church Saskatchewan Rush 184760107672Dhane Smith Buffalo Bandits 183768105095Joe Resetarits Rochester Knighthawks 183763100092Ryan Benesch Colorado Mammoth 18365793696Rob Hellyer Toronto Rock 18306393584Curtis Dickson Calgary Roughnecks 184745922686Cody Jamieson Rochester Knighthawks 18266389875Adam Jones Toronto Rock 183752899109Lyle Thompson Georgia Swarm 184640866123Wesley Berg Calgary Roughnecks 183749861282
Leading goaltenders 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 Christian Del Bianco Calgary Roughnecks 18788 7 6 1380.79310.50 Evan Kirk Saskatchewan Rush 18926 12 3 1670.77710.82 Dillon Ward Colorado Mammoth 18981 10 6 1810.78011.06 Matt Vinc Rochester Knighthawks 18960 9 6 1820.78111.37 Nick Rose Toronto Rock 181016 8 9 1970.78111.63
Playoffs
*Overtime
Conference Semifinals
Eastern Division
(E2) Rochester Knighthawks vs. (E3) New England Black Wolves
Western Division
(W2) Colorado Mammoth vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks
Divisional Finals
Eastern Division
(E1) Georgia Swarm vs. (E3) Rochester Knighthawks
Western Division
(W1) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks
NLL Final (best of three)
(W1) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (E2) Rochester Knighthawks
Rush wins series 2–1.
Awards Annual awards
AwardWinnerOther Finalists Most Valuable Player Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan Robert Church, SaskatchewanKevin Crowley, New England Goaltender of the Year Matt Vinc, Rochester Christian Del Bianco, CalgaryDillon Ward, Colorado Defensive Player of the Year Graeme Hossack, Rochester Robert Hope, ColoradoKyle Rubisch, Saskatchewan Transition Player of the Year Joey Cupido, Colorado Zach Currier, CalgaryChallen Rogers, Toronto Rookie of the Year Jake Withers, Rochester Zach Currier, CalgaryAustin Shanks, Rochester Sportsmanship Award Lyle Thompson, Georgia Jordan Gilles, ColoradoJohn Lafontaine, New England GM of the Year Curt Styres, Rochester Mike Board, CalgaryDerek Keenan, Saskatchewan Les Bartley Award Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Pat Coyle, ColoradoMike Hasen, Rochester Executive of the Year Award Matt Hutchings, Colorado Andy Arlotta, GeorgiaAl Ryz, Saskatchewan Teammate of the Year Award Craig England, Buffalo Chris Corbeil, SaskatchewanBrandon Miller, Toronto Tom Borrelli Award Stephen Stamp Jake ElliottTeddy 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
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
Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceSaskatchewan Rush914,639131,754Buffalo Bandits 914,181127,634Colorado Mammoth 914,077126,693Calgary Roughnecks 9 11,847106,623Toronto Rock99,70087,301Rochester Knighthawks96,76060,841New England Black Wolves95,55750,013Georgia Swarm94,43739,940Vancouver Stealth 93,50731,568League819,411762,367
Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceColorado Mammoth113,88413,884Saskatchewan Rush 312,35137,055Rochester Knighthawks 27,21814,437Georgia Swarm14,1064,106League79,92669,482
See also 2018 in sports
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