The 2025 NLL season was the 38th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season began on November 29, 2024, and ended on May 24, 2025, with the Buffalo Bandits defeating the Saskatchewan Rush, 2–1, in the NLL Finals to claim a record seventh league title.
Team movement On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears for competition in the 2025 season.
On August 30, 2024, the NLL announced that the Panther City Lacrosse Club would cease operations. The league held a dispersal draft on September 2.
On April 12, 2024, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs announced they were moving their home arena from Michelob Ultra Arena to Lee's Family Forum.
Teams 2025 National Lacrosse League Team City Arena Capacity Albany FireWolves Albany, New York MVP Arena 14,236 Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York KeyBank Center 19,070 Calgary Roughnecks Calgary, Alberta Scotiabank Saddledome 19,289 Colorado Mammoth Denver, Colorado Ball Arena 18,000 Georgia Swarm Duluth, Georgia Gas South Arena 10,500 Halifax Thunderbirds Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,595 Las Vegas Desert Dogs Henderson, Nevada Lee's Family Forum 5,567 Ottawa Black Bears Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre 18,655 Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wells Fargo Center 19,306 Rochester Knighthawks Rochester, New York Blue Cross Arena 10,662 San Diego Seals San Diego, California Pechanga Arena 12,920 Saskatchewan Rush Saskatoon, Saskatchewan SaskTel Centre 15,195 Toronto Rock Mississauga, Ontario Paramount Fine Foods Centre 5,612 Vancouver Warriors Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena 18,910
Map of teams
Regular season
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 LBDhane Smith Buffalo Bandits 18321021346116Josh Byrne Buffalo Bandits 1844901341888Joe Resetarits Philadelphia Wings 184181122266Connor Fields Rochester Knighthawks 18467612212148Ryan Lanchbury Rochester Knighthawks 182789116880Keegan Bal Vancouver Warriors 1843691121868Mitchell Jones Philadelphia Wings 18318011137100Jeff Teat Ottawa Black Bears 1856551112107Curtis Dickson Calgary Roughnecks 184860108673Jesse King Calgary Roughnecks 1830751051085
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 Frankie Scigliano Saskatchewan Rush 16957 11 4 1500.7959.40 Aden Walsh Vancouver Warriors 16703 5 6 1500.7889.40 Nick Rose Toronto/Calgary 181048 7 10 1830.82010.47 Matt Vinc Buffalo Bandits 181080 13 5 1930.79010.71 Rylan Hartley Rochester Knighthawks 9478 6 2 860.77410.79
Awards Annual awards
Reference for nominees:
AwardWinnerOther Finalists Most Valuable Player Connor Fields, Rochester Knighthawks Wesley Berg, San Diego SealsDhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits Goaltender of the Year Frankie Scigliano, Saskatchewan Rush Nick Rose, Calgary RoughnecksMatt Vinc, Buffalo Bandits Defensive Player of the Year Matt Hossack, Saskatchewan Rush Ryan Dilks, Vancouver WarriorsGraeme Hossack, Halifax Thunderbirds Transition Player of the Year Owen Grant, Vancouver Warriors Zach Currier, San Diego SealsRyan Terefenko, Halifax Thunderbirds Offensive Player of the Year Dhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits Connor Fields, Rochester KnighthawksJeff Teat, Ottawa Black Bears Rookie of the Year Dyson Williams, Albany FireWolves Brennan O'Neill, Philadelphia WingsAdam Poitras, Las Vegas Desert Dogs Sportsmanship Award Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo Bandits Keegan Bal, Vancouver WarriorsLyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm GM of the Year Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Rush Mike Board, Calgary RoughnecksCurt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Les Bartley Award Jimmy Quinlan, Saskatchewan Rush Mike Hasen, Rochester KnighthawksCurt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Executive of the Year Award Jason Thorne, Vancouver Warriors John Catalano, Halifax ThunderbirdsScott Loffler, Buffalo Bandits Teammate of the Year Award Keegan Bell, Saskatchewan Rush Each team nominated one candidate for the award Tom Borrelli Award John Gurtler, Buffalo Bandits Maki Jenner, Halifax Thunderbirds, TSNTeddy Jenner, "Off the Crossebar" podcast, TSN
Playoffs *Overtime
Quarterfinals
(1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (8) San Diego Seals
(2) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (7) Georgia Swarm
(3) Halifax Thunderbirds vs. (6) Calgary Roughnecks
(4) Vancouver Warriors vs. (5) Rochester Knighthawks
Semifinals
(1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (4) Vancouver Warriors
Bandits win series 2–0.
(2) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (3) Halifax Thunderbirds
Rush win series 2–0
NLL Final (best of three) (1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (2) Saskatchewan Rush
Bandits win series 2–1.
Stadiums and locations Georgia Swarm Albany FireWolves Ottawa Black Bears Philadelphia Wings Gas South Arena MVP Arena Canadian Tire Centre Wells Fargo Center Capacity: 11,355 Capacity: 14,236 Capacity: 18,655 Capacity: 19,543 Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre Blue Cross Arena Paramount Fine Foods Centre Capacity: 19,070 Capacity: 10,595 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 5,612
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 Rogers Arena Lee's Family Forum Capacity: 18,910 Capacity: 5,567
Attendance
Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 9 18,471 166,238Calgary Roughnecks 9 12,086 108,777Colorado Mammoth 9 9,874 88,870Halifax Thunderbirds 9 9,789 88,101Vancouver Warriors 9 9,677 87,091Philadelphia Wings 9 6,829 61,465Saskatchewan Rush 9 6,572 59,145Rochester Knighthawks 9 6,138 49,101Ottawa Black Bears 9 5,434 48,909Toronto Rock 9 5,124 46,113San Diego Seals 9 5,229 47,063Georgia Swarm 9 5,063 45,574Las Vegas Desert Dogs 9 5,057 45,513Albany FireWolves 9 5,013 45,120League1267,834987,080
Playoffs Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 4 16,987 67,949Halifax Thunderbirds 2 10,595 21,190Vancouver Warriors 2 8,670 17,340Saskatchewan Rush 3 6,493 19,479League 11 11,451 125,958
See also 2025 in sports
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