NLL announces finalists for 2024-25 season awards The National Lacrosse League on Wednesday announced the finalists for its annual season-end awards, recognizing the top players, coaches, and executives from the 2024-25 NLL season.
Shanks leads the way with six goals as Rush down Thunderbirds in Game 1 of NLL semis Matt Cullen and Pat Gregoire break down Game 1 of the NLL semifinal between the Saskatchewan Rush and Halifax Thunderbirds, which had 'a little bit of everything.' play-btn-vid 1:49
Warriors reel off dramatic win over Knighthawks to advance to NLL semis In the first NLL playoff game in downtown Vancouver, the Warriors didn't disappoint their home fans with a dramatic win over the Rochester Knighthawks to advance to the NLL semifinals. Teddy Jenner and Brad Challoner have more. play-btn-vid 3:23
Thunderbirds take care of business at home against Roughnecks The Roughnecks couldn’t recover from a slow start falling to the Halifax Thunderbirds 16-12 in the first round of the NLL playoffs. TSN's Matt Cullen and Pat Gregoire recap all the action. play-btn-vid 2:10
Malawsky has Warriors poised for championship run After a fifth-straight win in Toronto in Week 20, the Vancouver Warriors became the fifth team in the National Lacrosse League to punch their ticket to the playoffs this season. - Rob Luchessi
Rock finish strong with win over Knighthawks in season finale The Toronto Rock (6-12) played their hearts out on Saturday night to finish the season with an 11-10 win over the Rochester Knighthawks (10-8) at Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, NY.
Toronto Rock trade Nick Rose to Calgary in multi-player deal The Toronto Rock announced Tuesday that the team has traded Nick Rose, Tyler Hendrycks, and the Rock’s 2025 Fourth Round Pick to the Calgary Roughnecks in exchange for the Roughnecks’ 2026 First Round Pick, Robert Hudson, and Gowah Abrams.
Rock's comeback bid falls just short in loss to Bandits The Toronto Rock (3-7) dropped another one-goal decision, losing 13-12 to the undefeated Buffalo Bandits (7-0) on Saturday night at Paramount Fine Foods in Mississauga. It was a tightly contested battle that included a ton of goals, scrums, and the kind of mutual affection you’d expect from two bitter rivals on Valentine’s Day.
Rock win OT thriller over Mammoth The Toronto Rock (3-5) earned their third straight win after defeating the Colorado Mammoth (5-4) by a score of 9-8 in an overtime thriller on Saturday night at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado. Josh Dawick scored four goals including the OT winner 6:05 into the extra frame.
Rock fall short to Bandits The Buffalo Bandits (4-0) stayed perfect defeating the Toronto Rock (0-5) by a score of 15-13 on Friday night at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY.
NLL extends partnership with TSN, announces 2024-25 broadcast schedule The National Lacrosse League (NLL) today announced an extension of its partnership with TSN, marking the fourth consecutive year that the network will carry NLL games.
NLL welcomes Powell Lacrosse as the first Foundational Partner of NLL UnBOXed The National Lacrosse League on Thursday announced Powell Lacrosse as the first Foundational Partner of NLL UnBOXed, the League’s new, multi-national grassroots campaign unveiled last November.
Rock and Warriors take part in Indigenous Peoples Day festivities Not only do the respective clubs represent the two largest active Canadian NLL markets, but each franchise also lays claim to playing their home games within a close proximity to many First Nations lands and territories. - by Jon Rapoport
Knighthawks join forces on UCBLL’s Hawkeyes Three knowledgeable Knighthawks are staying in Rochester for the summer to impart their box lacrosse wisdom onto the next generation of potential NLL talent. - by Adam Levi
Ottawa’s NLL history…and future Professional box lacrosse is returning to Ottawa, Ontario, for the start of the 2024-25 National Lacrosse League season. - by Adam Levi
Cordingley ready to lead Canadian Women to gold at worlds This year, women will play at the World Lacrosse Box Championships for the first time. There will be many recognizable names from the women’s lacrosse community in Utica for the tournament to be held September 20-29. There will also be some names you know from the National Lacrosse League. - by Stephen Stamp
The way too early 2024-25 NLL Power Rankings We don’t know who or where players are going to sign or re-sign. We don’t know who is going to be traded. We don’t know who is going to retire. Still, here are your way-too-early 2024-25 Power Rankings. - by Adam Levi
Buffalo’s Josh Byrne voted National Lacrosse League MVP Buffalo Bandits forward Josh Byrne, the National Lacrosse League leader in points with 135, today was named the League’s Most Valuable Player for the 2023-24 regular season.
Clark Scores double honour as NLL Coach of the Year and NLL GM of the Year Albany FireWolves General Manager and Head Coach Glenn Clark earned the League’s highest honor for both positions as he was selected as the NLL “Les Bartley Award” (Coach of the Year) and NLL General Manager of the Year.
Six Nations of the Grand River will beam with Pride during NLL Finals Six Nations is the backdrop for one of North America’s most vibrant and talented lacrosse communities, and five of its citizens will don either a Bandits or FireWolves uniform when play commences Friday night in Albany. - by Jon Rapoport
Georgia’s Lyle Thompson collects sixth straight NLL sportsmanship award The National Lacrosse League announced Tuesday that Georgia Swarm forward Lyle Thompson was selected as by NLL team executives and coaches as the 2024 NLL Sportsmanship Award winner, Thompson’s sixth consecutive honor in this category.
Halifax’s John Catalano selected NLL Executive of the Year Halifax Thunderbirds President and CEO John Catalano was tabbed as the National Lacrosse League Executive of the Year, and NLL.com and Inside Lacrosse writer Adam Levi was selected for the Tom Borrelli Award (Media Person of the Year).
Anthony Joaquim is making two championship runs this May Anthony Joaquim’s March to May was a resounding success in more ways than one. - by Adam Levi
Finalists announced for 2023-24 NLL Awards The National Lacrosse League on Wednesday announced the finalists for its annual season-end awards honoring the best NLL players, coaches, and executives for the 2023-24 regular season.
Top 20 players in the NLL semifinals Here are the Top 20 NLL players who will be competing in this weekend’s semifinals. - by Adam Levi
