2017 Colorado Mammoth season

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2017 Colorado Mammoth
League NLL
Division3rd West
2017 record9-9
Home record5-4
Road record4-5
Goals for202
Goals against199
General ManagerSteve Govett
CoachDan Stroup, Pat Coyle, Chris Gill
CaptainDan Coates
Alternate captains John Grant, Jr
Zack Greer
Arena Pepsi Center
Average attendance14,458
Team leaders
GoalsCallum Crawford (36)
AssistsCallum Crawford (62)
PointsCallum Crawford (98)
Penalties in minutes Bryce Sweeting (33)
Loose BallsCameron Holding (160)
WinsDillon Ward (9)
Goals against average Alex Buque (10.34)

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was the 31st in franchise history and 15th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).

Colorado Mammoth National Lacrosse League franchise

The Colorado Mammoth are a box lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League. The Mammoth have played at Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado, since the 2003 season. They are owned by Stan Kroenke, who is also the owner of the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets and the Colorado Rapids of MLS.

National Lacrosse League semi-professional indoor lacrosse league

The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the NLL currently has twelve teams: eight in the United States and four in Canada. The NLL ranks third in average attendance for pro indoor sports worldwide, behind only the NHL and NBA. Unlike other box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the National Lacrosse League Cup. The NLL has averaged between 9,800 and 10,700 spectators per game each year since 2004.

The 2017 National Lacrosse League season, the 31st in the history of the NLL began on December 29, 2016, and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 10, 2017, as the Georgia Swarm defeated the Saskatchewan Rush to win their franchise's first Champions Cup.

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Final standings

Reference: [1]

East Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Georgia Swarm –xyz18135.7220.07–26–3266213+5314.7811.83
2 Toronto Rock –x1899.5004.04–55–4219200+1912.1711.11
3 New England Black Wolves –x18810.4445.05–43–6220244-2412.2213.56
4 Rochester Knighthawks 18711.3896.04–53–6175209-349.7211.61
5 Buffalo Bandits 18612.3337.03–63–6226251-2512.5613.94
West Division
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Saskatchewan Rush –xy18126.6670.08–14–5231212+1912.8311.78
2 Vancouver Stealth –x1899.5003.04–55–4218221-312.1112.28
3 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5003.05–44–5202199+311.2211.06
4 Calgary Roughnecks 18810.4444.05–43–6212220-811.7812.22

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

Games behind

In most North American sports, the phrase games behind or games back is a common way to reflect the gap between a leading team and another team in a sports league, conference, or division.

Game log

Regular season

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 30, 2016@ Buffalo Bandits KeyBank Center W 12–814,2681–0
2January 7, 2017 Vancouver Stealth Pepsi Center L 9–1514,6311–1
3January 14, 2017 New England Black Wolves Pepsi Center W 11–10OT11,2462–1
4January 20, 2017 Calgary Roughnecks Pepsi Center L 12–1412,7352–2
5January 28, 2017@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 8–1211,2802–3
6February 4, 2017 Georgia Swarm Pepsi Center W 14–1015,2543–3
7February 12, 2017@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 10–9OT3,0154–3
8February 18, 2017@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 7–815,0374–4
9February 26, 2017@ New England Black Wolves Mohegan Sun Arena W 14–95,0695–4
10March 3, 2017 Calgary Roughnecks Pepsi Center W 18–915,8986–4
11March 11, 2017@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 11–12OT15,0376–5
12March 12, 2017 Vancouver Stealth Pepsi Center L 6–1012,0086–6
13March 17, 2017@ Toronto Rock Air Canada Centre W 14–118,5967–6
14March 25, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush Pepsi Center W 14–1115,1448–6
15April 1, 2017@ Georgia Swarm Infinite Energy Center L 13–213,9038–7
16April 15, 2017 Rochester Knighthawks Pepsi Center W 13–716,0039–7
17April 22, 2017@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre L 7–133,7589–8
18April 28, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush Pepsi Center L 9–1017,2099–9

Playoffs

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
Western division semi-finalMay 6, 2017@ Vancouver Stealth Langley Events Centre W 13–124,0111–0
Western final (Game 1)May 13, 2017 Saskatchewan Rush Pepsi Center L 9–1811,0121–1
Western final (Game 2)May 20, 2017@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 10–1114,0521–2

Roster

Colorado Mammoth roster
Active (20-man) rosterInactive rosterCoaches
Goaltenders
  • 27 Flag of Canada.svg Alexis Buque
  • 45 Flag of Canada.svg Dillon Ward
Defensemen
  • 37 Flag of Canada.svg Dan Coates (C)
  • 82 Flag of Canada.svg Joey Cupido
  • 15 Flag of Canada.svg Ilija Gajic
  • 19 Flag of Canada.svg Cameron Holding (A)
  • 18 Flag of Canada.svg Robert Hope
  • 23 Flag of Canada.svg Jordan Gilles
  •  4 Flag of Canada.svg Josh Sullivan
  • 94 Flag of Canada.svg Bryce Sweeting

Joey Cupido is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Cupido was also a two time All-Canadian football player with the McMaster University Marauders in the CIS. Joey married Dr. Lauren Davie on August 5th of 2017 in Hamilton.

Bryce Sweeting is a professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and the Peterborough Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse. Hailing from Peterborough, Ontario, Sweeting began playing lacrosse when he was six years old. He is a graduate of St. Peter Catholic Secondary School and St. Clair College.

Forwards
  • 98 Flag of Canada.svg Callum Crawford
  • 90 Flag of Canada.svg Jackson Decker
  • 24 Flag of Canada.svg John Grant, Jr. (A)
  • 16 Flag of Canada.svg Adam Jones
  • 51 Flag of Canada.svg Eli McLaughlin
  • 35 Flag of Canada.svg Jeremy Noble
  • 17 Flag of Canada.svg Chris Wardle
Injured Reserve
  • 61 Flag of Canada.svg Mike Burke (F)
  •  8 Flag of the United States.svg Greg Downing (D)
Head Coach
  • Pat Coyle
  • Chris Gill
  • Dan Stroup
Assistant Coaches
  • Dallas Eliuk
Legend
  • * Suspended list
  • (C) Captain
  • (A) Alternate captain

updated 2017-04-29
2017 NLL Transactions

Transactions

Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. [2] The Mammoth made the following selections:

RoundOverallPlayerCollege/Club
19Zach Herreweyers
435Taylor Stuart
546Kyle Whitlow
655Jahmal Shear

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL Standings". NLL.com. Retrieved January 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "2016 NLL Entry Draft Results". SwarmItUp.com. September 26, 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
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