2017 NLL season

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2017 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationDecember 29, 2016 – June 10, 2017
Number of games18
Number of teams9
Regular Season
Top seed Georgia Swarm
Season MVP Lyle Thompson
Top scorer Lyle Thompson
Playoffs
Eastern champions Georgia Swarm
  Eastern runners-up Toronto Rock
Western champions Saskatchewan Rush
  Western runners-up Colorado Mammoth
Finals
Champions Georgia Swarm
  Runners-up Saskatchewan Rush
Finals MVP Lyle Thompson
NLL seasons

The 2017 National Lacrosse League season, the 31st in the history of the NLL began on December 29, 2016, [1] 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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Teams

Blue pog.svg East Division Red pog.svg West Division
2017 National Lacrosse League
DivisionTeamCityArenaCapacity
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

Regular Season Standings

Reference: [2]

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

Playoffs

Division semifinals Division finals (3-game series) Finals (3-game series)
         
E1 Georgia2
East Division
E2 Toronto 0
E2 Toronto18
E3 New England 10
E1 Georgia2
W1 Saskatchewan 0
W1 Saskatchewan2
West Division
W3 Colorado 0
W2 Vancouver 12
W3 Colorado13

*Overtime

Awards

Annual awards

AwardWinnerOther Finalists
Most Valuable Player Lyle Thompson, Georgia Corey Small, Vancouver
Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan
Goaltender of the Year Dillon Ward, Colorado [3] Mike Poulin, Georgia
Nick Rose, Toronto
Defensive Player of the Year Jason Noble, Georgia [4] Graeme Hossack, Rochester
Steve Priolo, Buffalo
Transition Player of the Year Brodie Merrill, Toronto [5] Jay Thorimbert, New England
Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia
Rookie of the Year Tom Schreiber, Toronto [6] Kyle Jackson, Rochester
Latrell Harris, Toronto
Sportsmanship Award Jordan Hall, Georgia [6] Kyle Buchanan, New England
Dan MacRae, Calgary
GM of the Year John Arlotta, GeorgiaJamie Dawick, Toronto
Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan
Les Bartley Award Ed Comeau, GeorgiaDerek Keenan, Saskatchewan
Jamie Batley, Vancouver
Executive of the Year Award Amber Cox, New EnglandAndy Arlotta, Georgia
John Catalano, Rochester
Teammate of the Year Award Mike Poulin, Georgia [7] Kyle Buchanan, New England
Joel McCready, Vancouver
Tom Borrelli Award Jake ElliottBudd Bailey
Neil Stevens

All-pro teams

Reference [8]

First Team

Second Team

All-Rookie Team

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: 19,070Capacity: 11,355Capacity: 7,700Capacity: 11,200Capacity: 18,819
HSBC Arena Lacrosse.jpg ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png Mohegan Sun Arena.jpg Rochester Blue Cross Arena - NW Exterior.jpg Air Canada Centre and CN Tower from Bay St.jpg
Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth Saskatchewan Rush Vancouver Stealth
Scotiabank Saddledome Pepsi Center SaskTel Centre Langley Events Centre
Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007Capacity: 15,190Capacity: 5,276
Pengrowth Saddledome lacrosse.jpg Denver Pepsi Center 1.jpg Sasktel Centre.jpg LangleyEventsCentreExterior.jpg

Attendance

Regular Season

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [9]
Buffalo Bandits915,148136,340
Saskatchewan Rush914,921134,289
Colorado Mammoth914,458130,128
Calgary Roughnecks911,622104,599
Toronto Rock99,62386,613
Rochester Knighthawks96,75560,798
New England Black Wolves95,40248,626
Georgia Swarm93,95035,558
Vancouver Stealth93,20628,860
League819,454765,811

Playoffs

Home TeamHome GamesAverage AttendanceTotal Attendance [10]
Saskatchewan Rush214,15828,316
Colorado Mammoth111,01211,012
Georgia Swarm27,01214,024
Toronto Rock26,79413,589
Vancouver Stealth14,0114,011
League88,86970,952

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