2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs season

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2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs
League NLL
DivisionTBD West
2023 record5–13
Home record4–5
Road record1–8
Goals for179
Goals against222
General ManagerBob Hamley
Coach Shawn Williams
CaptainTBD
Alternate captainsTBD
Arena Michelob Ultra Arena
Average attendance5,960
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The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are a lacrosse team based in Las Vegas, Nevada playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season was the inaugural season for the franchise and played their home games in the Michelob Ultra Arena. They are owned by Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai, former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, former NBA player Steve Nash and pro golfer Dustin Johnson. All games were televised on MyLVTV and streamed on ESPN+. [1]

Contents

The head coach and general manager of the Desert Dogs is Shawn Williams. They hired Ken Millin as offensive coordinator and Rob Williams as defensive coordinator. [2] [3]

Final standings

Reference: [4]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Buffalo Bandits –xyz18144.7780.07–27–2215191+2411.9410.61
2 Toronto Rock –x18135.7221.08–15–4234164+7013.009.11
3 Halifax Thunderbirds –x18108.5564.05–45–4238210+2813.2211.67
4 Rochester Knighthawks –x18108.5564.06–34–5218214+412.1111.89
5 Philadelphia Wings 1899.5005.04–55–4200211−1111.1111.72
6 Georgia Swarm 18810.4446.03–65–4219207+1212.1711.50
7 New York Riptide 18513.2789.03–62–7201243−4211.1713.50
8 Albany FireWolves 18315.16711.00–93–6167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 San Diego Seals –xy18144.7780.07–27–2240193+4713.3310.72
2 Calgary Roughnecks –x18135.7221.07–26–3218167+5112.119.28
3 Panther City Lacrosse Club –x18108.5564.06–34–5204193+1111.3310.72
4 Colorado Mammoth –x1899.5005.07–22–7190208−1810.5611.56
5 Saskatchewan Rush 18810.4446.05–43–6204212−811.3311.78
6 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 18513.2789.04–51–8179222−439.9412.33
7 Vancouver Warriors 18414.22210.02–72–7188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

GameDateOpponentLocationScoreOTAttendanceRecord
1December 9, 2022@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 11–134,1840–1
2December 16, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club Michelob Ultra Arena L 3–97,0720–2
3January 6, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Michelob Ultra Arena L 9–144,8090–3
4January 14, 2023@ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena L 16–198,4830–4
5January 20, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Michelob Ultra Arena W 15–145,0571–4
6January 28, 2023@ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 10–159,3351–5
7February 4, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Michelob Ultra Arena W 13–86,0532–5
8February 18, 2023@ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena W 12–103,5203–5
9February 24, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Michelob Ultra Arena W 11–94,8144–5
10 March 4, 2023 @ San Diego Seals Snapdragon Stadium L 12–158,4434–6
11March 11, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Michelob Ultra Arena L 5–147,9144–7
12March 18, 2023@ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 8–112,2384–8
13March 25, 2023 Rochester Knighthawks Michelob Ultra Arena W 12–75,4305–8
14March 31, 2023@ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 9–119,7985–9
15April 8, 2023 San Diego Seals Michelob Ultra Arena L 10–145,5405–10
16April 14, 2023@ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 7–1212,9985–11
17April 22, 2023@ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena L 4–144,0925–12
18April 29, 2023 Saskatchewan Rush Michelob Ultra Arena L 12–136,9475–13

Roster

Expansion Draft

The expansion draft for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs was held on July 7, 2022. The Desert Dogs selected: [5]

RoundPlayerFormer team
1Jackson NishimuraAlbany FireWolves
2 Connor Fields Buffalo Bandits
3Riley HutchcraftToronto Rock
4John WagnerRochester Knighthawks
5Landon KellsCalgary Roughnecks
6Brett McIntyreColorado Mammoth
7Connor KirstGeorgia Swarm
8James BarclayHalifax Thunderbirds
9Ty ThompsonNew York Riptide
10Jack HannahPanther City LC
11Jackson SubochPhiladelphia Wings
12Frank SciglianoSan Diego Seals
13 Jeff Cornwall Saskatchewan Rush
14Tyson RoeVancouver Warriors

The following trades were made immediately following the draft:

Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs selected: [6] [7]

RoundOverallPlayerPositionCollege/Club
12Dylan WatsonFOrangeville Northmen – Jacksonville University
116Jake SaundersDBrooklin Lacrosse Club – University of Richmond
224Griffin HallDVictoria Shamrocks
226Sean WestleyFBrooklin Lacrosse Club – St. Bonaventure University
344Zach ColeDSt. Joseph’s University
459Colin JeffreyGVictoria Shamrocks – University of Montevallo
474Chris MerleDStony Brook University
575Peytin WallaceDWhitby Jr A
690Tyler EwenFBurnaby – Queens University of Charlotte
691Stryker RoloffDLangley Jr A

References

  1. ↑ "Desert Dogs' inaugural season to air on local TV, ESPN+". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. ↑ "Las Vegas Desert Dogs hire offensive, defensive coordinators". KSNV . 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. ↑ "NLL: Desert Dogs Add Millin and Williams to Coaching Staff". Inside Lacrosse . 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  5. ↑ "Las Vegas loads up via expansion draft & post-draft deals". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  6. ↑ "Desert Dogs Select 10 Players in Inaugural Entry Draft". OurSports Central. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. ↑ "2022 NLL Entry Draft Live Results". NLL. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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