2026 NLL season

Last updated
2026 NLL season
League National Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationNovember 28, 2025 —
Games18
Teams14
TV partner(s) ESPN [1] [2] [3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Draft
Top draft pick CJ Kirst
Picked by Toronto Rock
Playoffs
NLL seasons
2027 season →

The 2026 NLL season is the 39th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season began in November 2025, and will end in spring of 2026.

Contents

League business

On August 19, 2025, the NLL announced that the Albany FireWolves would relocate to Oshawa, and be renamed the Oshawa FireWolves for competition in the 2026 season. [4]

Teams

2026 National Lacrosse League
TeamCityArenaCapacity
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
Oshawa FireWolves Oshawa, Ontario Tribute Communities Centre 5,180
Ottawa Black Bears Ottawa, Ontario Canadian Tire Centre 18,655
Philadelphia Wings Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Xfinity Mobile Arena 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 Hamilton, Ontario TD Coliseum 18,000
Vancouver Warriors Vancouver, British Columbia Rogers Arena 18,910

Map of teams

Black pog.svg NLL Teams

Regular season

Reference: [5]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1 Rochester Knighthawks 2201.0000.01–01–03018+1215.009.00
2 Halifax Thunderbirds 2201.0000.01–01–02010+1010.005.00
3 Vancouver Warriors 321.6670.51–11–03025+510.008.33
4 Saskatchewan Rush 321.6670.52–00–13128+310.339.33
5 Colorado Mammoth 211.5001.00–01–11715+28.507.50
6 Philadelphia Wings 211.5001.01–00–11922−39.5011.00
7 Buffalo Bandits 211.5001.01–10–02320+311.5010.00
8 San Diego Seals 211.5001.00–11–02328−511.5014.00
9 Las Vegas Desert Dogs 211.5001.01–00–11924−59.5012.00
10 Toronto Rock 211.5001.01–00–11818−-09.009.00
11 Ottawa Black Bears 312.3331.51–10–13334−111.0011.33
12 Georgia Swarm 312.3331.51–00–22427−38.009.00
13 Oshawa FireWolves 413.2502.01–10–22135−145.258.75
14 Calgary Roughnecks 202.0002.00–00–22327−411.5013.50
x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record

Awards

Annual awards

AwardWinnerOther Finalists
Most Valuable Player
Goaltender of the Year
Defensive Player of the Year
Transition Player of the Year
Offensive Player of the Year
Rookie of the Year
Sportsmanship Award
GM of the Year
Les Bartley Award
Executive of the Year Award
Teammate of the Year Award
Tom Borrelli Award

Stadiums and locations

Georgia Swarm Ottawa Black Bears Oshawa FireWolves Philadelphia Wings
Gas South Arena Canadian Tire Centre Tribute Communities Centre Xfinity Mobile Arena
Capacity: 11,355Capacity: 18,655Capacity: 5,180Capacity: 19,543
ArenaatGwinnettCenterSat.png Canadian Tire Centre in 2023 (1) (cropped).jpg Tribute Communities Centre.jpg Wells Fargo Center.jpg
Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre [6] Blue Cross Arena TD Coliseum
Capacity: 19,070Capacity: 10,595Capacity: 11,200Capacity: 17,383
KeyBank Center Bandits vs Rock 2025.jpg Scotiabank Centre - EXTERIOR - 091914 - Paul Darrow (3).JPG Rochester Blue Cross Arena - NW Exterior.jpg FirstOntario Centre - Hamilton, ON.jpg
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: 19,289Capacity: 18,007Capacity: 12,920Capacity: 15,190
Saddledome Calgary Roughnecks 2022-11-26.jpg Denver Pepsi Center 1.jpg San Diego Sports Arena.jpg Sasktel Centre.jpg
Vancouver Warriors Las Vegas Desert Dogs
Rogers Arena Lee's Family Forum
Capacity: 18,910Capacity: 5,567
Rogers Arena.jpg DLC Arena 01.2022.png

Attendance

Regular season

Home teamHome gamesAverage attendanceTotal attendance [7]
Buffalo Bandits218,10036,199
Halifax Thunderbirds110,00910,009
Vancouver Warriors29,44418,888
San Diego Seals17,6627,662
Toronto Rock15,7065,706
Philadelphia Wings15,6895,689
Saskatchewan Rush15,42010,840
Las Vegas Desert Dogs15,1975,197
Oshawa FireWolves25,12310,246
Rochester Knighthawks14,8334,833
Georgia Swarm14,8174,817
Ottawa Black Bears24,0108,039
Calgary Roughnecks
Colorado Mammoth
League177,569128,674

See also

References

  1. ↑ Rigdon, Jay (October 26, 2021). "ESPN gets exclusive rights to National Lacrosse League in multiyear deal". Awful Announcing.
  2. ↑ "Full Schedule".
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Heads to ESPN Under New Broadcast Deal". 26 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "Reports: NLL's FireWolves relocating to Oshawa for 2025-26 season". TSN.ca. TSN. August 18, 2025. Retrieved August 18, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  6. ↑ "NLL Announces brands and identities for its two newest teams". NLL.com. February 17, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2024 Season". nllstats.com. Retrieved 16 June 2023.
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