2013 North American Lacrosse League season

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2013 NALL season
League North American Lacrosse League
Sport Indoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 5, 2013 – March 16, 2013
Number of teams4
Finals championsBoston Rockhoppers
  Runners-upKentucky Stickhorses
Finals MVP Mike Stone
NALL seasons
 None
Final Season 

The 2013 North American Lacrosse League season was the first and only season in the history of the NALL. The season began January 5, 2013 and ended March 16, 2013. [1] Originally scheduled as a 12-game season for each team, the season was cut to ten games for the Baltimore Bombers, Boston Rockhoppers and Kentucky Stickhorses. The Rhode Island Kingfish season was initially cut to 6 road games due to issues securing the Bradford R. Boss Arena. [2] Eventually, due to the Bombers folding after only seven games, the rest of the regular season was canceled on March 11, and the championship game was moved to March 16.

Contents

Season Table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Baltimore Bombers – BAL • Boston Rockhoppers – BOS• Kentucky Stickhorses – KEN • Rhode Island Kingfish – RI
Win Loss Home
TeamGame
12345678910
Baltimore Bombers BOSRIBOSKENKENRIBOSKENKENBOS
17–16/OT12–89–2017–1310–11/OTCANCELED9–1812–10CANCELEDCANCELED
Boston Rockhoppers KENBALKENBALRIBALKENRIKENBAL
10–916–17/OT16–920–920–718–916–1315–14CANCELEDCANCELED
Kentucky Stickhorses BOSRIBOSBALBALBALBOSBOSBALRI
9–1017–149–1613–1711–10/OT10–1213–16CANCELEDCANCELEDCANCELED
Rhode Island Kingfish KENBALBOSBALBOSKENn/an/an/an/a
14–178–127–20CANCELED14–15CANCELEDn/an/an/an/a

Current standings

Grey indicated that the Baltimore Bombers folded before the season completed. Record shown is their record before they folded.

RankTeamGPWLPCTHomeAwayPFPA+/-GB
1 Boston Rockhoppers 871.8573–14–013187+44--
2 Kentucky Stickhorses 725.4002–40–27185-144.5
3 Rhode Island Kingfish 404.000N/A0–34364-215
X Baltimore Bombers 743.7502–22–18696-10N/A

Milestones & events

Preseason

Regular season

Championship

Saturday, March 16, 2013 at 7:00PM EST, at Freedom Hall in Louisville, Kentucky

SeedTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
1Boston Rockhoppers498425
2Kentucky Stickhorses333413

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