The 2016 National Lacrosse League season, the 30th in the history of the NLL, began on January 1, 2016, and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 4, 2016. The Saskatchewan Rush won their 2nd straight title; their first while located in Saskatchewan.
Milestones and events
Pre-season May 29, 2015: The Minnesota Swarm announce that they would move to the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia as the Georgia Swarm. July 20, 2015: The Edmonton Rush announce that they would move to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as the Saskatchewan Rush. September 2, 2015: Buffalo Bandits forward John Tavares announced his retirement after 24 seasons. Tavares is the career leader in goals, assists, points, and games played. He will remain with the Bandits organization as an assistant coach.
Teams 2016 National Lacrosse League Division Team City Arena Capacity East Buffalo Bandits Buffalo, New York First Niagara 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
Map of teams
Standings
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM LBDhane Smith Buffalo Bandits 1872651379111Shawn Evans New England Black Wolves 17506811839116Callum Crawford Colorado Mammoth 1832831151589 Rob Hellyer Toronto Rock 1845681132388Rhys Duch Vancouver Stealth 184863111883Mark Matthews Saskatchewan Rush 1840691092376Curtis Dickson Calgary Roughnecks 1861461071384Cody Jamieson Rochester Knighthawks 18336194083Dan Dawson Rochester Knighthawks 184055951262Randy Staats Georgia Swarm 183659952284
Leading goaltenders Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Player Team GP Mins W L GA SV% GAA Aaron Bold Saskatchewan Rush 181042 12 5 1790.76110.30 Dillon Ward Colorado Mammoth 16743 7 3 1280.79910.33 Nick Rose Toronto Rock 18719 5 7 1330.78311.10 Mike Poulin Calgary Roughnecks 17591 4 5 1130.77811.46 Matt Vinc Rochester Knighthawks 18890 5 9 1720.77512.82
Playoffs
*Overtime
Division semifinals
East Division
(E2) New England Black Wolves vs. (E3) Georgia Swarm
West Division
(W2) Colorado Mammoth vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks
Division Finals (best of three)
Eastern Division
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (E2) New England Black Wolves
Bandits win series 2–0.
Western Division
(W1) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (W3) Calgary Roughnecks
Rush wins series 2–0.
NLL Finals (best of three)
(E1) Buffalo Bandits vs. (W1) Saskatchewan Rush
Rush wins series 2–0.
Awards Annual awards
AwardWinnerOther Finalists Most Valuable Player Dhane Smith, Buffalo Shawn Evans, New EnglandMark Matthews, Saskatchewan Goaltender of the Year Evan Kirk, New England Nick Rose, TorontoDillon Ward, Colorado Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Dilks, Saskatchewan Chris Corbeil, SaskatchewanSteve Priolo, Buffalo Transition Player of the Year Brad Self, Rochester Jordan MacIntosh, GeorgiaJeremy Thompson, Saskatchewan Rookie of the Year Randy Staats, Georgia Wesley Berg, CalgaryJesse King, Georgia Sportsmanship Award Ben McIntosh, Saskatchewan Karsen Leung, CalgaryKiel Matisz, Georgia GM of the Year Steve Dietrich, Buffalo John Arlotta, GeorgiaRich Lisk, New England Les Bartley Award Glenn Clark, New England Troy Cordingley, BuffaloDerek Keenan, Saskatchewan Executive of the Year Award Lee Genier, Saskatchewan Mike French, New EnglandScott Loffler, Buffalo Teammate of the Year Award Mike Poulin, Calgary Joel McCready, VancouverAndrew Watt, Buffalo Air Canada Wingman of the Year Award Callum Crawford, Colorado Rob Hellyer, TorontoDhane Smith Tom Borrelli Award Teddy Jenner, ILIndoor.com
Monthly awards Awards are presented monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Month Overall Rookie January Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits Randy Staats- Georgia Swarm February Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits Jesse King- Georgia Swarm March Dhane Smith- Buffalo Bandits Wesley Berg- Calgary Roughnecks April Rob Hellyer- Toronto Rock Randy Staats- Georgia Swarm
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: 19,070 Capacity: 11,355 Capacity: 7,700 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 18,819
Calgary Roughnecks Colorado Mammoth Saskatchewan Rush Vancouver Stealth Scotiabank Saddledome Pepsi Center SaskTel Centre Langley Events Centre Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007 Capacity: 15,190 Capacity: 5,276
Attendance Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 915,833142,505Colorado Mammoth 913,832124,489Saskatchewan Rush911,737105,637Calgary Roughnecks 9 11,471103,246Toronto Rock99,15982,432Rochester Knighthawks98,16473,483Georgia Swarm94,66742,010Vancouver Stealth 93,75833,828New England Black Wolves93,75133,761League819,152741,391
Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceSaskatchewan Rush 215,18730,374Buffalo Bandits213,47326,947Colorado Mammoth113,11613,116Calgary Roughnecks113,11613,116New England Black Wolves23,4816,963League811,20189,611
See also 2016 in sports
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