The 2026 NLL season was the 39th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season began on November 28, 2025, and ended on May 17, 2026, with the Toronto Rock defeating the Halifax Thunderbirds, 2–0, in the NLL Finals.
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.
Teams 2026 National Lacrosse League Team City Arena Capacity 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
Regular season
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 LBKeegan Bal Vancouver Warriors 1845791246106Connor Fields Rochester Knighthawks 18417811912135Dhane Smith Buffalo Bandits 183979118686Jeff Teat Ottawa Black Bears 1844711150119Josh Byrne Buffalo Bandits 183677113864Alex Simmons Oshawa FireWolves 18416810920119Ryan Lanchbury Rochester Knighthawks 1824821061682Jonathan Donville Las Vegas Desert Dogs 1827781051098Mitchell Jones Las Vegas Desert Dogs 1835691041093Tyler Pace Calgary Roughnecks 183172103246
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 Brett Dobson Georgia Swarm 181022 11 6 1340.8477.86 Nick Rose Toronto Rock 12608 7 3 930.8159.17 Christian Del Bianco Vancouver Warriors 181062 13 5 1660.8149.38 Frankie Scigliano Saskatchewan Rush 181024 12 5 1610.7899.43 Matt Vinc Buffalo Bandits 181054 11 7 1730.7919.85
Awards Annual awards Reference for nominees:
Reference for winners:
AwardWinnerOther finalists Most Valuable Player Brett Dobson, Georgia Swarm Keegan Bal, Vancouver WarriorsDhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits Goaltender of the YearBrett Dobson, Georgia Swarm Christian Del Bianco, Vancouver WarriorsDillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth Defensive Player of the Year Callum Jones, Ottawa Black Bears Ryan Dilks, Vancouver WarriorsBrad Kri, Toronto Rock Transition Player of the Year Zach Currier, San Diego Seals Sam English, Toronto RockJordan MacIntosh, Georgia Swarm Offensive Player of the Year Keegan Bal, Vancouver Warriors Andrew Kew, Colorado MammothDhane Smith, Buffalo Bandits Rookie of the Year CJ Kirst, Toronto Rock Nolan Byrne, Georgia SwarmMichael Grace, Georgia Swarm Sportsmanship Award Ryan Keenan, Saskatchewan Rush Kyle Buchanan, Buffalo BanditsJeff Teat, Ottawa Black Bears GM of the Year Brad Self, Colorado Mammoth Jamie Dawick, Toronto RockCurt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Les Bartley Award Pat Coyle, Colorado Mammoth Ed Comeau, Georgia SwarmCurt Malawsky, Vancouver Warriors Executive of the Year Award Dax Aquilini, Vancouver WarriorsDan Carey, Rochester KnighthawksJonah Haas, Las Vegas Desert Dogs Teammate of the Year AwardLuc Magnan, Ottawa Black Bears Robert Hope, Colorado MammothCam Dunkerley, San Diego Seals Tom Borrelli Award Ashley Docking, Toronto Rock, TSNMaki Jenner, Halifax Thunderbirds, TSNGraeme Perrow, NLL Chatter
Playoffs
*Overtime
Quarterfinals
(1) Vancouver Warriors vs. (8) Halifax Thunderbirds
(4) Georgia Swarm vs. (5) Buffalo Bandits
(2) Colorado Mammoth vs. (7) San Diego Seals
(3) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (6) Toronto Rock
Semifinals
(6) Toronto Rock vs. (7) San Diego Seals
Rock wins series 2–1.
(4) Georgia Swarm vs. (8) Halifax Thunderbirds
Thunderbirds win series 2–1.
NLL Finals (6) Toronto Rock vs. (8) Halifax Thunderbirds
Rock wins series 2–0.
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: 11,355 Capacity: 18,655 Capacity: 5,180 Capacity: 19,543 Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre Blue Cross Arena TD Coliseum Capacity: 19,070 Capacity: 10,595 Capacity: 11,200 Capacity: 17,383
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: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007 Capacity: 12,920 Capacity: 15,190
Vancouver Warriors Las Vegas Desert Dogs Rogers Arena Lee's Family Forum Capacity: 18,910 Capacity: 5,567
Attendance
Regular season + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceBuffalo Bandits 9 18,290 164,614Calgary Roughnecks 9 11,650 104,489Halifax Thunderbirds 9 10,338 93,041Vancouver Warriors 9 9,690 87,214Colorado Mammoth 9 9,599 86,391Toronto Rock 9 6,923 62,308San Diego Seals 9 6,616 59,542Saskatchewan Rush 9 6,475 58,278Philadelphia Wings 9 6,420 57,776Rochester Knighthawks 9 5,643 50,787Oshawa FireWolves 9 5,538 49,841Las Vegas Desert Dogs 9 5,078 45,700Georgia Swarm 9 4,919 44,275Ottawa Black Bears 9 4,651 41,863League1267,9851,006,119
Playoffs + Home team Home games Average attendance Total attendanceHalifax Thunderbirds 3 9,789 29,366Toronto Rock 3 6,205 18,616Vancouver Warriors 1 9,073 9,073Colorado Mammoth 1 8,991 8,991Georgia Swarm 2 4,126 8,252Saskatchewan Rush 1 5,653 5,653San Diego Seals 1 5,643 5,643League127,13385,594
Announcing On February 14, 2026, Maki Jenner did play-by-play for the Halifax Thunderbirds in a game in Halifax between them and the Buffalo Bandits, which made her the first woman to do play-by-play for the NLL.
See also 2026 in sports
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