2026 NLL season

2026 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse (box lacrosse)
DurationNovember 28, 2025 —
Games18
Teams14
TV partner(s)ESPN[1][2][3] (United States)
TSN (Canada)
Draft
Top draft pickCJ Kirst
Picked byToronto Rock
Playoffs

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.

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
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

NLL Teams

Regular season

Reference:[5]

PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Saskatchewan Rush – x15114.7330.06–05–4178146+3211.879.73
2Vancouver Warriors – x15114.7330.04–37–1170138+3211.339.20
3Colorado Mammoth – x15105.6671.06–24–3172151+2111.4710.07
4Georgia Swarm1495.6431.54–35–2144122+2210.298.71
5Toronto Rock1495.6431.55–34–2160155+511.4311.07
6Buffalo Bandits1486.5712.54–34–3156153+311.1410.93
7Ottawa Black Bears1587.5333.04–34–4166169−311.0711.27
8Las Vegas Desert Dogs1367.4624.04–32–4166166−-012.7712.77
9San Diego Seals1468.4294.52–64–2141147−610.0710.50
10Rochester Knighthawks1358.3855.03–52–3153171−1811.7713.15
11Halifax Thunderbirds1459.3575.52–53–4145152−710.3610.86
12Calgary Roughnecks14410.2866.52–52–5146170−2410.4312.14
13Oshawa FireWolves14410.2866.53–31–7139163−249.9311.64
14Philadelphia Wings14311.2147.51–52–6126161−359.0011.50
x = clinched playoff berth | z = clinched top overall record

Awards

Annual awards

Award Winner Other 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: 11,355 Capacity: 18,655 Capacity: 5,180 Capacity: 19,543
Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds Rochester Knighthawks Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center Scotiabank Centre[6] 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 attendance[7]
Buffalo Bandits 7 18,313 128,194
Calgary Roughnecks 7 11,282 78,973
Colorado Mammoth 8 9,475 75,797
Halifax Thunderbirds 7 10,367 72,571
Vancouver Warriors 7 9,764 68,350
Toronto Rock 8 6,801 54,411
San Diego Seals 8 6,250 50,000
Rochester Knighthawks 8 5,220 41,763
Saskatchewan Rush 6 6,131 36,787
Philadelphia Wings 6 6,129 36,773
Las Vegas Desert Dogs 7 4,988 34,916
Georgia Swarm 7 4,888 34,218
Oshawa FireWolves 6 5,401 32,954
Ottawa Black Bears 7 4,383 30,679
League 99 7,842 776,386

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.[8]

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.
  8. ^ https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/maki-jenner-halifax-thunderbirds-national-lacrosse-league-play-by-play-9.7092599
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