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The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional men's indoor lacrosse league in North America . It currently has 15 teams; 5 in Canada and 10 in the United States . Unlike the Canadian box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Champion's Cup . A complete summary of NLL teams' performance is below.[ 1]
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 1992 National 5-3 2nd 2-2 3-1 161 125 Bob "Buff" McCready*Les Bartley Champions 1993 National 8-0 1st 4-0 4-0 143 108 Les Bartley Champions 1994 National 6-2 1st 3-1 3-1 121 99 Les Bartley Lost Championship 1995 3-5 4th 2-2 1-3 109 108 Les Bartley Lost in semifinals 1996 8-2 T-1st 3-2 5-0 172 127 Les Bartley Champions 1997 6-4 3rd 3-2 3-2 158 153 Les Bartley Lost Championship 1998 6-6 4th 4-2 2-4 166 171 Les Wakeling Lost in semifinals 1999 4-8 6th 1-5 3-3 158 177 Les Wakeling Missed playoffs 2000 8-4 2nd 5-1 3-3 202 194 Ted Sawicki Lost in semifinals 2001 8-6 5th 4-3 4-3 248 218 Ted Sawicki Missed playoffs 2002 Central 8-8 4th 4-4 4-4 210 215 Ted Sawicki Missed playoffs 2003 Central 12-4 2nd 8-0 4-4 231 188 Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals 2004 Eastern 8-8 3rd 4-4 4-4 205 198 Darris Kilgour Lost Championship 2005 Eastern 11-5 2nd 5-3 6-2 217 183 Darris Kilgour Lost in division semifinals 2006 Eastern 11-5 1st 6-2 5-3 193 167 Darris Kilgour Lost Championship 2007 Eastern 10-6 2nd 6-2 4-4 249 194 Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals 2008 Eastern 10–6 1st 7–2 3–4 203 174 Darris Kilgour Champions 2009 Eastern 10–6 2nd 5–3 5–3 223 170 Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals 2010 Eastern 8–8 3rd 4–4 4–4 169 170 Darris Kilgour Lost in division semi-finals 2011 Eastern 10–6 1st 4–4 6–2 169 159 Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals 2012 Eastern 7–9 4th 4–4 3–5 198 204 Darris Kilgour Lost in division semi-finals 2013 Eastern 6–10 4th 2–6 4–4 171 211 Darris Kilgour Missed playoffs 2014 Eastern 8–10 3rd 6–3 2–7 190 200 Troy Cordingley Lost in semifinals 2015 Eastern 11–7 3rd 7–2 4–5 236 208 Troy Cordingley Lost in division semi-finals 2016 Eastern 13–5 1st 8–1 5–4 251 214 Troy Cordingley Lost Championship 2017 Eastern 6–12 5th 3–6 3–6 226 251 Troy Cordingley Missed playoffs Total 26 seasons 211–155 114–70 97–85 4,938 4,580 Playoffs 21 appearances 24–19 18–7 6–12 560 524 4 Championships
* Buff McCready only coached the Bandits for the first three games.
Season Game Visiting Home 1992 Division Semifinal Boston 16 Buffalo 22 Division Final Buffalo 19 Detroit 16 Championship Buffalo 11 Philadelphia 10 (OT) 1993 Division Final Boston 10 Buffalo 12 Championship Philadelphia 12 Buffalo 13 1994 Division Final Detroit 10 Buffalo 16 Championship Philadelphia 26 Buffalo 15 1995 Semifinals Philadelphia 19 Buffalo 16 1996 Semifinals Rochester 10 Buffalo 18 Championship Philadelphia 10 Buffalo 15 1997 Semifinals New York 10 Buffalo 19 Championship Rochester 15 Buffalo 12 1998 Semifinals Buffalo 12 Philadelphia 17 2000 Semifinals Rochester 15 Buffalo 11 2003 Quarterfinals Calgary 9 Buffalo 16 Semifinals Buffalo 13 Rochester 16 2004 Division Semifinal Buffalo 13 Rochester 9 Division Final Buffalo 19 Toronto 10 Championship Buffalo 11 Calgary 14 2005 Division Semifinal Rochester 17 Buffalo 16 2006 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Minnesota 10 Division Final Buffalo 15 Rochester 10 Championship Colorado 16 Buffalo 9 2007 Division Semifinal Minnesota 8 Buffalo 14 Division Final Buffalo 13 Rochester 14 (OT) 2008 Division Semifinal Philadelphia 12 Buffalo 14 Division Final New York 12 Buffalo 19 Championship Portland 13 Buffalo 14 2009 Division Semifinal Boston 8 Buffalo 11 Division Final Buffalo 3 New York 9 2010 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Toronto 13 2011 Division Semifinal Boston 10 Buffalo 11 Division Final Buffalo 11 Toronto 12 2012 Division Semifinal Buffalo 6 Toronto 7 2014 Division Semifinal Buffalo 15 Toronto 13 Division Final 1 Rochester 8 Buffalo 12 Division Final 2 Buffalo 8 Rochester 13 Division Final 3 Buffalo 1 Rochester 2 2015 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Rochester 14 2016 Division Final 1 Buffalo 15 New England 10 Division Final 2 New England 15 Buffalo 20 Finals 1 Buffalo 9 Saskatchewan 11 Finals 2 Saskatchewan 11 Buffalo 10
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 2002 Northern 4-12 T-3 2-6 2-6 224 264 Chris Hall Missed playoffs 2003 Northern 9-7 T-2 6-2 3-5 209 207 Chris Hall Lost in division semifinals 2004 Western 10-6 3rd 4-4 6-2 214 187 Chris Hall Champions 2005 Western 10-6 1st 6-2 4-4 216 208 Chris Hall Lost in semifinals 2006 Western 9-7 3rd 4-4 5-3 183 178 Chris Hall Lost in division semifinals 2007 Western 9-7 2nd 4-4 5-3 219 202 Chris Hall / Jeff Dowling Lost in division semifinals 2008 Western 7–9 3rd 5–3 2–6 183 178 Troy Cordingley Lost in semifinals 2009 Western 12–4 1st 5–3 7–1 206 167 Troy Cordingley Champions 2010 Western 10–6 2nd 5–3 5–3 193 169 Dave Pym Lost in division semifinals 2011 Western 11–5 1st 6–2 5–3 198 181 Dave Pym Lost in semifinals 2012 Western 12–4 1st 5–3 7–1 216 170 Dave Pym Lost in division semifinals 2013 Western 9–7 1st 3–5 6–2 222 211 Curt Malawsky Lost in semifinals 2014 Western 12–6 2nd 6–3 6–3 237 215 Curt Malawsky Lost in championship 2015 Western 7–11 3rd 4–5 3–6 212 217 Curt Malawsky Lost in semifinals 2016 Western 8–10 3rd 5–4 3–6 216 216 Curt Malawsky Lost in semifinals 2017 Western 8–10 4th 5–4 3–6 212 220 Curt Malawsky Missed playoffs Total 16 seasons 147–117 75–57 72–60 3,360 3,190 Playoff Totals 14 appearances 16–16 10–8 6–8 349 338 2 Championships
Season Game Visiting Home 2003 Quarterfinals Calgary 9 Buffalo 16 2004 Division Semifinal Calgary 15 San Jose 14 Division Final Calgary 13 Colorado 11 Championship Buffalo 11 Calgary 14 2005 Division Final Arizona 19 Calgary 15 2006 Division Semifinal Calgary 17 Colorado 18 2007 Division Semifinal Arizona 13 Calgary 9 2008 Division Semifinal Calgary 15 Colorado 13 Division Final Portland 16 Calgary 12 2009 Division Semifinal Colorado 8 Calgary 15 Division Final San Jose 5 Calgary 17 Championship New York 10 Calgary 12 2010 Division Semifinal Edmonton 11 Calgary 7 2011 Division Semifinal Colorado 6 Calgary 10 Division Final Washington 10 Calgary 8 2012 Division Semifinal Edmonton 19 Calgary 11 2013 Division Semifinal Colorado 10 Calgary 15 Division Final Washington 14 Calgary 13 2014 Division Semifinal Colorado 15 Calgary 16 (OT) Division Final (Game 1) Edmonton 11 Calgary 12 (OT) Division Final (Game 2) Calgary 13 Edmonton 15 Division Final (Mini-game) Calgary 2 Edmonton 1 Championship (Game 1) Rochester 7 Calgary 10 Championship (Game 2) Calgary 10 Rochester 16 Championship (Mini-game) Calgary 2 Rochester 3 2015 Division Semifinal Colorado 6 Calgary 11 Division Final (Game 1) Calgary 6 Edmonton 10 Division Final (Game 2) Edmonton 9 Calgary 12 Division Final (Mini-game) Edmonton 4 Calgary 1 2016 Division Semifinal Calgary 11 (OT)Colorado 10 Division Final (Game 1) Saskatchewan 16 Calgary 10 Division Final (Game 2) Calgary 9 Saskatchewan 12
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 2003 Eastern 9-7 1st 6-2 3-5 226 223 Rod Jensen, Lost in semifinals 2004 Western 13-3 1st 7-1 6-2 223 173 Jamie Batley Lost in division finals 2005 Western 8-8 3rd 5-3 3-5 201 182 Jamie Batley Lost in division semifinals 2006 Western 10-6 2nd 6-2 4-4 200 172 Gary Gait Won Championship 2007 Western 12-4 1st 7-1 5-3 209 179 Gary Gait Lost in division semifinals Total 5 seasons 52-28 31-9 21-19 1059 929 Playoff Totals 4-4 3-2 1-2 111 109
Season Game Visiting Home 2003 Quarterfinals Vancouver 12 Colorado 15 Semifinals Colorado 11 Toronto 15 2004 Division Finals Calgary 13 Colorado 11 2005 Division Semifinals Colorado 13 Arizona 16 2006 Division Semifinals Calgary 17 Colorado 18 Division Finals Arizona 12 Colorado 13 Championship Colorado 16 Buffalo 9 2007 Division Semifinals San Jose 15 Colorado 14 (OT)
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 2006 Western 1-15 6th 0-8 1-7 150 202 Paul Day Missed playoffs 2007 Western 6-10 5th 4-4 2-6 160 189 Paul Day Missed playoffs Total 2 seasons 7-25 4-12 3-13 310 391 Playoff Totals 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 2005 Eastern 5-11 5th 2-6 3-5 188 231 Mike Simpson Missed playoffs 2006 Eastern 8-8 4th 3-5 5-3 158 171 Adam Mueller Lost in division semifinals 2007 Eastern 9-7 3rd 4-4 5-3 200 207 Duane Jacobs Lost in division semifinals Total 3 seasons 22-26 9-15 13-11 546 609 Playoff Totals 0-2 0-0 0-2 18 25
Season Game Visiting Home 2006 Division Semifinal Minnesota 10 Buffalo 11 2007 Division Semifinal Minnesota 8 Buffalo 14
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Coach Playoffs 1987 3-3 2nd 2-1 1-2 86 82 Steve Wey Lost in semifinals 1988 3-5 3rd 2-2 1-3 97 90 Steve Wey Lost in semifinals 1989 6-2 1st 4-0 2-2 122 96 Dave Evans Won Championship 1990 6-2 2nd 3-1 3-1 89 82 Dave Evans Won Championship 1991 American 5-5 3rd 3-2 2-3 129 131 Dave Evans Missed playoffs 1992 American 3-5 2nd 1-3 2-2 106 109 Dave Evans Lost Championship 1993 American 7-1 1st 4-0 3-1 121 86 Dave Evans Lost Championship 1994 American 6-2 1st 4-0 2-2 127 89 Mike French Won Championship 1995 7-1 1st 4-0 3-1 115 94 Tony Resch Won Championship 1996 8-2 T-1st 4-1 4-1 165 114 Tony Resch Lost Championship 1997 7-3 1st 3-2 4-1 137 115 Tony Resch Lost in semifinals 1998 9-3 1st 3-3 6-0 166 148 Tony Resch Won Championship 1999 5-7 4th 4-2 1-5 153 153 Tony Resch Lost in semifinals 2000 7-5 4th 4-2 3-3 172 165 Tony Resch Lost in semifinals 2001 10-4 2nd 6-1 4-3 205 177 Tony Resch Won Championship 2002 Eastern 8-8 2nd 6-2 2-6 222 237 Adam Mueller Lost in quarterfinals 2003 Eastern 8-8 2nd 6-2 2-6 203 209 Adam Mueller Missed playoffs 2004 Eastern 7-9 4th 3-5 4-4 192 198 Adam Mueller Missed playoffs 2005 Eastern 6-10 4th 3-5 3-5 213 218 Lindsay Sanderson Missed playoffs 2006 Eastern 8-8 5th 5-3 3-5 184 184 Lindsay Sanderson Missed playoffs 2007 Eastern 6-10 6th 4-4 2-6 178 186 Lindsay Sanderson Missed playoffs Total 21 seasons 135-103 78-41 57-62 3,182 2,963 Playoff Totals 16-9 10-4 6-5 327 292
Season Game Visiting Home 1987 Semifinals Washington 20 Philadelphia 15 1988 Semifinals Philadelphia 10 New Jersey 12 1989 Championship New York 10 Philadelphia 11 1990 Semifinals New York 8 Philadelphia 9 Championship Philadelphia 17 New England 7 1992 Division Semifinal Baltimore 12 Philadelphia 14 Division Final Philadelphia 8 New York 6 Championship Buffalo 11 Philadelphia 10 (OT) 1993 Division Final New York 9 Philadelphia 17 Championship Philadelphia 12 Buffalo 13 1994 Division Final New York 7 Philadelphia 17 Championship Philadelphia 26 Buffalo 15 1995 Semifinals Philadelphia 19 Buffalo 16 Championship Rochester 14 Philadelphia 15 OT 1996 Semifinals Boston 8 Philadelphia 10 Championship Philadelphia 10 Buffalo 15 1997 Semifinals Rochester 15 Philadelphia 13 1998 Semifinals Buffalo 12 Philadelphia 17 Championship (Game 1) Baltimore 12 Philadelphia 16 Championship (Game 2) Philadelphia 17 Baltimore 12 1999 Semifinals Philadelphia 2 Toronto 13 2000 Semifinals Philadelphia 10 Toronto 14 2001 Semifinals Rochester 11 Philadelphia 12 Championships Philadelphia 9 Toronto 8 2002 Quarterfinals Washington 12 Philadelphia 11
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA Head Coach Playoffs 1995 4-4 3rd 3-1 1-3 97 94 Barry Powless Lost Championship 1996 6-4 4th 4-1 2-3 148 137 Barry Powless Lost in semifinals 1997 5-5 4th 2-3 3-2 156 136 Barry Powless Won Championship 1998 6-6 3rd 3-3 3-3 168 159 Paul Day Lost in semifinals 1999 8-4 3rd 4-2 4-2 169 160 Paul Day Lost Championship 2000 8-4 3rd 5-1 3-3 187 149 Paul Day Lost Championship 2001 10-4 3rd 6-1 4-3 198 159 Paul Day Lost in semifinals 2002 Central 13-3 2nd 8-0 5-3 261 202 Paul Day Lost in semifinals 2003 Central 12-4 1st 6-2 6-2 214 173 Paul Day Lost Championship 2004 Eastern 8-8 2nd 6-2 2-6 173 186 Paul Day Lost in Division semifinals 2005 Eastern 10-6 3rd 5-3 5-3 193 179 Paul Day Lost in Division finals 2006 Eastern 9-7 2nd 6-2 3-5 196 180 Ed Comeau Lost in Division finals 2007 Eastern 14-2 1st 8-0 6-2 249 194 Ed Comeau Won Championship Total 13 seasons 113-61 66-21 47-40 2,409 2,108 Playoff Totals 12-11 5-3 7-8 284 282
Season Game Visiting Home 1995 Semifinals Buffalo 8 Rochester 10 Championship Rochester 14 Philadelphia 15 (OT) 1996 Semifinals Rochester 10 Buffalo 18 1997 Semifinals Rochester 15 Philadelphia 13 Championship Rochester 15 Buffalo 12 1998 Semifinals Rochester 14 Baltimore 15 1999 Semifinals Rochester 14 Baltimore 12 Championship Rochester 10 Toronto 13 2000 Semifinals Rochester 15 Buffalo 11 Championship Rochester 13 Toronto 14 2001 Semifinals Rochester 11 Philadelphia 12 2002 Quarterfinals Vancouver 10 Rochester 11 Semifinals Rochester 10 Albany 14 2003 Semifinals Buffalo 13 Rochester 16 Championship Toronto 8 Rochester 6 2004 Division Semifinals Buffalo 13 Rochester 9 2005 Division Semifinals Rochester 17 Buffalo 16 Division Finals Rochester 10 Toronto 12 2006 Division Semifinals Rochester 16 Toronto 8 Division Finals Buffalo 15 Rochester 10 2007 Division Semifinals Toronto 6 Rochester 10 Division Finals Buffalo 13 Rochester 14 (OT) Championship* Rochester 13 Arizona 11
* The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena ..[ 2]
Season Division W-L Finish Home Road GF GA coach Playoffs 1999 9-3 1st 6-0 3-3 157 139 Les Bartley Won Championship 2000 9-3 1st 5-1 4-2 162 130 Les Bartley Won Championship 2001 11-3 1st 6-1 5-2 168 125 Les Bartley Lost Championship 2002 Northern 11-5 1st 8-0 3-5 223 176 Les Bartley Won Championship 2003 Northern 11-5 1st 6-2 5-3 195 164 Les Bartley Won Championship 2004 Eastern 10-6 1st 5-3 5-3 202 176 Ed Comeau (interim),Terry Sanderson Lost in division finals 2005 Eastern 12-4 1st 6-2 6-2 227 190 Terry Sanderson Won Championship 2006 Eastern 8-8 3rd 5-3 3-5 182 179 Terry Sanderson Lost in division semifinals 2007 Eastern 6-10 4th 3-5 3-5 187 183 Glenn Clark Lost in division semifinals Total 9 seasons 87-47 50-19 39-30 1,703 1,462 Playoff Totals 11-4 9-3 2-1 175 161
Season Game Visiting Home 1999 Semifinals Philadelphia 2 Toronto 13 Championship Rochester 10 Toronto 13 2000 Semifinals Philadelphia 10 Toronto 14 Championships Rochester 13 Toronto 14 2001 Semifinals Washington 9 Toronto 10 Championship Philadelphia 9 Toronto 8 2002 Semifinals Washington 11 Toronto 12 Championship Toronto 13 Albany 12 2003 Semifinals Colorado 11 Toronto 15 Championship Toronto 8 Rochester 6 2004 Division Finals Buffalo 19 Toronto 10 2005 Division Finals Rochester 10 Toronto 12 Championship Arizona 13 Toronto 19 2006 Division Semifinals Toronto 8 Rochester 16 2007 Division Semifinals Toronto 6 Rochester 10
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