Philadelphia, Sept. 20, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) at the moment introduced the most important schedule in its historical past – 135 video games – because the 2022-23 common season will get underway with Face Off Weekend on December 2-3, 2022. The NLL’s thirty sixth 12 months opens with six video games, three matchups in Canada and three within the U.S., as a part of a 22-week schedule by means of April 29. Fans can view the whole slate at https://www.nll.com/schedule/full-schedule/.
Face Off Weekend will embrace two TSN Game of the Week contests on Friday, December 2 (Philadelphia Wings at Halifax Thunderbirds, 6 p.m. ET) and Saturday, December 3 (Vancouver Warriors at Toronto Rock, 5 p.m. ET). All 135 video games in the course of the common season can be found on ESPN+ and thru TSN’s platforms, together with TSN.ca and the TSN app. The full nationwide broadcast schedules for TSN and ESPN and the League’s playoff schedule will probably be introduced within the coming weeks.
“Our fans have been eagerly anticipating Face Off Weekend since our sensational Final’s series capped an incredible season and playoffs in the spring,” mentioned NLL Commissioner Brett Frood. “We expect that the passionate fan bases at the six venues opening the 2022-23 regular season will pillar momentum for the rest of the year, and the broad reach of TSN and ESPN ensures that fans across North America can join in the celebration.”
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs, the NLL’s 15th and latest franchise, open Week 2 at Panther City, and can play their inaugural house sport on Friday, December 16, at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The sport at Las Vegas will probably be televised on ESPN2 at 10:30pm ET. The defending champion Colorado Mammoth will hoist their 2022 NLL Championship banner on Saturday, January 7, 2023, towards the Calgary Roughnecks.
Some different highlights of the 2022-23 NLL schedule embrace:
- Four different Face Off Weekend video games will probably be contested on December 3, together with the Albany FireWolves at Buffalo Bandits, San Diego Seals at New York Riptide, Rochester Knighthawks at Georgia Swarm and defending champion Colorado Mammoth at Saskatchewan Rush
- Each workforce will play 18 video games (9 house and 9 away) over the 22 weeks
- There are 5 weeks wherein all 15 NLL groups will probably be in motion (Week 9, Jan. 27-28; Week 10, Feb. 3-4; Week 16, March 17-19; Week 17, March 24-25, Week 18, March 31-April 2
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About the National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s premier skilled lacrosse league. Founded in 1986, the NLL ranks third in common attendance for professional indoor sports activities worldwide, behind solely the NHL and NBA. The League is comprised of 15 franchises throughout the United States and Canada: Albany FireWolves, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds, Las Vegas Desert Dogs, New York Riptide, Panther City Lacrosse Club (TX), Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals, Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock, and Vancouver Warriors.
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