For the 2008 season, due to dispute between the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association and the NLL owners in completing the collective bargaining agreement, the "Game of the Week" on Versus was cancelled. The NLL will be using Telescope Inc.’s interactive platform, CONNECT Live, to enable real-time on-air integration of Twitter fan comments and high capacity hashtag poll results powered by at-home users across the nation. [47] Regional sports networks also provide some coverage of individual teams. [11], Although eight of the thirteen teams are based in the U.S., less than 7% of players are Americans.

The League is comprised of 13 franchises across the United States and Canada: Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds, New England Black Wolves, New York Riptide, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals, Saskatchewan Rush, Toronto Rock, and Vancouver Warriors. The average base salary as of the 2013 season was $19,135. Aaron Bold was named Championship Game MVP. Jeff Teat was taken No. 2007 NLL season League National Lacrosse League Sport Indoor lacrosse Duration December 30, 2006 – May 12, 2007 Number of games 16 Number of teams 13 Regular season Season MVPJohn Grant, Jr. (Rochester Knighthawks) On June 4, 2020, the league announced that the 2020 playoffs were cancelled due to the pandemic. The season began on November 29, 2019 and was scheduled to end with the NLL final in late spring of 2020. Almost sixty percent of its fans come from a non-lacrosse fan base, while the general lacrosse fan has become more engaged than at any point in the history of the league. Dates for the start of the 35th NLL season will be announced in the Fall. Before the PLPA was in place, injured players were responsible for paying their own medical bills.[43]. [52] In an online chat held on NLL.com with commissioner Jim Jennings, it was noted that the game would be out in 2009,[53] but the game was never released. The league announced the sale and relocation of the Washington Power franchise to the city of Denver, Colorado, with the franchise playing its home games at Pepsi Center. In the early 2000s, CNN Sports Illustrated aired NLL games regularly. On July 11, 2014 the Philadelphia Wings announced they would be relocating from Philadelphia after 28 years in the city. Cody Jamieson was named Championship Game MVP. The 2020 NLL Entry Draft, in which the Knighthawks were the most active team in the league, and a couple of off-season moves, is evidence that the front office is putting in the work to attempt to improve the franchise. [8], The NLL adopted a soft salary cap of US$ 400,000 per team for the 2013 season. [51] B/R Live is available to anyone in North America and costs $39.99 for the season, $7.99 for the month and $2.99 per game. The Mammoth treated the home crowd of 16,121 fans to a thrilling 13–12 win in double overtime against the Toronto Rock. Bob Watson was named Championship Game MVP. In 2007, the NLL had a regularly scheduled "Game of the Week" on Versus, the network now known as NBC Sports Network and home of the Indycar Series, NHL, Tour de France, and PBR. The two teams league-wide with the best remaining records will be seeded #7 and #8. Media Contact:  National Lacrosse League: Katie Lavin, klavin@nll.com. The 2005 Edge NLL Championship Game was played in front of an NLL record 19,432 fans at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and in front of a national network television audience in the US on NBC and in Canada on the Score. A new preseason attendance record was set as 14,084 fans come to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the first home exhibition game of the expansion Minnesota Swarm. On June 17, 2009, the San Jose Stealth announced their relocation to Everett, Washington, north of Seattle, for the 2010 season. The Rock defeated the Knighthawks by a score of 8–6 to capture their fourth title, all won in the past five seasons. [3] On April 8, the league made a further public statement announcing the cancellation of the remaining games of the 2020 season and that they would be exploring options for playoffs once it was safe to resume play. 9,289 fans watched the game at the Pepsi Arena in Albany. The Calgary Roughnecks won their first ever Champion's Cup by defeating the Buffalo Bandits 14–11 at Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. Their team colors were announced to be purple, silver and black.