# 2025 NLL season

The 2025 NLL season is the 38th season of play of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The season begins on November 29, 2024, and ends in spring of 2025.

## Team movement

On February 21, 2024, the NLL announced that the New York Riptide would relocate to Ottawa, and be renamed the Ottawa Black Bears for competition in the 2025 season.
On August 30, 2024, the NLL announced that the Panther City Lacrosse Club would cease operations. The league held a dispersal draft on September 2.
On April 12, 2024, the Las Vegas Desert Dogs announced they're moving their home arena from Michelob Ultra Arena to Lee's Family Forum.

## Teams

2025 National Lacrosse League :
| Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
| Albany FireWolves | Albany, New York | MVP Arena | 14,236 |
| 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 | 10,500 |
| Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Henderson, Nevada | Lee's Family Forum | 5,567 |
| Ottawa Black Bears | Ottawa, Ontario | Canadian Tire Centre | 18,655 |
| Philadelphia Wings | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wells Fargo Center | 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 | Mississauga, Ontario | Paramount Fine Foods Centre | 5,612 |
| Vancouver Warriors | Vancouver, British Columbia | Rogers Arena | 18,910 |

## Regular season

Reference:
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 8 | 1 | .889 | 0.0 | 4–1 | 4–0 | 135 | 95 | +40 | 15.00 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Saskatchewan Rush | 11 | 9 | 2 | .818 | 0.0 | 4–1 | 5–1 | 139 | 111 | +28 | 12.64 | 10.09 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.5 | 3–2 | 3–2 | 131 | 121 | +10 | 13.10 | 12.10 |
| 4 | Georgia Swarm | 10 | 6 | 4 | .600 | 2.5 | 2–3 | 4–1 | 116 | 120 | −4 | 11.60 | 12.00 |
| 5 | Colorado Mammoth | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.0 | 3–3 | 3–2 | 132 | 128 | +4 | 12.00 | 11.64 |
| 6 | Calgary Roughnecks | 11 | 6 | 5 | .545 | 3.0 | 2–4 | 4–1 | 143 | 140 | +3 | 13.00 | 12.73 |
| 7 | Ottawa Black Bears | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 3.5 | 2–3 | 3–2 | 97 | 100 | −3 | 9.70 | 10.00 |
| 8 | Philadelphia Wings | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 140 | 144 | −4 | 12.73 | 13.09 |
| 9 | Vancouver Warriors | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | 3–2 | 2–4 | 111 | 107 | +4 | 10.09 | 9.73 |
| 10 | San Diego Seals | 11 | 5 | 6 | .455 | 4.0 | 3–3 | 2–3 | 122 | 126 | −4 | 11.09 | 11.45 |
| 11 | Rochester Knighthawks | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4.5 | 1–4 | 4–3 | 139 | 151 | −12 | 11.58 | 12.58 |
| 12 | Toronto Rock | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | 1–5 | 2–3 | 108 | 123 | −15 | 9.82 | 11.18 |
| 13 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | 1–4 | 2–4 | 117 | 155 | −38 | 10.64 | 14.09 |
| 14 | Albany FireWolves | 11 | 3 | 8 | .273 | 6.0 | 2–4 | 1–4 | 125 | 134 | −9 | 11.36 | 12.18 |

## Awards
### Annual awards

* Award
* 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 | Albany FireWolves | Ottawa Black Bears | Philadelphia Wings |
| Gas South Arena | MVP Arena | Canadian Tire Centre | Wells Fargo Center |
| Capacity: 11,355 | Capacity: 14,236 | Capacity: 18,655 | Capacity: 19,543 |
| Buffalo Bandits | Halifax Thunderbirds | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
| KeyBank Center | Scotiabank Centre | Blue Cross Arena | Paramount Fine Foods Centre |
| Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 10,595 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 5,612 |
| 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 |

### Regular season

| Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance |
| Buffalo Bandits | 4 | 18,083 | 72,330 |
| Calgary Roughnecks | 3 | 11,595 | 34,784 |
| Colorado Mammoth | 5 | 9,659 | 48,293 |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 4 | 9,609 | 38,434 |
| Vancouver Warriors | 4 | 9,437 | 37,747 |
| Philadelphia Wings | 5 | 6,178 | 30,892 |
| Saskatchewan Rush | 4 | 5,751 | 23,003 |
| Ottawa Black Bears | 4 | 5,646 | 22.582 |
| Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 5 | 5,177 | 20,709 |
| Rochester Knighthawks | 5 | 5,105 | 25,526 |
| Toronto Rock | 4 | 5,070 | 20,281 |
| Georgia Swarm | 5 | 4,661 | 23,307 |
| San Diego Seals | 5 | 4,472 | 22,361 |
| Albany FireWolves | 4 | 4,377 | 17,509 |
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* ↑ For one game, the Seals reported an attendance total rounded to the even thousand