# 2016 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2016 season was the 30th in franchise history and 14th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder).

## Final standings

Reference:
East Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 251 | 214 | +37 | 13.94 | 11.89 |
| 2 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 3.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 229 | 212 | +17 | 12.72 | 11.78 |
| 3 | Georgia Swarm – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 238 | 240 | −2 | 13.22 | 13.33 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 4–5 | 200 | 215 | −15 | 11.11 | 11.94 |
| 5 | Toronto Rock | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 190 | 224 | −34 | 10.56 | 12.44 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 233 | 190 | +43 | 12.94 | 10.56 |
| 2 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 203 | 202 | +1 | 11.28 | 11.22 |
| 3 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 216 | 216 | −-0 | 12.00 | 12.00 |
| 4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 198 | 245 | −47 | 11.00 | 13.61 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game

## Game log
### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | January 1, 2016 | Georgia Swarm | Pepsi Center | W 16–15 | 15,090 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 9, 2016 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | W 16–14 | 7,982 | 2–0 |
| 3 | January 16, 2016 | Buffalo Bandits | Pepsi Center | W 15–14 | 14,125 | 3–0 |
| 4 | January 23, 2016 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 14–5 | 3,626 | 4–0 |
| 5 | January 29, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 10–12 | 8,624 | 4–1 |
| 6 | February 6, 2016 | @ Vancouver | Langley Events Centre | L 7–15 | 4,066 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 11, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | W 9–7 | 10,841 | 5–2 |
| 8 | February 13, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | W 13–8 | 9,888 | 6–2 |
| 9 | February 27, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | 14,009 | 7–2 |
| 10 | March 5, 2016 | New England Black Wolves | Pepsi Center | W 14–13 | 15,009 | 8–2 |
| 11 | March 19, 2016 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–13 | 10,139 | 8–3 |
| 12 | March 26, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | W 13–12 | 14,127 | 9–3 |
| 13 | April 2, 2016 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 12–10 | 3,554 | 10–3 |
| 14 | April 10, 2016 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Center | L 10–17 | 3,577 | 10–4 |
| 15 | April 15, 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | L 5–11 | 11,544 | 10–5 |
| 16 | April 16, 2016 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 8–11 | 15,027 | 10–6 |
| 17 | April 23, 2016 | Toronto Rock | Pepsi Center | W 10–5 | 14,122 | 11–6 |
| 18 | April 29, 2016 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | 15,622 | 12–6 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 7, 2016 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | L 10–11 | OT | 13,116 | 0–1 |

## Transactions
### Entry Draft

The 2015 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 28, 2015. The Mammoth made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 4 | 32 | Bryce Sweeting |
| 5 | 45 | Dane Sorensen |
| 6 | 52 | Jordan Gilles |