# 2017 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2017 season was the 31st in franchise history and 15th 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 | Georgia Swarm – xyz | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 266 | 213 | +53 | 14.78 | 11.83 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 4.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 219 | 200 | +19 | 12.17 | 11.11 |
| 3 | New England Black Wolves – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 5.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 220 | 244 | −24 | 12.22 | 13.56 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 7 | 11 | .389 | 6.0 | 4–5 | 3–6 | 175 | 209 | −34 | 9.72 | 11.61 |
| 5 | Buffalo Bandits | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 7.0 | 3–6 | 3–6 | 226 | 251 | −25 | 12.56 | 13.94 |
West Division :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Saskatchewan Rush – xy | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 4–5 | 231 | 212 | +19 | 12.83 | 11.78 |
| 2 | Vancouver Stealth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 218 | 221 | −3 | 12.11 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 3.0 | 5–4 | 4–5 | 202 | 199 | +3 | 11.22 | 11.06 |
| 4 | Calgary Roughnecks | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 212 | 220 | −8 | 11.78 | 12.22 |
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 | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 30, 2016 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 12–8 | | 14,268 | 1–0 |
| 2 | January 7, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 9–15 | | 14,631 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 14, 2017 | New England Black Wolves | Pepsi Center | W 11–10 | OT | 11,246 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 20, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | L 12–14 | | 12,735 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 28, 2017 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 8–12 | | 11,280 | 2–3 |
| 6 | February 4, 2017 | Georgia Swarm | Pepsi Center | W 14–10 | | 15,254 | 3–3 |
| 7 | February 12, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 10–9 | OT | 3,015 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 18, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 7–8 | | 15,037 | 4–4 |
| 9 | February 26, 2017 | @ New England Black Wolves | Mohegan Sun Arena | W 14–9 | | 5,069 | 5–4 |
| 10 | March 3, 2017 | Calgary Roughnecks | Pepsi Center | W 18–9 | | 15,898 | 6–4 |
| 11 | March 11, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 11–12 | OT | 15,037 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 12, 2017 | Vancouver Stealth | Pepsi Center | L 6–10 | | 12,008 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 17, 2017 | @ Toronto Rock | Air Canada Centre | W 14–11 | | 8,596 | 7–6 |
| 14 | March 25, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | W 14–11 | | 15,144 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 1, 2017 | @ Georgia Swarm | Infinite Energy Center | L 13–21 | | 3,903 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 15, 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | Pepsi Center | W 13–7 | | 16,003 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 22, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | L 7–13 | | 3,758 | 9–8 |
| 18 | April 28, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | L 9–10 | | 17,209 | 9–9 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Western division semi-final | May 6, 2017 | @ Vancouver Stealth | Langley Events Centre | W 13–12 | 4,011 | 1–0 |
| Western final (Game 1) | May 13, 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | Pepsi Center | L 9–18 | 11,012 | 1–1 |
| Western final (Game 2) | May 20, 2017 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 10–11 | 14,052 | 1–2 |

## Transactions
### Entry Draft

The 2016 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 26, 2016. The Mammoth made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player |
| 1 | 9 | Zach Herreweyers |
| 4 | 35 | Taylor Stuart |
| 5 | 46 | Kyle Whitlow |
| 6 | 55 | Jahmal Shear |