# 2023 Panther City Lacrosse Club season

The Panther City Lacrosse Club is a professional lacrosse team based in Fort Worth, Texas. The team plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is the second season in franchise history.

## Regular season
### Final standings

Reference:
East Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits – xyz | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 11.94 | 10.61 |
| 2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 8–1 | 5–4 | 234 | 164 | +70 | 13.00 | 9.11 |
| 3 | Halifax Thunderbirds – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 5–4 | 5–4 | 238 | 210 | +28 | 13.22 | 11.67 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 218 | 214 | +4 | 12.11 | 11.89 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 4–5 | 5–4 | 200 | 211 | −11 | 11.11 | 11.72 |
| 6 | Georgia Swarm | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 3–6 | 5–4 | 219 | 207 | +12 | 12.17 | 11.50 |
| 7 | New York Riptide | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 3–6 | 2–7 | 201 | 243 | −42 | 11.17 | 13.50 |
| 8 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 3 | 15 | .167 | 11.0 | 0–9 | 3–6 | 167 | 233 | −66 | 9.28 | 12.94 |
West Conference :
| P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
| 1 | San Diego Seals – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 7–2 | 7–2 | 240 | 193 | +47 | 13.33 | 10.72 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 13 | 5 | .722 | 1.0 | 7–2 | 6–3 | 218 | 167 | +51 | 12.11 | 9.28 |
| 3 | Panther City Lacrosse Club – x | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 4–5 | 204 | 193 | +11 | 11.33 | 10.72 |
| 4 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 7–2 | 2–7 | 190 | 208 | −18 | 10.56 | 11.56 |
| 5 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 5–4 | 3–6 | 204 | 212 | −8 | 11.33 | 11.78 |
| 6 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | 18 | 5 | 13 | .278 | 9.0 | 4–5 | 1–8 | 179 | 222 | −43 | 9.94 | 12.33 |
| 7 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 188 | 247 | −59 | 10.44 | 13.72 |

### Game log

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 9, 2022 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Dickies Arena | W 13–11 | 4,184 | 1–0 |
| 2 | December 16, 2022 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | W 9–3 | 7,072 | 2–0 |
| 3 | December 17, 2022 | Colorado Mammoth | Dickies Arena | L 9–12 | 1,842 | 2–1 |
| 4 | December 31, 2022 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 9–11 | 8,663 | 2–2 |
| 5 | January 7, 2023 | @ Rochester Knighthawks | Blue Cross Arena | L 9–17 | 4,062 | 2–3 |
| 6 | January 14, 2023 | @ Philadelphia Wings (2018–) | Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia) | W 12–10 | 10,234 | 3–3 |
| 7 | January 28, 2023 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 20–7 | 7,836 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 4, 2023 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | L 10–12 | 4,214 | 4–4 |
| 9 | February 11, 2023 | Vancouver Warriors | Dickies Arena | W 14–13 | 3,657 | 5–4 |
| 10 | February 18, 2023 | Colorado Mammoth | Dickies Arena | W 13–7 | 2,421 | 6–4 |
| 11 | February 24, 2023 | @ Colorado Mammoth | Ball Arena | L 12–14 | 9,973 | 6–5 |
| 12 | March 4, 2023 | Saskatchewan Rush | Dickies Arena | W 16–10 | 3,478 | 7–5 |
| 13 | March 18, 2023 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Dickies Arena | W 11–8 | 2,238 | 8–5 |
| 14 | March 24, 2023 | San Diego Seals | Dickies Arena | L 9–17 | 2,104 | 8–6 |
| 15 | April 1, 2023 | Albany FireWolves | Dickies Arena | W 12–8 | 2,329 | 9–6 |
| 16 | April 8, 2023 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 5–12 | 11,404 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 15, 2023 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | W 9–8 | 7,532 | 10–7 |
| 18 | April 21, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Dickies Arena | L 12–13 | 3,063 | 10–8 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| western Conference Quarterfinals | May 6, 2023 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–12 | | 10,104 | 0–1 |

## Roster

References:

### Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. Panther City made the following selections:
| Round | Overall | Player | College/Club |
| 1 | 5 | Jason Knox | Burlington Chiefs – Ohio State University |
| 1 | 9 | Mathieu Gautier | Edmonton Miners |
| 1 | 21 | Colton Lidstone | Nanaimo Timbermen – Robert Morris University |
| 2 | 30 | Ronin Pusch | Edmonton Miners |
| 2 | 37 | Carter Zavitz | St. Catharines Jr A – Princeton University |
| 3 | 47 | Petey Lasala | University of Virginia |
| 5 | 79 | Kaleb Martin | Whitby Jr A |
| 6 | 94 | Jackson Rose | Lakeway Texas – St. Bonaventure |
| 6 | 97 | Michael Ippolito | High Point University |