# 2023 Colorado Mammoth season

The Colorado Mammoth are a lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is the 36th in franchise history and 20th as the Mammoth (previously the Washington Power, Pittsburgh Crossefire, and Baltimore Thunder). They lost the 2023 NLL Finals to the Buffalo Bandits in 3 games.

## 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 |

### Regular season

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | OT | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | December 3, 2022 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 6–18 | | 7,736 | 0–1 |
| 2 | December 17, 2022 | @ Panther City Lacrosse Club | Dickies Arena | W 12–9 | | 1,842 | 1–1 |
| 3 | January 7, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Ball Arena | W 9–8 | | 11,239 | 2–1 |
| 4 | January 13, 2023 | Saskatchewan Rush | Ball Arena | W 11–10 | OT | 8,952 | 3–1 |
| 5 | January 28, 2023 | San Diego Seals | Ball Arena | L 9–13 | | 10,021 | 3–2 |
| 6 | February 3, 2023 | Georgia Swarm | Ball Arena | W 13–10 | | 9,271 | 4–2 |
| 7 | February 4, 2023 | @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Michelob Ultra Arena | L 8–13 | | 6,053 | 4–3 |
| 8 | February 11, 2023 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 9–13 | | 11,819 | 4–4 |
| 9 | February 18, 2023 | @ Panther City Lacrosse Club | Dickies Arena | L 7–13 | | 2,421 | 4–5 |
| 10 | February 24, 2023 | Panther City Lacrosse Club | Ball Arena | W 14–12 | | 9,973 | 5–5 |
| 11 | March 10, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Ball Arena | L 10–16 | | 9,632 | 5–6 |
| 12 | March 18, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | W 13–10 | | 15,496 | 6–6 |
| 13 | March 25, 2023 | @ Vancouver Warriors | Rogers Arena | L 12–14 | | 7,837 | 6–7 |
| 14 | March 31, 2023 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs | Ball Arena | W 11–9 | | 9,798 | 7–7 |
| 15 | April 8, 2023 | Vancouver Warriors | Ball Arena | W 12–5 | | 10,419 | 8–7 |
| 16 | April 14, 2023 | San Diego Seals | Ball Arena | W 15–14 | | 10,443 | 9–7 |
| 17 | April 22, 2023 | @ Saskatchewan Rush | SaskTel Centre | L 11–12 | OT | 10,781 | 9–8 |
| 18 | April 29, 2023 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | L 8–11 | | 3,883 | 9–9 |

### Playoffs

| Game | Date | Opponent | Location | Score | Attendance | Record |
| Western Conference Quarterfinals | May 5, 2023 | @ San Diego Seals | Pechanga Arena | W 13–12 | 5,210 | 1–0 |
| Western Conference finals (game 1) | May 11, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Ball Arena | W 8–7 | 8,183 | 2–0 |
| Western Conference finals (game 2) | May 13, 2023 | @ Calgary Roughnecks | Scotiabank Saddledome | L 12–13 | 7,681 | 2–1 |
| Western Conference finals (game 3) | May 20, 2023 | Calgary Roughnecks | Ball Arena | W 9–7 | 8,251 | 3–1 |
| NLL Finals (game 1) | May 27, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 12–13 | 14,260 | 3–2 |
| NLL Finals (game 2) | May 29, 2023 | Buffalo Bandits | Ball Arena | W 16–10 | 10,686 | 4–2 |
| NLL finals (game 3) | June 3, 2023 | @ Buffalo Bandits | KeyBank Center | L 4–13 | 18,296 | 4–3 |

## Roster
### Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Colorado Mammoth selected:
| Round | Overall | Player | Position | College/Club |
| 1 | 15 | Owen Down | D | Robert Morris University / Coburg Kodiaks |
| 3 | 51 | Nick Musso | D | Coquitlam Adanacs |
| 5 | 89 | Zach Geddes | D | Georgetown |
| 6 | 104 | Evan Dinn | D | University of Virginia |