PHILADELPHIA – The National Lacrosse League (@NLL) today announced the largest schedule in its history, 135 games, as the 2022-23 regular season gets underway with Face Off Weekend on December 2-3, 2022. The NLL’s 36th year opens with six games, three matchups in Canada and three in the U.S., as part of a 22-week schedule through April 29. Fans can view the entire slate at https://www.nll.com/schedule/full-schedule/.
Face Off Weekend will include two TSN Game of the Week contests on Friday, December 2 (Philadelphia Wings at Halifax Thunderbirds, 6 p.m. ET) and Saturday, December 3 (Vancouver Warriors at Toronto Rock, 5 p.m. ET). All 135 games during the regular season are available on ESPN+ and through TSN’s platforms, including TSN.ca and the TSN app. The complete national broadcast schedules for TSN and ESPN and the League’s playoff schedule will be announced in the coming weeks.
“Our fans have been eagerly anticipating Face Off Weekend since our sensational Final’s series capped an incredible season and playoffs in the spring,” said NLL Commissioner Brett Frood. “We expect that the passionate fan bases at the six venues opening the 2022-23 regular season will pillar momentum for the rest of the year, and the broad reach of TSN and ESPN ensures that fans across North America can join in the celebration.”
The Las Vegas Desert Dogs, the NLL’s 15th and newest franchise, open Week 2 at Panther City, and will play their inaugural home game on Friday, December 16, at Michelob ULTRA Arena. The game at Las Vegas will be televised on ESPN2 at 10:30pm ET. The defending champion Colorado Mammoth will hoist their 2022 NLL Championship banner on Saturday, January 7, 2023, against the Calgary Roughnecks.
Some other highlights of the 2022-23 NLL schedule include:
The Colorado Mammoth is slated to kick off its 2022-23 campaign on the road, with trips to Saskatchewan and Panther City. To view all 18 games on the Mammoth’s regular season, please see below or click on the print-friendly version here: CM-22-Schedule-8.5×11
2022-23 Colorado Mammoth Regular Season Schedule
December 3: @ Saskatchewan Rush
December 17: @ Panther City Lacrosse Club
January 7: vs. Calgary Roughnecks
January 13: vs. Saskatchewan Rush
January 28: vs. San Diego Seals
February 3: vs. Georgia Swarm
February 4: @ Las Vegas Desert Dogs
February 11: @ Calgary Roughnecks
February 18 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club
February 24: vs. Panther City Lacrosse Club
March 10: vs. Calgary Roughnecks
March 18: @ Buffalo Bandits
March 25: @ Vancouver Warriors
March 31: vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs
April 8: vs. Vancouver Warriors
April 14: vs. San Diego Seals
April 22: @ Saskatchewan Rush
April 29: @ San Diego Seals
