National Lacrosse League 2012 Playoffs Begin on May 4th
April 29, 2012 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
On the final night of the 2012 National Lacrosse League regular season, the playoff matchups finally locked into place. The Rochester Knighthawks win over the Philadelphia Wings on Saturday night clinched the East Division for the Toronto Rock. Rochester clinched the second seed in the East and a home playoff game in the process.
The playoffs begin with the four Divisional Semifinal matchups next weekend, with games on May 4 & 5.
The division seeds are as follows:
East
1 Toronto Rock
2 Rochester Knighthawks
3 Philadelphia Wings
4 Buffalo Bandits
West
1 Calgary Roughnecks
2 Colorado Mammoth
3 Minnesota Swarm
4 Edmonton Rush
Divisional Semifinal Playoffs Schedule
Friday, May 4
Philadelphia at Rochester, 7:30pm ET (NLL Network)
Saturday, May 5
Buffalo at Toronto, 7pm ET (TSN, NLL Network)
Minnesota at Colorado, 7:30pm ET (CBS Sports Network)
Edmonton at Calgary, 9pm ET (NLL Network)
Overall Seeding
The Overall Seeding of Playoff Teams, which is used solely to determine home field advantage for the Championship Game, is listed below.
1. Calgary (12-4)*
2. Toronto (9-7)*
3. Colorado (11-5)
4. Minnesota (9-7)
5. Rochester (7-9)
6. Philadelphia (7-9)
7. Buffalo (7-9)
8. Edmonton (6-10)
*Division Champions
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