National Lacrosse League 2012 Regular Season Schedule Opens on January 8th
Published on September 12, 2011 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the 2012 regular season schedule, which begins on Sunday, January 8th in Toronto. The 16-game regular season schedule for each team will conclude on April 28th.
The season begins on Faceoff Weekend with the opening game on Sunday, January 8 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. Josh Sanderson makes his return to the defending champion Toronto Rock as they face the Calgary Roughnecks, the defending champions of the Western Division regular season and owners of the league's best regular season record in 2011.
Highlights include two meetings between the Washington Stealth & Toronto Rock, who have faced each other in each of the last two NLL Championship Games. The rivals play at Toronto on March 3 and at Washington on April 20.
Calgary and Edmonton will continue one of the league's fiercest rivalries as they face each other four times in 2012: February 18 & March 10 in Calgary, and on March 9 and April 21 in Edmonton.
The long-standing rivalry between the Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks continues with three meetings during the season: at Rochester on January 21 & March 10, and at Buffalo on April 21. The January 21 game is the Knighthawks' home opener. Rochester re-acquired Casey Powell during the off-season, marking a return to the team where he started his pro career in 1999.
The Philadelphia Wings open their season at Wells Fargo Center on January 14 vs. Rochester. Philadelphia acquired two of the game's biggest talents in Dan Dawson and Brodie Merrill during the off-season.
The Colorado Mammoth are preparing to celebrate their tenth season of play at Pepsi Center in Denver. The Mammoth open their 2012 season at home on January 14 vs. the Minnesota Swarm. Minnesota opens its home schedule at Xcel Energy Center on January 28 vs. Buffalo.
The 2012 Playoffs will begin on the weekend of May 5th. An announcement regarding the league's playoff format will be forthcoming at a later date.
2012 NLL Regular Season Schedule (all times listed Eastern):
Week #1
Sunday, January 8
Calgary at Toronto, 6pm
Week #2
Saturday, January 14
Rochester at Philadelphia, 7pm
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Minnesota at Colorado, 9pm
Calgary at Washington, 10:30pm
Week #3
Friday, January 20
Colorado at Edmonton, 9pm
Saturday, January 21
Washington at Philadelphia, 7pm
Buffalo at Rochester, 7:30pm
Colorado at Calgary, 9pm
Week #4
Friday, January 27
Rochester at Toronto, 7pm
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Saturday, January 28
Buffalo at Minnesota, 8pm
Rochester at Colorado, 9pm
Toronto at Calgary, 9pm
Edmonton at Washington, 10:30pm
Week #5
Saturday, February 4
Toronto at Philadelphia, 7pm
Washington at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Minnesota at Rochester, 7:30pm
Edmonton at Colorado, 9pm
Week #6
Friday, February 10
Edmonton at Minnesota, 8:30pm
Calgary at Washington, 11pm
Sunday, February 12
Rochester at Minnesota, 3pm
Buffalo at Philadelphia, 4pm
Week #7
Saturday, February 18
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7pm
Washington at Rochester, 7:30pm
Colorado at Minnesota, 8pm
Edmonton at Calgary, 9pm
Week #8
Friday, February 24
Rochester at Toronto, 7pm
Philadelphia at Edmonton, 9pm
Calgary at Colorado, 9pm
Minnesota at Washington, 11pm
Week #9
Saturday, March 3
Rochester at Philadelphia, 7pm
Washington at Toronto, 7pm
Colorado at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Minnesota at Calgary, 9pm
Week #10
Friday, March 9
Philadelphia at Toronto, 7:30pm
Calgary at Edmonton, 9pm
Saturday, March 10
Buffalo at Rochester, 1:05pm
Edmonton at Calgary, 9pm
Washington at Colorado, 9pm
Sunday, March 11
Colorado at Washington, 8pm
Week #11
Friday, March 16
Buffalo at Toronto, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 17
Edmonton at Philadelphia, 7pm
Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Week #12
Friday, March 23
Philadelphia at Colorado, 9pm
Saturday, March 24
Toronto at Rochester, 7:30pm
Washington at Edmonton, 9pm
Buffalo at Calgary, 9pm
Sunday, March 25
Colorado at Philadelphia, 4pm
Minnesota at Washington, 8pm
Week #13
Friday, March 30
Calgary at Minnesota, 8:30pm
Saturday, March 31
Colorado at Rochester, 1:05pm
Toronto at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Minnesota at Edmonton, 9pm
Washington at Calgary, 9pm
Week #14
Friday, April 6
Minnesota at Philadelphia, 7pm
Rochester at Calgary, 9pm
Saturday, April 7
Edmonton at Toronto, 7pm
Philadelphia at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Week #15
Saturday, April 14
Calgary at Rochester, 7:30pm
Washington at Minnesota, 8pm
Buffalo at Edmonton, 9pm
Toronto at Colorado, 9pm
Week #16
Friday, April 20
Edmonton at Colorado, 9pm
Toronto at Washington, 11pm
Saturday, April 21
Rochester at Buffalo, 7:30pm
Philadelphia at Minnesota, 8pm
Calgary at Edmonton, 9pm
Week #17
Saturday, April 28
Philadelphia at Rochester, 7:30pm
Colorado at Minnesota, 8pm
Toronto at Edmonton, 9pm
Buffalo at Washington, 10:30pm
(End of Regular Season)
National Lacrosse League Stories from September 12, 2011
- Rush Start 2012 Season At Home - Edmonton Rush
- Washington Stealth 2012 Schedule Announced - Washington Stealth
- Knighthawks' Home Schedule Features Bandits Twice, Return of John Grant, Jr. - Rochester Knighthawks
- Minnesota Swarm Announce 2012 Season Schedule - Minnesota Swarm
- Rock Announce 2012 Schedule - Toronto Rock
- National Lacrosse League 2012 Regular Season Schedule Opens on January 8th - NLL
- Mammoth 2012 Schedule Released - Colorado Mammoth
- Philadelphia Wings to Hold Angels Dancer Auditions - Philadelphia Wings
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