National Lacrosse League announces 2008 regular season schedule
Published on September 17, 2007 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League, North America's professional indoor lacrosse league, has announced the schedule for the 2008 regular season. Opening night is on Saturday, December 27th as the New York Titans host the Chicago Shamrox at Madison Square Garden, 8pm ET. The second game of the season-opening weekend shifts to the west, as the Colorado Mammoth host the Portland LumberJax at 9pm ET.
Some of the other early highlights include the defending league champion Rochester Knighthawks opening their home schedule on January 12th against Chicago. The expansion Boston franchise opens on the road at Edmonton on January 12th, before hosting their inaugural home game at TD Banknorth Garden on January 19th against New York. On January 26th the Rochester Knighthawks will host the Arizona Sting at Blue Cross Arena in a rematch of the 2007 NLL Championship Game.
All eyes will be on Edmonton on the weekend March 15th - 16th as the hometown Rush host the Rochester Knighthawks on Saturday, March 15th, followed by the 2008 NLL All-Star Game on Sunday, March 16th. The contest between Rochester and Edmonton will mark the first ever meeting between the two clubs as Edmonton General Manager and Head Coach Paul Day faces his former club for the first time.
Each of the league's 14 teams will play 16 games (eight home & eight away) over 17 weekends from December 27th - April 19th, followed by the 2008 Champion's Cup Playoffs. All times below are listed as Eastern.
2008 National Lacrosse League Schedule (all times Eastern)
WEEK 1
Thursday, December 27
Chicago at New York - 8:00 PM
Saturday, December 29
Portland at Colorado - 9:00 PM
WEEK 2
Friday, January 4
Rochester at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Calgary at Arizona - 9:30 PM
Colorado at Portland - 10:30 PM
Saturday, January 5
Buffalo at Chicago - 8:00 PM
WEEK 3
Friday, January 11
Rochester at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Minnesota at Toronto - 7:30 PM
Calgary at San Jose - 10:30 PM
Saturday, January 12
Portland at New York - 12:30 PM
Buffalo at Philadelphia - 7:30 PM
Chicago at Rochester - 7:35 PM
Toronto at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Arizona at Colorado - 9:00 PM
San Jose at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Boston at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
WEEK 4
Friday, January 18
Rochester at Philadelphia - 8:00 PM
Portland at Arizona - 9:30 PM
Saturday, January 19
New York at Boston - 7:30 PM
Minnesota at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Calgary at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
WEEK 5
Thursday, January 24
Arizona at Portland - 10:30 PM
Friday, January 25
Colorado at San Jose - 10:30 PM
Saturday, January 26
Buffalo at Toronto - 7:00 PM
Minnesota at Philadelphia - 7:30 PM
Portland at Boston - 7:30 PM
Arizona at Rochester - 8:00 PM
New York at Chicago - 8:00 PM
San Jose at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Edmonton at Calgary - 9:30 PM
WEEK 6
Thursday, January 31
Philadelphia at New York - 7:30 PM
Friday, February 1
Toronto at Boston - 7:30 PM
Saturday, February 2
Arizona at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Calgary at San Jose - 10:30 PM
WEEK 7
Thursday, February 7
Edmonton at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Friday, February 8
Philadelphia at Boston - 7:30 PM
Chicago at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Arizona at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Saturday, February 9
New York at San Jose - 4:00 PM
Toronto at Rochester - TBD
Sunday, February 10
Buffalo at Minnesota - 4:00 PM
WEEK 8
Friday, February 15
Boston at Toronto - 7:30 PM
Chicago at Philadelphia - 8:00 PM
Calgary at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Saturday, February 16
Toronto at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
New York at Rochester - 7:35 PM
Philadelphia at Chicago - 8:00 PM
Sunday, February 17
Edmonton at Arizona - 4:00 PM
San Jose at Portland - 6:00 PM
Monday, February 18
Minnesota at New York - 1:00 PM
WEEK 9
Friday, February 22
Toronto at Philadelphia - 8:00 PM
Colorado at Portland - 10:30 PM
Saturday, February 23
Buffalo at Rochester - 7:35 PM
San Jose at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Sunday, February 24
Toronto at New York - 12:30 PM
Minnesota at Chicago - 3:00 PM
WEEK 10
Friday, February 29
Colorado at Arizona - 9:30 PM
Saturday, March 1
Rochester at Toronto - 7:00 PM
San Jose at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Minnesota at Boston - 7:30 PM
New York at Philadelphia - 7:30 PM
Calgary at Chicago - 8:00 PM
Edmonton at Portland - 10:30 PM
WEEK 11
Saturday, March 8
Rochester at Boston - 7:30 PM
New York at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
San Jose at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Arizona at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Philadelphia at Portland - 10:30 PM
WEEK 12
Friday, March 14
Chicago at Toronto - 7:30 PM
Boston at Philadelphia - 8:00 PM
New York at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Buffalo at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Saturday, March 15
Rochester at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Sunday, March 16
2008 NLL All-Star Game at Edmonton - TBD
WEEK 13
Friday, March 21
Colorado at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Edmonton at Arizona - 10:30 PM
Saturday, March 22
Portland at San Jose - 3:00 PM
Philadelphia at Toronto - 7:00 PM
Chicago at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Boston at New York - 7:30 PM
Minnesota at Rochester - 7:35 PM
WEEK 14
Thursday, March 27
Boston at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Saturday, March 29
San Jose at Philadelphia - 7:30 PM
Boston at Rochester - 7:35 PM
Toronto at Chicago - 8:00 PM
Portland at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Colorado at Arizona - 10:00 PM
WEEK 15
Thursday, April 3
Chicago at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Friday, April 4
Buffalo at Boston - 7:30 PM
Calgary at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Saturday, April 5
New York at Toronto - 7:00 PM
Boston at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Rochester at Chicago - 8:00 PM
Philadelphia at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Arizona at Portland - 10:30 PM
Sunday, April 6
Edmonton at San Jose - 7:00 PM
WEEK 16
Friday, April 11
Arizona at San Jose - 10:30 PM
Calgary at Portland - 10:30 PM
Saturday, April 12
Edmonton at Toronto - 7:00 PM
Buffalo at New York - 7:30 PM
Chicago at Boston - 7:30 PM
Philadelphia at Rochester - 7:35 PM
Colorado at Minnesota - 8:00 PM
Portland at Calgary - 9:30 PM
San Jose at Arizona - 10:00 PM
WEEK 17
Friday, April 18
Rochester at New York - 7:30 PM
Edmonton at Colorado - 9:00 PM
Portland at San Jose - 10:30 PM
Saturday, April 19
Philadelphia at Buffalo - 7:30 PM
Boston at Chicago - 8:00 PM
Toronto at Calgary - 9:30 PM
Colorado at Edmonton - 9:30 PM
Minnesota at Arizona - 10:00 PM
--end of regular season--
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