2014 NLL season explained

2014 NLL season
League:National Lacrosse League
Sport:Indoor lacrosse
Pixels:100px
No Of Teams:9
No Of Games:18
Duration:December 28, 2013 – May 31, 2014
Season:Regular Season
Mvp:Cody Jamieson
Mvp Link:National Lacrosse League MVP Award
Top Scorer:Cody Jamieson
Playoffs:Playoffs
Conf1:Eastern
Conf1 Champ:Rochester Knighthawks
Conf1 Runner-Up:Buffalo Bandits
Conf2:Western
Conf2 Champ:Calgary Roughnecks
Conf2 Runner-Up:Edmonton Rush
Finals:Finals
Finals Champ:Rochester Knighthawks
Finals Runner-Up:Calgary Roughnecks
Finals Mvp:Dan Dawson (Rochester)
Finals Mvp Link:Champion's Cup#Most Valuable Players
Seasonslistnames:NLL
Prevseason Link:2013 NLL season
Prevseason Year:2013 season
Nextseason Link:2015 NLL season
Nextseason Year:2015 season

The 2014 National Lacrosse League season, the 28th in the history of the NLL, began on December 28, 2013[1] and ended on May 31, 2014, the date of Game 2 and 3 of the championship series. After finishing the regular season atop the East Division, the Rochester Knighthawks continued winning in the playoffs and took their third consecutive Champion's Cup, the first time a team has won the league title three straight years.

Teams

2014 National Lacrosse League
Division Team City Arena Capacity
EastBuffalo BanditsBuffalo, New YorkFirst Niagara Center19,070
Minnesota SwarmSaint Paul, MinnesotaXCEL Energy Center18,064
Philadelphia WingsPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaWachovia Center19,537
Rochester KnighthawksRochester, New YorkBlue Cross Arena10,662
Toronto RockToronto, OntarioAir Canada Centre18,800
WestCalgary RoughnecksCalgary, AlbertaScotiabank Saddledome19,289
Colorado MammothDenver, ColoradoPepsi Center18,007
Edmonton RushEdmonton, AlbertaRexall Place16,839
Vancouver StealthLangley, British ColumbiaLangley Events Centre5,276

Milestones and events

Pre-season

Regular season

Playoffs

Playoffs

*Overtime

Division Finals and Champion's Cup Final individual game results

East Division Finals

Saturday May 10 - Game 1 at First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Bandits 12, Rochester Knighthawks 8[32]
Saturday May 17 - Game 2 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 13, Buffalo Bandits 8[33]
Saturday May 17 - Game 3 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 2, Buffalo Bandits 1, overtime[34]
Rochester wins series, 2-1.

West Division Finals

Saturday May 10 - Game 1 at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 12, Edmonton Rush 11, overtime[35]
Friday May 16 - Game 2 at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton Rush 15, Calgary Roughnecks 13[36]
Friday May 16 - Game 3 at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 2, Edmonton Rush 1[37]
Calgary wins series, 2-1.

Champion's Cup

Saturday May 24 - Game 1 at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 10, Rochester Knighthawks 7[38]
Saturday May 31 - Game 2 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 16, Calgary Roughnecks 10[39]
Saturday May 31 - Game 3 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 3, Calgary Roughnecks 2[40]
Rochester wins series, 2-1.

Regular-season results table

Abbreviation and Color Key:
Buffalo Bandits - BUF • Calgary Roughnecks - CAL • Colorado Mammoth - COL • Edmonton Rush - EDM • Philadelphia Wings - PHI
Minnesota Swarm - MIN • Rochester Knighthawks - ROC • Toronto Rock - TOR • Vancouver Stealth - VAN
Win Loss Home
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PHITORPHICOLROCTORROCPHIMINCOLEDMMINVANCOLMINTORROCROC
13-1712-1012-11 (OT)16-911-1012-106-913-712-912-95-149-108-1213-169-109-134-814-16
TORCOLEDMVANCOLMINVANROCTORCOLEDMVANMINPHIBUFEDMEDMVAN
11-1613-118-1515-1213-14 (OT)15-1320-911-1019-139-10 (OT)7-1513-815-1113-916-1311-1514-13 (OT)14-8
EDMVANCALEDMVANBUFCALMINVANVANROCCALBUFPHIEDMEDMMINPHI
10-1313-1211-136-1713-149-1614-13 (OT)14-1210-99-199-1110-9 (OT)9-1212-1411-1210-818-1213-12
COLCOLCALVANROCPHIMINTORVANCALBUFROCTORCOLCOLCALCALVAN
13-1017-615-89-88-7 (OT)8-614-911-1010-915-714-515-1113-1012-118-1015-1113-14 (OT)10-5
ROCVANPHIPHICOLCALEDMTORPHIBUFTORBUFCALROCROCBUFCOLTOR
6-85-811-108-1512-1413-159-1412-1415-149-128-9 (OT)10-911-1514-159-1210-912-186-8
BUFROCBUFMINMINVANTOREDMBUFMINROCROCTORCOLCALTORVANCOL
17-139-1311-12 (OT)10-1115-815-910-206-87-1314-158-137-1114-1314-129-139-1015-1112-13
MINPHITORBUFEDMBUFTORCALCOLPHITORPHIEDMMINMINVANBUFBUF
8-613-912-810-117-8 (OT)9-617-910-1111-913-817-1211-711-1515-1412-910-78-416-14
CALBUFROCVANBUFPHIROCMINEDMCALROCMINPHIEDMVANPHIBUFMIN
16-1110-128-1217-1210-1220-109-1714-1210-1113-1912-179-8 (OT)13-1410-1317-910-913-98-6
COLMINCOLCALEDMTORPHICOLCOLCALEDMCALBUFTORROCPHIEDMCAL
12-138-514-1312-158-912-179-159-1019-99-209-108-1312-89-177-1011-155-108-14

Awards

Annual awards

For the first time, the winners of the NLL's annual awards were not announced during the playoffs. Instead, three finalists for each award were announced during the two weeks following the final Championship game. The winners were announced at the first-ever NLL Season Awards Ceremony on September 21, 2014.[41]

AwardWinnerOther Finalists
Most Valuable PlayerCody Jamieson, RochesterGarrett Billings, Toronto
Matt Vinc, Rochester[42]
Goaltender of the YearMatt Vinc, RochesterAaron Bold, Edmonton
Anthony Cosmo, Buffalo[43]
Defensive Player of the YearKyle Rubisch, EdmontonChris Corbeil, Edmonton
Steve Priolo, Buffalo[44]
Transition Player of the YearJordan MacIntosh, MinnesotaBrodie Merrill, Philadelphia
Jeremy Thompson, Edmonton[45]
Rookie of the YearLogan Schuss, MinnesotaRobert Church, Edmonton
Dillon Ward, Colorado[46]
Sportsmanship AwardGarrett Billings, TorontoCurtis Knight, Edmonton
Shawn Williams, Buffalo
GM of the YearDerek Keenan, EdmontonMike Board, Calgary
Curt Styres, Rochester[47]
Les Bartley AwardDerek Keenan, EdmontonMike Hasen, Rochester
Curt Malawsky, Calgary[48]
Executive of the Year AwardJohn Bean, CalgaryCurt Styres, Rochester
Bruce Urban, Edmonton[49]
Tom Borrelli AwardBob Chavez, ILIndoor.com[50]

All-Rookie team

All-Pro teams

First team

Second team

Monthly awards

Awards are given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

Month Overall Rookie
January[51] Adam Jones Tyler Digby
February[52] Garrett Billings Logan Schuss
March[53] Garrett Billings Logan Schuss
April[54] Rob Hellyer Logan Schuss

Statistics leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

StatPlayerTeamTotal
GoalsDane DobbieCalgary51
AssistsShawn EvansCalgary79
PointsCody JamiesonRochester108
Penalty MinutesAndrew SuitorMinnesota73
Shots on GoalJohn Grant, Jr.Colorado188
Loose BallsGeoff SniderCalgary209
Save PctMatt VincRochester.798
GAAAaron BoldEdmonton8.73
SavesAnthony CosmoBuffalo752

Stadiums and locations

Buffalo BanditsMinnesota SwarmPhiladelphia WingsRochester KnighthawksToronto Rock
First Niagara CenterXcel Energy CenterWells Fargo CenterBlue Cross ArenaAir Canada Centre
Capacity: 19,070Capacity: 17,954Capacity: 19,537Capacity: 11,200Capacity: 18,819
Calgary RoughnecksColorado MammothEdmonton RushVancouver Stealth
Scotiabank SaddledomePepsi CenterRexall PlaceLangley Events Centre
Capacity: 19,289 Capacity: 18,007Capacity: 16,839Capacity: 5,276

Attendance

Regular Season

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[55]
Colorado Mammoth 915,706141,356
Buffalo Bandits 914,611131,506
Calgary Roughnecks 9 10,61595,535
Toronto Rock910,53394,802
Edmonton Rush97,84470,600
Rochester Knighthawks97,65468,892
Minnesota Swarm97,45767,120
Philadelphia Wings96,86461,778
Vancouver Stealth 93,59032,312
League819,430763,901

Playoffs

Home Team Home Games Average Attendance Total Attendance[56]
Calgary Roughnecks 314,17842,534
Buffalo Bandits19,2099,209
Edmonton Rush29,12018,240
Toronto Rock17,8677,867
Rochester Knighthawks46,62226,490
League119,485104,340

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2014 NLL schedule announced. NLL.com. September 4, 2013.
  2. Web site: NLL regular season schedule expands to 18 games in 2014. NLL.com. March 15, 2013. September 4, 2013.
  3. Web site: Stealth relocate to Vancouver. NLL.com. June 27, 2013. September 4, 2013. October 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029221314/http://www.nll.com/news_article/show/267374. dead.
  4. Web site: New division alignment, fewer playoff teams, more playoff games on horizon for National Lacrosse League. ILIndoor.com. Stamp, Stephen. August 23, 2013. September 4, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131029184321/http://www.ilindoor.com/2013/08/23/new-division-alignment-fewer-playoff-teams-more-playoff-games-on-horizon-for-national-lacrosse-league/. October 29, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  5. Web site: NLL and PLPA officially announce new CBA. ILIndoor.com. Stamp, Stephen. October 22, 2013. November 1, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131102193558/http://www.ilindoor.com/2013/10/22/nll-and-plpa-officially-announce-new-cba/. November 2, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
  6. Web site: Colin Doyle scored 500th NLL goal in Rock victory. Toronto Star. February 22, 2014. March 4, 2014.
  7. Web site: Frozen rock: Roughnecks chisel out 19-13 win over Toronto. NLL.com. Collins, Kassidy. March 1, 2014. March 4, 2014.
  8. Web site: Mammoth fire coaching staff; no replacements named yet. IL Indoor. March 4, 2014. March 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140305050713/http://www.ilindoor.com/2014/03/04/mammoth-fire-coaching-staff-no-replacements-named-yet/. March 5, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  9. Web site: Edmon-TEN! Rush improve to 10-0 with 15-7 win over Roughnecks. NLL.com. March 14, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  10. Web site: Knighthawks earn weekend road sweep by swooping past Wings, 11-7. NLL.com. March 16, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  11. Web site: Starting Eleven! Rush slow Bandits 14-5 for record 11th-straight win. NLL.com. March 22, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  12. Web site: Lucky number! Unbeaten Rush roll by Rock 13-10 for 13th-straight win. NLL.com. March 30, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  13. Web site: Home away from home: Roughnecks roar back on Bandits, 16-13. NLL.com. April 5, 2014. April 8, 2014.
  14. Web site: Final four! Unbeaten Rush drop Mammoth 12-11 to win 14th-straight. NLL.com. April 6, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  15. Web site: Mammoth improve playoff chances, end Rush's perfect season with 10-8 win. Stamp, Stephen. ILIndoor.com. April 11, 2014. April 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140413142308/http://www.ilindoor.com/2014/04/12/mammoth-improve-playoff-chances-end-rushs-perfect-season-with-10-8-win/. April 13, 2014. dead. mdy-all.
  16. Web site: Rock on! Toronto knocks out Wings 10-9 to punch playoff ticket. NLL.com. April 12, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  17. Web site: Playing for pride: Swarm hand Bandits fifth-straight loss, 10-9. NLL.com. April 12, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  18. Web site: Playoff bound! Mammoth clinch spot with 18-12 win over Swarm. NLL.com. April 19, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  19. Web site: Just hold on, they're going home! Rock swat Swarm on road, 8-6. NLL.com. April 26, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  20. Web site: Game 7! Benesch helps Bandits advance past Rock in playoffs. NLL.com. May 3, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  21. Web site: Battle ready! Roughnecks move on with 16-15 OT win over Mammoth. NLL.com. May 3, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  22. Web site: Thruway Rivalry: Knighthawks visit Bandits for Game One of East Finals. NLL.com. May 5, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  23. Web site: Battle of Alberta: Roughnecks host Rush for Game One of West Finals. NLL.com. May 5, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  24. Web site: How the West was won! Roughnecks advance past Rush to Cup Finals. NLL.com. May 17, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  25. Web site: ROC on to the Finals! Knighthawks fly by Bandits in OT to win East. NLL.com. May 17, 2014. May 18, 2014.
  26. Web site: Party on! Roughnecks take Game 1 of Finals vs. Knighthawks, 10-7. NLL.com. May 24, 2014. May 25, 2014.
  27. Web site: Boxscore: Rochester-Calgary 2014-05-24. NLL.com. May 24, 2014. May 25, 2014.
  28. Web site: Boxscore: Calgary-Rochester 2014-05-31 8 pm. NLL.com. May 31, 2014. May 31, 2014.
  29. Web site: Boxscore: Calgary-Rochester 2014-05-31 10:15 pm. NLL.com. May 31, 2014. May 31, 2014.
  30. Web site: K-Hawks ' rally falls short in championship game. Democrat & Chronicle. May 25, 2014. May 31, 2014.
  31. Web site: 3-Peat!!! Knighthawks win third-straight Champion's Cup title. NLL.com. May 31, 2014. May 31, 2014.
  32. Web site: East Finals Game 1 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  33. Web site: East Finals Game 2 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  34. Web site: East Finals Game 3 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  35. Web site: West Finals Game 1 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  36. Web site: West Finals Game 2 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  37. Web site: West Finals Game 3 Summary. NLL.com. May 17, 2014.
  38. Web site: Champion's Cup Finals Game 1 Summary. NLL.com. May 31, 2014.
  39. Web site: Champion's Cup Finals Game 2 Summary. NLL.com. May 31, 2014.
  40. Web site: Champion's Cup Finals Game 3 Summary. NLL.com. May 31, 2014.
  41. Web site: 2014 NLL Sportsmanship Award. NLL.com. June 9, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  42. Web site: 2014 NLL Most Valuable Player. NLL.com. June 19, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  43. Web site: 2014 NLL Goaltender of the Year. NLL.com. June 17, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  44. Web site: NLL Defensive Player of the Year. NLL.com. June 12, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  45. Web site: NLL Transition Player of the Year. NLL.com. June 16, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  46. Web site: 2014 NLL Rookie of the Year. NLL.com. June 18, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  47. Web site: 2014 NLL GM of the Year. NLL.com. June 10, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  48. Web site: 2014 NLL Head Coach of the Year. NLL.com. June 11, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  49. Web site: 2014 NLL Executive of the Year. NLL.com. June 23, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  50. Web site: Chavez wins 2014 NLL Media Person of the year (Tom Borrelli Award). NLL.com. June 24, 2014. June 25, 2014.
  51. Web site: Mammoth's Jones wins Player of the Month award for January. NLL.com. February 6, 2014. April 8, 2014.
  52. Web site: Rock's Billings wins NLL Player of the Month award for February. NLL.com. March 6, 2014. April 8, 2014.
  53. Web site: Deja Vu: Rock's Billings, Swarm's Schuss win March player awards. NLL.com. April 2, 2014. April 8, 2014.
  54. Web site: Rock's Hellyer, Swarm's Schuss win player awards for April. NLL.com. April 28, 2014. May 1, 2014.
  55. Web site: National Lacrosse League - attendance | Pointstreak Sports Technologies.
  56. Web site: National Lacrosse League - attendance | Pointstreak Sports Technologies.