2012 SEASON TO OPEN ON JANUARY 8

Toronto hosts Calgary to open the 2012 NLL season

09/12/2011

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

Saturday, February 25

All-Star Game at Buffalo, 7pm

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, 6pm
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)