National Lacrosse League announces new 2008 regular season schedule
The National Lacrosse League has announced its new schedule for the 2008 regular season. The season will open on December 29th, 2007, when the Colorado Mammoth host the Calgary Roughnecks at Pepsi Center in Denver. The regular season schedule consists of eighteen weeks, and concludes on April 26th.
The 2008 All-Star Game will be held on Sunday, March 16th, at Rexall Place, the home arena of the Edmonton Rush.
The original schedule for the 2008 season was lost when the league cancelled the season back on October 16th, when a deadline to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with its player's association was not met. On October 24th, it was announced that a new seven-year CBA had been reached, and that a new schedule would be created for the 2008 season, subject to availability of dates at each team's home arena. In the new schedule, twelve teams will each play a sixteen-game regular season schedule.
In light of the cancellation of the original 2008 season schedule, the Arizona and Boston franchises have opted not to play in 2008 due to a number of business issues. A dispersal draft will be held next week. Both franchises will resume operations in 2009.
"When we announced that the NLL was going to play in 2008, we advised everyone that there were going to be some challenges in creating the schedule", said NLL Commissioner Jim Jennings. "I'd like to thank our teams and arena managers for all of their hard work over the past couple of weeks in creating a schedule that is as close to what we originally had as possible."
Announcements regarding format and dates for the 2008 NLL Playoffs will be made at a later date.
New 2008 National Lacrosse League regular season schedule (all times listed in Eastern)
PORTLAND, November 1, 2007 - Portland LumberJax goalie Dallas Eliuk relishes every opportunity he has to speak to the future of America. Eliuk, who doubles as the team's Community Relations Director, will be at Ainsworth Elementary School on Friday, November 2 to explain the values of education and provide lacrosse instruction to the school.
Eliuk will be at Ainsworth from 8:10 a.m.-1:40 p.m. on Friday. Highlights of the day include: an interactive lacrosse demonstration, explanation of the x's and o's of lacrosse, the viewing of a lacrosse DVD and Eliuk's message about the importance of education.
DENVER - The Colorado Mammoth re-signed some offensive threats Thursday, agreeing to terms with forwards Brian Langtry, Jordan Cornfield and Matt Taylor, and rookie transition player Chris Gill.
Langtry, the Mammoth's third leading scorer last season with 67 points (31 goals, 36 assists) in 16 games, signed a three year contract. The feisty, 5-foot-10, 185-pound resident of Parker, Colo., is the Mammoth's all-time leader with 25 playoff goals.
"Brian has always been a contributor in our offense and we are looking for him to have more explosive seasons here in Denver in the near future," Mammoth general manager Steve Govett said.
Cornfield, a 6-foot, 212-pound native of Edmonton, Alberta, signed a one-year contract. He played 12 games last season, scoring nine goals and adding three assists.
Taylor, a native of Whitby, Ontario, who played two games for the Toronto Rock in 2006, played in four games for the Mammoth last season, tallying eight points. The 5-foot-11, 200-pound forward signed a three-year deal.
Gill, a native of Oaktown, Va., is a 6-foot-2, 215-pound transition player, who played his college lacrosse close to home at George Mason University. He also played a role on the Mammoth practice squad last season.
PORTLAND, November 1, 2007 - The Portland LumberJax have re-signed defenseman DJ Driscoll to a two-year agreement, as was announced today by Head Coach/General Manager Derek Keenan.
Driscoll was drafted by the Jax in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft (third round, No. 36 overall) out of Notre Dame. The former All-Conference standout collected 13 loose balls in three games of action during his rookie season.
"DJ is going to be an outstanding defender in the NLL," said Keenan. "He's still going through the learning curve of adapting his outdoor skills to the indoor game, but his athleticism will make the transition much easier. He will get a shot at making an impact this season."
Buffalo Bandits Announce 2008 Regular Season Schedule
BUFFALO, N.Y. (November 2, 2007) --- The Buffalo Bandits today announced the team's 2008 National Lacrosse League regular season schedule. Buffalo's 16-game schedule features nine home games and seven on the road.
The Bandits open the 2008 season on Friday, January 11 at HSBC Arena, when they will take on the Rochester Knighthawks at 7:30 p.m. One night later, Buffalo travels down the Thruway for a return match with the Knighthawks. Buffalo's schedule also features a second game in Rochester on Saturday, April 12. Six of Buffalo's final seven games will be played at home.
The Bandits will play a ninth home game at HSBC Arena on Saturday, April 26 against the Portland LumberJax due to the NLL's revised schedule. Season ticket holders wishing not to attend this additional home game will have the ability to opt out at no charge.
In light of the cancellation of the original 2008 season schedule, the Arizona and Boston franchises have opted not to play in 2008 due to a number of business issues. A dispersal draft will be held next week. Both franchises will resume operations in 2009.
Season tickets are now on sale starting as low as $12 per game. Tickets can be purchased at the HSBC Arena Account Services Office, online at :: Buffalo Bandits ::, or by calling 1-888-467-2273.
The Bandits will host an open practice, select-a-seat day, and autograph session at HSBC Arena on Saturday, December 8. Further details will be provided at :: Buffalo Bandits :: in the coming weeks.
Friday, January 11 Rochester Knighthawks -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 12 @ Rochester Knighthawks -- 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, January 19 vs. New York Titans -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, January 26 @ Philadelphia Wings -- 7:00 p.m.
Friday, February 8 @ Calgary Roughnecks -- 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 10 @ New York Titans -- 12:30 p.m.
Friday, February 15 @ Toronto Rock -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, February 16 vs. Minnesota Swarm -- 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, February 24 @ Chicago Shamrox -- 3:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 1 vs. Philadelphia Wings -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 vs. Minnesota Swarm -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, March 22 vs. Toronto Rock -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5 vs. Colorado Mammoth -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 12 @ Rochester Knighthawks -- 7:35 p.m.
Saturday, April 19 vs. Chicago Shamrox -- 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 vs. Portland LumberJax -- 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota Swarm Announces New Schedule for 2008 NLL Season
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Swarm, in conjunction with the National Lacrosse League (NLL), released a new schedule for the 2008 season today. Minnesota will open its fourth NLL campaign at Toronto on Friday, Jan. 11 and then host the Rock on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 7:00 p.m. at Xcel Energy Center to complete a home-and-home series.
The Swarm's 2008 schedule consists of 16 games - eight at Xcel Energy Center and eight road contests. Minnesota's home schedule features three contests on Friday, four games on Saturday and one Sunday match. The Swarm will play the following Eastern Division teams twice (Buffalo, New York, Philadelphia, Rochester and Toronto) and play Chicago four times for a total of 14 games. Minnesota will play two games against Western Division opponents, a road game at San Jose February 2 and a home contest against Portland February 10. The Swarm completed its 2007 NLL campaign with a 9-7 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive season.
2008 MINNESOTA SWARM SCHEDULE
DATE OPPONENT TIME (CST)
Friday, January 11 at Toronto Rock 6:30 p.m.
SATURDAY, JANUARY 12 TORONTO ROCK 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, January 26 at Rochester Knighthawks 7:05 p.m.
Saturday, February 2 at San Jose Stealth 9:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 8 NEW YORK TITANS 7:00 P.M.
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 10 PORTLAND LUMBERJAX 3:00 P.M.
Saturday, February 16 at Buffalo Bandits 6:30 p.m.
Friday, February 22 at Philadelphia Wings 7:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 8 at Buffalo Bandits 6:30 p.m.
FRIDAY, MARCH 14 CHICAGO SHAMROX 7:00 P.M.
Sunday, March 16 NLL All-Star Game (Rexall Place, Edmonton) TBD
Saturday, March 29 at Chicago Shamrox 7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, APRIL 5 NEW YORK TITANS 7:00 P.M.
SATURDAY, APRIL 12 PHILADELPHIA WINGS 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 19 ROCHESTER KNIGHTHAWKS 7:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, APRIL 25 CHICAGO SHAMROX 7:00 P.M.
Saturday, April 26 at Chicago Shamrox 7:00 p.m.
DATES AND TIME SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Minnesota Swarm lower level season ticket packages are on sale now and start at $80. Certain seating locations include buy two season tickets and get two complimentary plus free parking. Lower level 4-game plans start at $44. Single game tickets will go on sale in early December. Call 888-MNSWARM or info@mnswarm.com for more information.
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - The Minnesota Swarm, in conjunction with the National
Toronto - The National Lacrosse League announced the new restructured 2008 season schedule today, which will now include an extra home game for the Rock, making it nine games played at the Air Canada Centre.
The new Rock schedule, still sixteen games, 9 home and 7 away, consists of only a few minor changes, mainly different opponents to accommodate some teams losing their arena dates. The expansion Boston Blazers have elected to begin in 2009, while the Arizona Sting will suspend operations for this season resulting in a player dispersal draft scheduled for next week. Both franchises will resume in 2009.
The Toronto Rock will kick off the new season on the road when they face the Chicago Shamrox on Saturday January 5th at 8:00 p.m. EST. The Rock will host their tenth home opener on Friday January 11th against the Minnesota Swarm at 7:30 p.m. as originally scheduled.
The extra home game added on April 26th will be recognized as the Jim Veltman retirement game and will give the team and fans a chance to celebrate and honour his career and last regular season game.
The NLL season will open on December 29th, 2007, when the Colorado Mammoth host the Calgary Roughnecks at Pepsi Center in Denver.
Toronto Rock 2008 Schedule (all times EST)
Saturday January 5th - 8:00 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Chicago Shamrox
Friday January 11th - 7:30 p.m.
Minnesota Swarm at Toronto Rock
Saturday January 12th - 8:00 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Minnesota Swarm
Saturday January 19th - 9:30 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Edmonton Rush
Saturday January 26th - 7:00 p.m.
New York Titans at Toronto Rock
Saturday February 9th - 7:35 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Rochester Knighthawks
Friday February 15th - 7:30 p.m.
Buffalo Bandits at Toronto Rock
Saturday March 1st - 7:00 p.m.
Calgary Roughnecks at Toronto Rock
Saturday March 8th - 1:00 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Philadelphia Wings
Friday March 14th - 7:30 p.m.
New York Titans at Toronto Rock
Friday March 21st - 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton Rush at Toronto Rock
Saturday March 22nd - 7:30 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Buffalo Bandits
Saturday April 5th - 7:00 p.m.
Rochester Knighthawks at Toronto Rock
Saturday April 12th - 7:00 p.m.
Chicago Shamrox at Toronto Rock
Saturday April 19th - 9:30 p.m.
Toronto Rock at Calgary Roughnecks
Saturday April 26th - 7:00 p.m.
Philadelphia Wings at Toronto Rock
The NLL playoff arrangement and dates will be announced at a later date.
The Edmonton Rush are pleased to announce the revised 2008 NLL schedule. The schedule remains a 16-game season (8 home and 8 away) for the 2008 National Lacrosse League season. The season home opener will see the Rush host the five-time champion Toronto Rock on January 19.
The original schedule for the 2008 season was lost when the league cancelled the season back on October 16th, when a deadline to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with its player's association was not met. On October 24th, it was announced that a new seven-year CBA had been reached, and that a new schedule would be created for the 2008 season, subject to availability of dates at each team's home arena. In the new schedule, twelve teams will each play a sixteen-game regular season schedule.
In light of the cancellation of the original 2008 season schedule, the Arizona and Boston franchises have opted not to play in 2008. A dispersal draft will be held next week.
Among the season highlights are three meetings with the arch-rival Calgary Roughnecks, including two at Rexall Place with one ending the regular season at home setting the stage for a rematch of last year's final game as well as three games against the Colorado Mammoth, including a home-and-home series.
The first-ever visit to Western Canada for the reigning NLL Champions, the Rochester Knighthawks, is still to take place on March 15 during the All Star Game weekend.
The Rush will play its West Division rivals 15 times with three games apiece against the Calgary Roughnecks (2 home, 1 away), Colorado Mammoth (1 home, 2 away), Portland Lumberjax (1 home, 2 away) and San Jose (2 home, 1 away).
They will make two trips into the East Division during the 2008 season when they take on the Chicago Shamrox in January and a visit to the Air Canada Centre in March.
"Our fans really get into the game against the division rivals and those will be very important games this season as we have full intentions on making the Champion's Cup playoffs," added Vienneau.
"Plus our games against Toronto have always been heated in addition to being great for promoting professional lacrosse right across Canada."
The entire Rush 2008 schedule is as follows (all times MT):
Edmonton at Colorado - Saturday, January 12, 7:00 p.m.
Toronto at Edmonton - Saturday, January 19, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Chicago - Saturday, January 26, 6:00 p.m.
Portland at Edmonton - Saturday, February 2, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Portland - Sunday, February 17, 4:00 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton - Saturday, February 23, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Portland - Saturday, March 1, 8:30 p.m.
Rochester at Edmonton - Saturday, March 15, 7:30 p.m.
NLL All-Star Game at Edmonton - Sunday, March 16, TBA
Edmonton at Toronto - Friday, March 21, 5:30 p.m.
San Jose at Edmonton - Saturday, March 29, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton - Saturday, April 5, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at San Jose - Friday, April 11, 8:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Calgary - Saturday, April 12, 7:30 p.m.
Edmonton at Colorado - Friday, April 18, 7:00 p.m.
Colorado at Edmonton - Saturday, April 19, 7:30 p.m.
Calgary at Edmonton - Saturday, April 26, 7:30 p.m.
2008 season tickets for the Rush are on sale now. Visit the website Edmonton Rush Lacrosse Club for more details.
PORTLAND, November 2, 2007 - The National Lacrosse League has unveiled the new 2008 schedule, with the Portland LumberJax set to open the season at home. The Jax season and home opener takes place on Saturday, January 12 against the New York Titans at 7:30 p.m. at the Rose Garden.
12 days later, the Jax host the defending Western Division Champion Colorado Mammoth at 7:30 p.m. This is the first of three regular season meetings between the division rivals.
Two days later on Saturday, January 26, the Jax begin their longest road trip of the season. After playing at Calgary on January 26 at 6:30 p.m., the Jax head to Edmonton to meet the Rush on Saturday, February 2 at 6:30 p.m.
The road trip concludes with visits at Colorado and Minnesota. The Jax and Mammoth meet on Thursday, February 7 at 6 p.m. and face-off with the Swarm on Sunday, February 10 at 1 p.m.
The Jax return home on Sunday, February 17 at 3 p.m. for the second meeting of the season with the Rush. The three game home stand continues with the Calgary Roughnecks on Friday, February 22 at 7:30 p.m. and finishes with the Rush on Saturday, March 1 at 7:30 p.m.
The Jax end the first-half of the season on the road in Calgary on Saturday, March 8 at 6:30 p.m.
The NLL All-Star Game will be hosted by Edmonton this season on Sunday, March 16 at Rexall Place.
The Jax begin the second-half of the season the same way they began the year: at home. The Jax host the Mammoth on Thursday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. and then host the San Jose Stealth on Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
The Jax and Stealth lock sticks a night later in San Jose at 4 p.m.
The regular season home finale takes place on Friday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. against the Philadelphia Wings.
To end the season, the Jax will endure a two-game road trip that begins against San Jose on Friday, April 18 at 7:30 p.m. and culminates in Buffalo against the Bandits on Saturday, April 26 at 4:30 p.m.
Below lists the complete 2008 schedule for the Jax.
DATE DAY OPPONENT TIME
Saturday Jan. 12 New York 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Jan. 24 Colorado 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Jan. 26 Calgary 6:30 p.m.
Saturday Feb. 2 Edmonton 6:30 p.m.
Thursday Feb. 7 Colorado 6 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 10 Minnesota 1 p.m.
Sunday Feb. 17 Edmonton 3 p.m.
Friday Feb. 22 Calgary 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 1 Edmonton 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Mar. 8 Calgary 6:30 p.m.
Sunday Mar. 16 All-Star Game (Edmonton) TBA
Thursday Mar. 20 Colorado 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Apr. 5 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Apr. 6 San Jose 4 p.m.
Friday Apr. 11 Philadelphia 7:30 p.m.
Friday Apr. 18 San Jose 7:30 p.m.
Saturday Apr. 26 Buffalo 4:30 p.m.
**Time/Date schedule to change depending on NHL Playoff Schedule
The draft will consist of three rounds. The order of selection is enclosed.
First Round
Portland
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Edmonton
Toronto
San Jose
Minnesota
Calgary
Buffalo
Colorado
Rochester
Second Round
Rochester
Colorado
Buffalo
Calgary
Minnesota
San Jose
Toronto
Edmonton
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Portland
Third Round
25.Portland
26.New York
27.Philadelphia
28.Chicago
29.Edmonton
30.Toronto
31.San Jose
32.Minnesota
33.Calgary
34.Buffalo
35.Colorado
36.Rochester
On October 16th, the league cancelled its 2008 season when a deadline to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement with its player's association was not met. When a new seven-year Collective Bargaining Agreement was reached with the player's association on October 24th, efforts began to create a new schedule for the 2008 season.The original schedule had been lost with the October 16th cancellation.
Due to the unique business issues arising out of the cancellation of the original 2008 season schedule, Arizona and Boston were provided the option of electing inactive status for the 2008 season. The clubs were provided the option to re-enter in 2009 season by participating in the expansion draft or to receive back their rostered players from 2008. Arizona has chosen to re-claim their dispersed players for the 2009 season, while Boston has chosen not to re-claim their players following this season, and will build their 2009 roster as an expansion team.
All of the players on both clubs are available in the draft with the exception of those who had already qualified as Unrestricted Free Agents. Arizona has three such players in defensemen Brian Beisel and Peter Lough, as well as forward Curt Malawsky. All three had qualified for unrestricted free agency prior to Arizona's opting for inactive status for the 2008 season. Boston does not currently have any Unrestricted Free Agents on its roster.
The league announced a new schedule for the 2008 season on November 2nd. The 2008 season will open on December 29th, 2007, when Colorado hosts Calgary.
National Lacrosse League Press Release 2007
National Lacrosse League announces new 2008 regular season schedule
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