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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.
2014 NLL season | |
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League | National Lacrosse League |
Sport | Indoor lacrosse |
Duration | December 28, 2013 – May 31, 2014 |
Number of games | 18 |
Number of teams | 9 |
Regular Season | |
Season MVP | Cody Jamieson |
Top scorer | Cody Jamieson |
Playoffs | |
Eastern champions | Rochester Knighthawks |
Eastern runners-up | Buffalo Bandits |
Western champions | Calgary Roughnecks |
Western runners-up | Edmonton Rush |
Finals | |
Champions | Rochester Knighthawks |
Runners-up | Calgary Roughnecks |
Finals MVP | Dan Dawson (Rochester) |
2014 National Lacrosse League | |||||
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity | |
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East | Buffalo Bandits | Buffalo, New York | First Niagara Center | 19,070 | |
Minnesota Swarm | Saint Paul, Minnesota | XCEL Energy Center | 18,064 | ||
Philadelphia Wings | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | Wachovia Center | 19,537 | ||
Rochester Knighthawks | Rochester, New York | Blue Cross Arena | 10,662 | ||
Toronto Rock | Toronto, Ontario | Air Canada Centre | 18,800 | ||
West | Calgary Roughnecks | Calgary, Alberta | Scotiabank Saddledome | 19,289 | |
Colorado Mammoth | Denver, Colorado | Pepsi Center | 18,007 | ||
Edmonton Rush | Edmonton, Alberta | Rexall Place | 16,839 | ||
Vancouver Stealth | Langley, British Columbia | Langley Events Centre | 5,276 |
Reference: [32]
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Rochester Knighthawks – xy | 18 | 14 | 4 | .778 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 6–3 | 210 | 167 | +43 | 11.67 | 9.28 |
2 | Toronto Rock – x | 18 | 9 | 9 | .500 | 5.0 | 6–3 | 3–6 | 219 | 213 | +6 | 12.17 | 11.83 |
3 | Buffalo Bandits – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6.0 | 6–3 | 2–7 | 190 | 200 | −10 | 10.56 | 11.11 |
4 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 6 | 12 | .333 | 8.0 | 2–7 | 4–5 | 202 | 218 | −16 | 11.22 | 12.11 |
5 | Minnesota Swarm | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 10.0 | 2–7 | 2–7 | 180 | 219 | −39 | 10.00 | 12.17 |
P | Team | GP | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | GF | GA | Diff | GF/GP | GA/GP |
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1 | Edmonton Rush – xyz | 18 | 16 | 2 | .889 | 0.0 | 8–1 | 8–1 | 220 | 157 | +63 | 12.22 | 8.72 |
2 | Calgary Roughnecks – x | 18 | 12 | 6 | .667 | 4.0 | 6–3 | 6–3 | 237 | 215 | +22 | 13.17 | 11.94 |
3 | Colorado Mammoth – x | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 8.0 | 4–5 | 4–5 | 201 | 228 | −27 | 11.17 | 12.67 |
4 | Vancouver Stealth | 18 | 4 | 14 | .222 | 12.0 | 3–6 | 1–8 | 181 | 223 | −42 | 10.06 | 12.39 |
x: Clinched playoff berth; c: Clinched playoff berth by crossing over to another division; y: Clinched division; z: Clinched best regular season record; GP: Games Played
W: Wins; L: Losses; GB: Games back; PCT: Win percentage; Home: Record at Home; Road: Record on the Road; GF: Goals scored; GA: Goals allowed
Differential: Difference between goals scored and allowed; GF/GP: Average number of goals scored per game; GA/GP: Average number of goals allowed per game
Division semifinals | Division finals | Finals | ||||||||||||
E1 | Rochester | 2 | ||||||||||||
East Division | ||||||||||||||
E3 | Buffalo | 1 | ||||||||||||
E2 | Toronto | 13 | ||||||||||||
E3 | Buffalo | 15 | ||||||||||||
2 | Rochester | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Calgary | 1 | ||||||||||||
W1 | Edmonton | 1 | ||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||
W2 | Calgary | 2 | ||||||||||||
W2 | Calgary | 16* | ||||||||||||
W3 | Colorado | 15 |
*Overtime
Saturday May 10 - Game 1 at First Niagara Center, Buffalo, New York: Buffalo Bandits 12, Rochester Knighthawks 8[33]
Saturday May 17 - Game 2 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 13, Buffalo Bandits 8[34]
Saturday May 17 - Game 3 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 2, Buffalo Bandits 1, overtime[35]
Rochester wins series, 2-1.
Saturday May 10 - Game 1 at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 12, Edmonton Rush 11, overtime[36]
Friday May 16 - Game 2 at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Edmonton Rush 15, Calgary Roughnecks 13[37]
Friday May 16 - Game 3 at Rexall Place, Edmonton, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 2, Edmonton Rush 1[38]
Calgary wins series, 2-1.
Saturday May 24 - Game 1 at Scotiabank Saddledome, Calgary, Alberta: Calgary Roughnecks 10, Rochester Knighthawks 7[39]
Saturday May 31 - Game 2 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 16, Calgary Roughnecks 10[40]
Saturday May 31 - Game 3 at Blue Cross Arena, Rochester, New York: Rochester Knighthawks 3, Calgary Roughnecks 2[41]
Rochester wins series, 2-1.
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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Club | Match | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |||||||||||||
Buffalo Bandits | PHI | TOR | PHI | COL | ROC | TOR | ROC | PHI | MIN | COL | EDM | MIN | VAN | COL | MIN | TOR | ROC | ROC | ||||||||||||
13-17 | 12-10 | 12-11 (OT) | 16-9 | 11-10 | 12-10 | 6-9 | 13-7 | 12-9 | 12-9 | 5-14 | 9-10 | 8-12 | 13-16 | 9-10 | 9-13 | 4-8 | 14-16 | |||||||||||||
Calgary Roughnecks | TOR | COL | EDM | VAN | COL | MIN | VAN | ROC | TOR | COL | EDM | VAN | MIN | PHI | BUF | EDM | EDM | VAN | ||||||||||||
11-16 | 13-11 | 8-15 | 15-12 | 13-14 (OT) | 15-13 | 20-9 | 11-10 | 19-13 | 9-10 (OT) | 7-15 | 13-8 | 15-11 | 13-9 | 16-13 | 11-15 | 14-13 (OT) | 14-8 | |||||||||||||
Colorado Mammoth | EDM | VAN | CAL | EDM | VAN | BUF | CAL | MIN | VAN | VAN | ROC | CAL | BUF | PHI | EDM | EDM | MIN | PHI | ||||||||||||
10-13 | 13-12 | 11-13 | 6-17 | 13-14 | 9-16 | 14-13 (OT) | 14-12 | 10-9 | 9-19 | 9-11 | 10-9 (OT) | 9-12 | 12-14 | 11-12 | 10-8 | 18-12 | 13-12 | |||||||||||||
Edmonton Rush | COL | COL | CAL | VAN | ROC | PHI | MIN | TOR | VAN | CAL | BUF | ROC | TOR | COL | COL | CAL | CAL | VAN | ||||||||||||
13-10 | 17-6 | 15-8 | 9-8 | 8-7 (OT) | 8-6 | 14-9 | 11-10 | 10-9 | 15-7 | 14-5 | 15-11 | 13-10 | 12-11 | 8-10 | 15-11 | 13-14 (OT) | 10-5 | |||||||||||||
Minnesota Swarm | ROC | VAN | PHI | PHI | COL | CAL | EDM | TOR | PHI | BUF | TOR | BUF | CAL | ROC | ROC | BUF | COL | TOR | ||||||||||||
6-8 | 5-8 | 11-10 | 8-15 | 12-14 | 13-15 | 9-14 | 12-14 | 15-14 | 9-12 | 8-9 (OT) | 10-9 | 11-15 | 14-15 | 9-12 | 10-9 | 12-18 | 6-8 | |||||||||||||
Philadelphia Wings | BUF | ROC | BUF | MIN | MIN | VAN | TOR | EDM | BUF | MIN | ROC | ROC | TOR | COL | CAL | TOR | VAN | COL | ||||||||||||
17-13 | 9-13 | 11-12 (OT) | 10-11 | 15-8 | 15-9 | 10-20 | 6-8 | 7-13 | 14-15 | 8-13 | 7-11 | 14-13 | 14-12 | 9-13 | 9-10 | 15-11 | 12-13 | |||||||||||||
Rochester Knighthawks | MIN | PHI | TOR | BUF | EDM | BUF | TOR | CAL | COL | PHI | TOR | PHI | EDM | MIN | MIN | VAN | BUF | BUF | ||||||||||||
8-6 | 13-9 | 12-8 | 10-11 | 7-8 (OT) | 9-6 | 17-9 | 10-11 | 11-9 | 13-8 | 17-12 | 11-7 | 11-15 | 15-14 | 12-9 | 10-7 | 8-4 | 16-14 | |||||||||||||
Toronto Rock | CAL | BUF | ROC | VAN | BUF | PHI | ROC | MIN | EDM | CAL | ROC | MIN | PHI | EDM | VAN | PHI | BUF | MIN | ||||||||||||
16-11 | 10-12 | 8-12 | 17-12 | 10-12 | 20-10 | 9-17 | 14-12 | 10-11 | 13-19 | 12-17 | 9-8 (OT) | 13-14 | 10-13 | 17-9 | 10-9 | 13-9 | 8-6 | |||||||||||||
Vancouver Stealth | COL | MIN | COL | CAL | EDM | TOR | PHI | COL | COL | CAL | EDM | CAL | BUF | TOR | ROC | PHI | EDM | CAL | ||||||||||||
12-13 | 8-5 | 14-13 | 12-15 | 8-9 | 12-17 | 9-15 | 9-10 | 19-9 | 9-20 | 9-10 | 8-13 | 12-8 | 9-17 | 7-10 | 11-15 | 5-10 | 8-14 |
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.[42]
Award | Winner | Other Finalists |
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Most Valuable Player | Cody Jamieson, Rochester | Garrett Billings, Toronto Matt Vinc, Rochester[43] |
Goaltender of the Year | Matt Vinc, Rochester | Aaron Bold, Edmonton Anthony Cosmo, Buffalo[44] |
Defensive Player of the Year | Kyle Rubisch, Edmonton | Chris Corbeil, Edmonton Steve Priolo, Buffalo[45] |
Transition Player of the Year | Jordan MacIntosh, Minnesota | Brodie Merrill, Philadelphia Jeremy Thompson, Edmonton[46] |
Rookie of the Year | Logan Schuss, Minnesota | Robert Church, Edmonton Dillon Ward, Colorado[47] |
Sportsmanship Award | Garrett Billings, Toronto | Curtis Knight, Edmonton Shawn Williams, Buffalo[42] |
GM of the Year | Derek Keenan, Edmonton | Mike Board, Calgary Curt Styres, Rochester[48] |
Les Bartley Award | Derek Keenan, Edmonton | Mike Hasen, Rochester Curt Malawsky, Calgary[49] |
Executive of the Year Award | John Bean, Calgary | Curt Styres, Rochester Bruce Urban, Edmonton[50] |
Tom Borrelli Award | Bob Chavez, ILIndoor.com[51] |
Awards are given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.
Stat | Player | Team | Total |
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Goals | Dane Dobbie | Calgary | 51 |
Assists | Shawn Evans | Calgary | 79 |
Points | Cody Jamieson | Rochester | 108 |
Penalty Minutes | Andrew Suitor | Minnesota | 73 |
Shots on Goal | John Grant, Jr. | Colorado | 188 |
Loose Balls | Geoff Snider | Calgary | 209 |
Save Pct | Matt Vinc | Rochester | .798 |
GAA | Aaron Bold | Edmonton | 8.73 |
Saves | Anthony Cosmo | Buffalo | 752 |
Buffalo Bandits | Minnesota Swarm | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock |
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First Niagara Center | Xcel Energy Center | Wells Fargo Center | Blue Cross Arena | Air Canada Centre |
Capacity: 19,070 | Capacity: 17,954 | Capacity: 19,537 | Capacity: 11,200 | Capacity: 18,819 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Vancouver Stealth |
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Scotiabank Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Langley Events Centre |
Capacity: 19,289 | Capacity: 18,007 | Capacity: 16,839 | Capacity: 5,276 |
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Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[56] |
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Colorado Mammoth | 9 | 15,706 | 141,356 |
Buffalo Bandits | 9 | 14,611 | 131,506 |
Calgary Roughnecks | 9 | 10,615 | 95,535 |
Toronto Rock | 9 | 10,533 | 94,802 |
Edmonton Rush | 9 | 7,844 | 70,600 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 9 | 7,654 | 68,892 |
Minnesota Swarm | 9 | 7,457 | 67,120 |
Philadelphia Wings | 9 | 6,864 | 61,778 |
Vancouver Stealth | 9 | 3,590 | 32,312 |
League | 81 | 9,430 | 763,901 |
Home Team | Home Games | Average Attendance | Total Attendance[57] |
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Calgary Roughnecks | 3 | 14,178 | 42,534 |
Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 9,209 | 9,209 |
Edmonton Rush | 2 | 9,120 | 18,240 |
Toronto Rock | 1 | 7,867 | 7,867 |
Rochester Knighthawks | 4 | 6,622 | 26,490 |
League | 11 | 9,485 | 104,340 |
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