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The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional men's indoor lacrosse league in North America . It currently has 15 teams; 5 in Canada and 10 in the United States . Unlike the Canadian box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Champion's Cup . A complete summary of NLL teams' performance is below.[ 1]
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
1992 National
5-3
2nd
2-2
3-1
161
125
Bob "Buff" McCready*Les Bartley
Champions
1993 National
8-0
1st 4-0
4-0
143
108
Les Bartley
Champions
1994 National
6-2
1st 3-1
3-1
121
99
Les Bartley
Lost Championship
1995
3-5
4th
2-2
1-3
109
108
Les Bartley
Lost in semifinals
1996
8-2
T-1st 3-2
5-0
172
127
Les Bartley
Champions
1997
6-4
3rd
3-2
3-2
158
153
Les Bartley
Lost Championship
1998
6-6
4th
4-2
2-4
166
171
Les Wakeling
Lost in semifinals
1999
4-8
6th
1-5
3-3
158
177
Les Wakeling
Missed playoffs
2000
8-4
2nd
5-1
3-3
202
194
Ted Sawicki
Lost in semifinals
2001
8-6
5th
4-3
4-3
248
218
Ted Sawicki
Missed playoffs
2002 Central
8-8
4th
4-4
4-4
210
215
Ted Sawicki
Missed playoffs
2003 Central
12-4
2nd
8-0
4-4
231
188
Darris Kilgour Lost in semifinals
2004 Eastern
8-8
3rd
4-4
4-4
205
198
Darris Kilgour
Lost Championship
2005 Eastern
11-5
2nd
5-3
6-2
217
183
Darris Kilgour
Lost in division semifinals
2006 Eastern
11-5
1st 6-2
5-3
193
167
Darris Kilgour
Lost Championship
2007 Eastern
10-6
2nd
6-2
4-4
249
194
Darris Kilgour
Lost in semifinals
2008 Eastern
10–6
1st 7–2
3–4
203
174
Darris Kilgour
Champions
2009 Eastern
10–6
2nd
5–3
5–3
223
170
Darris Kilgour
Lost in semifinals
2010 Eastern
8–8
3rd
4–4
4–4
169
170
Darris Kilgour
Lost in division semi-finals
2011 Eastern
10–6
1st 4–4
6–2
169
159
Darris Kilgour
Lost in semifinals
2012 Eastern
7–9
4th
4–4
3–5
198
204
Darris Kilgour
Lost in division semi-finals
2013 Eastern
6–10
4th
2–6
4–4
171
211
Darris Kilgour
Missed playoffs
2014 Eastern
8–10
3rd
6–3
2–7
190
200
Troy Cordingley
Lost in semifinals
2015 Eastern
11–7
3rd
7–2
4–5
236
208
Troy Cordingley
Lost in division semi-finals
2016 Eastern
13–5
1st 8–1
5–4
251
214
Troy Cordingley
Lost Championship
2017 Eastern
6–12
5th
3–6
3–6
226
251
Troy Cordingley
Missed playoffs
Total
26 seasons
211–155
114–70
97–85
4,938
4,580
Playoffs
21 appearances
24–19
18–7
6–12
560
524
4 Championships
* Buff McCready only coached the Bandits for the first three games.
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
1992 Division Semifinal Boston 16
Buffalo 22
Division Final Buffalo 19 Detroit 16
Championship Buffalo 11 Philadelphia 10 (OT)
1993 Division Final Boston 10
Buffalo 12
Championship Philadelphia 12
Buffalo 13
1994 Division Final Detroit 10
Buffalo 16
Championship
Philadelphia 26 Buffalo 15
1995 Semifinals
Philadelphia 19 Buffalo 16
1996 Semifinals Rochester 10
Buffalo 18
Championship Philadelphia 10
Buffalo 15
1997 Semifinals New York 10
Buffalo 19
Championship
Rochester 15 Buffalo 12
1998 Semifinals
Buffalo 12
Philadelphia 17
2000 Semifinals
Rochester 15 Buffalo 11
2003 Quarterfinals Calgary 9
Buffalo 16
Semifinals
Buffalo 13
Rochester 16
2004 Division Semifinal Buffalo 13 Rochester 9
Division Final Buffalo 19 Toronto 10
Championship
Buffalo 11
Calgary 14
2005 Division Semifinal
Rochester 17 Buffalo 16
2006 Division Semifinal Buffalo 11 Minnesota 10
Division Final Buffalo 15 Rochester 10
Championship
Colorado 16 Buffalo 9
2007 Division Semifinal Minnesota 8
Buffalo 14
Division Final
Buffalo 13
Rochester 14 (OT)
2008 Division Semifinal Philadelphia 12
Buffalo 14
Division Final New York 12
Buffalo 19
Championship Portland 13
Buffalo 14
2009 Division Semifinal Boston 8
Buffalo 11
Division Final
Buffalo 3
New York 9
2010 Division Semifinal
Buffalo 11
Toronto 13
2011 Division Semifinal Boston 10
Buffalo 11
Division Final
Buffalo 11
Toronto 12
2012 Division Semifinal
Buffalo 6
Toronto 7
2014 Division Semifinal Buffalo 15 Toronto 13
Division Final 1 Rochester 8
Buffalo 12
Division Final 2
Buffalo 8
Rochester 13
Division Final 3
Buffalo 1
Rochester 2
2015 Division Semifinal
Buffalo 11
Rochester 14
2016 Division Final 1 Buffalo 15 New England 10
Division Final 2 New England 15
Buffalo 20
Finals 1
Buffalo 9
Saskatchewan 11
Finals 2
Saskatchewan 11 Buffalo 10
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
2002 Northern
4-12
T-3
2-6
2-6
224
264
Chris Hall
Missed playoffs
2003 Northern
9-7
T-2
6-2
3-5
209
207
Chris Hall
Lost in division semifinals
2004 Western
10-6
3rd
4-4
6-2
214
187
Chris Hall
Champions
2005 Western
10-6
1st 6-2
4-4
216
208
Chris Hall
Lost in semifinals
2006 Western
9-7
3rd
4-4
5-3
183
178
Chris Hall
Lost in division semifinals
2007 Western
9-7
2nd
4-4
5-3
219
202
Chris Hall / Jeff Dowling
Lost in division semifinals
2008 Western
7–9
3rd
5–3
2–6
183
178
Troy Cordingley
Lost in semifinals
2009 Western
12–4
1st 5–3
7–1
206
167
Troy Cordingley
Champions
2010 Western
10–6
2nd
5–3
5–3
193
169
Dave Pym
Lost in division semifinals
2011 Western
11–5
1st 6–2
5–3
198
181
Dave Pym
Lost in semifinals
2012 Western
12–4
1st 5–3
7–1
216
170
Dave Pym
Lost in division semifinals
2013 Western
9–7
1st 3–5
6–2
222
211
Curt Malawsky
Lost in semifinals
2014 Western
12–6
2nd
6–3
6–3
237
215
Curt Malawsky
Lost in championship
2015 Western
7–11
3rd
4–5
3–6
212
217
Curt Malawsky
Lost in semifinals
2016 Western
8–10
3rd
5–4
3–6
216
216
Curt Malawsky
Lost in semifinals
2017 Western
8–10
4th
5–4
3–6
212
220
Curt Malawsky
Missed playoffs
Total
16 seasons
147–117
75–57
72–60
3,360
3,190
Playoff Totals
14 appearances
16–16
10–8
6–8
349
338
2 Championships
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
2003 Quarterfinals
Calgary 9
Buffalo 16
2004 Division Semifinal Calgary 15 San Jose 14
Division Final Calgary 13 Colorado 11
Championship Buffalo 11
Calgary 14
2005 Division Final
Arizona 19 Calgary 15
2006 Division Semifinal
Calgary 17
Colorado 18
2007 Division Semifinal
Arizona 13 Calgary 9
2008 Division Semifinal Calgary 15 Colorado 13
Division Final
Portland 16 Calgary 12
2009 Division Semifinal Colorado 8
Calgary 15
Division Final San Jose 5
Calgary 17
Championship New York 10
Calgary 12
2010 Division Semifinal
Edmonton 11 Calgary 7
2011 Division Semifinal Colorado 6
Calgary 10
Division Final
Washington 10 Calgary 8
2012 Division Semifinal
Edmonton 19 Calgary 11
2013 Division Semifinal Colorado 10
Calgary 15
Division Final
Washington 14 Calgary 13
2014 Division Semifinal Colorado 15
Calgary 16 (OT)
Division Final (Game 1) Edmonton 11
Calgary 12 (OT)
Division Final (Game 2)
Calgary 13
Edmonton 15
Division Final (Mini-game) Calgary 2 Edmonton 1
Championship (Game 1) Rochester 7
Calgary 10
Championship (Game 2)
Calgary 10
Rochester 16
Championship (Mini-game)
Calgary 2
Rochester 3
2015 Division Semifinal Colorado 6
Calgary 11
Division Final (Game 1)
Calgary 6
Edmonton 10
Division Final (Game 2) Edmonton 9
Calgary 12
Division Final (Mini-game)
Edmonton 4 Calgary 1
2016
Division Semifinal Calgary 11 (OT)Colorado 10
Division Final (Game 1)
Saskatchewan 16 Calgary 10
Division Final (Game 2)
Calgary 9
Saskatchewan 12
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
2003 Eastern
9-7
1st 6-2
3-5
226
223
Rod Jensen,
Lost in semifinals
2004 Western
13-3
1st 7-1
6-2
223
173
Jamie Batley
Lost in division finals
2005 Western
8-8
3rd
5-3
3-5
201
182
Jamie Batley
Lost in division semifinals
2006 Western
10-6
2nd
6-2
4-4
200
172
Gary Gait Won Championship
2007 Western
12-4
1st 7-1
5-3
209
179
Gary Gait Lost in division semifinals
Total
5 seasons
52-28
31-9
21-19
1059
929
Playoff Totals
4-4
3-2
1-2
111
109
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
2003 Quarterfinals Vancouver 12
Colorado 15
Semifinals
Colorado 11
Toronto 15
2004 Division Finals
Calgary 13 Colorado 11
2005 Division Semifinals
Colorado 13
Arizona 16
2006 Division Semifinals Calgary 17
Colorado 18
Division Finals Arizona 12
Colorado 13
Championship Colorado 16 Buffalo 9
2007 Division Semifinals
San Jose 15 Colorado 14 (OT)
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
2006 Western
1-15
6th
0-8
1-7
150
202
Paul Day
Missed playoffs
2007 Western
6-10
5th
4-4
2-6
160
189
Paul Day
Missed playoffs
Total
2 seasons
7-25
4-12
3-13
310
391
Playoff Totals
0-0
0-0
0-0
0
0
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
2005 Eastern
5-11
5th
2-6
3-5
188
231
Mike Simpson
Missed playoffs
2006 Eastern
8-8
4th
3-5
5-3
158
171
Adam Mueller
Lost in division semifinals
2007 Eastern
9-7
3rd
4-4
5-3
200
207
Duane Jacobs
Lost in division semifinals
Total
3 seasons
22-26
9-15
13-11
546
609
Playoff Totals
0-2
0-0
0-2
18
25
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
2006 Division Semifinal
Minnesota 10
Buffalo 11
2007 Division Semifinal
Minnesota 8
Buffalo 14
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Coach
Playoffs
1987
3-3
2nd
2-1
1-2
86
82
Steve Wey
Lost in semifinals
1988
3-5
3rd
2-2
1-3
97
90
Steve Wey
Lost in semifinals
1989
6-2
1st 4-0
2-2
122
96
Dave Evans
Won Championship
1990
6-2
2nd
3-1
3-1
89
82
Dave Evans
Won Championship
1991 American
5-5
3rd
3-2
2-3
129
131
Dave Evans
Missed playoffs
1992 American
3-5
2nd
1-3
2-2
106
109
Dave Evans
Lost Championship
1993 American
7-1
1st 4-0
3-1
121
86
Dave Evans
Lost Championship
1994 American
6-2
1st 4-0
2-2
127
89
Mike French Won Championship
1995
7-1
1st 4-0
3-1
115
94
Tony Resch Won Championship
1996
8-2
T-1st 4-1
4-1
165
114
Tony Resch Lost Championship
1997
7-3
1st 3-2
4-1
137
115
Tony Resch Lost in semifinals
1998
9-3
1st 3-3
6-0
166
148
Tony Resch Won Championship
1999
5-7
4th
4-2
1-5
153
153
Tony Resch Lost in semifinals
2000
7-5
4th
4-2
3-3
172
165
Tony Resch Lost in semifinals
2001
10-4
2nd
6-1
4-3
205
177
Tony Resch Won Championship
2002 Eastern
8-8
2nd
6-2
2-6
222
237
Adam Mueller
Lost in quarterfinals
2003 Eastern
8-8
2nd
6-2
2-6
203
209
Adam Mueller
Missed playoffs
2004 Eastern
7-9
4th
3-5
4-4
192
198
Adam Mueller
Missed playoffs
2005 Eastern
6-10
4th
3-5
3-5
213
218
Lindsay Sanderson
Missed playoffs
2006 Eastern
8-8
5th
5-3
3-5
184
184
Lindsay Sanderson
Missed playoffs
2007 Eastern
6-10
6th
4-4
2-6
178
186
Lindsay Sanderson
Missed playoffs
Total
21 seasons
135-103
78-41
57-62
3,182
2,963
Playoff Totals
16-9
10-4
6-5
327
292
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
1987 Semifinals
Washington 20 Philadelphia 15
1988 Semifinals
Philadelphia 10
New Jersey 12
1989 Championship New York 10
Philadelphia 11
1990 Semifinals New York 8
Philadelphia 9
Championship Philadelphia 17 New England 7
1992 Division Semifinal Baltimore 12
Philadelphia 14
Division Final Philadelphia 8 New York 6
Championship
Buffalo 11 Philadelphia 10 (OT)
1993 Division Final New York 9
Philadelphia 17
Championship
Philadelphia 12
Buffalo 13
1994 Division Final New York 7
Philadelphia 17
Championship Philadelphia 26 Buffalo 15
1995 Semifinals Philadelphia 19 Buffalo 16
Championship Rochester 14
Philadelphia 15 OT
1996 Semifinals Boston 8
Philadelphia 10
Championship
Philadelphia 10
Buffalo 15
1997 Semifinals
Rochester 15 Philadelphia 13
1998 Semifinals Buffalo 12
Philadelphia 17
Championship (Game 1) Baltimore 12
Philadelphia 16
Championship (Game 2) Philadelphia 17 Baltimore 12
1999 Semifinals
Philadelphia 2
Toronto 13
2000 Semifinals
Philadelphia 10
Toronto 14
2001 Semifinals Rochester 11
Philadelphia 12
Championships Philadelphia 9 Toronto 8
2002 Quarterfinals
Washington 12 Philadelphia 11
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
Head Coach
Playoffs
1995
4-4
3rd
3-1
1-3
97
94
Barry Powless
Lost Championship
1996
6-4
4th
4-1
2-3
148
137
Barry Powless
Lost in semifinals
1997
5-5
4th
2-3
3-2
156
136
Barry Powless
Won Championship
1998
6-6
3rd
3-3
3-3
168
159
Paul Day
Lost in semifinals
1999
8-4
3rd
4-2
4-2
169
160
Paul Day
Lost Championship
2000
8-4
3rd
5-1
3-3
187
149
Paul Day
Lost Championship
2001
10-4
3rd
6-1
4-3
198
159
Paul Day
Lost in semifinals
2002 Central
13-3
2nd
8-0
5-3
261
202
Paul Day
Lost in semifinals
2003 Central
12-4
1st 6-2
6-2
214
173
Paul Day
Lost Championship
2004 Eastern
8-8
2nd
6-2
2-6
173
186
Paul Day
Lost in Division semifinals
2005 Eastern
10-6
3rd
5-3
5-3
193
179
Paul Day
Lost in Division finals
2006 Eastern
9-7
2nd
6-2
3-5
196
180
Ed Comeau Lost in Division finals
2007 Eastern
14-2
1st 8-0
6-2
249
194
Ed Comeau
Won Championship
Total
13 seasons
113-61
66-21
47-40
2,409
2,108
Playoff Totals
12-11
5-3
7-8
284
282
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
1995 Semifinals Buffalo 8
Rochester 10
Championship
Rochester 14
Philadelphia 15 (OT)
1996 Semifinals
Rochester 10
Buffalo 18
1997 Semifinals Rochester 15 Philadelphia 13
Championship Rochester 15 Buffalo 12
1998 Semifinals
Rochester 14
Baltimore 15
1999 Semifinals Rochester 14 Baltimore 12
Championship
Rochester 10
Toronto 13
2000 Semifinals Rochester 15 Buffalo 11
Championship
Rochester 13
Toronto 14
2001 Semifinals
Rochester 11
Philadelphia 12
2002 Quarterfinals Vancouver 10
Rochester 11
Semifinals
Rochester 10
Albany 14
2003 Semifinals Buffalo 13
Rochester 16
Championship
Toronto 8 Rochester 6
2004 Division Semifinals
Buffalo 13 Rochester 9
2005 Division Semifinals Rochester 17 Buffalo 16
Division Finals
Rochester 10
Toronto 12
2006 Division Semifinals Rochester 16 Toronto 8
Division Finals
Buffalo 15 Rochester 10
2007 Division Semifinals Toronto 6
Rochester 10
Division Finals Buffalo 13
Rochester 14 (OT)
Championship* Rochester 13 Arizona 11
* The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena ..[ 2]
Season
Division
W-L
Finish
Home
Road
GF
GA
coach
Playoffs
1999
9-3
1st 6-0
3-3
157
139
Les Bartley Won Championship
2000
9-3
1st 5-1
4-2
162
130
Les Bartley
Won Championship
2001
11-3
1st 6-1
5-2
168
125
Les Bartley
Lost Championship
2002 Northern
11-5
1st 8-0
3-5
223
176
Les Bartley
Won Championship
2003 Northern
11-5
1st 6-2
5-3
195
164
Les Bartley
Won Championship
2004 Eastern
10-6
1st 5-3
5-3
202
176
Ed Comeau (interim),Terry Sanderson
Lost in division finals
2005 Eastern
12-4
1st 6-2
6-2
227
190
Terry Sanderson
Won Championship
2006 Eastern
8-8
3rd
5-3
3-5
182
179
Terry Sanderson
Lost in division semifinals
2007 Eastern
6-10
4th
3-5
3-5
187
183
Glenn Clark Lost in division semifinals
Total
9 seasons
87-47
50-19
39-30
1,703
1,462
Playoff Totals
11-4
9-3
2-1
175
161
Season
Game
Visiting
Home
1999 Semifinals Philadelphia 2
Toronto 13
Championship Rochester 10
Toronto 13
2000 Semifinals Philadelphia 10
Toronto 14
Championships Rochester 13
Toronto 14
2001 Semifinals Washington 9
Toronto 10
Championship
Philadelphia 9 Toronto 8
2002 Semifinals Washington 11
Toronto 12
Championship Toronto 13 Albany 12
2003 Semifinals Colorado 11
Toronto 15
Championship Toronto 8 Rochester 6
2004 Division Finals
Buffalo 19 Toronto 10
2005 Division Finals Rochester 10
Toronto 12
Championship Arizona 13
Toronto 19
2006 Division Semifinals
Toronto 8
Rochester 16
2007 Division Semifinals
Toronto 6
Rochester 10
