2024-25 NLL Season: Everything You Need to Know
The 2024-25 National Lacrosse League season is here! Find out how to watch, the schedule, and key facts about the NLL.
2024-25 NLL Season: Everything You Need to Know
The 2024-25 National Lacrosse League (NLL) season is underway, and fans are in for a treat. With 10 teams battling it out over Thanksgiving weekend, the action is sure to be intense. Here's everything you need to know about the 2024-25 NLL season:
How to Watch
All NLL games are available on TSN+ and ESPN+.*All times Eastern
2024-25 NLL Schedule
The 2024-25 NLL schedule is jam-packed with exciting matchups. Here's a look at the key dates:
| Week | Date | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | November 29-December 1 | Toronto Rock at Ottawa Black Bears, Vancouver Warriors at Colorado Mammoth, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Rochester Knighthawks, Saskatchewan Rush at Albany FireWolves, Philadelphia Wings at San Diego Seals |
| Week 2 | December 6-7 | Colorado Mammoth at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Calgary Roughnecks at Halifax Thunderbirds, Albany FireWolves at Toronto Rock, Buffalo Bandits at Rochester Knighthawks, San Diego Seals at Georgia Swarm |
| Week 3 | December 13-14 | Buffalo Bandits at Ottawa Black Bears, Rochester Knighthawks at Vancouver Warriors, Colorado Mammoth at San Diego Seals, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Philadelphia Wings, Calgary Roughnecks at Albany FireWolves, Toronto Rock at Georgia Swarm, Halifax Thunderbirds at Saskatchewan Rush |
| Week 4 | December 20-21 | Philadelphia Wings at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Saskatchewan Rush at Rochester Knighthawks, Halifax Thunderbirds at Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm at San Diego Seals |
| Week 5 | December 28-29 | Albany FireWolves at Halifax Thunderbirds, Rochester Knighthawks at Buffalo Bandits, Ottawa Black Bears at Toronto Rock, Philadelphia Wings at Saskatchewan Rush, Vancouver Warriors at Calgary Roughnecks, Georgia Swarm at Colorado Mammoth |
| Week 6 | January 4 | Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Albany FireWolves, Rochester Knighthawks at Georgia Swarm, Ottawa Black Bears at San Diego Seals |
| Week 7 | January 10-11 | Toronto Rock at Buffalo Bandits, Ottawa Black Bears at Georgia Swarm, San Diego Seals at Vancouver Warriors, Calgary Roughnecks at Philadelphia Wings, Halifax Thunderbirds at Rochester Knighthawks, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Saskatchewan Rush, Albany FireWolves at Colorado Mammoth |
| Week 8 | January 17-19 | Vancouver Warriors at Ottawa Black Bears, Rochester Knighthawks at Halifax Thunderbirds, Saskatchewan Rush at Toronto Rock, Colorado Mammoth at Albany FireWolves, Philadelphia Wings at Buffalo Bandits, Georgia Swarm at Calgary Roughnecks, San Diego Seals at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Vancouver Warriors at Philadelphia Wings |
| Week 9 | January 24-25 | Toronto Rock at Calgary Roughnecks, Ottawa Black Bears at Vancouver Warriors, Colorado Mammoth at Rochester Knighthawks, Albany FireWolves at Saskatchewan Rush |
| Week 10 | January 31-February 1 | Vancouver Warriors at Halifax Thunderbirds, Calgary Roughnecks at Ottawa Black Bears, Albany FireWolves at Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks at Philadelphia Wings, Toronto Rock at Colorado Mammoth, Georgia Swarm at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Saskatchewan Rush at San Diego Seals |
| Week 11 | February 7-8 | Colorado Mammoth at Georgia Swarm, Calgary Roughnecks at Vancouver Warriors, Halifax Thunderbirds at Philadelphia Wings, San Diego Seals at Toronto Rock |
| Week 12 | February 14-16 | Buffalo Bandits at Toronto Rock, Saskatchewan Rush at Calgary Roughnecks, Vancouver Warriors at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Philadelphia Wings at Halifax Thunderbirds, Ottawa Black Bears at Albany FireWolves, San Diego Seals at Buffalo Bandits, Rochester Knighthawks at Saskatchewan Rush, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Calgary Roughnecks |
| Week 13 | February 21-22 | Halifax Thunderbirds at Ottawa Black Bears, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Colorado Mammoth, Saskatchewan Rush at Vancouver Warriors, Georgia Swarm at Toronto Rock, Philadelphia Wings at Albany FireWolves, Rochester Knighthawks at Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits at San Diego Seals |
| Week 14 | February 28-March 1 | Georgia Swarm at Ottawa Black Bears, Albany FireWolves at Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits at Saskatchewan Rush, Calgary Roughnecks at Colorado Mammoth, Halifax Thunderbirds at Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| Week 15 | March 7-8 | Toronto Rock at Halifax Thunderbirds, Vancouver Warriors at San Diego Seals, Rochester Knighthawks at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Calgary Roughnecks at Buffalo Bandits, Albany FireWolves at Philadelphia Wings, Saskatchewan Rush at Georgia Swarm |
| Week 16 | March 14-16 | Saskatchewan Rush at Halifax Thunderbirds, Toronto Rock at Vancouver Warriors, Colorado Mammoth at Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks at Ottawa Black Bears, Georgia Swarm at Albany FireWolves, Buffalo Bandits at Calgary Roughnecks, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at San Diego Seals |
| Week 17 | March 21-23 | Ottawa Black Bears at Halifax Thunderbirds, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Buffalo Bandits, Philadelphia Wings at Toronto Rock, Buffalo Bandits at Albany FireWolves, San Diego Seals at Calgary Roughnecks, Georgia Swarm at Vancouver Warriors, Colorado Mammoth at Ottawa Black Bears |
| Week 18 | March 28-30 | Ottawa Black Bears at Philadelphia Wings, San Diego Seals at Rochester Knighthawks, Vancouver Warriors at Buffalo Bandits, Colorado Mammoth at Saskatchewan Rush, Halifax Thunderbirds at Georgia Swarm |
| Week 19 | April 4-6 | Calgary Roughnecks at Saskatchewan Rush, Albany FireWolves at Vancouver Warriors, San Diego Seals at Halifax Thunderbirds, Ottawa Black Bears at Rochester Knighthawks, Philadelphia Wings at Georgia Swarm, Buffalo Bandits at Colorado Mammoth, Toronto Rock at Las Vegas Desert Dogs |
| Week 20 | April 11-13 | Vancouver Warriors at Toronto Rock, Georgia Swarm at Philadelphia Wings, San Diego Seals at Albany FireWolves, Las Vegas Desert Dogs at Ottawa Black Bears, Halifax Thunderbirds at Buffalo Bandits, Saskatchewan Rush at Colorado Mammoth |
| Week 21 | April 18-19 | Halifax Thunderbirds at Toronto Rock, Calgary Roughnecks at Las Vegas Desert Dogs, Albany FireWolves at San Diego Seals, Toronto Rock at Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits at Georgia Swarm, Philadelphia Wings at Vancouver Warriors, Ottawa Black Bears at Saskatchewan Rush, Colorado Mammoth at Calgary Roughnecks |
Key Facts
- The National Lacrosse League (NLL) kicks off its 2024-25 season with a late November start, as 10 teams get to work over Thanksgiving weekend.
- The 2024-25 campaign also marks the debut of Brennan O'Neill, the first overall pick of the Philadelphia Wings in the 2024 NLL draft.
- Ottawa, Philadelphia and the rest of the NLL are chasing the two-time defending champion Buffalo Bandits, who open their title defense with back-to-back road games.
What else should new fans know about the National Lacrosse League?
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America's largest professional lacrosse league. Founded in 1986, the NLL is comprised of 14 franchises across the United States and Canada.
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