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2016 NLL season

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Sport
  
Indoor lacrosse

Number of teams
  
9

Season MVP
  
Dhane Smith

Duration
  
January 1 – June, 2016

Top seed
  
Buffalo Bandits

2016 NLL season

League
  
National Lacrosse League

The 2016 National Lacrosse League season, the 30th in the history of the NLL, began on January 1, 2016, and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series in June.

Contents

Pre-season

  • May 29, 2015: The Minnesota Swarm announce that they would move to the Arena at Gwinnett Center in Duluth, Georgia as the Georgia Swarm.
  • July 20, 2015: The Edmonton Rush announce that they would move to the SaskTel Centre in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan as the Saskatchewan Rush.
  • September 2, 2015: Buffalo Bandits forward John Tavares announced his retirement after 24 seasons. Tavares is the career leader in goals, assists, points, and games played. He will remain with the Bandits organization as an assistant coach.

    • Current standings

    Reference:

    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

    Monthly awards

    Awards are presented monthly for the best overall player and best rookie.

    References

    2016 NLL season Wikipedia
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