2013 NLL season

2013 NLL season
LeagueNational Lacrosse League
SportIndoor lacrosse
DurationJanuary 4, 2013 – May 11, 2013
Number of games16
Number of teams9
TV partner(s)CBS Sports Network
Regular Season
Season MVPShawn Evans
Top scorerShawn Evans
Playoffs
Eastern championsRochester Knighthawks
  Eastern runners-upMinnesota Swarm
Western championsWashington Stealth
  Western runners-upCalgary Roughnecks
Finals
ChampionsRochester Knighthawks
  Runners-upWashington Stealth
Finals MVPCody Jamieson
NLL seasons

The 2013 National Lacrosse League season, the 27th in the history of the NLL, began on January 5, 2013[1] and ended with the Championship game on May 11, 2013. The Rochester Knighthawks overcame a mediocre 8-8 season to get hot in the playoffs for the second straight year, defeating the Philadelphia Wings, Minnesota Swarm, and Washington Stealth to win their second straight Championship.[2] The Knighthawks became the first team to repeat as NLL Champions since the 2002-2003 Toronto Rock.[2]

2013 featured a very close regular season, as the top and bottom teams were only separated by 4 games (the 10-6 Toronto Rock vs. 6-10 Buffalo Bandits). The final playoff spot was up for grabs right up until the final weekend of the season.[3] In the end, the Bandits were the lone team out of the playoffs, missed the post-season for the first time since 2002.[4]

  1. ^ "2013 Regular Season Schedule". NLL.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Back-to-back champs! Knighthawks repeat with win over Stealth". NLL.com. May 11, 2013. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  3. ^ Stamp, Stephen (April 21, 2013). "NLL Playoffs: Knighthawks and Mammoth are in, Bandits are out, Swarm head east". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved May 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Rosenhoch, Alan (April 20, 2013). "Knighthawks fly into playoffs with 10-9 win, Bandits eliminated". NLL.com. Retrieved May 8, 2013.