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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

And that will do it for another season of NLL Fact of the Day. Congratulations to the 2026 NLL Champion Toronto Rock! We will see you again next season with more interesting facts and stats about the NLL!

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

With Sunday's win, the Toronto Rock (2011-2026) tied the Buffalo Bandits (2008-2023) for the second-longest stretch between Championship seasons at 15 years. The longest is the Colorado Mammoth (2006-2022) at 16 years.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Since the NLL moved to a best 2-of-3 series for the Championship in 2014, five series have been decided in two games, and five have gone to a third game.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The teams that have won the most NLL player awards, all-time: Toronto: 30 Buffalo: 27 old Rochester: 25 Calgary: 19 Georgia: 18 Colorado: 15 Minnesota: 14 Edmonton: 12 Saskatchewan: 11 old Philadelphia: 8

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

The NLL player awards and the team that has won the most: Les Bartley - BUF/old ROC, 3 each Defender: EDM/old ROC/TOR, 4 each GM: BUF, 4 Goaltender: old ROC, 6 MVP: BUF, 7 Offense: BUF, 2 Rookie: TOR, 5 Sportsmanship: GEO, 7 Teammate: GEO, 2 Transition: CAL/MIN/TOR, 3 each

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

2026 was the first (full) season since 2018 where NO season records were broken in any offensive stats. However it's the first season in NLL history where season records were broken in both GAA and save percentage.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Former Thunderbirds players on the Rock: Chris Boushy Former Rock players on the Thunderbirds: Stephen Keogh, Ethan O'Connor

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Jake Withers picked up 29 loose balls in Sunday night's game, a new NLL playoff record, and tied for second (with himself) for second in an NLL game. Geoff Snider picked up 32 in a game in 2008.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

The record for most total penalty minutes in a game is 234 on January 14, 2012 in a game between the old Knighthawks and the old Wings. The record for fewest total penalty minutes in a game is zero on March 19, 2023 in a game between the new Knighthawks and the new Wings.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

On January 13, 2007, the Arizona Sting beat the San Jose Stealth 14-11. Every player who hit the floor in the game was credited with at least one loose ball, and five players had ten or more. The 217 LBs in the game was the highest single-game total ever.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Six players have averaged at least 10 LB per game over their career. Here they are along with number of faceoffs taken: Geoff Snider, 13.7, 3234 FOs Jake Withers, 12.5, 3720 Jim Veltman, 12.0, 45 Zach Currier, 11.5, 430 Trevor Baptiste, 10.3, 2965 Brodie Merrill, 10.0, 63

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

The league has surpassed 10,000 in average attendance in ten different seasons: 1990, 1992-1995, and 2004-2008. The record was 1990 with an average of 11,058 per game.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

The league has surpassed 1 million in total attendance in nine different seasons: 2006-2009, 2019, and 2023-2026. The record was 2023 with 1,165,528.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

There have been 11 regular season games in NLL history that featured a total of 12 or fewer goals. Five of them took place in 2025 or 2026. There have been 21 regular season games in NLL history that featured a total of 40 or more goals. Only two have occurred since 2003.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Most common penalties in the 2026 regular season: 1. Holding, 183 penalties 2. Illegal cross-checking, 165 3. Roughing, 153 4. Holding the stick, 99 5. Slashing, 83 6. Delay of game, 80 7. Illegal substitution, 72 8. Dead ball foul, 67 9. Checking from behind, 60

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Halifax's Stephen Keogh won the Championship with Rochester in each of his first three seasons in the NLL (2012, 2013, 2014). He hasn't been to the finals since then.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Former Swarm on the Thunderbirds: Brendan Bomberry, Ethan O'Connor. Coaches Scott Campbell and Andrew Suitor played for the Minnesota Swarm. Former Thunderbirds on the Swarm: None

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Correction: Rock offensive coach Dan Dawson is a former Seal. Thanks @eddytabone.bsky.social!

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Former Seals on the Rock: None Former Rock on the Seals: Corey Small, head coach / GM Patrick Merrill, defensive coach Cam Woods

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Gary Gait played in the NLL from 1991-2011. Cody Jamieson debuted in 2011 and is still active. Their careers overlapped by two games - they were teammates on the Rochester Knighthawks on Jan 8 and Jan 29, 2011. Gait's last NLL assist was on the third goal of Jamieson's career.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Logan Schuss holds the NLL record for highest career points per game average in the playoffs. Schuss picked up nine points (3+6) with the Vancouver Stealth in 2017 in his only playoff game.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Cody Jamieson is currently two points behind Jeff Shattler for the all-time lead in playoff points among Indigenous players.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Saturday's San Diego / Colorado game featured 16 players making their playoff debuts, six on the Seals and ten on the Mammoth.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

This season's NLL Championship will be the first not to feature the Bandits since the Rush beat the (old) Knighthawks in 2018.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

Buffalo is 10-8 all-time against Georgia including 6-3 in Georgia. They have met once in the playoffs, with Buffalo winning at home in 2024. Colorado is 4-11 all-time against San Diego, though all four wins came at home. They are 3-1 in the playoffs, but 0-1 in Denver.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Vancouver and Halifax are 2-2 against each other. They have never met in the playoffs. Toronto holds the edge against Saskatchewan 6-5 all-time, though they are 2-3 in Saskatoon. They have also never met in the playoffs.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The Swarm have played ten seasons in Georgia. Their lowest average home attendance was 3,950 per game in 2017, the year they won the Championship. They had over 8,000 per game in both 2022 and 2023, the only seasons that they missed the playoffs.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Before the 2026 season, two teams in NLL history had more than one player reach 100 points but did not make the playoffs: the 2023 Swarm and the 2025 Wings. In 2026, three teams did it: the Roughnecks, the Desert Dogs, and the Knighthawks.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

In 2026, eleven players reached 100 points. Only three of them, Keegan Bal, Dhane Smith, and Josh Byrne, are on teams that made the playoffs.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Five players in the NLL are sons of NLL General Managers: Wake:Riat Bowhunter, Taggart Clark, Josh Dawick, Ryan Keenan, and Dyson Williams. Williams is the only one who does not play on his father's team.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Current or former NLL players who celebrate birthdays today: Cam Acchione (25) Matt Acchione (25) Charlie Bertrand (28) Drew Hutchison (28) LeRoy Halftown (32) Wes Berg (33) Liam Byrnes (33) George Downey (37) Jesse Fehr (39)

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Tonight's game in Calgary will be the 400th regular season game in franchise history. They are 216-183 over their 24 seasons. The only other teams to play 400+ games are Toronto (438) and Buffalo (502).

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

The Colorado Mammoth have played 386 games over 23 seasons. They have scored 4448 goals and given up 4434, for a goal differential of +14.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Dhane Smith has 882 career assists, and needs only 52 more assists to tie John Tavares' 934 for most assists in Buffalo Bandits history. Smith is currently tied with Mark Steenhuis for second in goals in Bandits history with 448. He needs 367 more goals to tie Tavares.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Dhane Smith and Steve Priolo have played 244 games as teammates, the most of any duo. The next few: - Shayne Jackson / Jordan MacIntosh, 226 - Curtis Dickson / Dane Dobbie, 216 - Dillon Ward / Robert Hope, 200 - Kyle Rubisch / Ryan Dilks, 199 - Brett Mydske / Ryan Dilks, 199

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The original Philadelphia Wings were involved in 4 of the top 8 most lopsided playoff games in NLL history. - 1990 finals: beat New England 17-7 - 1994 semi-finals: beat New York 17-7 - 1994 finals: beat Buffalo 26-15 - 1999 semi-finals: lost to the Rock 13-2

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Saskatchewan Rush scored four goals in an NLL record 33 seconds in the third quarter on Saturday night. The previous record was 54 seconds done by the Edmonton Rush in 2014 and again by the Vancouver Warriors in 2022.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Current or former NLL players who celebrate birthdays today: Brennan O'Neill (24) Owen Grant (26) Alex Simmons (27) Dylan McIntosh (27) TD Ierlan (28) Cole Pickup (30) Nick Ossello (33) Chris Collins (44)

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

The 2013 Roughnecks, 2015 Mammoth, and 2022 Seals each scored a single shorthanded goal at home. The Seals only gave up one at home that year.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The 2007 Knighthawks had 20 shorthanded goals in home games. No other team has more than 14 in home games, and no other team has more than 20 shorthanded goals in home AND away games combined.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Teams that have allowed 20+ goals in an NLL playoff game: Boston Blazers (original) Buffalo Bandits New England Black Wolves Philadelphia Wings (original) Portland LumberJax Rochester Knighthawks (new) Toronto Rock

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Teams that have scored 20+ goals in an NLL playoff game: Buffalo Bandits (3 times) Minnesota Swarm Philadelphia Wings (original) San Jose Stealth Washington Wave

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

The highest attendance for a regular season game was 19,289 in Calgary on April 20, 2019 to watch the Roughnecks beat the Rush 18-8. Second place is a thirteen-way tie at 19,070, all sell-outs in Buffalo between 2013 and 2026 including four games this season.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Between April 1, 2006 and January 10, 2014, John Grant Jr. played 98 regular season games. He was held without a goal in two of them. This included the second-longest scoring streak in NLL history of 55 games.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

On January 13, 2007, both Ryan Benesch and Paul Dawson made their NLL debuts for Toronto and San Jose respectively. On Saturday night, both Benesch and Dawson played their 300th NLL game.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

There have been ten NLL seasons with average attendance over 10,000: 1990, 1992-1994, and 2005-2009. 1990 set the record with an average of 10,936, though there were only six teams playing a 8-game season. 2006 was a close second at 10,703 with 11 teams and a 16-game season.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Only five players have led the league in face-off wins for the last seventeen seasons: Jake Withers (6), Trevor Baptiste (2), Jay Thorimbert (3), Geoff Snider (5), and Bob Snider (1).

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The record for most shots taken in a game by one team is 82, done on April 29, 2017 by the New England Black Wolves. But Tye Belanger also set a record with 66 saves and the Black Wolves lost to the Vancouver Stealth, 17-16.

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

The record for fewest shots in a game by one team is 30. It's only ever been done twice, a month apart in 2010: - Feb 20, 2010 by Colorado. Minnesota beat them 15-5 - Mar 20, 2010 by Orlando. Calgary beat them 13-6

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NLL Fact of the Day @nllfactoftheday.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

A team has been awarded 24+ CTOs in a game 17 times since the NLL started tracking the stat in 2011. The Minnesota Swarm and Edmonton Rush each did it four times, and the Saskatchewan Rush did it three times, all of them in home games.

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