2012 NLL season
The 2012 National Lacrosse League season, the 26th in the history of the NLL, will begin on January 8, 2012[1] and end with the Championship game in May.
Team movement
The Boston Blazers announced in September 2011 that they would not participate in the 2012 season.[2] A dispersal draft was held on September 9, 2011, as the Philadelphia Wings took Blazers captain and top scorer Dan Dawson first overall.
Current standings
x – Clinched playoff berth, y – Clinched division, z – Clinched playoff home field
Milestones and events
Pre-season
- September 1, 2011: The Boston Blazers announced that they would not be participating in the 2012 season.[2]
- September 23, 2011: The NLL announced that there would be several rule changes for the 2012 season.[3] The major changes were:
- For major penalties, the team will be short-handed for five minutes _or_ if the opposing team scores three (rather than two) goals.
- When a team gains possession of the ball in their own end, they now have eight seconds (rather than ten) to get the ball over centre.
- When the whistle is blown to indicate a loss of possession, the player with the ball must immediately put it on the floor. Throwing it or rolling it away is now a penalty.
- Goaltender pads will be one inch narrower.
- October 26, 2011: The playoff format has changed for the 2012 season.[4] Eight teams will still make the playoffs, four from each division, and the single-game elimination format is retained. However, if the fifth place team in the West Division has a better record than the fourth place team in the East, the West division team will take its place. This "crossover" rule is already is use in Major League Soccer and the Canadian Football League.
- November 29, 2011: The NLL announced several more rule changes for the 2012 season:[5]
- Challenges to on-field calls will be limited to one per team per half
- The maximum length of a stick is reduced from 46 to 42 inches.
- The Philadelphia Wings announced that during the February 12 game against the Buffalo Bandits, the Wings players will wear special jerseys with their Twitter user names instead of their last names. The game-worn jerseys will be auctioned off after the game, with the proceeds going to the American Cancer Society.[6]
Regular Season
Media Coverage
Beginning with the 2012 NLL season, U.S. broadcast rights will shift to CBS Sports Network, which will carry eight regular season games, all of them live.[7]
A new weekly one-hour radio show called "Toronto Rock Total Access" about the Toronto Rock will begin in January 2012 on TSN Radio. Rock Communications and Public Relations Coordinator Mike Hancock will host the show, which will air at 8pm on Monday nights beginning January 2, 2012.[8]
See also
References
- ^ "2012 season to open on January 8". NLL.com. September 12, 2011. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5162. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ a b Jenner, Teddy (September 1, 2011). "Boston Blazers will not take the rug in 2012". ILIndoor.com. http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/09/01/boston-blazers-will-not-take-the-rug-in-2012/. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "Rule changes for 2012 season announced". NLL.com. September 23, 2011. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5174. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "2012 playoffs format announced". NLL.com. October 26, 2011. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5200. Retrieved 2011-11-05.
- ^ "Changes to replay challenge rules". NLL.com. November 29, 2011. http://nll.com/article.php?id=5240. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
- ^ "PHILADELPHIA WINGS PLAYERS’ TWITTER HANDLES TO REPLACE LAST NAMES ON BACK OF JERSEYS FOR FEBRUARY 12 GAME AT WELLS FARGO CENTER". Philadelphia Wings web site. December 20, 2011. http://www.wingslax.com/article/73609. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
- ^ Bailey, Budd (November 14, 2011). "Bandits notebook: New TV package". The Buffalo News (Berkshire Hathaway). http://blogs.buffalonews.com/sports_ink/2011/11/bandits-notebook-new-tv-package.html. Retrieved 2011-11-15.
- ^ "Toronto Rock Total Access on TSN Radio 1050 Toronto". Toronto Rock web site. December 20, 2011. http://torontorock.com/article/toronto-rock-total-access-on-tsn-radio-1050-toronto. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
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