The 2012 National Lacrosse League season, the 26th in the history of the NLL, began on January 8, 2012[1] and ended with the Championship game on May 19, 2012. The Rochester Knighthawks won their third NLL Championship, and first-ever in Rochester, defeating the Edmonton Rush 9-6 in the final game.[2]
Mid-way through the off-season, the Boston Blazers announced that they would not be participating in the 2012 season due to problems in securing a facility in which to play.[3] A dispersal draft was held and Dan Dawson, for the third time in his career, was the first overall pick, heading to the Philadelphia Wings.[4] Kyle Rubisch was taken second by the Edmonton Rush, and the Minnesota Swarm chose Anthony Cosmo and Josh Sanderson with the third and fourth picks. The Swarm immediately traded Sanderson to the Toronto Rock. Casey Powell, after a knee injury in the MLL Championship game, wasn't chosen until the second round when the Rochester Knighthawks took a chance. Powell did not play in 2012 at all.
Both defending division champions got off to rough starts in 2012, as the Toronto Rock lost their first two and the Washington Stealth lost their first three. The Rock recovered and won their next three, eventually finishing atop the East division, but the Stealth had their worst season in franchise history, finishing 4-12 and the only team out of the playoffs. The Buffalo Bandits won their first two games but then went on a franchise-record six-game losing streak, during which head coach and GM Darris Kilgour called the team "stupid" and "pathetic", and said "I totally question the hearts of basically everybody but about four guys on our team".[5] The Bandits won three of their last four games to finish in fourth place in the East and getting a first-round playoff game against the Toronto Rock.
The Colorado Mammoth only won 5 games in 2011 but in 2012, they had surpassed that total before losing a game. The Mammoth began the year winning 6 in a row and finished with an 11-5 record, good for second in the west behind the 12-5 Calgary Roughnecks. Despite having a league-high 12 rookies playing on the roster,[6] the Minnesota Swarm surprised many finishing third with a 9-7 record.
The 2012 season will be known as a record-breaking year in the NLL. John Grant, Jr. was named league MVP for the second time in his career after scoring 116 points, breaking John Tavares' eleven-year-old single-season scoring record. Grant also scored his 500th career goal and 1000th career point during the season. Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings finished only two points back of Grant but amassed 82 assists, breaking the old record of 74.
^"2012 season to open on January 8". NLL.com. September 12, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^Stamp, Stephen (May 20, 2012). "Knighthawks ride Matt Vinc and second-half surge to Champions Cup title, plus the links". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved May 20, 2012.
^Jenner, Teddy (September 1, 2011). "Boston Blazers will not take the rug in 2012". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on March 25, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2011.
^Chavez, Bob (September 9, 2011). "NLL Dispersal Draft: Philadelphia takes Dawson with No. 1 pick; Sanderson traded to Toronto; Casey Powell to Rochester". ILIndoor.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
^Ingemi, Marisa (March 28, 2012). "Darris Kilgour: Bandits Are Pathetic". In Lax We Trust. Retrieved May 5, 2012.[permanent dead link]
^"Swarm looking to end regular season with four straight wins". Minnesota Swarm website. April 28, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
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