2017 NLL season

The 2017 National Lacrosse League season, the 31st in the history of the NLL began on December 29, 2016, and ended with the Champion's Cup Finals series on June 10, 2017, as the Georgia Swarm defeated the Saskatchewan Rush to win their franchise's first Champions Cup.

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; LB = Loose Balls

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	LB
Lyle Thompson	Georgia Swarm	18	45	71	116	8	126
Mark Matthews	Saskatchewan Rush	18	40	73	113	25	61
Corey Small	Vancouver Stealth	18	46	65	111	2	34
Curtis Dickson	Calgary Roughnecks	18	54	53	107	18	79
Shawn Evans	New England Black Wolves	17	38	65	103	50	90
Callum Crawford	Colorado Mammoth	18	36	62	98	8	74
Rhys Duch	Vancouver Stealth	17	38	56	94	7	70
Tom Schreiber	Toronto Rock	18	33	61	94	0	83
Dane Dobbie	Calgary Roughnecks	18	39	50	89	6	51
Kevin Crowley	New England Black Wolves	18	45	40	85	11	80

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; Mins = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses: GA = Goals Allowed; SV% = Save Percentage; GAA = Goals against average

Player	Team	GP	Mins	W	L	GA	SV%	GAA
Nick Rose	Toronto Rock	18	1019	8	8	184	0.774	10.82
Dillon Ward	Colorado Mammoth	18	909	9	6	165	0.792	10.89
Aaron Bold	Saskatchewan Rush	17	935	11	4	175	0.763	11.22
Tye Belanger	Vancouver Warriors	18	818	7	7	154	0.794	11.28
Matt Vinc	Rochester Knighthawks	18	902	6	9	171	0.796	11.37

Playoffs

*''Overtime''

Division Finals (best of three)

(E1) Georgia Swarm vs. (E2) Toronto Rock

Swarm wins series 2–0.

(W1) Saskatchewan Rush vs. (W3) Colorado Mammoth

Rush wins series 2–0.

NLL Finals (best of three)

(E1) Georgia Swarm vs. (W1) Saskatchewan Rush

Swarm wins series 2–0.

Awards

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Other Finalists
Most Valuable Player	Lyle Thompson, Georgia	Corey Small, Vancouver Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan
Goaltender of the Year	Dillon Ward, Colorado	Mike Poulin, Georgia Nick Rose, Toronto
Defensive Player of the Year	Jason Noble, Georgia	Graeme Hossack, Rochester Steve Priolo, Buffalo
Transition Player of the Year	Brodie Merrill, Toronto	Jay Thorimbert, New England Jordan MacIntosh, Georgia
Rookie of the Year	Tom Schreiber, Toronto	Kyle Jackson, Rochester Latrell Harris, Toronto
Sportsmanship Award	Jordan Hall, Georgia	Kyle Buchanan, New England Dan MacRae, Calgary
GM of the Year	John Arlotta, Georgia	Jamie Dawick, Toronto Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan
Les Bartley Award	Ed Comeau, Georgia	Derek Keenan, Saskatchewan Jamie Batley, Vancouver
Executive of the Year Award	Amber Cox, New England	Andy Arlotta, Georgia John Catalano, Rochester
Teammate of the Year Award	Mike Poulin, Georgia	Kyle Buchanan, New England Joel McCready, Vancouver
Tom Borrelli Award	Jake Elliott	Budd Bailey Neil Stevens

All-pro teams

Reference

First Team

Lyle Thompson, Georgia Swarm
Mark Matthews, Saskatchewan Rush
Corey Small, Vancouver Stealth
Jason Noble, Georgia Swarm
Brodie Merrill, Toronto Rock
Dillon Ward, Colorado Mammoth

Second Team

Curtis Dickson, Calgary Roughnecks
Kevin Crowley, New England Black Wolves
Shayne Jackson, Georgia Swarm
Graeme Hossack, Rochester Knighthawks
Jay Thorimbert, New England Black Wolves
Mike Poulin, Georgia Swarm

All-Rookie Team

Tom Schreiber, Toronto Rock
Kyle Jackson, Rochester Knighthawks
Josh Currier, Rochester Knighthawks
Latrell Harris, Toronto Rock
Mike Messenger, Saskatchewan Rush
Joel Coyle, New England Black Wolves

Stadiums and locations

Buffalo Bandits	Georgia Swarm	New England Black Wolves	Rochester Knighthawks	Toronto Rock
KeyBank Center	Infinite Energy Arena	Mohegan Sun Arena	Blue Cross Arena	Air Canada Centre
Capacity: 19,070	Capacity: 11,355	Capacity: 7,700	Capacity: 11,200	Capacity: 18,819

Calgary Roughnecks	Colorado Mammoth	Saskatchewan Rush	Vancouver Stealth
Scotiabank Saddledome	Pepsi Center	SaskTel Centre	Langley Events Centre
Capacity: 19,289	Capacity: 18,007	Capacity: 15,190	Capacity: 5,276