2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs season


The Las Vegas Desert Dogs are a lacrosse team based in Las Vegas, Nevada playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The 2023 season is the inaugural season for the franchise and will play their home games in the Michelob Ultra Arena. They are owned by Brooklyn Nets owner Joe Tsai, former NHL player Wayne Gretzky, former NBA player Steve Nash and pro golfer Dustin Johnson. All games will be televised on MyLVTV and streamed on ESPN+.[1]

2023 Las Vegas Desert Dogs
LeagueNLL
DivisionTBD West
2023 record5–13
Home record4–5
Road record1–8
Goals for179
Goals against222
General ManagerBob Hamley
CoachShawn Williams
CaptainTBD
Alternate captainsTBD
ArenaMichelob Ultra Arena
2024 season 

The Head Coach and General Manager of the Desert Dogs is Shawn Williams. They hired Ken Millin as offensive coordinator and Rob Williams as defensive coordinator.[2][3]

Final standings

Reference:[4]

East Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1Buffalo Bandits xyz18144.7780.07272215191+2411.9410.61
2Toronto Rock x18135.7221.08154234164+7013.009.11
3Halifax Thunderbirds x18108.5564.05454238210+2813.2211.67
4Rochester Knighthawks x18108.5564.06345218214+412.1111.89
5Philadelphia Wings1899.5005.04554200211−1111.1111.72
6Georgia Swarm18810.4446.03654219207+1212.1711.50
7New York Riptide18513.2789.03627201243−4211.1713.50
8Albany FireWolves18315.16711.00936167233−669.2812.94
West Conference
PTeamGPWLPCTGBHomeRoadGFGADiffGF/GPGA/GP

1San Diego Seals xy18144.7780.07272240193+4713.3310.72
2Calgary Roughnecks x18135.7221.07263218167+5112.119.28
3Panther City Lacrosse Club x18108.5564.06345204193+1111.3310.72
4Colorado Mammoth x1899.5005.07227190208−1810.5611.56
5Saskatchewan Rush18810.4446.05436204212−811.3311.78
6Las Vegas Desert Dogs18513.2789.04518179222−439.9412.33
7Vancouver Warriors18414.22210.02727188247−5910.4413.72

Game log

Game Date Opponent Location Score OT Attendance Record
1 December 9, 2022 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 1113 4,184 01
2 December 16, 2022 Panther City Lacrosse Club Michelob Ultra Arena L 39 7,072 02
3 January 6, 2023 Philadelphia Wings (2018-) Michelob Ultra Arena L 914 4,809 03
4 January 14, 2023 @ Vancouver Warriors Rogers Arena L 1619 8,483 04
5 January 20, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Michelob Ultra Arena W 1514 5,057 14
6 January 28, 2023 @ Saskatchewan Rush SaskTel Centre L 1015 9,335 15
7 February 4, 2023 Colorado Mammoth Michelob Ultra Arena W 138 25
8 February 18, 2023 @ Albany FireWolves MVP Arena W 1210 35
9 February 24, 2023 Calgary Roughnecks Michelob Ultra Arena W 119 45
10 March 4, 2023 @ San Diego Seals Snapdragon Stadium L 1215 46
11 March 11, 2023 Vancouver Warriors Michelob Ultra Arena L 514 47
12 March 18, 2023 @ Panther City Lacrosse Club Dickies Arena L 811 48
13 March 25, 2023 Rochester Knighthawks Michelob Ultra Arena W 127 58
14 March 31, 2023 @ Colorado Mammoth Ball Arena L 911 59
15 April 8, 2023 San Diego Seals Michelob Ultra Arena L 1014 510
16 April 14, 2023 @ Calgary Roughnecks Scotiabank Saddledome L 712 511
17 April 22, 2023 @ San Diego Seals Pechanga Arena L 414 512
18 April 29, 2023 Saskatchewan Rush Michelob Ultra Arena L 1213 513

Roster

Expansion Draft

The expansion draft for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs was held on July 7, 2022. The Desert Dogs selected:[5]

Round Player Former Team
1 Jackson Nishimura Albany FireWolves
2 Connor Fields Buffalo Bandits
3 Riley Hutchcraft Toronto Rock
4 John Wagner Rochester Knighthawks
5 Landon Kells Calgary Roughnecks
6 Brett McIntyre Colorado Mammoth
7 Connor Kirst Georgia Swarm
8 James Barclay Halifax Thunderbirds
9 Ty Thompson New York Riptide
10 Jack Hannah Panther City LC
11 Jackson Suboch Philadelphia Wings
12 Frank Scigliano San Diego Seals
13 Jeff Cornwall Saskatchewan Rush
14 Tyson Roe Vancouver Warriors

The following trades were made immediately following the draft:

  • Las Vegas traded Riley Hutchcraft, Connor Fields and their 1st round Draft Pick (1st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft to Rochester for Charlie Bertrand and their 1st round pick (2nd overall), 4th round pick (74th overall), 6th round pick (91st overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 1st round selection in the 2023 Entry Draft
  • Las Vegas traded Brett McIntyre back to Colorado for Sam Firth and Erik Turner
  • Las Vegas traded Frank Scigliano back to San Diego for Mark Glicini, Brandon Clelland, their 2nd round pick (26th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft and their 3rd round pick in the 2023 Entry Draft
  • Las Vegas traded Jeff Cornwall to Calgary for Marshal King and their 1st round pick (18th overall) in the 2022 Entry Draft

Entry Draft

The 2022 NLL Entry Draft took place on September 10, 2022. The Las Vegas Desert Dogs selected:[6][7]

Round Overall Player Position College/Club
1 2 Dylan Watson F Orangeville Northmen – Jacksonville University
1 16 Jake Saunders D Brooklin Lacrosse Club – University of Richmond
2 24 Griffin Hall D Victoria Shamrocks
2 26 Sean Westley F Brooklin Lacrosse Club – St. Bonaventure University
3 44 Zach Cole D St. Joseph’s University
4 59 Colin Jeffrey G Victoria Shamrocks – University of Montevallo
4 74 Chris Merle D Stony Brook University
5 75 Peytin Wallace D Whitby Jr A
6 90 Tyler Ewen F Burnaby – Queens University of Charlotte
6 91 Stryker Roloff D Langley Jr A

References

  1. "Desert Dogs' inaugural season to air on local TV, ESPN+". Las Vegas Review-Journal. 2022-11-02. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  2. "Las Vegas Desert Dogs hire offensive, defensive coordinators". KSNV. 2022-09-06. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  3. "NLL: Desert Dogs Add Millin and Williams to Coaching Staff". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2022-11-21.
  4. "Standings". National Lacrosse League.
  5. "Las Vegas loads up via expansion draft & post-draft deals". The Lax Mag. Retrieved 2022-10-29.
  6. "Desert Dogs Select 10 Players in Inaugural Entry Draft". OurSports Central. 2022-09-12. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
  7. "2022 NLL Entry Draft Live Results". NLL. 2022-09-10. Retrieved 2022-11-22.
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