Unlike the Canadian box lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring, from December to June.
Each year, the playoff teams battle for the Champion's Cup.
A complete summary of NLL teams' performance is below.
[1] * Buff McCready only coached the Bandits for the first three games.
* The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena..[2]