Philadelphia, Georgia, and Calgary will headline the 33rd Faceoff Weekend Dec. 15.
PHILDELPHIA, PA. — The National Lacrosse League (NLL), the largest men’s indoor professional league, has released its revised 2018-2019 home opener details for each of the teams.
The NLL’s 33rd season will begin as the Philadelphia Wings face off for their inaugural game at 1 pm when they welcome the Buffalo Bandits to the Wells Fargo Center. The Georgia Swarm and Calgary Roughnecks will also play at home Saturday evening at 7:05 pm and 9 pm ET, respectively.
“We are thrilled to get back to playing lacrosse and open the 2018-19 season,” said NLL Commissioner Nick Sakiewicz. “With the addition of our new broadcast partners, Turner Sports and B/R Live, we will continue to bring the best lacrosse in the world to our fans across North America and we couldn’t ask for a better opening game than Philadelphia hosting Buffalo in their inaugural season.”
2018-19 NLL Home Openers:
| DATE | DAY | AWAY | HOME | LOCAL | EST |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Saturday | Buffalo | Philadelphia | 1 p.m. | 1 p.m. |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Saturday | New England | Georgia | 7:05 p.m. | 7:05 p.m. |
| Dec 15, 2018 | Saturday | Vancouver | Calgary | 7 p.m. | 9 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Friday | Toronto | Buffalo | 7:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2018 | Friday | Calgary | Vancouver | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
| Dec 22, 2018 | Saturday | San Diego | Colorado | 7 p.m. | 9 p.m. |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Friday | Saskatchewan | New England | 7:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Dec 28, 2018 | Friday | Georgia | Toronto | 7:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Dec 29, 2018 | Saturday | Philadelphia | Rochester | 7:30 p.m. | 7:30 p.m. |
| Jan 5, 2019 | Saturday | San Diego | Saskatchewan | 7:30 p.m. | 8:30 p.m. |
| Jan 12, 2019 | Saturday | Rochester | San Diego | 7 p.m. | 10 p.m. |
Season tickets and single game tickets for all teams and games can be found at NLL.com/tickets. Fans can follow along and post about opening weekend using #LaxOn.