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PHILADELPHIA - PennZone -- The National Lacrosse League (@NLL), the largest and most successful professional lacrosse property in the world, opens its 37^th season with five contests on "NLL Faceoff Weekend" with three games on Friday and two on Saturday.

Here are 10 things to know about the NLL entering Week 1:

• Fans can watch three of the five NLL Faceoff Weekend contests (https://www.nll.com/schedule/full-schedule/) on linear broadcasts, beginning with the "NLL Game of the Week on TSN" doubleheader on Friday.
• In the "NLL Saturday Night Showcase on ESPN," the Philadelphia Wings visit the New York Riptide (7:30 p.m. ET). The Albany FireWolves vs. Las Vegas Desert Dogs contest (10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT) will also be seen locally in both markets.
• The Buffalo Bandits, who open play on Dec. 9 at Albany, will be looking to repeat as NLL Champions, a feat that is rare in League history.
• The Bandits' championship last season was their 12th trip to the NLL Finals, the most in League history. The current Halifax Thunderbirds made ten appearances.
• All 135 regular season games and every playoff contest will be streamed live on ESPN+ and TSN+. The full schedule is available at https://www.nll.com/schedule/full-schedule/.
• TSN will broadcast 20 Game of the Week contests, including at least one at each of the League's five Canadian-based franchises.
• In October, the NLL unveiled NLL UnBOXed™, the League's new continent-wide grassroots campaign designed to bring the League's fast-paced game to boys and girls in more communities across North America. The League also revealed the cities and branding.
• The new NLL UnBOXed series will debut with the Toronto Rock and New York Riptide playing at Place Bell in Laval, Québec on February 16.
• In September, the League unveiled new branding, including a refined primary logo, stylized wordmark, and for the first time, a French language "Ligue Nationale de Lacrosse" family of marks.
• The 2023-24 NLL season will be the first under a new unified standings format and playoff structure which will feature a more balanced schedule across its 15 teams.
• Monday marked the debut of "War on the Floor: A Season with the San Diego Seals (https://www.primevideo.com/detail/War-on-the-Floor/0QTXU2ATRY158J9LGF6CT1A56T)" on Prime Video, an all-access series that follows the expansion franchise throughout the 2021-2022 season.
• NLL.com's news bureau has been busy with numerous features every week. The latest series is the "NLL Top 50."

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