The National Lacrosse League, which had to postpone the first two weeks of its regular season due to collective bargaining agreement issues between owners and players, has that all sorted out and will kick off its regular season this weekend. That includes the newly rebranded Vancouver Warriors, who had spent the last five years under the Vancouver Stealth banner playing out of the Langley Events Centre, opening up on the road Saturday against the Calgary Roughnecks. Here are six things you need to know about the Warriors and the NLL:• The NLL has been around in various forms and under various names since 1987. There are rumours about the Golden State Warriors purchasing a team in the near future. Most league pundits do have the Warriors at the bottom of the standings again, alongside the expansion teams.

Source: National Post December 13, 2018 23:26 UTC