The Las Vegas Desert Dogs were launched on June 21, 2021, as the 15th team in the National Lacrosse League beginning play in December 2022. The team is co-owned by Wayne Gretzky, Dustin Johnson, Steve Nash, and Joe Tsai; the team is excited to start playing in their new home at Lee’s Family Forum in Henderson beginning with the 2024-25 season.

The Desert Dogs represent all that Las Vegas Lacrosse embodies – scrappy and cunning, friendly but fierce, and powerful alone but unstoppable as a pack. Desert Dogs Lacrosse moves fast and innovates quickly. We operate with a pack mentality, which means we look after our own -- especially our community here in Las Vegas.

Professional Box Lacrosse is a thrilling, fast-paced game played inside the confines of an ice hockey rink, with glass and rink boards intact. The playing surface consists of a turf carpet that is laid down over the hockey ice. Combined, teams score an average of 25 goals during an NLL game. With 9 home games from December through April, the Desert Dogs offer fans of all ages a family friendly night out watching sports!