National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is the professional league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. Indoor lacrosse is a less violent version of box lacrosse. Crosschecking and sticks with solid shafts are not allowed; these differences allow more running than in box lacrosse.
The NLL was formed in 1997 from the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL), with the decision to move from league ownership of all teams to individual team ownership.
Unlike other lacrosse leagues, which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter.
The league is divided into three divisions:
2003-04 teams
- Colorado Mammoth
- Anaheim NLL formerly New Jersey Storm
- New York Saints
- Philadelphia Wings
- San Jose NLL
- Buffalo Bandits
- Columbus Landsharks
- Rochester Knighthawks
- Calgary Roughnecks
- Toronto Rock
- Vancouver Ravens
Inactive teams
- Montreal Express (since 2002)
- Ottawa Rebel (since 2003)
NLL Championship results
- 1997-98 Philadelphia Wings 2-0 Baltimore Thunder ( Best of 3 Games Series)
- 1998-99 Toronto Rock 13-10 Rochester Knighthawks
- 1999-00 Toronto Rock 14-13 Rochester Knighthawks
- 2000-01 Philadelphia Wings 9-8 Toronto Rock
- 2001-02 Albany Attack 13-12 Toronto Rock
- 2002-03 Toronto Rock 8-6 Rochester Knighthawks
Commissioners
- Jim Livsey Jr.......... 1997-2000
- Jim Jennings........... 2000-
League Offices
- Buffalo, NY......... 1997-2000
- Lyndhurst, NJ....... 2000-2001
- New York, NY........ 2001-
League's Website http://www.nll.com