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Boston Blazers (1992–1997)
The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played at the Worcester Centrum. In Boston, they played at the Boston Garden from 1992–1995 and then moved to the FleetCenter in 1996 and played there until 1997. A separate franchise, also known as the Boston Blazers, was founded in 2007 and played in the National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... from 2009 to 2013. While the name of the new team was chosen "in part due to the popularity and nostalgia associated with the former Boston Blazers franchise" it di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boston Garden
The Boston Garden was an arena in Boston, Massachusetts. Designed by boxing promoter Tex Rickard, who also built the third iteration of New York's Madison Square Garden, it opened on November 17, 1928, as "Boston Madison Square Garden" (later shortened to just "Boston Garden") and outlived its original namesake by 30 years. It was above North Station, a train station which was originally a hub for the Boston and Maine Railroad and is now a hub for MBTA Commuter Rail and Amtrak trains. The Garden hosted home games for the Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League (NHL) and the Boston Celtics of the National Basketball Association (NBA), as well as rock concerts, amateur sports, boxing and professional wrestling matches, circuses, and ice shows. It was also used as an exposition hall for political rallies such as the speech by John F. Kennedy in November 1960. Boston Garden was demolished in 1998, three years after the completion of its successor arena, TD Garden. Design Ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1997 MILL Season
The 1997 season is the 11th season of the league and, is the last as the MILL, began on January 4, 1997, and concluded with the championship game on April 12. The league was renamed to the National Lacrosse League after this season. Team movement The Charlotte Cobras, who debuted in the 1996 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season, folded after only a single winless season. Teams Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1997. Playoffs Awards Weekly awards Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours. Monthly awards An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player. All-Pro Teams First Team: *Gary Gait, Philadelphia *Paul Gait, Rochester * Tom Marechek, Philadelphia * Mark Millon, New York *John Tavares, Buffalo * Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie) Second Team: * Thomas Carmean, Boston *Duane Jacobs, Rochester * Darris Kilgour, Buffalo *Jeff Klodzen, Baltimore *Bob Martino, Baltimore *Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Major Indoor Lacrosse League Teams
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Lacrosse Clubs Disestablished In 1997
Lacrosse is a contact team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively modified by European colonists, reducing the violence, to create its current collegiate and professional form. Players use the head of the lacrosse stick to carry, pass, catch, and shoot the ball into the goal. The sport has five versions that have different sticks, fields, rules and equipment: field lacrosse, women's lacrosse, box lacrosse, lacrosse sixes and intercrosse. The men's games, field lacrosse (outdoor) and box lacrosse (indoor), are contact sports and all players wear protective gear: helmet, gloves, shoulder pads, and elbow pads. The women's game is played outdoors and does not allow body contact but does allow stick to stick contact. The only protective gear required for women players is eyegear, while goalies wea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Defunct National Lacrosse League Teams
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1995 MILL Season
1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government no longer providing public funding, marking the beginning of the Information Age. America Online and Prodigy offered access to the World Wide Web system for the first time this year, releasing browsers that made it easily accessible to the general public. Events January * January 1 ** The World Trade Organization (WTO) is established to replace the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). ** Austria, Finland and Sweden join the European Union. * January 9 – Valeri Polyakov completes 366 days in space while aboard then ''Mir'' space station, breaking a duration record. * January 10– 15 – The World Youth Day 1995 festival is held in Manila, Philippines, culminating in 5 million people gathering for John Paul II's concluding m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1994 MILL Season
The 1994 season is the 8th season of the league that began on January 8, 1994, and concluded with the championship game on April 16. In this season, a game between the Detroit Turbos and Philadelphia Wings, was the only game in MILL history to be called off exclusively for fighting. ''Lacrosse Lime''. LacrosseLime.com, 8 May 2014. Web. 08 May 2014. Team movement The only change in teams from the 1993 MILL season to 1994 was the loss of the Pittsburgh Bulls.Teams Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1994.Playoffs Awards |
1993 MILL Season
The 1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season is the 7th season of the league that began on January 9, 1993, and concluded with the championship game on April 10. 1993 saw the only undefeated season in the history of the MILL/NLL; the Buffalo Bandits won all eight of their regular season games, then defeated Boston in the Divisional finals and Philadelphia in the Championship game to finish with a perfect 10-0 record. Team movement 1993 saw no team changes from the 1992 season. The next season to see no team changes from the previous season did not occur until 2013. Teams Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1993. Playoffs *Buffalo hosted the championship game. Awards All-Pro Teams First Team: *Gary Gait, Philadelphia *Paul Gait, Philadelphia * Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh *John Tavares, Buffalo * Jim Veltman, Buffalo * Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie) Second Team: * Thomas Carmean, Boston *Jeff Jackson, Baltimore * Derek Keenan, Buffalo *Rob ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1992 MILL Season
The 1992 season is the 6th season of the league that began on December 27, 1991, and concluded with the championship game on April 11, 1992. Team movement 1992 saw the debut of the Buffalo Bandits, and also saw the New England Blazers move to Boston. Teams Regular season All Star Game No All-Star Game was played in 1992. Playoffs ** indicates an overtime period Awards All-Pro Teams First Team: *Gary Gait, Detroit *Paul Gait, Detroit * Dave Pietramala, Pittsburgh *Rick Sowell, Baltimore * John Tucker, Philadelphia *Sal LoCascio, New York (goalie) Second Team: *Jeff Jackson, Baltimore * Derek Keenan, Buffalo * Darris Kilgour, Buffalo *John Nostrant, Philadelphia * Jim Veltman, Buffalo * Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia (goalie) Statistics leaders Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. ''Italics'' indicate tied single-season records. Attendance Regular Season Playoffs See also * 1992 in sports References * Mill Mill may refer to: Science and technolog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Lacrosse League Rookie Of The Year Award
The National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to the top rookie in the National Lacrosse League. The award winners are chosen by a vote of the leagues coaches, general managers, and executives. In 2006 NLL season, 2006, the award was sponsored by S.C. Johnson and was known as the "Edge Active Care Rookie of the Year Award". Past winners Footnotes {{Lacrosse topics National Lacrosse League awards, Rookie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
