The Boston Blazers were a member of the

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from 1989 to 1997. They were called the

New England Blazers The New England Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) from 1989 MILL season, 1989 to 1991 MILL season, 1991. They were based in Worcester, Massachusetts, playing at the Worcester Centrum. After the 1991 season, they move ...

from 1989 to 1991 while based in

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, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played at the

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. In Boston, they played at the

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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

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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 did not share any lineage with the MILL Blazers.

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*https://web.archive.org/web/20050729024306/http://www.arenamedia.com/content/blazers/index.shtml Defunct National Lacrosse League teams Lacrosse teams in Boston Lacrosse clubs established in 1992 Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 1997 Major Indoor Lacrosse League teams 1992 establishments in Massachusetts 1997 disestablishments in Massachusetts {{Boston-sport-stub