The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) is a

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league based in

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with three teams in

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and, as of 2018, one in

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. It is sanctioned by the Alberta Lacrosse Association. RMLL organizes all senior and junior play in the province. The league is broken into several divisions: Senior B, Senior C, Junior A, Junior B, Tier II and Tier III. Junior Ladies and Senior Ladies divisions were added in 2004 and 2011, respectively. The RMLL is experiencing rapid growth as the popularity of box lacrosse increases, spurred on by the expansion of the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

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in 2001 and

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in 2005. In 2002, 18 teams played in the RMLL at all levels. That number grew to 37 in 2005, then 59 in 2006. An all-time high 64 teams competed in 2016.

National championships

The RMLL is guaranteed at least one berth in each of the following national championship tournaments. Championship teams from Alberta are listed:

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:1975 - Edmonton Fullers :1983 - Calgary Mountaineers :2002 - Edmonton Outlaws :2007 - Sherwood Park Outlaws :2016 - St. Albert Miners :2017 - St. Albert Miners :2018 - St. Albert Miners

Minto Cup

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Founders Cup The Founders' Cup is the championship trophy of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues. The custodial duties of this trophy fall upon the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The national champions are determined through a round robin format with a play ...

:1980 - Enoch Tomahawks :1999 - Edmonton Miners :2009 - Calgary Mountaineers :2019 -

Calgary Shamrocks The Calgary Shamrocks are a Canadian Junior box lacrosse team from Calgary, Alberta. The Shamrocks play in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League's Junior B Tier I league. On August 18, 2019, the Shamrocks became the fourth team in Alberta's history ...

The RMLL currently is not eligible for the Mann Cup Senior A championship. However, the Calgary Chinooks won the Mann Cup in 1914.

Champions

Teams

References

External links

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Ridley Scouting RMLL history website
{{Box lacrosse leagues Sport in Alberta Lacrosse leagues in Canada