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. Teams play a 14-game regular season schedule before league playoffs conclude with the ALL Cup.

History

Founded by Paul St. John in the summer of 2016, the ALL began with six teams for their first season in the winter of 2017. Oshawa Outlaws, Paris RiverWolves, Peterborough Timbermen, Six Nations Snipers, St. Catharines Shockwave and Toronto Monarchs were the original six of the ALL. Oshawa Outlaws defeated the Toronto Monarchs 11–10 in the first league championship game played on April 9, 2017, at Tribute Communities Centre in Oshawa. The Outlaws were the regular season winner with a 10–4 record. Season two included expansion with the Whitby Steelhawks. Toronto Monarchs finished with a league-best 11–3 regular season, but were eliminated in the semifinals by Whitby who would go on to capture the ALL Cup by defeating Paris RiverWolves 12–10 on April 8, 2018, at the Toronto Rock Athletic Centre. In November 2018 the ALL partnered with the

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. It will serve as a development league for the NLL. The 2020 ALL season was stopped two weeks prior to the completion of the regular season due to Covid-19 virus. The Whitby Steelhawks were leading at the time of the stoppage and crowned 2020 regular season champions. The 2021 ALL season was wiped out completely by the virus. Expansion in the west happened prior to the 2022 season when a four-team division was announced. All games to be played at the Langley Events Centre. The four team division was officially named the "ALL West". Prior to the 2022 ALL season the St. Catharines Shockwave officially changed their name to the Ohsweken Bears and continued to play their home game at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. With the addition to the ALL West, the Ontario seven team division was officially named "ALL East". The Brampton Express joined the ALL East as an expansion team in 2023, expanding the ALL East Division to eight teams. The Express will play their home game at Brampton Memorial Arena in Brampton, Ontario.

Women

ALL added a women's division in 2018 with three teams (RiverWolves, Shockwave and Snipers) competing in the first season. All games are contested at the Iroquois Lacrosse Arena. A fourth team (Steelhawks) was added for the 2019 season.

Teams

ALL Cup

References

External links

Arena Lacrosse League
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