National Lacrosse League (1974-75)

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National Lacrosse League
Sport	Box lacrosse
Founded	1974
No. of teams	6
Country	United States and  Canada
Folded	1976
Last champions	Quebec Caribous

The National Lacrosse League was a box lacrosse league that lasted two seasons: 1974 and 1975. It is not related to the modern National Lacrosse League.

[edit] Teams

• Maryland Arrows (1974-1975)
• Montreal Quebecois (1974-1975)
• Philadelphia Wings (1974-1975) ¹
• Rochester Griffins (1974)/Long Island Tomahawks (1975) ²
• Syracuse Stingers (1974)/Quebec Caribous (1975)
• Toronto Tomahawks (1974) ²/Boston Bolts (1975)

¹The Philadelphia Wings in this league is not related to the modern Philadelphia Wings of the modern National Lacrosse League.

²The 1974 Toronto team and the 1975 Long Island team had the same name (Tomahawks), but they were separate franchises.

[edit] Champions

Year	Champion	Runner-Up	Games
1974	Rochester Griffins	Philadelphia Wings	4-2
1975	Quebec Caribous	Montreal Quebecois	4-2

[edit] Overview

The type of play during this short lived era of the NLL was a faster paced game, played more like an NHL style as opposed to the basketball style of the current league. Equipment differences include no face guards and wooden sticks. The 1976 season was cancelled due to three of the six teams going bankrupt and the Montreal team would have to go two months without a home game because the 1976 Olympics would be using the Montreal Forum for boxing. After the 1975 season, there would not be another professional lacrosse league in North America until the birth of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League in January of 1987.