The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the professional league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. Indoor lacrosse is a less violent version of box lacrosse. Crosschecking and sticks with solid shafts are not allowed; these differences allow more running than in box lacrosse. Unlike other lacrosse leagues, which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter.
The NLL was formed in 1997 from the Major Indoor Lacrosse League(MILL), with the decision to move from league ownership of all teams to individual team ownership. The MILL was created in 1986 as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. The first season started in January 1987 as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. It changed its name to Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1988. The MILL disbanded in 1997 at the time the NLL was formed and five of the MILL teams joined the NLL. The National Lacrosse League recognizes the MILL history as its own.
There was an early unrelated indoor lacrosse league named National Lacrosse League. It lasted two seasons 1974 and 1975. Note that the Toronto 1974 team and Long Island 1975 team had the same nicknames Tomahawks, they were separate franchises.
Maryland Arrows (1974-1975)
Montreal Quebecois (1974-1975)
Philadelphia Wings (1974-1975)
Rochester Griffins (1974) / Long Island Tomahawks (1975)
NLL television analyst Brian Shanahan has announced his selections for his annual All-Shanny Team, as a way of honoring his choices as some of the game's best defenders.
Shanahan, a former NLL defenseman, created the annual awards as a way of honoring players who contributions may not show up in the stat sheets, but are invaluable to their team.
Troy Cordingley played nine seasons in the NLL -- seven with Buffalo -- before joining the Bandits as an Assistant Coach in 2003.
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