National Lacrosse League (1974–1975)
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National Lacrosse League | |
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Sport | Box lacrosse |
Founded | 1974 |
No. of teams | 6 |
Country(ies) | United States and Canada |
Ceased | 1976 |
Last champion(s) |
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.
Originally conceived by hockey owners as a means to fill their arenas in the summer months, the league was not very successful, with only Philadelphia and Montreal drawing sizeable crowds. The league folded in 1976 after the demise of several franchises and the inability of the Montreal franchise to play home games in 1976 because of the Summer Olympics.
Like the NHL, the league was dominated by Canadian players--approximately 60% of the league's players were from Canada.
Besides featuring NHL players such as Rick Dudley (Rochester) and Doug Favell (Philadelphia), the league also included Bruce Arena (Montreal)—who went on to greater fame as a United States soccer coach.
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[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 having 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.
[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 |
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1974 | Rochester Griffins | Philadelphia Wings | 4-2 |
1975 | Quebec Caribous | Montreal Quebecois | 4-2 |
[edit] 1975 National Lacrosse League season
1975 NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE ----------------------------- PROFESSIONAL LACROSSE --------------------- FINAL STANDINGS --------------- GOALS GOALS GAMES WON LOST TIED FOR AGAINST POINTS ----- --- ---- ---- ----- ------- ------ LONG ISLAND TOMAHAWKS 48 31 17 0 802 702 62 MONTREAL QUEBECOIS 48 24 24 0 643 649 48 BOSTON BOLTS 48 22 24 2 735 741 46 QUEBEC CARIBOUS 48 22 24 2 729 694 46 PHILADELPHIA WINGS 48 21 25 2 690 713 44 MARYLAND ARROWS 48 21 27 0 670 770 42
PLAYOFFS -------- SEMI-FINALS QUEBEC CARIBOUS DEFEATED LONG ISLAND TOMAHAWKS 4 GAMES TO 2. MONTREAL QUEBECOIS DEFEATED BOSTON BOLTS 4 GAMES TO 3. FINALS QUEBEC CARIBOUS DEFEATED MONTREAL QUEBECOIS 4 GAMES TO 2.
TOP TEN SCORERS --------------- GAMES GOALS ASSISTS POINTS PEN.MIN ----- ----- ------- ------ ------- Doug Hayes - Long Island 48 104 126 230 52 Paul Suggate - Maryland 48 92 127 219 71 John Davis - Montreal 48 79 129 208 16 Ivan Thompson - Boston 46 91 116 207 45 Dave Durante - Quebec 48 89 117 206 22 Brian Tasker - Maryland 48 73 125 198 58 John Grant - Philadelphia 47 64 134 198 52 Terry Lloyd - Philadelphia 48 113 56 169 54 Jim J. J. Johnston - Long Island 38 79 87 166 26 Jan Magee - Long Island 47 57 103 160 49
National Lacrosse League | Major League Lacrosse | |
Canadian Box Lacrosse | |
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Senior A: Western Lacrosse Association (BCLA) | Major Series Lacrosse (OLA) |
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Collegiate Lacrosse | |
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship |
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Post-Collegiate Club Lacrosse | |
Other Leagues | |
Australian Lacrosse League | |
Notable Defunct Leagues | |
National Lacrosse League (1974-75) | American Lacrosse League |
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