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Midwest Cities Lacrosse Conference
File:Mclc.gif
MCLC logo
Sportfield lacrosse
Founded1972
First season1972
No. of teams15
Country United States
Most recent
champion(s)		Columbus Lacrosse Club
Official websitemidwestlacrosse.net


The Midwest Cities Lacrosse Conference (MCLC) is a post-collegiate league of men's field lacrosse in the Midwestern United States. It currently has 15 teams; 7 in the West Division and 8 in the east division. Like most other lacrosse leagues, the MCLC plays its games in the Spring. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the league championship.

History

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Expansion

On February 16, 2006, the NLL announced a new franchise, which will play in Chicago, Illinois starting in the 2007 season. The team will play in the new 11,000-seat Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. The team is owned by Kevin Loughery Jr., Don Sallee, the former NBA coach and player Kevin Loughery, and Concept Entertainment Group, LLC. On May 11, 2006, it was announced that the new team will be named the Chicago Shamrox.

On July 11, 2006, after months of speculation, the NLL announced that New York City had also been awarded a new franchise for the 2007 season. The new team will play at least four of its eight home games at Madison Square Garden. This will give New York State three entrants in the league, reflecting its status as one of lacrosse's primary bases (along with Maryland, which does not have an NLL team). Both the New York and Chicago expansion teams will play in the Eastern Division. The team name New York Titans was announced on September 13, 2006.

NLL commissioner Jim Jennings' master plan for expansion includes 24 teams and possibly a 20-game schedule within 5 years. He says that Montreal, Vancouver, and Winnipeg "are the front-runners for expansion in Canada." [1] A group of investors put down a deposit with the NLL in June 2006 to for a franchise to play in Seattle, Washington in 2008. The proposed arena for this possible team is KeyArena, which is the current home of the Seattle SuperSonics of the NBA. [2] Ownership groups from St. Louis, Cleveland, Boston, Dallas and Florida have also expressed interest in an expansion team. [3]

Media

In May 2001, Blast Lacrosse, a video game based on the NLL, was released. It was the first lacrosse video game ever and included all nine teams of their 14th season, including mascots.

On February 15, 2005, the NLL announced that Activision would produce a new video game. The game will probably be released for the 2007 season.

In 2007, the NLL will have a regularly scheduled "Game of the Week" on Versus, the network formerly known as OLN and home of the NHL, Tour De France, and PBR. Previously, the NLL has had its All-Star Games and Championship games on National TV, with NBC in 2005 and ESPN 2 in 2006.

Teams in the NLL

East Division

Team City/Area Arena
Cincinnati Lacrosse Club Cincinnati, Ohio unknown
Cleveland Lacrosse Club Cleveland, Ohio unknown
Columbus Lacrosse Club Columbus, Ohio unknown
Great Lakes Lacrosse Club Detroit, Michigan (unknown
Lansing Lacrosse Club Lansing, Michigan Waverly High School
Motor City Lacrosse Club Detroit, Michigan Troy Athens High School
Mount Adams Lacrosse Club Mt. Adams, Ohio unknown
Toledo Lacrosse Club Toledo, Ohio unknown
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Philadelphia Wings visiting the Minnesota Swarm at the Xcel Energy Center

West Division

Team City Arena
Arizona Sting Glendale, Arizona Jobing.com Arena
Calgary Roughnecks Calgary, Alberta, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
Colorado Mammoth Denver, Colorado Pepsi Center
Edmonton Rush Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Rexall Place
Portland LumberJax Portland, Oregon Rose Garden Arena
San Jose Stealth San Jose, California HP Pavilion

Defunct teams

Team Years
Boston Blazers 1992–1997
Charlotte Cobras 1996
Detroit Turbos 1989–1994
Pittsburgh Bulls 1990–1993
Washington Wave 1987–1989

Inactive teams

Team Years
Anaheim Storm 2002–2005
Vancouver Ravens 2001–2004


MILL championship results

NLL championship results

See also: Champion's Cup

Awards

Commissioners

Darrel Russell 1987–1997
John Livsey Jr 1997–2000
Jim Jennings 2000–

League offices

Prairie Village, Kansas 1987–1997
Buffalo, New York 1997–2000
Lyndhurst, New Jersey 2000–2001
New York, New York 2001–

References

  1. ^ Stevens, Neil (2006-10-04). "NLL boss eyes more expansion". Victoria Times-Colonist. Retrieved 2006-10-30. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. ^ Andriesen, David (2006-11-08). "Pro lacrosse on the horizon?". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 2006-11-08. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  3. ^ Inside Lacrosse Staff (2006-06-22). "NLL to announce expansion plans Friday". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved 2006-11-10. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); External link in |publisher= (help)

See also

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