Charlotte Hounds

Charlotte Hounds
Founded	2011
Home Stadium	American Legion Memorial Stadium
City	Charlotte, North Carolina
Colors
General Manager	Jim McPhilliamy
Steinfeld Cups	None
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The Charlotte Hounds are a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse expansion franchise that will begin play in the 2012 MLL season along with Ohio Machine as part of the league's plan to have 16 teams by 2020.^[1] The team is based in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[2] The team will play home games at American Legion Memorial Stadium.^[1]

Franchise history

In January 2011 the MLL voted to grant expansion franchise to Charlotte and Columbus, Ohio for the 2012 MLL Season.^{[3] [1]} The team is headed by Jim McPhilliamy, a former Charlotte Bobcats marketing executive.^[4] The team names had been narrowed down to the Hounds, Legion, and Monarchs with the Hounds eventually winning the fan vote by a mere 21 votes over the Legion. The Name the Team Campaign was heavily supported by OrthoCarolina, the official team physician of the Hounds, and was heavily run via Facebook. First, fans pitched in ideas for the team name and location identity (Charlotte, Carolina, Queen City, etc.) Then, fans voted on the location ID, choosing Charlotte easily over Carolina. The next stage was mostly on the team staff, in choosing 6 finalists for team names and logo prototypes. Fans then voted on those, narrowing it down to the final three, Hounds, Legion, and Monarchs. A final vote was held, and Hounds won. On June 21, 2011 the team name was announced to be the Charlotte Hounds and their colors to be navy blue and tan.

Season-by-season

Charlotte Hounds
Year	W	L	Regular season finish	Playoffs
2012	0	0	TBD	TBD
Totals	0	0	Regular Season Win % = .000	Total Playoff Record 0-0 Playoff Win % = .000

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Babo, Zach (January 21, 2011). "MLL Expanding to Charlotte, Columbus for 2012 Season". Inside Lacrosse. 
2. ^ Staff (January 31, 2011). Charlotte, Columbus in line for MLL. Sports Business Journal. https://www.sportsbusinessdaily.com/Journal/Issues/2011/01/20110131/Coast-to-Coast/Coast-to-Coast.aspx. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
3. ^ McLean, Derek (January 21, 2011). "Major League Lacrosse To Add Two New Franchises in 2012". Major League Lacrosse. http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/1968/mll-adds-two-new-teams/. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 
4. ^ Scott, David (January 24, 2011). "Charlotte getting a pro lacrosse team". Charlotte Observer. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/01/24/2005752/charlotte-getting-a-pro-lacrosse.html#. Retrieved February 7, 2011. 

External links

• charlottehounds.com
• facebook.com/charlottehounds