- Canadian Lacrosse League
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Canadian Lacrosse League Current season or competition:
2012 Canadian Lacrosse League season
Sport Indoor lacrosse Founded 2011 President Paul St. John Inaugural season 2012 No. of teams 6 Country(ies) 
CanadaOfficial website CLAX.ca The Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax) is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league based in Canada, set to begin play in January 2012. The league will be North America's fourth professional lacrosse league, after Major League Lacrosse (a field lacrosse league), the National Lacrosse League (the established professional indoor lacrosse organization) and the North American Lacrosse League which is forming at the same time. Similar to the NLL but unlike other lacrosse leagues that play in the summer, the Clax will play its games in the winter and spring. So far the league has six confirmed franchises: Ohsweken, Brampton, Oshawa, Iroquois, Peel Region, and Durham Region.
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History
The league's original intentions were to be with eastern and western leagues. This plan was modified to have multiple Ontario teams and one Quebec location in the first year.[1]
The first three teams announced in 2011 were franchises in Ohsweken, Peterborough, and Montreal.[1] An article in July listed a team in London.[2] Of the original three, only Oshweken is still scheduled to play.[1] With only three teams, the league decided two teams should operate in each announced location, leading to the creation of the Iroquois, Peel, and Durham teams; Rodney Hill will operate the two Oshweken teams, but the league will own the other clubs initially.[1]
The inaugural game will take place January 7, 2012 at 13:00 EST in Ohsweken. The game will be between the Brampton Killer Bzz and the Iroquois Ironmen. The game will be a part of a triple header in Ohsweken to commemorate the beginning of league play.[3]
Teams
Current teams
Team City Arena (Capacity) Ohsweken Demons Ohsweken, Ontario Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (Unknown) Iroquois Ironmen Ohsweken, Ontario Iroquois Lacrosse Arena (Unknown) Oshawa Machine Oshawa, Ontario GM Centre (5,113) Durham Turfdogs Oshawa, Ontario GM Centre (5,113) Brampton Inferno Brampton, Ontario Powerade Centre (4,800) Peel Avengers Brampton, Ontario Powerade Centre (4,800) See also
- National Lacrosse League
- North American Lacrosse League
- Major Series Lacrosse
- Western Lacrosse Association
- Major League Lacrosse
- List of professional sports teams in the United States and Canada
References
- ^ a b c d Cayley, Shawn (10 October 2011). "Canadian Lacrosse League to launch with two local teams". DurhamRegion.com (Durham Region, ON). http://www.durhamregion.com/sports/article/1220375--canadian-lacrosse-league-to-launch-with-two-local-teams. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
- ^ Gary McCarthy, "New lacrosse Bzz hope to fly", The Brampton Guardian, 27 July 2011.
- ^ http://www.canadianlacrosseleague.com/#/clax-schedule/4556003015
External links
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