Arizona Sting

NLL Team Infobox
team_name=Arizona Sting
bg_color=black
title_color=brown
division=Western
logo=ArizonaSting.jpg
founded=2004
home_arena=Jobing.com Arena
hometown=Glendale, Arizona
team_colors=Brick, Black, Sand
head_coach=Bob Hamley
general_manager=Bob Hamley
plpa=
media=COX 7
website= [http://www.arizonasting.com www.arizonasting.com]
champs=
division_champs=2005
formerly=Columbus Landsharks

The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio from 2001 to 2003 as the Columbus Landsharks. On August 28, 2003 it was announced the team was relocating to Glendale, Arizona. The team adopted the name Sting in November 2003 and began play in the Glendale Arena.

In 2005 the Sting defeated the 2004 NLL champion Calgary Roughnecks to win the franchise's first-ever West Division title. The Sting fell 19-13 to the East Division champion Toronto Rock in the league championships.

On October 16th, 2007, the NLL announced that the 2008 season had been cancelled due to the failure of the league and the Professional Lacrosse Players' Association to reach a new collective bargaining agreement.cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3127|title=2008 Season Cancelled|accessdate=2007-10-16 |author=|date=2007-10-16 |work=NLL.com|publisher=] However, the negotiations continued, and on October 25, the league announced that a new seven-year agreement had been reached, and that the season would be played. [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3132|work=NLL.com|title=NLL, PLPA Reach Seven-Year Deal|date=October 25, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02] A new schedule was announced on November 2, 2007, but only included 12 of the expected 14 teams; the Sting and Boston Blazers had been removed. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3141|work=NLL.com|title=League Releases New 2008 Schedule|date=November 2, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02] According to a news article posted on the Sting website, cquote|When the NLL Board of Governors cancelled the season on Oct. 16, we ceased our Arizona Sting business operations. On Oct. 25, when the two sides came to an agreement on a new seven-year CBA, the league announced that there would be a season in 2008. The NLL then gave all clubs an option to be placed on voluntary inactive status, whereby the team’s players could be subject to a dispersal draft. Dispersed players may be loaned to other NLL clubs for the 2008 season and returned to their original clubs in 2009. At that time we reviewed our organization and the challenges we faced with fielding and operating a championship-caliber club both on and off the field in a reduced time frame. After our review we made a very difficult decision to declare inactive status for the 2008 season. [cite web|url=http://www.arizonasting.com/|title=News Release|date=November 2, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02]

Prior to The 2009 NLL season the Arizona Sting ceased operations and its players were put in a dispersal draft. [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3530|title=Dawon & Conn among available players|publisher=NLL.com|accessdate=2008-06-30]

All time record

Playoff results

* the Arizona Sting hosted the NLL Champion's Cup Finals at Jobing.com Arena. The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2923|title=Arizona To Host Championship Game|work=NLL.com|date=April 30, 2007|accessdate=2007-04-30]

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