Professional Box Lacrosse Association Explained

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Sport:Lacrosse
Teams:9
Tv:lacrosse tv (only game of the week)
Website:https://pbla.com/
Commissioner:Steve Donner
Ceo:Brad Bryant[1]
Coo:Brian Mankameyer
Ame:yes

The Professional Box Lacrosse Association (PBLA) was a men's professional box lacrosse league in the United States. The league was announced on June 29, 2022,[2] with the first seven (of nine) team locations announced on July 19.[3] The league intended to focus on growing the sport in the United States, drawing players, coaches, and other personnel primarily from there.[4]

Full league operations were suspended just weeks into their first season. [5]

Teams

The league started out with a single-ownership structure, with all teams being league-operated. Nine teams were planned for the inaugural season. Names for each team were nominated and voted on by fans from the host cities.[6]

TeamCityArenaCapacityFounded
Binghamton BombersBinghamton, New YorkVisions Veterans Memorial Arena4,7102022
Charlotte BootleggersCharlotte, North CarolinaBojangles Coliseum8,6002022
Elmira RenegadesElmira, New YorkFirst Arena3,7842022
Hampton HammerheadsHampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum10,1472022
Jim Thorpe All-AmericansJim Thorpe, PennsylvaniaPPL Center (Allentown)2022
New England ChowderheadsPortland, Maine

Lowell, Massachusetts
Cross Insurance Arena

Tsongas Center
6,206
6,003
2022
Salem MayhemSalem, VirginiaSalem Civic Center6,8202022
Syracuse SparkSyracuse, New YorkUpstate Medical University Arena5,8002022
Trenton TerrorTrenton, New JerseyCURE Insurance Arena7,6052022

All teams whose names had been announced were decided by a name-the-team contest. The winners were announced on August, 14th, 2022. The Syracuse Spark were originally going to be called the "Sparkle Muffins" however due to the mouthful that this name would be it was shortened to Spark, the logo and mascot were still a spider.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Professional Box Lacrosse Association postpones remainder of inaugural season .
  2. Web site: PBLA Announces New Professional Box Lacrosse League • PBLA. Katie. Raymon. June 29, 2022.
  3. Web site: New League, PBLA, Announces Seven Cities Where It Intends to Play Starting This December | Inside Lacrosse.
  4. Web site: Walls . Dave . 2023-01-15 . Salem Mayhem growing game of indoor lacrosse in Virginia . 2024-06-15 . WSET . en.
  5. Web site: Sources: PBLA lacrosse season put on hold. January 31, 2023.
  6. Web site: New pro lacrosse league to include teams in Elmira and Binghamton. What you need to know. Star-Gazette.
  7. Web site: PBLA Announces Jim Thorpe, PA as 9th Team . October 22, 2022 .