National Lacrosse League Cup Explained
The National Lacrosse League Cup is the trophy awarded each year to the champions of the National Lacrosse League. Prior to 2018, the league awarded the Champions Cup.[1]
Winners
Most Valuable Players
| Year | Winner | Team | Statistics |
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| 1998 | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia Wings | 2 wins |
| 1999 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 4 goals, 2 assists |
| 2000 | Dan Stroup | Toronto Rock | 5 goals |
| 2001 | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia Wings | 40 saves |
| 2002 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 3 goals, 1 assist |
| 2003 | Bob Watson | Toronto Rock | 40 saves |
| 2004 | Curtis Palidwor | Calgary Roughnecks | 41 saves |
| 2005 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 5 goals, 3 assists |
| 2006 | Gavin Prout | Colorado Mammoth | 4 goals, 3 assists |
| 2007 | John Grant, Jr. | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 goals, 5 assists |
| 2008 | Mark Steenhuis | Buffalo Bandits | 5 goals, 1 assist |
| 2009 | Josh Sanderson | Calgary Roughnecks | 2 goals, 3 assists |
| 2010 | Lewis Ratcliff | Washington Stealth | 5 goals, 1 assist |
| 2011 | Bob Watson | Toronto Rock | 46 saves |
| 2012 | Cody Jamieson | Rochester Knighthawks | 4 goals, 4 assists |
| 2013 | Cody Jamieson | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 goals, 2 assists |
| 2014 | Dan Dawson | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 goals, 5 assists |
| 2015 | Mark Matthews | Edmonton Rush | 5 goals, 3 assists |
| 2016 | Aaron Bold | Saskatchewan Rush | 9.50 GAA, 82.5% save pct. |
| 2017 | Lyle Thompson | Georgia Swarm | 3 goals, 4 assists |
| 2018 | Jeff Shattler | Saskatchewan Rush | 7 goals, 5 assists |
| 2019 | Dane Dobbie | Calgary Roughnecks | 7 goals, 6 assists |
| 2022 | Dillon Ward | Colorado Mammoth | 289 playoff saves |
| 2023 | Dhane Smith | Buffalo Bandits | 9 goals, 14 assists |
| 2024 | Josh Byrne | Buffalo Bandits | 4 goals, 12 assists |
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All-time Finals appearances since league inception
All-time league championships
| League Championships | Team | Winning Seasons |
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| 6 | Toronto Rock | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 |
| Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) | 1989,[16] 1990, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2001 |
| Buffalo Bandits | 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2023, 2024 |
| Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) | 1997,[17] 2007, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 3 | Saskatchewan Rush | 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Calgary Roughnecks | 2004, 2009, 2019 |
| Colorado Mammoth | 1987,[18] 2006, 2022 |
| 1 | Detroit Turbos | 1991 |
| Georgia Swarm | 2017 |
| New York Saints[19] | 1988 |
| 2010 | |
National Lacrosse League Cup Appearances
All-time National Lacrosse League Cup wins
Champion's Cup appearances
Awarded from 1998 to 2017
All-time Champion's Cup wins
Champion's
Cups Won | Team | Winning Seasons |
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| Toronto Rock | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011 |
| Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) | 2007,[22] 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| 2 | Calgary Roughnecks | 2004, 2009 |
| Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) | 1998,[23] 2001 |
| Saskatchewan Rush | 2015,[24] 2016 |
| 1 | Buffalo Bandits | 2008 |
| Colorado Mammoth | 2006 |
| Georgia Swarm | 2017 |
| Washington Stealth | 2010 | |
North American Cup era
For the 1987 and 1988 seasons, the league was known as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League; from the 1989 season until the conclusion of the 1997 season, the league was known as the Major Indoor Lacrosse League. In 1998, the Major Indoor Lacrosse League changed to become the National Lacrosse League. During the entire non-NLL name era (1987-1997), a different trophy was awarded to the league champion called the North American Cup. It was a tall, skinny, silver-colored trophy that somewhat resembled the Stanley Cup.
North American Cup era league champions
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: National Lacrosse League Unveils Its New Championship Trophy. 30 April 2018.
- Best-of-three series. Philadelphia won the first and second games 16–12 and 17–12.
- Best-of-three series. Rochester won the second and third games 16–10 and 3–2. Calgary won the first game 10–7.
- Best-of-three series. Edmonton won the first and second games 15–9 and 11–10.
- Best-of-three series. Saskatchewan won the first and second games 11–9 and 11–10.
- Best-of-three series. Georgia won the first and second games 18–14 and 15–14 (OT).
- Best-of-three series. Saskatchewan won the first and third games 16–9 and 15–10. Rochester won the second game 13–8.
- Best-of-three series. Calgary won the first and second games 10-7 and 13-12 (OT).
- Best-of-three series. Colorado won the second and third games 11–8 and 10–8. Buffalo won the second game 15–14.
- Best-of-three series. Buffalo won the first and third games 13–12 and 13–4. Colorado won the second game 16–10.
- Best-of-three series. Buffalo won the first and second games 12–8 and 15–13.
- 2 win and 0 losses as the Colorado Mammoth and 1 win and 2 losses as the Baltimore Thunder
- 2 wins and 1 losses as the Saskatchewan Rush and 1 win and 1 loss as the Edmonton Rush
- 0 wins and 1 loss as the New York Saints and 1 win and 0 losses as the New Jersey Saints
- As the New England Blazers
- As the Philadelphia Wings.
- As the Rochester Knighthawks.
- As the Baltimore Thunder.
- As the New Jersey Saints.
- 1 win and 1 loss as the Saskatchewan Rush and 1 win and 1 loss as the Edmonton Rush
- 0 wins and 1 loss as the Albany Attack and 1 win and 2 losses as the Washington Stealth
- As the Rochester Knighthawks
- As the Philadelphia Wings
- As the Edmonton Rush
