National Lacrosse League Cup

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The 2024 redesign of the National Lacrosse League Cup. National Lacrosse League Cup 2024 Redesign.jpg
The 2024 redesign of the National Lacrosse League Cup.
The first National Lacrosse League Cup, photographed in 2023, when presented to that season's champion, the Buffalo Bandits. The next NLL Cup premiered in 2024. NLL Cup.jpg
The first National Lacrosse League Cup, photographed in 2023, when presented to that season's champion, the Buffalo Bandits. The next NLL Cup premiered in 2024.
The Calgary Roughnecks raise the Champion's Cup in celebration of their 2009 championship. Calgary 2009 NLL champions.JPG
The Calgary Roughnecks raise the Champion's Cup in celebration of their 2009 championship.

The National Lacrosse League Cup (NLL Cup) is the trophy awarded each year to the champions of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Prior to 2018, the league awarded the Champions Cup. [1] The NLL Cup was redesigned in 2024. [2] [3]

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Winners

YearWinnerRunner-upScoreSeries
1998 Philadelphia Wings Baltimore Thunder 2–0 [4]
1999 Toronto Rock Rochester Knighthawks 13–10 
2000 Toronto RockRochester Knighthawks14–13 
2001 Philadelphia WingsToronto Rock9–8 
2002 Toronto Rock Albany Attack 13–12 
2003 Toronto RockRochester Knighthawks8–6 
2004 Calgary Roughnecks Buffalo Bandits 14–11 
2005 Toronto Rock Arizona Sting 19–13 
2006 Colorado Mammoth Buffalo Bandits16–9 
2007 Rochester KnighthawksArizona Sting13–11 
2008 Buffalo Bandits Portland LumberJax 14–13 
2009 Calgary Roughnecks New York Titans 12–10 
2010 Washington Stealth Toronto Rock15–11 
2011 Toronto RockWashington Stealth8–7 
2012 Rochester Knighthawks Edmonton Rush 9–6 
2013 Rochester KnighthawksWashington Stealth11–10 
2014 Rochester KnighthawksCalgary Roughnecks2–1 [5]
2015 Edmonton Rush Toronto Rock2–0 [6]
2016 Saskatchewan Rush Buffalo Bandits2–0 [7]
2017 Georgia Swarm Saskatchewan Rush2–0 [8]
2018 Saskatchewan RushRochester Knighthawks2–1 [9]
2019 Calgary Roughnecks Buffalo Bandits2–0 [10]
2022 Colorado Mammoth Buffalo Bandits 2–1 [11]
2023 Buffalo Bandits Colorado Mammoth 2–1 [12]
2024 Buffalo Bandits Albany FireWolves 2–0 [13]

Most Valuable Players

YearWinnerTeamStatistics
1998 Dallas Eliuk Philadelphia Wings 2 wins
1999 Colin Doyle Toronto Rock 4 goals, 2 assists
2000 Dan Stroup Toronto Rock5 goals
2001 Dallas EliukPhiladelphia Wings40 saves
2002 Colin DoyleToronto Rock3 goals, 1 assist
2003 Bob Watson Toronto Rock40 saves
2004 Curtis Palidwor Calgary Roughnecks 41 saves
2005 Colin DoyleToronto Rock5 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 Roughnecks2 goals, 3 assists
2010 Lewis Ratcliff Washington Stealth5 goals, 1 assist
2011 Bob WatsonToronto Rock46 saves
2012 Cody Jamieson Rochester Knighthawks4 goals, 4 assists
2013 Cody Jamieson Rochester Knighthawks3 goals, 2 assists
2014 Dan Dawson Rochester Knighthawks3 goals, 5 assists
2015 Mark Matthews Edmonton Rush5 goals, 3 assists
2016 Aaron Bold Saskatchewan Rush9.50 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

All-time Finals appearances since league inception

AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWinning %
Currently active franchises
13 Buffalo Bandits 67.462
9 Toronto Rock 63.667
6 Colorado Mammoth [14] 33.500
5 Saskatchewan Rush [15] 32.600
4 Vancouver Warriors [16] 13.250
Calgary Roughnecks 31.750
1 Georgia Swarm 101.000
Albany FireWolves 01.000
Inactive franchises - Knighthawks relocated, not inactive
10 Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) 55.500
9 Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) 63.667
2 New York Saints [17] 11.500
Arizona Sting 02.000
Washington Wave 02.000
1 Detroit Turbos 101.000
Boston Blazers (1989-1997) [18] 01.000
New York Titans 01.000
Portland LumberJax 01.000

All-time league championships

League ChampionshipsTeamWinning Seasons
6 Toronto Rock 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011
Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) 1989, [19] 1990, [19] 1994, [19] 1995, [19] 1998, [19] 2001 [19]
Buffalo Bandits 1992, 1993, 1996, 2008, 2023, 2024
5
 Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) 1997, [20] 2007, [20] 2012, [20] 2013, [20] 2014 [20]
3 Saskatchewan Rush 2015, [21] 2016, 2018
Calgary Roughnecks 2004, 2009, 2019
Colorado Mammoth 1987, [22] 2006, 2022
1 Detroit Turbos 1991
Georgia Swarm 2017
New York Saints [23] 1988
Washington Stealth 2010

National Lacrosse League Cup Appearances

AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWinning %
4 Buffalo Bandits 22.500
2 Colorado Mammoth 11.500
1 Saskatchewan Rush 101.000
Calgary Roughnecks 101.000
Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) 01.000
Albany FireWolves 01.000

All-time National Lacrosse League Cup wins

NLL Cups WonTeamWinning Seasons
2 Buffalo Bandits 2023, 2024
1
Saskatchewan Rush 2018
Calgary Roughnecks 2019
Colorado Mammoth 2022

Champion's Cup appearances

The NLL Champion's Cup, photographed in 2006 after the winning season of the Colorado Mammoth. NLL Champions Cup, circa 2006.jpg
The NLL Champion's Cup, photographed in 2006 after the winning season of the Colorado Mammoth.

Awarded from 1998 to 2017

AppearancesTeamWinsLossesWinning %
Currently active franchises
9 Toronto Rock 63.667
7 Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) 43.571
4 Saskatchewan Rush [24] 22.500
Vancouver Warriors [16] 13.250
Buffalo Bandits 13.250
Calgary Roughnecks 31.750
2 Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) 201.000
1 Colorado Mammoth 101.000
Georgia Swarm 101.000
Inactive franchises
2 Arizona Sting 02.000
1 New York Titans 01.000
Portland LumberJax 01.000

All-time Champion's Cup wins

Champion's
Cups Won		TeamWinning Seasons
6
 Toronto Rock 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2011
4
 Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) 2007, [25] 2012, [25] 2013, [25] 2014 [25]
2 Calgary Roughnecks 2004, 2009
Philadelphia Wings (1987-2014) 1998, [26] 2001 [26]
Saskatchewan Rush 2015, [21] 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. [27] It was a tall, skinny, silver-colored trophy that somewhat resembled the Stanley Cup.

North American Cup era league champions

YearWinnerRunner-upScore
Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League
1987 Baltimore Thunder Washington Wave 11—10
1988 New Jersey Saints Washington Wave17—16
Major Indoor Lacrosse League
1989 Philadelphia Wings New York Saints 11—10
1990 Philadelphia Wings New England Blazers 17—7
1991 Detroit Turbos Baltimore Thunder14—12
1992 Buffalo Bandits Philadelphia Wings11—10 (OT)
1993 Buffalo BanditsPhiladelphia Wings13—12
1994 Philadelphia WingsBuffalo Bandits26—15
1995 Philadelphia Wings Rochester Knighthawks 15—14 (OT)
1996 Buffalo BanditsPhiladelphia Wings15—10
1997 Rochester KnighthawksBuffalo Bandits15—12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Unveils Its New Championship Trophy". 30 April 2018.
  2. ↑ National Lacrosse League (18 May 2024). A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the NLL Cup . Retrieved 28 January 2025.
  3. ↑ Anna Taylor (12 May 2024). "Meet Kathryn Corbiere, the Indigenous Designer of the New NLL Cup". NLL.com. National Lacrosse League. Retrieved 25 January 2025.
  4. ↑ Best-of-three series. Philadelphia won the first and second games 16–12 and 17–12.
  5. ↑ Best-of-three series. Rochester won the second and third games 16–10 and 3–2. Calgary won the first game 10–7.
  6. ↑ Best-of-three series. Edmonton won the first and second games 15–9 and 11–10.
  7. ↑ Best-of-three series. Saskatchewan won the first and second games 11–9 and 11–10.
  8. ↑ Best-of-three series. Georgia won the first and second games 18–14 and 15–14 (OT).
  9. ↑ Best-of-three series. Saskatchewan won the first and third games 16–9 and 15–10. Rochester won the second game 13–8.
  10. ↑ Best-of-three series. Calgary won the first and second games 10-7 and 13-12 (OT).
  11. ↑ Best-of-three series. Colorado won the second and third games 11–8 and 10–8. Buffalo won the second game 15–14.
  12. ↑ Best-of-three series. Buffalo won the first and third games 13–12 and 13–4. Colorado won the second game 16–10.
  13. ↑ Best-of-three series. Buffalo won the first and second games 12–8 and 15–13.
  14. ↑ 2 win and 1 loss as the Colorado Mammoth and 1 win and 2 losses as the Baltimore Thunder
  15. ↑ 2 wins and 1 losses as the Saskatchewan Rush and 1 win and 1 loss as the Edmonton Rush
  16. 1 2 0 wins and 1 loss as the Albany Attack and 1 win and 2 losses as the Washington Stealth
  17. ↑ 0 wins and 1 loss as the New York Saints and 1 win and 0 losses as the New Jersey Saints
  18. ↑ As the New England Blazers
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 As the Philadelphia Wings.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 As the Rochester Knighthawks.
  21. 1 2 As the Edmonton Rush
  22. ↑ As the Baltimore Thunder.
  23. ↑ As the New Jersey Saints.
  24. ↑ 1 win and 1 loss as the Saskatchewan Rush and 1 win and 1 loss as the Edmonton Rush
  25. 1 2 3 4 As the Rochester Knighthawks
  26. 1 2 As the Philadelphia Wings
  27. ↑ GetBenched (2013-12-31), 1993 MILL Championship Game: Buffalo Bandits vs Philadelphia Wings, archived from the original on 2021-12-13, retrieved 2016-03-13
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