Minor professional indoor lacrosse league
The Professional Box Lacrosse Association (PBLA) is a nascent 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 intends to focus on growing the sport in the United States, drawing players, coaches, and other personnel primarily from there.[2]
Teams
The league will start out with a single-ownership structure, with all teams being league-operated. Nine teams are planned for the inaugural season. Names for each team will be nominated and voted on by fans from the host cities.[4]
| Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Founded
|
| Binghamton Bombers
|
Binghamton, New York
|
Visions Veterans Memorial Arena
|
4,710
|
2022
|
| Charlotte Bootleggers
|
Charlotte, North Carolina
|
Bojangles Coliseum
|
8,600
|
2022
|
| Elmira Renegades
|
Elmira, New York
|
First Arena
|
3,784
|
2022
|
| Hampton Hammerheads
|
Hampton, Virginia
|
Hampton Coliseum
|
10,147
|
2022
|
| Jim Thorpe All-Americans
|
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
|
PPL Center (Allentown)
|
|
2022
|
| New England Chowderheads
|
Portland, Maine;
Lowell, Massachusetts
|
Cross Insurance Arena;
Tsongas Center
|
6,206
6,003
|
2022
|
| Salem Mayhem
|
Salem, Virginia
|
Salem Civic Center
|
6,820
|
2022
|
| Syracuse Spark
|
Syracuse, New York
|
Upstate Medical University Arena
|
5,800
|
2022
|
| Trenton Terror
|
Trenton, New Jersey
|
CURE Insurance Arena
|
7,605
|
2022
|
All teams whose names have 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 are expected to still be a spider.[5]
United States
