Comments on: Pro Box Lacrosse Breaking News: THREE Pro Leagues?

By: Helmet Camville - 412 Lax

Helmet Camville - 412 Lax — Mon, 09 May 2011 05:05:18 +0000

[...] Do we need a third pro box league? [...]

By: Luscious Dick Tacoma

Luscious Dick Tacoma — Mon, 09 May 2011 04:37:00 +0000

“founding NLL amounts” meaning the amounts when they founded the NLL. Not sure how I could have been clearer.

By: Chris Fox

Chris Fox — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:50:00 +0000

NLL is a LOT more than that. Saying $250k will get you burned at the stake!

By: Marisa

Marisa — Sun, 08 May 2011 20:43:00 +0000

I was also thinking that. But it still is yet to be determined.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 May 2011 19:38:00 +0000

Knew about this for a while as they were looking for sponsors a while back. Not sure if this one will float or not. Should be interesting to see though. Its essentially an american NLL with a massive pay cut.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:57:00 +0000

I think that this move creates a power struggle at first but in the long run this will be fantastic for the sport. Most professional leagues (NFL, MLB) began as two leagues which merged to form a multi billion dollar league which we all hope lacrosse can one day become. More leagues means more people get to see the game, it means new investors and new markets explored. If this American League say begins with 8 teams in different lacrosse markets, it allows the best locations to prosper and the locations that will fail will fail. While this is unfortunate, if these new teams are committed to growth and truly believe in the league, in 8 to 10 years we could see a merging of the NLL and perhaps two other leagues to form a perhaps 18-24 team league which would truly legitimize the NLL as a professional sports league in North America.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:36:00 +0000

Diluting the product isn’t going to help it grow. If they want to have professional lax be a national thing, keep everything in the US in the NLL and keep everything in Canada be in the MSL. They have a pretty good model and seem to have a successful business plan right now.

By: Luscious Dick Tacoma

Luscious Dick Tacoma — Sun, 08 May 2011 16:31:00 +0000

The question remains: will the buy-in cost for a team license be more in line with current CLax amounts (<$100k), or will it be more like founding NLL amounts ($250k)?

By: Top Side Lacrosse

Top Side Lacrosse — Sun, 08 May 2011 15:29:00 +0000

Rumor has it from a valid source, 7 new teams along the East Coast. Its about time. Too much good talent out there going to waste at both the field and box level. This is much needed for the growth of the game!

By: JarredHatfield17

JarredHatfield17 — Sun, 08 May 2011 14:42:00 +0000

Why not merge the leagues for one big league? GTG…