Before the 1998 season, the Major Indoor Lacrosse League was renamed to be the
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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, in the process increasing the length of the regular season from ten to twelve games. The first season as the NLL and the 12th season overall, began on January 3, 1998, and concluded with the second championship game on April 28. The championship was decided by a best-two-of-three series, with the
Philadelphia Wings defeating the
Baltimore Thunder
The Baltimore Thunder were an American professional box lacrosse team and a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1987 until 1999. They were based in Baltimore, Maryland, and won the first then-Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League championship in ...
16–12 in the first game and 17–12 in the second.
Team movement
The 1998 season featured the debut of two new teams, and the removal of one. The
Boston Blazers folded after nine seasons in Boston and
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
, while the
Ontario Raiders
The Ontario Raiders were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 1998 NLL season. The franchise was founded as an expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario, and played their home games at Copps Coliseum. Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les Bar ...
and
Syracuse Smash began play.
Teams
Regular season
All Star Game
No All-Star Game was played in 1998.
Playoffs
*Game 1: Baltimore 12 @ Philadelphia 16
Game 2: Philadelphia 17 @ Baltimore 12
Awards
Weekly awards
Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.
Monthly awards
Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie. The 1998 season was the first season that the Rookie of the Month award was given out.
Statistics leaders
Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. ''Italics'' indicate tied single-season records.
Attendance
Regular season
Playoffs
See also
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1998 in sports
The following events happened in world sport in the year 1998.
Alpine skiing
* Alpine Skiing World Cup
** Men's overall season champion: Hermann Maier, Austria
** Women's overall season champion: Katja Seizinger, Germany
American football
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References
1998 Archive at the Outsider's Guide to the NLL (via the Internet Archive)
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