The Heritage Cup is an international
box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in the 1930s in Canada, where it is more popular than field lacrosse. Lacrosse is Canada's officia ...
tournament between the national teams of Canada, Iroquois and United States. The games feature mostly players that were members of
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.
...
teams.
2002 Heritage Cup
The inaugural Heritage Cup was played on October 2, 2002 at the
Hershey Centre in
Mississauga, Ontario
Mississauga is a Canadian city in the province of Ontario. Situated on the north-western shore of Lake Ontario in the Regional Municipality of Peel, it borders Toronto (Etobicoke) to the east, Brampton to the north, Milton to the northwest, ...
, and featured Team USA against Team Canada. Team USA won the game 21-16.
Rosters
UNITED STATES
Head Coaches:
Darris Kilgour (
Buffalo),
Tony Resch (
Philadelphia
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)
CANADA
Head Coach:
Les Bartley (
Toronto
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)
2004 Heritage Cup
The 2004 Heritage Cup was held at the
Pepsi Center
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in
Denver, Colorado
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on October 16, 2004. The game once again featured Team USA against Team Canada, but this time Team Canada came out on top, winning 17-8.
Rosters
UNITED STATES
Head Coach:
Tony ReschAssistant Coach: Jamie Batley
Assistant Coach: Jimmy Rogers
General Manager: Steve Govett
CANADA
Head Coach:
Les BartleyAssistant Coach: Walt Christianson
Assistant Coach:
Ed ComeauAssistant Coach:
Bob McMahonGeneral Manager:
Johnny Mouradian
Results
References
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International lacrosse competitions
Recurring sporting events established in 2002