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The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) is a
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league based in
Alberta Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
with three teams in
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and, as of 2018, one in
Manitoba Manitoba is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Canada at the Centre of Canada, longitudinal centre of the country. It is Canada's Population of Canada by province and territory, fifth-most populous province, with a population ...
. It is sanctioned by the Alberta Lacrosse Association. RMLL organizes all senior and junior play in the province. The league is broken into several divisions: Senior B, Senior C, Junior A, Junior B, Tier II and Tier III. Junior Ladies and Senior Ladies divisions were added in 2004 and 2011, respectively. The RMLL is experiencing rapid growth as the popularity of box lacrosse increases, spurred on by the expansion of 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. ...
to
Calgary Calgary () is a major city in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806 making it the third-largest city and fifth-largest metropolitan area in C ...
in 2001 and
Edmonton Edmonton is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta. It is situated on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Metropolitan Region, which is surrounded by Central Alberta ...
in 2005. In 2002, 18 teams played in the RMLL at all levels. That number grew to 37 in 2005, then 59 in 2006. An all-time high 64 teams competed in 2016.


National championships

The RMLL is guaranteed at least one berth in each of the following national championship tournaments. Championship teams from Alberta are listed:


Presidents Cup The Presidents Cup is a series of men's golf matches between a team representing the United States and an International Team representing the rest of the world except Europe as that continent competes against the United States in a similar but ...

:1975 - Edmonton Fullers :1983 - Calgary Mountaineers :2002 - Edmonton Outlaws :2007 - Sherwood Park Outlaws :2016 - St. Albert Miners :2017 - St. Albert Miners :2018 - St. Albert Miners


Minto Cup The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada. The 2023 competition is in Edmonton, Alberta, from August 20–27. It was donated in 1901 by the Governor General of Canada, Governor General, Gilbert Jo ...

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Founders Cup

:1980 - Enoch Tomahawks :1999 - Edmonton Miners :2009 - Calgary Mountaineers :2019 - Calgary Shamrocks :2023 - Edmonton Warriors The RMLL currently is not eligible for the
Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associat ...
Senior A championship. However, the Calgary Chinooks won the Mann Cup in 1914.


Champions


Teams


References


External links

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Ridley Scouting RMLL history website
{{Box lacrosse leagues Sport in Alberta Lacrosse leagues in Canada