Professional Box Lacrosse Association


The Professional Box Lacrosse Association was a men's professional box lacrosse league in the United States. The league was announced on June 29, 2022, with the first seven team locations announced on July 19. The league intended to focus on growing the sport in the United States, drawing players, coaches, and other personnel primarily from there.
Full league operations were suspended just weeks into their first season.

Teams

The league started out with a single-ownership structure, with all teams being league-operated. Nine teams were planned for the inaugural season. Names for each team were nominated and voted on by fans from the host cities.
TeamCityArenaCapacityFounded
Binghamton BombersBinghamton, New YorkVisions Veterans Memorial Arena4,7102022
Charlotte BootleggersCharlotte, North CarolinaBojangles Coliseum8,6002022
Elmira RenegadesElmira, New YorkFirst Arena3,7842022
Hampton HammerheadsHampton, VirginiaHampton Coliseum10,1472022
Jim Thorpe All-AmericansJim Thorpe, PennsylvaniaPPL Center 8,5002022
New England ChowderheadsPortland, Maine;
Lowell, Massachusetts
Cross Insurance Arena;
Tsongas Center
6,206
6,003
2022
Salem MayhemSalem, VirginiaSalem Civic Center6,8202022
Syracuse SparkSyracuse, New YorkUpstate Medical University Arena5,8002022
Trenton TerrorTrenton, New JerseyCURE Insurance Arena7,6052022

All teams whose names had been announced were decided by a name-the-team contest. The winners were announced on August 14, 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 were still a spider.