Interstate Box Lacrosse Association

The Interstate Box Lacrosse Association (IBLA) is a men's semi-professional box lacrosse league based in the United States. Since 2019, the IBLA has served as an official partner of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), serving as a developmental funnel.[1] The league was founded in 2017 to unite regional semi-professional leagues into a system similar to the Canadian Lacrosse Association (CLA) structure of men's Senior A and Senior B indoor lacrosse teams.[2] As of 2020 there are 32 total teams playing in 11 regional leagues. The Maine Northmen are the most recent IBLA champions, defeating the Louisville Canards in Huntington Beach, California.[3]

Interstate Box Lacrosse Association
SportBox lacrosse
Founded2017
No. of teams32
CountryUnited States
Most recent
champion(s)		Maine Northmen (1st title)
Official websitewww.iblalacrosse.com
2020 IBLA season

Teams

Current teams
Stampede
Regals
Freeze
Lumberjacks
Wheat Kings
Hyenas
Nightpandas
Screamin' Eagles
Skyfire
Whalers
Hooligans
Grizzlies
Aviators
Nor'easters
Northmen
Snappers
Sharks
Rally
Spiders
Phunk
Flying Pigs
Crows
Canards
Ignite
Express
Voodoo
Kings
Munitionz
Haymakerz
Reapers
Hedgehogs
Locations of IBLA teams.

RBLL - Empire North
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Albany Hyenas 2020 Albany, New York
Newburgh Nightpandas 2020 Newburgh, New York

RBLL - California
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Huntington Beach Screamin' Eagles Huntington Beach, California
Irvine Skyfire Irvine, California
San Diego Whalers 2020 San Diego, California

RBLL - Michigan
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Detroit Hooligans Detroit, Michigan
Grand Rapids Grizzlies Grand Rapids, Michigan

RBLL - Minnesota
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Eastside Freeze Hastings, Minnesota
Lakeville Lumberjacks Lakeville, Minnesota
Minneapolis Wheat Kings Minneapolis, Minnesota

RBLL - Nebraska
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Aksarben Stampede 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Ralston Regals 2019 Omaha, Nebraska
Iowa Dogfish 2020 Davenport, Iowa [4]

RBLL - New England
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Auburn Aviators 2019 Auburn, Massachusetts [5]
Cambridge Nor'easters 2019 Cambridge, Massachusetts [6]
Maine Northmen 2019 Biddeford, Maine

RBLL - New Jersey
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Hudson Valley Snappers Warwick, New York
Long Island Sharks Bethpage, New York
Morristown Rally Morristown, New Jersey
NYC Spiders New York City, New York
Philadelphia Phunk Voorhees Township, New Jersey

RBLL - Ohio
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Cincinnati Flying Pigs Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbus Crows Columbus, Ohio
Louisville Canards Louisville, Kentucky
Nashville Ignite Nashville, Tennessee

RBLL - Pacific Northwest
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Everett Express Everett, Washington
Portland Voodoo Portland, Oregon
Seattle Kings Seattle, Washington

RBLL - Pennsylvania
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Mooncrest Munitionz Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Murrysville Haymakerz Murrysville, Pennsylvania

RBLL - Southeast
TeamFoundedLocationReferences
Charlotte Reapers Charlotte, North Carolina
East Cobb Hedgehogs Atlanta, Georgia

Association Champions
YearChampionRunner-upScoreLocationReference
2017 Parker Rangers Hastings Walleye 22 — 2 Lakewood, Colorado [7]
2018 Cambridge Nor'easters Columbus Crows 14 — 6 Lakeville, Minnesota
2019 Maine Northmen Louisville Canards 17 — 14 Huntington Beach, California [8]

Rules

IBLA rules are nearly identical to NLL rules with minor adjustments to account for slight arena dimension variations.[9]

Notable League Rules:

  • Diving is Allowed
  • Face-off clamps are allowed
  • Shot clock runs on man-down kill

Awards

Notable Players
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References
  1. "NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE PARTNERS WITH IBLA TO FURTHER GROW THE SPORT OF LACROSSE". NLL.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. "HISTORY". IBLA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. "HISTORY". IBLA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. "IBLA ANNOUNCES EXPANSION". IBLA. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  5. "Lacrosse: These Aviators don't mind being boxed at Horgan Arena". telegram.com. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  6. "Nor'Easters bring box lacrosse to Cambridge". Wicked Local. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  7. "Box lacrosse team from Biddeford wins national title". laxallstars.com. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
  8. "Box lacrosse team from Biddeford wins national title". IBLA. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  9. "RULES". Sun Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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