Box lacrosse 1998, the NLL entered into the Canadian market for the first time with the Ontario Raiders. Although 5 of the league's 9 teams are based in American cities, more than two-thirds of the players are Canadian. During play, a team consists of six players: a goaltender and five "runners". A runner is any non-goalkeeper position player, including forwards, transition players, and defenders. Runners usually specialize in one of these roles and substitute off the field when the ball moves from one end to the other. When the sport originated teams played with six runners. However, in 1953 the sixth runner,
United States national indoor lacrosse team goal, 10–11. Their semi-final game was very close too, when they lost to Canada 10–15. In the Bronze medal game, Team USA beat the Czech Republic 16–7. Casey Powell was named tournament MVP. United States national indoor lacrosse team The United States national indoor lacrosse team represents the U.S. in box lacrosse at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. Team USA has won the bronze medal in all four WILC tournaments. The team is organized by US Lacrosse, the national governing body. The roster usually consists of professional players, some of which play in the National Lacrosse League or Major League