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,
Box Lacrosse League Winter Meeting that took place on March 19, the CILL heard the application, and accepted, the expansion St. Louis Centurions. During the Winter Meeting, the Board of Governors voted to rebrand as the Box Lacrosse League. Governors also accepted the expansion Wallaceburg Satans. St. Louis would go undefeated during the season capturing the BLL Cup. <nowiki>**</nowiki> = were added as expansion teams, but never competed in league play Box Lacrosse League The Box Lacrosse League (BLL) is a senior men's semi-professional box lacrosse league in the United States. The league presently consists of five teams with a geographical footprint centered