Hamilton Nationals
The Hamilton Nationals are a professional lacrosse team from Hamilton in Canada. You are a member of Major League Lacrosse (MLL ) since 2009.
From 2009 to 2011, the Nationals played the first Canadian team in MLL Toronto.
History
The Nationals were founded in 2009 as part of the Rochester Rattlers. It even players from Rochester were sent to Toronto at the new Nationals. The team colors and the team name, however, remained in Rochester when it should settle a team in Rochester again. In November 2010, the Chicago Machines moved to Rochester and received the name and team colors of the Rattlers.
The Nationals won their first home game against the Washington Bayhawks in the MLL on May 9, 2009, 17:16. Their first home game against the Chicago Machine, they won 15:11. They qualified for the playoffs in the first year with the best attack and 184 gates. They played their first playoff game against the Long Iceland Lizards and eventually won with 14:13 thanks Merrick Thompson, who scored four goals. In the finals they faced the Denver Outlaws. One minute left in the game, it was 9:9. 45 seconds left in the game Shawn Williams scored the goal and the Nationals won their first championship with 10:9.
On 3 March 2011 the Toronto Nationals announced that they would move to Hamilton and would be renamed in " Hamilton Nationals ". It was also announced that Arrow Express Sports would completely take over the Nationals, the Nationals would deliver on the grounds of McMaster University in Hamilton their home games at Ron Joyce Stadium and Jody Gage new General Manager and Regy Thorpe new head coach would be.