Boston Blazers (1992–1997): Difference between revisions

Boston Blazers
Sport	Box lacrosse
First season	1992
Disbanded	1997
League	Major Indoor Lacrosse League
Division	National
Team history	New England Blazers (1989–1991)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts
Arena	Boston Garden (1992–1995); FleetCenter (1996–1997)
Colors	Green, Orange, Black;
Championships	0
Formerly	New England Blazers

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The Boston Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1997. They were called the New England Blazers from 1989 to 1991 while based in Worcester, Massachusetts, and were renamed the Boston Blazers in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played at the Worcester Centrum. In Boston, they played at the Boston Garden from 1992–1995 and then moved to the FleetCenter in 1996 and played there until 1997.

A separate franchise, also known as the Boston Blazers, was founded in 2007 and played in the National Lacrosse League from 2009 to 2013. While the name of the new team was chosen "in part due to the popularity and nostalgia associated with the former Boston Blazers franchise" it did not share any lineage with the MILL Blazers.^[1]

Awards and honors[edit]

Year	Player	Award
1996	Darren Fridge	Rookie of the Year
1997	Jeff Wilfong	Rookie of the Year

All time record[edit]

Season	Division	W-L	Finish	Home	Road	GF	GA	Coach	Playoffs
1992	National	3–5	3rd	2–2	1–3	101	116	Ron Fraser	Lost in division semifinals
1993	National	2–6	3rd	2–2	0–4	93	108	Ron Fraser	Lost in division finals
1994	National	4–4	3rd	1–3	3–1	93	91	Ron Fraser	Missed playoffs
1995		5–3	2nd	2–2	3–1	93	91	Ron Fraser	Lost in semifinals
1996		6–4	3rd	4–1	2–3	146	113	Ron Fraser	Lost in semifinals
1997		4–6	5th	3–2	1–4	120	135	Ron Fraser	Missed playoffs
Total	6 seasons	24–28		14–12	10–16	646	654

Playoff results[edit]

Season	Game	Visiting	Home
1992	Division Semifinals	Boston 16	Buffalo 22
1993	Division Semifinals	Detroit 5	Boston 18
1993	Division Finals	Boston 10	Buffalo 12
1995	Semifinals	Boston 8	Rochester 10
1996	Semifinals	Boston 8	Philadelphia 10

References[edit]

^ "Boston team name: Blazers". NLL.com. October 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

External links[edit]

https://web.archive.org/web/20050729024306/http://www.arenamedia.com/content/blazers/index.shtml

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[1] "Boston team name: Blazers". NLL.com. October 4, 2007. Retrieved 2007-10-04.

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+{{Infobox sports team
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+| name = Boston Blazers
+| logo = BostonBlazers.png
-|bg_color=green
+| division = National
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+| arena = [[Boston Garden]] (1992–1995)<br>[[FleetCenter (Boston)|FleetCenter]] (1996–1997)
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+| colors = Green, Orange, Black<br>{{Color box|#00C538}} {{Color box|#FE3900}} {{Color box|black}}
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+| coach_label = Head coach
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+| blank_label = [[Professional Lacrosse Players' Association|PLPA]] representative
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+| location = [[Boston]], Massachusetts
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+| disbanded = 1997
+| league = [[Major Indoor Lacrosse League]]
+| championships = '''0'''
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-The '''Boston Blazers''' were a member of the [[Major Indoor Lacrosse League]] from 1989 to 1997. They were called the [[New England Blazers]] from 1989 to 1991 while based in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and were renamed the '''Boston Blazers''' in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played at the [[Worcester Centrum]]. In Boston, they played at the [[Boston Garden]] from 1992-1995 and then moved to the [[TD Garden|FleetCenter]] in 1996 and played there until 1997.
+The '''Boston Blazers''' were a member of the [[Major Indoor Lacrosse League]] from 1989 to 1997. They were called the [[New England Blazers]] from 1989 to 1991 while based in [[Worcester, Massachusetts]], and were renamed the '''Boston Blazers''' in 1992 when they moved to Boston. While in Worcester, the Blazers played at the [[Worcester Centrum]]. In Boston, they played at the [[Boston Garden]] from 1992–1995 and then moved to the [[FleetCenter (Boston)|FleetCenter]] in 1996 and played there until 1997.
-The current NLL [[Boston Blazers]] franchise is not related to this one. The name of the new team was chosen "in part due to the popularity and nostalgia associated with the former Boston Blazers franchise".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3111|work=NLL.com|title=Boston team name: Blazers|date=October 4, 2007|accessdate=2007-10-04}}</ref>
+A separate franchise, also known as the [[Boston Blazers]], was founded in 2007 and played in the [[National Lacrosse League]] from 2009 to 2013. While the name of the new team was chosen "in part due to the popularity and nostalgia associated with the former Boston Blazers franchise" it did not share any lineage with the MILL Blazers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3111|work=NLL.com|title=Boston team name: Blazers|date=October 4, 2007|accessdate=2007-10-04}}</ref>
-==Awards & honors==
+==Awards and honors==
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+! Year !! Player !! Award
-|- align="center"  bgcolor="#dddddd"
-| '''Year''' || '''Player''' || '''Award'''
 |-
 | [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || Darren Fridge || [[National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award|Rookie of the Year]]
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 |}
-==All time Record==
+==All time record==
-{| class="wikitable" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0"
+{| class="wikitable"
-|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
 ! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs
 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
-| [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || National || 3-5 || 3rd || 2-2 || 1-3 || 101 || 116 || Ron Fraser || Lost in division semifinals
+| [[1992 MILL season|1992]] || National || 3–5 || 3rd || 2–2 || 1–3 || 101 || 116 || Ron Fraser || Lost in division semifinals
 |- ALIGN=center
-| [[1993 MILL season|1993]] || National || 2-6 || 3rd || 2-2 || 0-4 || 93 || 108 || Ron Fraser || Lost in division finals
+| [[1993 MILL season|1993]] || National || 2–6 || 3rd || 2–2 || 0–4 || 93 || 108 || Ron Fraser || Lost in division finals
 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
-| [[1994 MILL season|1994]] || National || 4-4 || 3rd || 1-3 || 3-1 || 93 || 91 || Ron Fraser || Missed playoffs
+| [[1994 MILL season|1994]] || National || 4–4 || 3rd || 1–3 || 3–1 || 93 || 91 || Ron Fraser || Missed playoffs
 |- ALIGN=center
-| [[1995 MILL season|1995]] || &nbsp; || 5-3 || 2nd || 2-2 || 3-1 || 93 || 91 || Ron Fraser || Lost in semifinals
+| [[1995 MILL season|1995]] || rowspan="3" | || 5–3 || 2nd || 2–2 || 3–1 || 93 || 91 || Ron Fraser || Lost in semifinals
 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
-| [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || &nbsp; || 6-4 || 3rd || 4-1 || 2-3 || 146 || 113 || Ron Fraser || Lost in semifinals
+| [[1996 MILL season|1996]] || 6–4 || 3rd || 4–1 || 2–3 || 146 || 113 || Ron Fraser || Lost in semifinals
 |- ALIGN=center
-| [[1997 MILL season|1997]] || &nbsp; || 4-6 || 5th || 3-2 || 1-4 || 120 || 135 || Ron Fraser || Missed playoffs
+| [[1997 MILL season|1997]] || 4–6 || 5th || 3–2 || 1–4 || 120 || 135 || Ron Fraser || Missed playoffs
 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
-! Total !! 6 seasons !! 24-28 !! &nbsp; !! 14-12 !! 10-16 !! 646 !! 654 !! &nbsp; !! &nbsp;
+! Total !! 6 seasons !! colspan="2" | 24–28 !! 14–12 !! 10–16 !! 646 !! 654 !! colspan="2" |
 |}
-==Playoff Results==
+==Playoff results==
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+{| class="wikitable"
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 ! Season !! Game !! Visiting !! Home
 |- ALIGN=center
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 ==External links==
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+*https://web.archive.org/web/20050729024306/http://www.arenamedia.com/content/blazers/index.shtml
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+[[Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 1992]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1997]]
+[[Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 1997]]
 [[Category:Major Indoor Lacrosse League teams]]
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+[[Category:1992 establishments in Massachusetts]]
+[[Category:1997 disestablishments in Massachusetts]]
+{{Massachusetts-sport-team-stub}}
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