Syracuse Smash
Former NLL professional box lacrosse team
title: "Syracuse Smash" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["defunct-national-lacrosse-league-teams", "lacrosse-clubs-established-in-1998", "lacrosse-clubs-disestablished-in-2000", "1998-establishments-in-new-york-(state)", "2000-disestablishments-in-new-york-(state)", "lacrosse-teams-in-new-york-(state)", "lacrosse-in-syracuse,-new-york"] description: "Former NLL professional box lacrosse team" topic_path: "general/defunct-national-lacrosse-league-teams" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syracuse_Smash" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Former NLL professional box lacrosse team ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox sports team"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Syracuse Smash |
| logo | SyracuseSmash.png |
| arena | War Memorial at Oncenter |
| city | Syracuse, New York |
| colors | black, blue, white and gray |
| coach_label | Head coach |
| blank_label | PLPA representative |
| blank_label1 | Formerly |
| blank_label2 | Later |
| blank_label3 | Currently |
| blank_data2 | Ottawa Rebel 2001–2003 & Edmonton Rush 2005-2015 |
| blank_data3 | Saskatchewan Rush 2016-Present |
| :: |
| name = Syracuse Smash | logo = SyracuseSmash.png | arena = War Memorial at Oncenter | city = Syracuse, New York | colors = black, blue, white and gray | coach_label = Head coach | blank_label = PLPA representative | blank_label1 = Formerly | blank_label2 = Later | blank_label3 = Currently | blank_data2 = Ottawa Rebel 2001–2003 & Edmonton Rush 2005-2015 | blank_data3 = Saskatchewan Rush 2016-Present
The Syracuse Smash were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1998 to 2000. They were based in Syracuse, New York. The team finished last in the standings each of their three seasons, before moving to Ottawa, Ontario to become the Ottawa Rebel. In their three seasons in the NLL, the Smash never won a game on the road.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/t-SYR|title=Syracuse Smash Franchise History (1998-2000) |publisher=statscrew.com|access-date=August 2, 2019}}
All time Record
::data[format=table]
| Season | Division | W-L | Finish | Home | Road | GF | GA | Coach | Playoffs | Total | 3 seasons | 6-30 | 6-12 | 0-18 | 459 | 624 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2-10 | 7th | 2-4 | 0-6 | 163 | 219 | Kevin Alexander | Missed playoffs | ||||||||||
| 1999 | 3-9 | 7th | 3-3 | 0-6 | 161 | 198 | Freeman Bucktooth, | |||||||||||
| Pat Donahue, | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Scaramuzzino | Missed playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000 | 1-11 | 8th | 1-5 | 0-6 | 135 | 207 | Pat Donahue | Missed playoffs | ||||||||||
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Schedule
1998 schedule
|arena_link=Oncenter War Memorial Arena
|game1_date=1/3/1998 |game1_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder |game1_loc_link=1st Mariner Arena |game1_road_game=1 |game1_team_score=13 |game1_opp_score=23 |game1_attendance= 2,954
|game2_date=1/10/1998 |game2_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks |game2_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena |game2_road_game=1 |game2_team_score=12 |game2_opp_score=17 |game2_attendance=6,836
|game3_date=1/17/1998 |game3_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks |game3_team_score=14 |game3_opp_score=12 |game3_attendance=4,671 |game4_date=1/24/1998 |game4_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) |game4_team_score=15 |game4_opp_score=17 |game4_attendance=3,755 |game5_date=1/30/1998 |game5_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder |game5_team_score=11 |game5_opp_score=20 |game5_attendance=4,743 |game6_date=1/31/1998 |game6_opp_link=New York Saints |game6_loc_link=Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |game6_road_game=1 |game6_team_score=10 |game6_opp_score=23 |game6_attendance=7,857 |game7_date=2/13/1998 |game7_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) |game7_loc=Wachovia Center |game7_loc_link=Xfinity Mobile Arena |game7_road_game=1 |game7_team_score=11 |game7_opp_score=14 |game7_attendance=13,213 |game8_date=2/21/1998 |game8_opp_link=New York Saints |game8_team_score=19 |game8_opp_score=17 |game8_attendance=3,914 |game9_date=3/7/1998 |game9_opp_link=Ontario Raiders |game9_loc_link=Copps Coliseum |game9_road_game=1 |game9_team_score=11 |game9_opp_score=15 |game9_attendance=3,416 |game10_date=3/27/1998 |game10_opp_link=Ontario Raiders |game10_team_score=21 |game10_opp_score=22 |game10_ot=1 |game10_attendance=4,211 |game11_date=4/4/1998 |game11_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game11_team_score=16 |game11_opp_score=20 |game11_attendance=4,084 |game12_date=4/11/1998 |game12_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game12_loc_link=KeyBank Center |game12_road_game=1 |game12_team_score=10 |game12_opp_score=19 |game12_attendance=12,745
1999 schedule
|arena_link=Oncenter War Memorial Arena
|game1_date=1/9/1999 |game1_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) |game1_team_score=19 |game1_opp_score=12 |game1_attendance= 5,213
|game2_date=1/23/1999 |game2_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks |game2_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena |game2_road_game=1 |game2_team_score=13 |game2_opp_score=20 |game2_attendance=9,151
|game3_date=1/29/1999 |game3_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game3_loc=HSBC Arena |game3_loc_link=KeyBank Center |game3_road_game=1 |game3_team_score=16 |game3_opp_score=17 |game3_attendance=8,129
|game4_date=2/5/1998 |game4_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder |game4_team_score=15 |game4_opp_score=14 |game4_attendance=4,984
|game5_date=2/26/1998 |game5_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks |game5_team_score=15 |game5_opp_score=17 |game5_attendance=5,347
|game6_date=2/28/1998 |game6_opp_link=New York Saints |game6_loc_link=Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum |game6_road_game=1 |game6_team_score=8 |game6_opp_score=13 |game6_attendance=6,337
|game7_date=3/6/1998 |game7_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014) |game7_loc_link=Xfinity Mobile Arena |game7_loc=Wachovia Center |game7_road_game=1 |game7_team_score=6 |game7_opp_score=15 |game7_attendance=15,678
|game8_date=3/13/1999 |game8_opp_link=Toronto Rock |game8_team_score=12 |game8_opp_score=19 |game8_attendance=4,237
|game9_date=3/26/1999 |game9_opp_link=Toronto Rock |game9_loc=Maple Leaf Gardens |game9_loc_link=Maple Leaf Gardens |game9_road_game=1 |game9_team_score=12 |game9_opp_score=19 |game9_attendance=13,300
|game10_date=3/27/1999 |game10_opp_link=New York Saints |game10_team_score=14 |game10_opp_score=15 |game10_attendance=4,044
|game11_date=4/3/1999 |game11_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder |game11_loc_link=1st Mariner Arena |game11_road_game=1 |game11_team_score=17 |game11_opp_score=26 |game11_attendance=7,132
|game12_date=4/10/1999 |game12_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game12_team_score=14 |game12_opp_score=11 |game12_attendance=3,452
References
References
- All three were "co-coaches"
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