Champion's Cup
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The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League.
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[edit] Winners
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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| 1998 | Philadelphia Wings | Baltimore Thunder | 2-0 [1] |
| 1999 | Toronto Rock | Rochester Knighthawks | 13-10 |
| 2000 | Toronto Rock | Rochester Knighthawks | 14-13 |
| 2001 | Philadelphia Wings | Toronto Rock | 9-8 |
| 2002 | Toronto Rock | Albany Attack | 13-12 |
| 2003 | Toronto Rock | Rochester Knighthawks | 8-6 |
| 2004 | Calgary Roughnecks | Buffalo Bandits | 14-11 |
| 2005 | Toronto Rock | Arizona Sting | 19-13 |
| 2006 | Colorado Mammoth | Buffalo Bandits | 16-9 |
| 2007 | Rochester Knighthawks | Arizona Sting | 13-11 |
| 2008 | Buffalo Bandits | Portland Lumberjax | 14-13 |
- ^ In 1998, the Champion's Cup was awarded to the winner of a best of three series. Philadelphia won the first two games 16-12 and 17-12 respectively.
[edit] Most Valuable Players
| Year | Winner | Team | Statistics |
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| 1998 | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia Wings | 2 wins |
| 1999 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 4 goals, 2 assists |
| 2000 | Dan Stroup | Toronto Rock | 5 goals |
| 2001 | Dallas Eliuk | Philadelphia Wings | 40 saves |
| 2002 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 3 goals, 1 assist |
| 2003 | Bob Watson | Toronto Rock | 40 saves |
| 2004 | Curtis Palidwor | Calgary Roughnecks | 41 saves |
| 2005 | Colin Doyle | Toronto Rock | 5 goals, 3 assists |
| 2006 | Gavin Prout | Colorado Mammoth | 4 goals, 3 assists |
| 2007 | John Grant, Jr. | Rochester Knighthawks | 3 goals, 5 assists |
| 2008 | Mark Steenhuis | Buffalo Bandits | 5 goals, 1 assist |
[edit] Champion's Cup appearances
Only currently active teams are listed.
| Appearances | Team | Wins | Losses | Winning Percentage |
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| 6 | Toronto Rock | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 4 | Rochester Knighthawks | 1 | 3 | .250 |
| 3 | Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Wings | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 1 | Calgary Roughnecks | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Colorado Mammoth[1] | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Portland Lumberjax | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 0 | Chicago Shamrox | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Edmonton Rush | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Minnesota Swarm | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| New York Titans | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| San Jose Stealth[2] | 0 | 0 | .000 |
- ^ Appeared in the Champion's Cup as the Baltimore Thunder in 1998
- ^ Appeared in the Champion's Cup as the Albany Attack in 2002
[edit] All-time Champion's Cup wins
| Champion's Cups Won | Team | Winning Seasons |
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Toronto Rock | 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 |
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Philadelphia Wings | 1998, 2001 |
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Calgary Roughnecks | 2004 |
| Colorado Mammoth | 2006 | |
| Rochester Knighthawks | 2007 | |
| Buffalo Bandits | 2008 |
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