2000-01 Columbus Landsharks Media Guide from the National Lacrosse League

Columbus Landsharks

National Lacrosse League (2000-2003)

Tombstone

Born: 2000 – NLL expansion franchise
Moved: June 2001 (Montreal Express)
Re-Born: 2001
Moved Again:
August 28, 2003 (Arizona Sting)

First Game: December 30, 2000 (L 15-10 vs. New York Saints)
Last Game: April 12, 2003 (W 17-11 @ Ottawa Rebel)

NLL Championships: None

Arena

Nationwide Arena (18,500)12000-01 National Lacrosse League Official Guide & Record Book
Opened: 2000

Marketing

Team Colors: Blue, Red, Grey & White22000-01 National Lacrosse League Official Guide & Record Book

Ownership

Owners:

 

Background

The Columbus Landsharks were a toothless entry in the indoor National Lacrosse League, playing three seasons of box lacrosse at Nationwide Arena from 2000 to 2003.  The club was originally owned by John Livsey, the former Commissioner of the NLL. But Livsey bailed quickly after the Landsharks tanked at the box office (6,559 attendance in 2000-01, compared to league average of 8,117) and on the carpet (3-11 record) in their inaugural season. Livsey sold off the club to new owners in Montreal. The original Landsharks franchise became the Montreal Express, who lasted just one further season in Quebec before folding in 2002.

Meanwhile, the owners of the NLL’s New York Saints franchise stepped in to form a new expansion club in Columbus that adopted the Landsharks name and history (such as it was).  The out-of-state owners stewarded the Landsharks through two more desultory seasons before giving up in August 2003. The team then moved to Phoenix and became the Arizona Sting.

The Landsharks’ three-year record was 16-30 and they never made the playoffs.

 

Columbus Landsharks Video

The Landsharks host the Philadelphia Wings at Nationwide Arena on April 7th, 2001.

 

Links

 

National Lacrosse League Media Guides (1998-Present)

National Lacrosse League Programs

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