UPDATE: The Arizona Sting have suspended operations. If they reorganize within the National Lacrosse League, I'll post the information here.
The game of lacrosse hasn't yet hit its peak of popularity, although the history of the sport in America dates back to the 15th century. The Arizona Sting continue to attract larger crowds, and it isn't quite as tought to find lacrosse teams in our schools and park recreational programs.
If you aren't familiar with the game, it's definitely a contact sport, with appeal for hockey lovers, basketball fans, and soccer followers. Basically, 10 guys (or gals) with long sticks that have nets on the end try to get a 5 oz. hard ball into the opponent's goal. Sounds easy, eh?
The Arizona Sting is one of 11 National Lacrosse League teams. Here are some Arizona Sting facts:
- The Arizona Sting played their first season in Arizona in 2004. They came to Phoenix from Columbus, where they were called the Landsharks.
- The The Arizona Sting won their first game of the 2004 NLL season by defeating the Vancouver Ravens 16-12, in front of 12,789 fans.
- The Arizona Sting play lacrosse at the Glendale arena in the northwest part of the greater Phoenix area.
- Wayne Gretzy is a managing partner of the Arizona Sting.
- The Arizona Sting impressed many people by having a great 2005 season, winning the Western Division playoffs after a 9-7 record. At the Championship game, they were defeated by Toronto.
- In 2006 The Arizona Sting was defeated in the Western Division final game by the Colorado Mammoth by a score of 13-12. The Mammoth went on to win the 2006 NLL Championship.
Arizona Sting 2008 Home Schedule
These are the Arizona Sting home games that will be played at the Glendale Arena during the 2007-2008 NLL season. Times noted are local Arizona times. All times and dates are subject to change without notice.The National Lacrosse League (NLL) announced the cancellation of its 2008 season. The cancellation was triggered by the Professional Lacrosse Players Association's executive committee rejecting the league's last Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) proposal.“I would like to apologize to the fans who have supported the Arizona Sting for four seasons,” said Sting President Douglas Moss. “We are disappointed that we will not be playing in 2008, but plan to work diligently with the League and Professional Lacrosse Players Association to ensure we are back playing at Jobing.com Arena in January of 2009.”
How to Get Tickets to an Arizona Sting Game
1 - At the Jobing.com Arena Box Office in Glendale.2 - Through Ticketmaster by phone, online, or in person at Ticketmaster outlets.
3 - From a ticket broker, like TicketsNow.com (Buy Direct)), or from scalpers/ticket exchanges.
See a seating chart of Jobing.com Arena.
