Editing National Lacrosse League (section)

====2000====
{{Main|2000 National Lacrosse League season}}

18,911 fans watched the Philadelphia Wings battle the Pittsburgh CrosseFire. Pittsburgh won the game 14–8 in front of a new record NLL crowd. The Toronto Rock won their second consecutive championship when Kaleb Toth beat Knighthawks goaltender Pat O'Toole with 1.1 seconds remaining in regulation time of the title match to give the Rock a 14–13 victory. Considered to be among the best lacrosse games ever played,<ref>
{{cite AV media
 | people = Pat Coyle
 | year = 2002
 | title = War on the Floor
 | medium = DVD
 | url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5bY60sOO_U&t=5m6s
 | quote = "That's probably the best lacrosse game I've ever played in, bar none."
}}
</ref> the 2000 Final was the last sporting event to be held in the historic Maple Leaf Gardens.

After the season, the league expanded again, with former Commissioner John Livsey leading the establishment of the [[Columbus Landsharks]] in Columbus, Ohio. In addition, the Smash relocated north of the border and became the [[Ottawa Rebel]], after three straight last place finishes, while the CrosseFire moved to Washington, D.C., and became the [[Washington Power]]. Jim Jennings was named the new Commissioner and announced that league headquarters would be relocated from Buffalo to Lyndhurst, New Jersey.