Editing National Lacrosse League (section)

====2009====
[[Image:Titans at Roughnecks.JPG|thumb|The New York Titans defend against the Calgary Roughnecks during the 2009 NLL Championship game, in Calgary.]]
{{Main|2009 NLL season}}

The Arizona Sting and [[Boston Blazers (2009–2011)|Boston Blazers]] were both expected to re-join the league for the 2009 season. While the Blazers did so, the Sting instead folded, and its players were dispersed in a dispersal draft. Moreover, the Chicago Shamrox folded after just two seasons, failing to make the playoffs either year. The league also announced the addition of instant replay for officials to review disputed goals and crease violations during games. George Daniel was named new league Commissioner.

Calgary won its second championship, defeating New York 12–10 in front of a crowd of 13,042 at Pengrowth Saddledome. Josh Sanderson was named Championship Game MVP, finishing with two goals and three assists.

After the season, the San Jose Stealth announced that they were relocating to Everett, where they would be known as the [[Washington Stealth]].<ref name="StealthMoveNorth">{{cite web |date=17 June 2009 |title=Stealth Move North to Washington |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4000 |access-date=17 June 2009 |work=NLL.com}}</ref> The New York Titans, also relocated, moving to Florida and becoming the [[Orlando Titans]].<ref name="titans move">{{cite news |author=Paul Tutka |date=10 August 2009 |title=New York Titans move to Orlando to be made official midweek |work=NLL Insider |url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2009/08/10/new-york-titans-move-to-orlando-to-be-made-official-midweek/#more-12611 |url-status=dead |access-date=10 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090929003621/http://www.nllinsider.com/2009/08/10/new-york-titans-move-to-orlando-to-be-made-official-midweek/#more-12611 |archive-date=2009-09-29}}</ref> Finally, the Portland LumberJax folded after four seasons of play.