Arizona Sting
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| Arizona Sting | |
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| Founded | 2000 as the Columbus Landsharks |
| Home arena | Glendale Arena |
| Based in | Phoenix, Arizona |
| Colors | Brown, Black, Tan |
| Head coach | Bob Hamley |
| General manager | Bob Hamley |
The Arizona Sting are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional sports league in North America, since the 2000-2001 season. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio from 2000 to 2003 as the Columbus Landsharks. On August 28, 2003 it was announced the team was relocating to Glendale, Arizona. The team adopted the name Sting in November 2003 and began play in the Glendale Arena.
In 2005 the Sting defeated the 2004 NLL champion Calgary Roughnecks to win the franchise's first-ever West Division title. The Sting fell 19-13 to the East Division champion Toronto Rock in the league finals.
Five Sting players were selected for the 2006 NLL All-Star game. Craig Conn was one of six forwards selected to start in the game. He'll be joined by teammates Peter Lough, Bruce Codd, Scott Self and Jonas Derks, who were named all-star reserves for the Feb. 25 game in Toronto.
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| National Lacrosse League | |
| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Minnesota Swarm | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland Lumberjax | San Jose Stealth | |
| 2007 Expansion Teams: Chicago Shamrox | New York | |
| NLL Articles: Champion's Cup | NLL All-Star Game | NLL Hall of Fame | List of NLL MVPs | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Indoor lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
| Current arenas in the National Lacrosse League |
| Air Canada Centre | Blue Cross Arena | Glendale Arena | HP Pavilion | HSBC Arena | Pengrowth Saddledome | Pepsi Center | Rexall Place | Rose Garden Arena | Sears Centre | Wachovia Center | Xcel Energy Center |
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