Syracuse Smash
{{Short description|Former NLL professional box lacrosse team}}{{Infobox sports team
| name = Syracuse Smash
| logo = SyracuseSmash.png
| arena = War Memorial at Oncenter
| city = Syracuse, New York
| colors = black, blue, white and gray
| coach_label = Head coach
| blank_label = PLPA representative
| blank_label1 = Formerly
| blank_label2 = Later
| blank_label3 = Currently
| blank_data2 = Ottawa Rebel 2001–2003 & Edmonton Rush 2005-2015
| blank_data3 = Saskatchewan Rush 2016-Present
}}
The Syracuse Smash were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 1998 to 2000. They were based in Syracuse, New York. The team finished last in the standings each of their three seasons, before moving to Ottawa, Ontario to become the Ottawa Rebel. In their three seasons in the NLL, the Smash never won a game on the road.{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/t-SYR|title=Syracuse Smash Franchise History (1998-2000)
|publisher=statscrew.com|access-date=August 2, 2019}}
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All time Record
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! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs | |||||||||
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| 1998 | 2-10 | 7th | 2-4 | 0-6 | 163 | 219 | Kevin Alexander | Missed playoffs | |
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| 1999 | 3-9 | 7th | 3-3 | 0-6 | 161 | 198 | Freeman Bucktooth, Pat Donahue, Steve ScaramuzzinoAll three were "co-coaches" | Missed playoffs | |
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| 2000 | 1-11 | 8th | 1-5 | 0-6 | 135 | 207 | Pat Donahue | Missed playoffs | |
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! Total !! 3 seasons !! 6-30 !! !! 6-12 !! 0-18 !! 459 !! 624 !! |
Schedule
=1998 schedule=
{{NLLGameLog
|arena_link=Oncenter War Memorial Arena
|game1_date=1/3/1998
|game1_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder
|game1_loc_link=1st Mariner Arena
|game1_road_game=1
|game1_team_score=13
|game1_opp_score=23
|game1_attendance= 2,954
|game2_date=1/10/1998
|game2_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game2_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game2_road_game=1
|game2_team_score=12
|game2_opp_score=17
|game2_attendance=6,836
|game3_date=1/17/1998
|game3_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game3_team_score=14
|game3_opp_score=12
|game3_attendance=4,671
|game4_date=1/24/1998
|game4_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
|game4_team_score=15
|game4_opp_score=17
|game4_attendance=3,755
|game5_date=1/30/1998
|game5_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder
|game5_team_score=11
|game5_opp_score=20
|game5_attendance=4,743
|game6_date=1/31/1998
|game6_opp_link=New York Saints
|game6_loc_link=Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|game6_road_game=1
|game6_team_score=10
|game6_opp_score=23
|game6_attendance=7,857
|game7_date=2/13/1998
|game7_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
|game7_loc_link=Wachovia Center
|game7_road_game=1
|game7_team_score=11
|game7_opp_score=14
|game7_attendance=13,213
|game8_date=2/21/1998
|game8_opp_link=New York Saints
|game8_team_score=19
|game8_opp_score=17
|game8_attendance=3,914
|game9_date=3/7/1998
|game9_opp_link=Ontario Raiders
|game9_loc_link=Copps Coliseum
|game9_road_game=1
|game9_team_score=11
|game9_opp_score=15
|game9_attendance=3,416
|game10_date=3/27/1998
|game10_opp_link=Ontario Raiders
|game10_team_score=21
|game10_opp_score=22
|game10_ot=1
|game10_attendance=4,211
|game11_date=4/4/1998
|game11_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game11_team_score=16
|game11_opp_score=20
|game11_attendance=4,084
|game12_date=4/11/1998
|game12_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game12_loc_link=KeyBank Center
|game12_road_game=1
|game12_team_score=10
|game12_opp_score=19
|game12_attendance=12,745
}}
=1999 schedule=
{{NLLGameLog
|arena_link=Oncenter War Memorial Arena
|game1_date=1/9/1999
|game1_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
|game1_team_score=19
|game1_opp_score=12
|game2_date=1/23/1999
|game2_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game2_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena
|game2_road_game=1
|game3_date=1/29/1999
|game3_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game3_loc=HSBC Arena
|game3_loc_link=KeyBank Center
|game3_road_game=1
|game4_date=2/5/1998
|game4_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder
|game4_team_score=15
|game4_opp_score=14
|game5_date=2/26/1998
|game5_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks
|game6_date=2/28/1998
|game6_opp_link=New York Saints
|game6_loc_link=Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
|game6_road_game=1
|game7_date=3/6/1998
|game7_opp_link=Philadelphia Wings (1987–2014)
|game7_loc_link=Wachovia Center
|game7_road_game=1
|game8_date=3/13/1999
|game8_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game8_team_score=12
|game8_opp_score=19
|game9_date=3/26/1999
|game9_opp_link=Toronto Rock
|game9_loc=Maple Leaf Gardens
|game9_loc_link=Maple Leaf Gardens
|game9_road_game=1
|game9_team_score=12
|game9_opp_score=19
|game10_date=3/27/1999
|game10_opp_link=New York Saints
|game11_date=4/3/1999
|game11_opp_link=Baltimore Thunder
|game11_loc_link=1st Mariner Arena
|game11_road_game=1
|game12_date=4/10/1999
|game12_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits
|game12_team_score=14
|game12_opp_score=11
}}
References
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Category:Defunct National Lacrosse League teams
Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 1998
Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 2000
Category:1998 establishments in New York (state)
Category:2000 disestablishments in New York (state)