The Mohawk Lacrosse Club, sometimes called Mohawk Club of Troy is the first
lacrosse club in the
United States.[1][2]
History
In 1867,
Indigenous Americans held an exhibition match in front of 10,000 people in
Troy,
New York.[3] Following this, the Mohawk Lacrosse Club was formed in Troy in 1868 by several baseball players.[4][5] As a game previously only played by
Indigenous Americans, the Mohawk Lacrosse Club introduced lacrosse to people who had never seen it played through the formation of a club lacrosse program.[6][5] This led to the formation of the modern game of lacrosse in the United States.[7]
In its first season in the summer of 1868, the Mohawk Lacrosse club lost 4 games to Canadian teams, including
Montreal Lacrosse Club, Crescent, Dominion and Aurora.[4] Later, the team played a combination of college varsity and club games.[4] In the 1974 season, the team had a 7 and 3 record, finishing 3rd in the Yankee Division of the United States Lacrosse Club Association.[8] Over the years, the United States Lacrosse Club Association selected players from the team to participate in the annual North-South All-Star game.[9]
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abCioffi, Pete.
"Mohawk stickers in action Sunday", The Times Record, Troy, New York, series 1976, number 147, May 26, 1976, page 40. (subscription required)