 The Knighthawks of Rochester, coached by Barry Powless, later claimed their first MILL championship title in 1997, in front of the second largest crowd in MILL history, 18,055, also played at the Marine Midland Arena.In 1997, the Major Indoor Lacrosse League was reconstituted with a new name, the National Lacrosse League.Two expansion teams, the Syracuse Smash and Ontario Raiders, joined the previous MILL teams.