The Charlotte Copperheads is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 professional indoor lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte, North Carolina

Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...

. They are a charter member of the North American Lacrosse League

North American Lacrosse League

The North American Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league based in the United States, set to begin play in January 2012. The league will be North America's third professional lacrosse league, after Major League Lacrosse and the National Lacrosse League...

. Beginning in the 2012 season, the Copperheads will play their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum.

The Copperheads are Charlotte's second indoor lacrosse team; the Charlotte Cobras

Charlotte Cobras

The Charlotte Cobras were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League . They were based at Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina and only played during the 1996 season. In October 1995 the MILL announced that Charlotte had been awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1996...

 of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now known as the National Lacrosse League

National Lacrosse League

The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

) played a single season at the Coliseum (when it was known as the Independence Arena) in 1996 before folding. The Cobras maintain the dubious distinction of being the only EPBLL/MILL/NLL team to finish an imperfect season

Imperfect season

An imperfect season is defined as a team losing all of their games. It is the antithesis of a perfect season, and is often referred to as such in a tongue-in-cheek manner...

, going 0-10 in their only season.

Charlotte has also been granted expansion in the outdoor lacrosse league (MLL

Major League Lacrosse

Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...

) for the 2012 MLL Season, and are named the Charlotte Hounds.

Name-the-team contest

The Copperheads name was decided through a name-the-team contest-after various submissions, the official team name will be decided via a 16-nomination bracket from the top submissions. Notably, three of the finalists (Charge, Legion, Monarchs) were runners-up for the name-the-team contest which ultimately decided the Charlotte Hounds name for the city's 2012 Major League Lacrosse team.

Bracket

External links

• Charlotte Copperheads official website