The Charlotte Copperheads were an American professional indoor lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are a charter member of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) and began play in the 2012 season with their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum.
History The Copperheads are Charlotte's second indoor lacrosse team; the Charlotte Cobras of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now known as the National Lacrosse League) 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, going 0–10 in their only season. Charlotte has also been granted expansion in the outdoor lacrosse league (MLL) for the 2012 MLL Season, and are named the Charlotte Hounds.
The franchise was announced in 2011 as the second of five founding members in the upstart North American Lacrosse League, which hoped to start play in January 2012. On December 31, 2011, Charlotte and four of the five other teams announced the NALL had fired its acting commissioner and would move to a fall schedule. This led to a rift in the league that was settled in court, with the fall faction forming the Professional Lacrosse League.
The Copperheads began play in September 2012 with a road win against the Jacksonville Bullies. Their inaugural season concludes on December 1. The PLL has since folded. This has caused the Copperheads to no longer exist.
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.
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Roster
2012 Charlotte CopperheadsNumberPlayer's NameNationalityPositionCollegeHeightWeight1 Brad Conlon G RIT 6 ft 1 in 221 lb2 Alex Burkhead D Roanoke 6 ft 1 in 190 lb3 Ethan Farrell F Lynchburg 6 ft 0 in 190 lb6 Greg Watterson D Wingate 6 ft 2 in 220 lb10 Mark Burnett (lacrosse) T Mars Hill 5 ft 9 in 145 lb11 Matt Smalley F Hobart 5 ft 9 in 180 lb12 Thomas Langan (lacrosse) T Limestone 6 ft 0 in 190 lb14Greg RogowskiFMerrimack5 ft 9 in165 lb16 Brian Welch T Le Moyne 6 ft 0 in 194 lb17 Brekan Kohlitz T Michigan 6 ft 1 in 185 lb19 Jack Delligatti D Greensboro Day 6 ft 0 in 188 lb20 Ryan Hotaling T Nazareth 6 ft 2 in 211 lb21 Sam Bradman T Salisbury 6 ft 0 in 165 lb23 Kevin Iwanusa O Pfeiffer 5 ft 9 in 148 lb27 Mike O'Brien D Hobart 6 ft 0 in 203 lb28 Erik Holt D Penn State 6 ft 3 in 235 lb33 Craig Rosecrans T Le Moyne 6 ft 2 in 215 lb37 Nick Cotter F Dowling 5 ft 11 in 190 lb42 Adam Nauerth (lacrosse) T Nazareth 6 ft 1 in 208 lb45 Mike Bedford D C.W Post 6 ft 1 in 205 lb48 Tory Stevens G Recent Team: Newtown (Can-Am League) 5 ft 11 in 252 lb49 Matt Hickman OSalisbury 5 ft 7 in 208 lb61 Peter Milliman F Gettysburg 5 ft 10 in 215 lb
Season-by-season Charlotte Copperheads Year W L 2012 5 1 2012 Regular Season Win % = .833Totals 5 1 Regular Season Win % = 833.
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