Player Origin
Although six of the league's nine teams are based in the United States, over 75% of the players are Canadian. Approximately half of the league's players originate within 75 miles (125 km) of Toronto.
The remainder of the players are either American or Iroquois, with a select few Europeans and Australians. (The sport of lacrosse has always considered the Iroquois/Haudenosaunee as a separate country for the purpose of international competition; its tribes span the U.S.-Canadian border.)
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