ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - Elmira's Professional Box Lacrosse Association team has its' official name. After weeks of input from fans, the team will be named the Elmira Renegades.

Fans were able to nominate team names online, then four finalists were selected for fans to vote for the official team name on the PBLA website. Elmira's four finalists were the Renegades, Huckleberries, Tilt, and Express.

There will be 7 teams competing in the inaugural season which is set to begin in December. Check out the full list of teams in the league below:

  • Binghamton Bombers
  • Charlotte Bootleggers
  • Elmira Renegades
  • Hampton Hammerheads
  • New England Chowderheads
  • Syracuse Spark
  • Trenton Terror

President of Mammoth Sports and Entertainment and operator of First Arena, Steve Donner is the Commissioner of the PBLA and announced in July a team would be coming to Elmira.

The league will also have its first national player combine soon at First Arena, and from that player pool, the first league draft will be held.