The North American Invitational (also known as "LAXNAI"), the world's largest international box lacrosse tournament, will fill the three rinks at the Utica University Nexus Center with 48 teams competing across Men's, Women's, U-18 Boys and U-15 Boys Divisions the weekend of September 28-October 1.

The event is the first lacrosse tournament to utilize the entirety of the Utica University Nexus Center, which opened in November of 2022 and also serves as a competition hub for hockey and indoor soccer.  The tournament will serve as a dry run of sorts for the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships, which will be held primarily in the Utica University Nexus Center from September 13-22, 2024.

Several men's and women's international squads are expected to use LAXNAI for tryout, training and development camps ahead of Worlds, including the Haudenosaunee Nationals, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland and US Virgin Islands.

The tournament is always chock full of pro players shaking off the rust ahead of NLL camps, as well as dozens of international and NCAA stars, and amateur prospects looking to prove their worth against the world’s best. Teams from not just across the continent, but from abroad, have competed in the NAI, such as Czech Republic, Hungary, Israel, Jamaica, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico and Scotland. For more information on the North American Invitational, visit www.LAXNAI.com.

The Utica University Nexus Center features three playing surfaces within the state-of-the-art, 169,440-square-foot facility, which serves as the home of the NABLL's Utica Yeti, as well as the Utica University women's hockey team. For more information on Nexus.

LAXNAI North American Invitational

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