The city is separated by the Welland River and Welland Canal which links Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. Welland is the home of C Company of The Lincoln and Welland Regiment which is part of 32 Canadian Brigade Group, the classification of this unit is Light Infantry.
As of 2014, the New York Knicks have won two league championships, in 1970 and 1973, according to CBS Sports. Both of these championship teams were anchored by Willis Reed.
Four players, Bob Cousy, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen, won six championships each. Jordan and Pippen are members of the Chicago Bulls team who won three consecutive championships twice in the 1990s. George Mikan won 2 championships in the NBL before it merged with the BAA to form the NBA, and won 5 championships in the NBA.