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Major League Lacrosse
MLL logo
Sport Lacrosse
Founded 1999
Inaugural season 2001
No. of teams 10
Country Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States
Current champions Philadelphia Barrage
Official website MajorLeagueLacrosse.com

Major League Lacrosse is a professional field lacrosse league played in the United States. MLL began play in the summer of 2001. MLL was founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson in 1999. Steinfeld is well-known for creating the "Body By Jake" line of exercise equipment and videos. Morrow is a former All-American lacrosse player and the president of Warrior Lacrosse.

The season runs from May to August. MLL rules that differ from traditional lacrosse rules include: a two-point goal line 15 yards from each goal, a 60-second shot clock, a limit of three long-stick defensemen per team, the elimination of the restraining box and the release of all players on the face-off. The 60-second shot clock was changed from a 45-second shot clock in 2005.

MLL announced on March 9, 2005, that the league would expand to Los Angeles for the 2006 season; the team will play its home games at The Home Depot Center and will be operated by AEG, Inc. The league announced on July 2 that Denver, Colorado would also be an expansion city with a team playing at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The league later added teams in Chicago, Illinois and San Francisco, California and created a western conference for these teams, which started in the 2006 season.

The league was divided into the American Division — Boston, Bridgeport (moved to Philadelphia in 2004) and Long Island — and the National Division — Baltimore (moved to Washington after the 2006 season), New Jersey and Rochester — from 2001 until 2005. The league played a 14-game regular season its first two years; in 2003, the schedule was cut to 12 games.

The MLL plans to add two more western expansion teams in 2008. Cities under consideration are Columbus, Cincinnati, Dallas, Portland, Salt Lake City, San Diego, Seattle, and St. Louis.<ref>May, Shaun (2006), Slash Magazine, pp. 5</ref><ref>MLL Expansion. Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved on 2006-11-30.</ref><ref>Overview. Major League Lacrosse. Retrieved on 2006-12-02.</ref>

Contents

[edit] Teams

Image:Major League Lacrosse team locations.PNG

[edit] Eastern Conference

Team City/Area Field
Boston Cannons Boston, Massachusetts Nickerson Field
Long Island Lizards Uniondale, New York Mitchel Athletic Complex
New Jersey Pride Piscataway, New Jersey Yurcak Field
Philadelphia Barrage Villanova, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia Area) Villanova Stadium
Rochester Rattlers Rochester, New York PAETEC Park
Washington Bayhawks Washington, D.C. TBA

[edit] Western Conference

Team City/Area Field
Chicago Machine Lisle, Illinois (Chicago Area) Sports Complex at Benedictine University
Denver Outlaws Denver, Colorado INVESCO Field at Mile High
Los Angeles Riptide Carson, California (Los Angeles Area) The Home Depot Center
San Francisco Dragons San Francisco, California Kezar Stadium

[edit] Franchise movement

[edit] MLL Championship Games

See also: Steinfeld Cup
Year Champion Score Runner-up Venue Location Game MVP
2001 Long Island Lizards 15-11 Baltimore Bayhawks Kennedy Stadium Bridgeport, Connecticut Paul Gait (Long Island)
2002 Baltimore Bayhawks 21-12 Long Island Lizards Columbus Crew Stadium Columbus, Ohio Mark Millon (Baltimore)
2003 Long Island Lizards 15-14 (OT) Baltimore Bayhawks Villanova Stadium Villanova, Pennsylvania Kevin Lowe (Long Island)
2004 Philadelphia Barrage 13-11 Boston Cannons Nickerson Field Boston, Massachusetts Greg Cattrano (Philadelphia)
2005 Baltimore Bayhawks 15-9 Long Island Lizards Nickerson Field Boston, Massachusetts Gary Gait (Baltimore)
2006 Philadelphia Barrage 23-12 Denver Outlaws The Home Depot Center Carson, California Roy Colsey (Philadelphia)

[edit] League Officials

  • 1999-2002 - Gabby Roe (Executive Director)
  • 2002-03 - Matthew Pace (Executive Director)
  • 2003-04 - David Gross (Chief Operating Officer)
  • 2004- - David Gross (Commissioner)

[edit] League Office

  • 1999-01 - East Rutherford, NJ
  • 2001-04 - Secaucus, NJ
  • 2004-present - Boston, MA

[edit] References

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[edit] See also

[edit] External links


Major League Lacrosse
Eastern Conference: Boston Cannons | Long Island Lizards | New Jersey Pride | Philadelphia Barrage | Rochester Rattlers | Washington Bayhawks
Western Conference: Chicago Machine | Denver Outlaws | Los Angeles Riptide | San Francisco Dragons
Related articles: Steinfeld Cup | All Star Game | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Coach of the Year | Defensive Player of Year | Offensive Player of the Year | Iron Lizard Award | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsman of the Year | Most Improved Player | Community Service Award | First draft selections | MLL Seasons
 

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