The 2014 Major League Lacrosse season was the 14th season of the league. The season began on April 26, 2014 and concluded on August 23, 2014 with the Denver Outlaws beating the Rochester Rattlers to win the franchise's first Steinfeld Cup.[1][2]
| 2014 MLL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Lacrosse |
| Sport | Field lacrosse |
| Duration | April 26, 2014 – August 23, 2014 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| 2014 | |
| Season MVP | Casey Powell (Florida Launch) |
| Top scorer | Marcus Holman (Ohio Machine) |
| Steinfeld Cup | |
| Champions | Denver Outlaws |
| Runners-up | Rochester Rattlers |
| Finals MVP | John Grant, Jr. (Denver) |
Milestones and events
edit- January 10, 2014- The Collegiate Draft took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in conjunction with the 2014 US Lacrosse National Convention). Midfielder Tom Schreiber was the first overall selection by the Ohio Machine[3]
Coaching changes
editOn November 21, 2013, Major League Lacrosse announced that Denver Outlaws assistant Stan Ross would head the newly formed Florida Launch.[4]
Standings
edit| Playoff Seed |
| Major League Lacrosse | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA | |||
| Rochester Rattlers | 10 | 4 | .714 | – | 188 | 5 | 161 | 4 | ||
| Denver Outlaws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 188 | 8 | 176 | 6 | ||
| New York Lizards | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 177 | 6 | 166 | 7 | ||
| Ohio Machine | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 200 | 6 | 189 | 4 | ||
| Boston Cannons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | 187 | 2 | 185 | 7 | ||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 | 160 | 6 | 173 | 6 | ||
| Florida Launch | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 | 172 | 2 | 193 | 6 | ||
| Charlotte Hounds | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6 | 153 | 9 | 182 | 4 | ||
All Star Game
editTeam USA defeated Team MLL 10–9 in the 2014 MLL All Star Game.
Playoffs
editFor only the second time and first time since 2002 the MLL playoffs were held over two weeks instead of one weekend. the semifinals were held in Denver and Rochester and the championship game in Kennesaw, Georgia.
| Semifinals August 16 | Steinfeld Cup Final August 23 | ||||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 15 | |||||||
| 4 | Ohio | 11 | |||||||
| 1 | Rochester | 11 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 12 | |||||||
| 2 | Denver | 14 | |||||||
| 3 | New York | 13 | |||||||
Annual awards
edit| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP Award | Casey Powell | Florida Launch |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Kieran McArdle | Florida Launch |
| Coach of the Year Award | Tim Soudan | Rochester Rattlers |
| Defensive player of the Year Award | Michael Manley | Rochester Rattlers |
| Offensive player of the Year Award | Casey Powell | Florida Launch |
| Goaltender of the Year Award | John Galloway | Rochester Rattlers |
| Most Improved Player of the Year Award | Justin Turri | Rochester Rattlers |
All-Pro team
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References
edit- ^ "2014 Schedule Announced". Major League Lacrosse. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "Outlaws win first MLL Championship in club history". Major League Lacrosse. August 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 17, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Lacrosse News". Laxpower.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
- ^ "MLL Places Team in Florida". Major League Lacrosse. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.