2014 Major League Lacrosse season

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)

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]

Milestones and events

• 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

On November 21, 2013, Major League Lacrosse announced that Denver Outlaws assistant Stan Ross would head the newly formed Florida Launch.[4]

Standings

Playoff Seed

Major League Lacrosse
view talk edit	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

Team USA defeated Team MLL 10–9 in the 2014 MLL All Star Game.

Playoffs

For 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

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

Defensive Team: G John Galloway, Rochester Rattlers D Tucker Durkin, Florida Launch D Michael Manley, Rochester Rattlers D Joel White, Rochester Rattlers D Lee Zink, Denver Outlaws

Offensive Team: M Peter Baum, Boston Cannons M Greg Gurenlian, New York Lizards M Paul Rabil, Boston Cannons M Jeremy Sieverts, Denver Outlaws A John Grant Jr., Denver Outlaws A Rob Pannell, New York Lizards A Casey Powell, Florida Launch

References

1. "2014 Schedule Announced". Major League Lacrosse. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 25, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
2. "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.
3. "Lacrosse News". Laxpower.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-02-13.
4. "MLL Places Team in Florida". Major League Lacrosse. November 22, 2013. Archived from the original on November 26, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.

External links

• Official Site