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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, 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.

Teams in MLL

Eastern Conference
{| class="wikitable" Team City/Area Field Baltimore Bayhawks Towson, Maryland (Baltimore Area) Johnny Unitas Stadium 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

Western Conference
{| class="wikitable" 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

2008 Expansion *

  • 2008 MLL Expansion Team 1
  • 2008 MLL Expansion Team 2
  • Possible expansion cities include: Columbus, Cincinnatti, Dallas, St. Louis, Salt Lake City, Portland, & Seattle.

MLL Championship Games

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)

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)

League Office

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

See also

External links

Lacrosse leagues | Major League Lacrosse | Lacrosse | 2001 establishments | Professional sports leagues

 

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