2004 Major League Lacrosse season

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Sports season

2004 MLL season

League| Major League Lacrosse
Sport| Field lacrosse
Duration| May 2004 – August 2004
Number of teams| 6
MLL seasons

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The 2004 Major League Lacrosse season was the fourth season of the league. The season began on May 22 and concluded with the championship game on August 22, 2004.

## General information

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The Bridgeport Barrage relocated to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Barrage before the season started. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium.

The Baltimore Bayhawks moved their home games to Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Boston Cannons moved theirs to Nickerson Field. The New Jersey Pride moved theirs to Sprague Field.

Major League Lacrosse played the first-ever regular season games in the western United States as Baltimore defeated Rochester by a 24–18 margin in Seahawks Stadium in Seattle on May 22.[1] Baltimore defeated New Jersey 22–19 on June 5 at INVESCO Field in Denver.

## Regular season

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W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against

Qualified for playoffs

American Division

Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA
Boston Cannons | 8 | 4 | .667 | 196 | 210
Philadelphia Barrage | 7 | 5 | .583 | 181 | 172
Long Island Lizards | 6 | 6 | .500 | 191 | 201

National Division

Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA
Rochester Rattlers | 7 | 5 | .583 | 196 | 166
Baltimore Bayhawks | 7 | 5 | .583 | 203 | 172
New Jersey Pride | 1 | 11 | .083 | 182 | 228

Rochester defeated Baltimore 2 of 3 regular season games.

## All Star Game

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There was no game played

## Playoffs

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Semifinal games August 20, 2004

* Philadelphia 18-17 Rochester @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts
* Boston 24-16 Baltimore @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts

MLL Championship August 22, 2004

* Philadelphia 13-11 Boston @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts

## Bracket

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| Semifinal | | | Steinfeld Cup Final |

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| A1 | Philadelphia | 18 | |
| N2 | Rochester | 17 |
| | A1 | Philadelphia | 13 |
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| A2 | Boston | 24 |

| N1 | Baltimore | 16 |

## Awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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MVP Award | Conor Gill | Boston
Rookie of the Year Award | Ryan Boyle | Philadelphia
Coach of the Year Award | Sal LoCascio | Philadelphia
Defensive player of the Year Award | Nicky Polanco | Philadelphia
Offensive player of the Year Award | Blake Miller | Philadelphia
Goaltender of the Year Award | Greg Cattrano | Philadelphia
Sportsman of the Year Award | Kevin Finneran | Long Island

### Weekly Awards

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The MLL gave out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best defensive player and best rookie. No Rookie of the Week award was given Weeks 1 and 2; rookies did not play until after the Collegiate Draft on June 3.

Week | Offensive | Defensive | Rookie

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1  | Ryan Powell | Peter Inge |
2  | Tim Goettelmann | Jake Coon |
3  | Jesse Hubbard | Brian Dougherty | Chris Passavia
4  | Ryan Powell | Greg Cattrano | Tillman Johnson
5  | Gary Gait | Tillman Johnson
Brian Dougherty | Ryan Boyle
6  | Keith Cromwell | Peter Inge | Ryan Boyle
7  | Michael Watson | Brian Dougherty | Walid Hajj
8  | Michael Watson | Kevin O'Brien | Ryan Boyle
9  | Blake Miller | John Glatzel | Ryan Boyle
10  | Michael Watson | Nicky Palanco | Tillman Johnson
11  | Tom Marechek | Greg Cattrano | Kevin Boland
12  | Blake Miller | Paul Cantabene | Ryan Boyle

## References

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1. ^ Romero, José Miguel (May 29, 2005). "Seattle welcomes big-league lacrosse". The Seattle Times. p. C4. Retrieved February 4, 2024.

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* Boston Cannons
* Charlotte Hounds
* Chesapeake Bayhawks
* Connecticut Hammerheads
* Denver Outlaws
* New York Lizards
* Philadelphia Barrage

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* Atlanta Blaze
* Chicago Machine
* Dallas Rattlers
* Florida Launch
* Hamilton Nationals
* Los Angeles Riptide
* New Jersey Pride
* Ohio Machine
* San Francisco Dragons

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