2014 Major League Lacrosse season

Sports 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)
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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

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* 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

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

## Standings

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Playoff Seed

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| 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

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

## Playoffs

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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 |

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| 1 | Rochester | 15 | |
| 4 | Ohio | 11 |
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| 2 | Denver | 14 |

| 3 | New York | 13 |

## Annual awards

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Award  | Winner  | Team

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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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* 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

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## References

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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

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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
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* San Francisco Dragons

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*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[GB]: Games Back of first place
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