2015 Major League Lacrosse season

Sports season

2015 MLL season

League| Major League Lacrosse
Sport| Field lacrosse
Duration| April 12, 2015 – August 8, 2015
Number of teams| 8
2015
Season MVP| Greg Gurenlian
Finals champions| New York Lizards
Runners-up| Rochester Rattlers
Finals MVP| Paul Rabil
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The 2015 Major League Lacrosse season was the 16th season of FIL-sanctioned lacrosse in the United States and Canada, the 16th with a national first-division league, and the 15th season of Major League Lacrosse. The season featured 8 total clubs (all in the United States). The regular season was held from April 12 through July 25, with the semifinals on August 1 and the championship game on August 8 in Kennesaw, Georgia. The defending Steinfeld Cup champions are the Denver Outlaws, while the Rochester Rattlers finished as the runner-up.

## Milestones & events

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* January 23, 2015\- The Collegiate Draft took place in Baltimore, Maryland.[1] The draft was live to watch on ESPN 3.
* July 4, 2015\- Once again, the Denver Outlaws set an attendance record on their annual 4 July game with 31,644. However, those fans watched the Outlaws get demolished by Boston, 22-9.[2]

## Teams

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### Stadiums and locations

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Main article: List of Major League Lacrosse stadiums

Boston Cannons | Charlotte Hounds | Chesapeake Bayhawks | Denver Outlaws

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Gillette Stadium | American Legion Memorial Stadium | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium | Sports Authority Field at Mile High
Capacity: 68,756 | Capacity: 21,000 | Capacity: 34,000 | Capacity: 76,125

Cannons

Hounds

Bayhawks

Outlaws

Launch

Lizards

Machine

Rattlers

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Locations of teams for the 2015 Major League Lacrosse season
Active Teams

Florida Launch | New York Lizards | Ohio Machine | Rochester Rattlers

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FAU Stadium | James M. Shuart Stadium | Selby Field | Sahlen's Stadium
Capacity: 29,419 | Capacity: 11,929 | Capacity: 9,100 | Capacity: 13,768

## Standings

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Playoff Seed

2015 Major League Lacrosse Standings

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| W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA
New York Lizards | 10  | 4  | .714  | \-  | 206  | 5  | 167  | 15
Ohio Machine | 9  | 5  | .643  | 1  | 195  | 9  | 171  | 4
Rochester Rattlers | 8  | 6  | .571  | 2  | 185  | 7  | 185  | 7
Boston Cannons | 8  | 6  | .571  | 2  | 184  | 16  | 183  | 5
Denver Outlaws | 7  | 7  | .500  | 3  | 198  | 4  | 203  | 11
Chesapeake Bayhawks | 6  | 8  | .429  | 4  | 171  | 1  | 170  | 6
Florida Launch | 5  | 9  | .357  | 5  | 182  | 7  | 197  | 5
Charlotte Hounds | 3  | 11  | .214  | 7  | 160  | 9  | 205  | 5

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## All Star Game

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Main article: 2015 MLL All-Star Game

The All Star Game, was held on June 13, 2015 at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. It was the first time an MLL event has been hosted in the Houston area.[4]

## Playoffs

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The Semi Final games were held at Delaware, Ohio and Hempstead, New York. The championship game was played at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia starting at 7 pm EDT.

| Semifinals
August 1 | | | Championship
August 8 |

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| 1 | New York | 16OT | |
| 4 | Boston | 15 |
| | 1 | New York | 15 |
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| 2 | Ohio | 8 |

| 3 | Rochester | 12 |

## References

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1. ^ "College Draft | Major League Lacrosse". www.majorleaguelacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-16.
2. ^ MLL Record 31,644 Fans Watch as Denver Falls To Boston
3. ^ "Major League Lacrosse". Archived from the original on 2015-04-15.
4. ^ Why Houston?

* http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/college-draft/
* http://mll.stats.pointstreak.com/standings.html?leagueid=323&seasonid=13736

## External links

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* Official Site

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Major League Lacrosse

Final season teams|

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

Defunct teams|

* 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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*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[GB]: Games Back of first place
*[GF]: Goals For
*[2ptGF]: 2 point Goals For
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*[2ptGA]: 2 point Goals Against
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