Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. The league featured six teams in two divisions, the Eastern Division and the Western Division. The MLL played a 14-game regular season schedule from April through August. The regular season began in early April and ended in late August. The MLL Playoffs were held in September, with the MLL Championship Game being played on the first Saturday of October.
The MLL was founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow, and Tim Robertson. Steinfeld, Morrow, and Robertson were all former members of Major League Soccer's New York/New Jersey MetroStars organization. The MLL's first game was played on June 7, 2001, between the Long Island Lizards and the Rochester Rattlers at Mitchel Athletic Complex in Hempstead, New York. The Lizards defeated the Rattlers by a score of 20-9. The MLL's first season featured six teams: four in the Eastern Division (the Boston Cannons, the Long Island Lizards, the New Jersey Pride, and the Rochester Rattlers) and two in the Western Division (the Denver Outlaws and the San Francisco Dragons). The Eastern Division was won by the Lizards, while the Outlaws won the Western Division.
The 2007 MLL season saw the addition of two more expansion teams: the Denver Outlaws and the San Francisco Dragons. The Outlaws would go on to win the 2007 MLL Championship, defeating the Bayhawks 13-10 in the championship game. The 2008 MLL season was the first to feature all 14 teams in the league. The regular season schedule was also increased to 20 games. The Bayhawks would win their fourth consecutive MLL Championship, defeating the Denver Outlaws 16-6 in the championship game.
The 2013 MLL season saw the addition of two more expansion teams: the New York Lizards and the Denver Outlaws. The regular season schedule remained at 24 games. The Bayhawks would win their ninth consecutive MLL Championship, defeating the Charlotte Hounds 12-11 in the championship game. The 2014 MLL season was the first to feature all 20 teams in the league. The regular season schedule was also increased to 26 games. The Bayhawks would win their tenth consecutive MLL Championship, defeating the Denver Outlaws 14-13 in the championship game.
The 2016 MLL season was the first to feature all 22 teams in the league. The regular season schedule was also increased to 28 games. The Bayhawks would win their twelfth consecutive MLL Championship, defeating the Denver Outlaws 13-12 in the championship game. The 2017 MLL season saw the addition of two more expansion teams: the Dallas Rattlers and the Charlotte Hounds. The regular season schedule remained at 28 games. The Bayhawks would win their thirteenth consecutive MLL Championship, defeating the Charlotte Hounds 12-11 in overtime in the championship game.
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