The 2013 Major League Lacrosse season was the 13th season of the league. The season began on April 27, 2013 and concluded with the championship game on August 25, 2013.
| 2013 MLL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Lacrosse |
| Sport | Field lacrosse |
| Duration | April 2013 – August 25, 2013 |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| TV partner(s) | CBS Sports Network |
| 2013 | |
| Season MVP | Kevin Crowley |
| Top scorer | Chris Bocklet |
| Steinfeld Cup | |
| Champions | Chesapeake Bayhawks |
| Runners-up | Charlotte Hounds |
Milestones and events
editCoaching changes
editOn June 10, 2013, the Boston Cannons fired head coach Steve Duffy after a 1-5 start and replaced him with John Tucker.[1]
On June 24, 2013, the Ohio Machine fired head coach Ted Garber after a 1-7 start to the season and replaced him with Bear Davis.[2]
Name changes
editOn December 14, 2012, the Long Island Lizards changed their name to the New York Lizards.
Neutral-location games
editThe league will host three games in neutral locations.[3]
| Date | Road Team | Home Team | City | Stadium | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27 | Chesapeake Bayhawks 17 | Rochester Rattlers 14 | St. Petersburg, Florida | Al Lang Stadium | 3,940 |
| June 7 | Boston Cannons 14 | Rochester Rattlers 16 | Kennesaw, Georgia | Fifth Third Bank Stadium | 4,417 |
| June 22 | Rochester Rattlers 11 | Hamilton Nationals 17 | Boca Raton, Florida | FAU Stadium | 4,464 |
In addition, the New York Lizards will play two of its seven home games at Icahn Stadium.
Other
editOn April 22, 2013, MLL and YouTube agreed to an exclusive fifteen-game schedule.[4]
On July 4, 2013, the Denver Outlaws broke the MLL attendance record for the eighth year in a row as 31,019 fans poured into Sports Authority Field at Mile High to watch the Outlaws defeat the New York Lizards, 16-7. Denver also became the first MLL team ever to start a season 10-0 with the win,[5] and they carried this on the finish with the first perfect regular season in the thirteen years of the competition. Previously, in fact, no team had gone through an MLL regular season with only one loss, yet alone without losing. The most recent teams to lose two regular season games were the Outlaws and the Philadelphia Barrage in 2006.
The 2013 season marked the last season for the Hamilton Nationals. The dissolved Nationals team will form the basis of the Florida Launch for the 2014 season.[6]
Standings
edit| Playoff Seed |
| Major League Lacrosse | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA | |||
| Denver Outlaws | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 226 | 10 | 136 | 3 | ||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 181 | 12 | 149 | 7 | ||
| Hamilton Nationals | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 170 | 10 | 168 | 10 | ||
| Charlotte Hounds | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | 178 | 10 | 179 | 10 | ||
| Rochester Rattlers | 6 | 8 | .400 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 171 | 12 | ||
| Boston Cannons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 9 | 178 | 5 | 202 | 15 | ||
| New York Lizards | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | 144 | 6 | 173 | 7 | ||
| Ohio Machine | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | 130 | 3 | 181 | 6 | ||
Chesapeake and Hamilton split their two regular-season games. Chesapeake outscored Hamilton 28-22 in those two games to finish second.
All Star Game
editTeam Supernova defeated Team Eclipse 24-15 in the 2013 MLL All-Star Game, presented by Moe's Southwest Grill from American Legion Memorial Stadium in Charlotte, N.C on Saturday July 13, 2013. Hamilton's Kevin Crowley was named the Most Valuable Player.
Playoffs
editAugust 24 and 25 PPL Park, in Chester, PA.
| Semifinals | Steinfeld Cup Final | ||||||||
| Denver Outlaws | 14 | ||||||||
| Charlotte Hounds | 17 | ||||||||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 10 | ||||||||
| Charlotte Hounds | 9 | ||||||||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 13 | ||||||||
| Hamilton Nationals | 12 | ||||||||
Annual awards
edit| Award | Winner | Team |
|---|---|---|
| MVP Award | Kevin Crowley | Hamilton |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Rob Pannell | New York |
| Coach of the Year Award | Jim Stagnitta | Denver |
| Defensive player of the Year Award | Lee Zink | Denver |
| Offensive player of the Year Award | Kevin Crowley | Hamilton |
| Goaltender of the Year Award | Jesse Schwartzman | Denver |
| Most Improved Player of the Year Award | Drew Snider | Denver |
References
edit- ^ "Slumping Cannons fire head coach Steve Duffy". Archived from the original on 2013-09-19. Retrieved 2013-06-25.
- ^ "Ohio Machine Makes a Coaching Change". Archived from the original on 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-06-24.
- ^ MLL Begins 13th Season Tomorrow
- ^ "MLL and YouTube Announce exclusive fifteen-game schedule". majorleaguelacrosse.com. Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original on May 1, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2013.
- ^ "Outlaws Set Records with 16-7 Win over Lizards". Archived from the original on 2013-07-06. Retrieved 2013-07-05.
- ^ "Lacrosse: Nationals Moving South". The Hamilton Spectator. November 21, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.