2007 Major League Lacrosse season

General information

In November 2006, the Baltimore Bayhawks relocated to Washington, D.C. and became the Washington Bayhawks. They played 5 of their 6 games at [[Cooper Field| Multi-Sport Field]] and 1 at George Mason Stadium.

New venues in 2007

• The Boston Cannons moved their home games to Harvard Stadium.
• The Chicago Machine moved their home games to Toyota Park.
• The Philadelphia Barrage moved their home games to United Sports Training Center

New rules in 2007:

• Moved the two-point arc back to 16 yd away from the goal. It had previously been 15 yd away.
• Created the same stick dimension requirements as NCAA.
• Enforce “pull-strings” as making a stick illegally altered and thus cannot re-enter the game.

Chicago won for the first time in franchise history on June 2 defeating Denver. The Machine had lost a league record 13 consecutive games (including all 12 games in 2006).

The 2007 season was a record breaking season:

• On June 16, the Rochester Rattlers won a 27–26 (in overtime) game over the Denver Outlaws in the highest scoring game in MLL history at INVESCO Field at Mile High the teams combined for a total 53 goals.
• A MLL record crowd of 19,793 watched the July 4 game between Chicago and Denver at INVESCO Field at Mile High. The previous mark was 15,981, set by a Los Angeles at Denver game in 2006.
• John Grant, Jr. broke the league's single-season points record with 71 points, while Spencer Ford set the single-season assists record 47.

Regular season

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against

Philadelphia finished first in the East over Rochester based on a better conference record (8–2 vs. 7–3).

Boston finished 3rd in the East based on combine record against Long Island and Washington: 3–1 (2–0 against Washington, and 1–1 against Long Island). Long Island finished 4th based on combine record against Boston and Washington: 2–2 (1–1 against Washington 1–1 against Boston) and Washington finished 5th based on combine record against Boston and Long Island: 1–3 (1–1 against Long Island and 0–2 against Boston).

All Star Game

July 8 at Harvard Stadium in Boston

Eastern Conference All Stars 19–12 Western Conference All Stars

MVP Matt Poskay (Boston) for the Eastern Conference

Playoffs

The 2007 NB Zip Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend took place August 25–26 at PAETEC Park in Rochester, New York

Semi-finals August 25 @PAETEC Park, Rochester, New York Philadelphia 13–12(OT) Denver Los Angeles 15–14 Rochester

Championship August 27@PAETEC Park, Rochester, New York Philadelphia 16–13 Los Angeles

Bracket

| RD1-seed1=1 | RD1-team1= Philadelphia | RD1-score1= 13 (OT) | RD1-seed2=4 | RD1-team2= Denver | RD1-score2= 12 | RD1-seed3=3 | RD1-team3= Los Angeles | RD1-score3= 15 | RD1-seed4=2 | RD1-team4=Rochester | RD1-score4= 14 | RD2-seed1=1 | RD2-team1= Philadelphia | RD2-score1= 16 | RD2-seed2=3 | RD2-team2= Los Angeles | RD2-score2= 13

MVP: Matt Striebel (Philadelphia)

Awards

References

References

1. (June 16, 2007). "Rochester Rallies For Overtime Win, 27–26". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
2. (July 4, 2007). "Outlaws Defeat Chicago In Front Of Mll Record Crowd". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
3. (August 11, 2007). "Grant Sets Points Record In Rattlers Win". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
4. (July 8, 2007). "Poskay Leads Eastern Conference To 19–12 Victory In Mll All-Star Game". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
5. (August 24, 2007). "Grant named 2007 Bud Light Major League Lacrosse Most Valuable Player". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
6. (August 20, 2007). "Alex Smith Honored As 2007 Cascade MLL Rookie of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
7. (August 17, 2007). "John Tucker Named 2007 Brine Coach of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
8. (August 21, 2007). "Brodie Merrill Repeats As Warrior Defensive Player of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
9. (August 15, 2007). "Grant Honored As 2007 Warrior Offensive Player of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
10. (August 20, 2007). "Brian Dougherty Honored As 2007 Warrior Goalkeeper of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
11. (August 22, 2007). "Greg Bice Honored As 2007 New Balance Major League Lacrosse Sportsman of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.
12. (August 16, 2007). "Spencer Ford Named As 2007 Warrior Most Improved Player of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com.