The 2016 Major League Lacrosse season was the 16th season of Major League Lacrosse. The season featured 9 teams (all in the United States) after the addition of the Atlanta Blaze via expansion.[1] It was the first season since 2008 that the league fielded more than eight teams. The defending champion New York Lizards are coming off their third Steinfeld Cup victory in franchise history and first since 2003 after defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15–12 August 8, 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw, Georgia.[2] On August 20, the Denver Outlaws won their second Steinfeld Cup trophy in three years, coming back to defeat the Ohio Machine, 19–18.
The 2016 season was a particularly unusual one. Going into the final week of the regular season, all four playoff spots were still up for grabs. In the end, seven teams finished at 8–6. With the tiebreaker procedures, the teams that were rewarded with a playoff berth were the Ohio Machine, New York Lizards, Denver Outlaws (who had started the season 2–6), and the Charlotte Hounds. The 8–6 teams left out of the postseason were the Boston Cannons, Chesapeake Bayhawks, and Rochester Rattlers. 2016 was the first season since the season expanded to 14 games that no team finished with more than eight wins.
March 23 - The MLL announces the 2016 Steinfeld Cup would be held in Atlanta at Fifth Third Bank Stadium.[5] It will be the third consecutive championship game held in greater Atlanta. The 2015 championship game was the most attended game in Steinfeld Cup history.
Atlanta Blaze - John Tucker, becomes the first head coach and general manager of the expansion franchise.[7] On July 21, 2016, the Blaze fired Tucker after a 3-7 start and replaced him with assistant head coach Dave Huntley.[8]
Boston Cannons - Sean Quirk replaced John Tucker, who became the first head coach and general manager of the expansion team Atlanta Blaze.
Charlotte Hounds - Jim Stagnitta becomes the second head coach in franchise history, replacing Mike Cerino who would transition into a front office role. Cerino lead the team to a 19-37 record in its first four seasons.
The 2016 All Star Game took place in Orange County, California at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Stadium on July 9. In the first professional lacrosse game in Southern California since the Los Angeles Riptide left, Team Riptide narrowly defeated Team Rolling Thunder, 21–20 in front of 4,217 fans. Goaltender for the Ohio Machine and Team Riptide, Scotty Rodgers, went onto win the MVP award.
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On March 9, the league announced the two semifinals games would be held at separate neutral locations for the first time ever. One (Denver vs. New York) was held in Fairfield, Connecticut, and the other (Charlotte vs. Ohio) was held in Blaine, Minnesota. For the third straight year, the championship game was held at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Atlanta.
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The 2016 Major League Lacrosse season was the 16th season of Major League Lacrosse The season featured 9 teams all in the United States after the addition of the Atlanta Blaze via expansion 1 It was the first season since 2008 that the league fielded more than eight teams The defending champion New York Lizards are coming off their third Steinfeld Cup victory in franchise history and first since 2003 after defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15 12 August 8 2015 at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Kennesaw Georgia 2 On August 20 the Denver Outlaws won their second Steinfeld Cup trophy in three years coming back to defeat the Ohio Machine 19 18 2016 MLL seasonLeagueMajor League LacrosseSportField lacrosseDurationApril August 2016Number of teams92016Season MVPTom SchreiberFinals championsDenver Outlaws Runners upOhio MachineMLL seasons 2015 season2017 season The 2016 season was a particularly unusual one Going into the final week of the regular season all four playoff spots were still up for grabs In the end seven teams finished at 8 6 With the tiebreaker procedures the teams that were rewarded with a playoff berth were the Ohio Machine New York Lizards Denver Outlaws who had started the season 2 6 and the Charlotte Hounds The 8 6 teams left out of the postseason were the Boston Cannons Chesapeake Bayhawks and Rochester Rattlers 2016 was the first season since the season expanded to 14 games that no team finished with more than eight wins Contents 1 Milestones amp events 1 1 Coaching changes 2 Teams 2 1 Stadiums and locations 3 Standings 4 All Star Game 5 Playoffs 6 References 7 External linksMilestones amp events editAugust 8 2015 An expansion team is announced to play in Atlanta as the Blaze October 27 2015 The Machine announce they are changing venues to Panther Stadium in downtown Columbus home to the Ohio Dominican Panthers 3 The Machine spent their first four seasons at Selby Field in Delaware Ohio March 9 The MLL announced the two semifinals games would be hosted at two separate neutral locations for the first time in league history One would be hosted at Fairfield University s Rafferty Stadium in Connecticut and another at the National Sports Center Stadium in Blaine Minnesota north of Minneapolis Minnesota 4 March 23 The MLL announces the 2016 Steinfeld Cup would be held in Atlanta at Fifth Third Bank Stadium 5 It will be the third consecutive championship game held in greater Atlanta The 2015 championship game was the most attended game in Steinfeld Cup history May 2 The Rochester Rattlers announced they would move to Wegmans Sports Complex at the Aquinas Institute Even though this announcement was made after the season began the Rattlers 2016 home opener was not until May 28 against the Bayhawks 6 Coaching changes edit Atlanta Blaze John Tucker becomes the first head coach and general manager of the expansion franchise 7 On July 21 2016 the Blaze fired Tucker after a 3 7 start and replaced him with assistant head coach Dave Huntley 8 Boston Cannons Sean Quirk replaced John Tucker who became the first head coach and general manager of the expansion team Atlanta Blaze Charlotte Hounds Jim Stagnitta becomes the second head coach in franchise history replacing Mike Cerino who would transition into a front office role Cerino lead the team to a 19 37 record in its first four seasons Chesapeake Bayhawks Brian Reese Bayhawk assistant and former head coach of the Outlaws replaced Dave Cottle after his retirement 9 Teams editStadiums and locations edit Main article List of Major League Lacrosse stadiums Atlanta Blaze Boston Cannons Charlotte Hounds Chesapeake BayhawksFifth Third Bank Stadium Harvard Stadium American Legion Memorial Stadium Navy Marine Corps Memorial StadiumCapacity 8 318 Capacity 30 323 Capacity 21 000 Capacity 34 000 nbsp nbsp Blaze nbsp Cannons nbsp Hounds nbsp Bayhawks nbsp Outlaws nbsp Launch nbsp Lizards nbsp Machine nbsp Rattlersclass notpageimage Locations of teams for the 2016 Major League Lacrosse season nbsp Active Teams Denver Outlaws Florida Launch New York Lizards Ohio Machine Rochester RattlersSports Authority Field at Mile High FAU Stadium James M Shuart Stadium Panther Stadium Wegmans Sports ComplexCapacity 76 125 Capacity 29 419 Capacity 11 929 Capacity 3 000 Capacity 5 000Standings editPlayoff Seed2016 Major League Lacrosse Standingsviewtalkedit W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGAOhio Machine 8 6 571 209 7 183 5New York Lizards 8 6 571 218 12 226 10Denver Outlaws 8 6 571 201 7 206 9Charlotte Hounds 8 6 571 190 7 187 5Boston Cannons 8 6 571 179 11 183 3Rochester Rattlers 8 6 571 205 2 167 9Chesapeake Bayhawks 8 6 571 190 7 190 4Atlanta Blaze 4 10 286 4 189 10 208 11Florida Launch 3 11 214 5 168 6 199 10All Star Game editMain article 2016 MLL All Star Game The 2016 All Star Game took place in Orange County California at Cal State Fullerton s Titan Stadium on July 9 In the first professional lacrosse game in Southern California since the Los Angeles Riptide left Team Riptide narrowly defeated Team Rolling Thunder 21 20 in front of 4 217 fans Goaltender for the Ohio Machine and Team Riptide Scotty Rodgers went onto win the MVP award Playoffs editOn March 9 the league announced the two semifinals games would be held at separate neutral locations for the first time ever One Denver vs New York was held in Fairfield Connecticut and the other Charlotte vs Ohio was held in Blaine Minnesota For the third straight year the championship game was held at Fifth Third Bank Stadium in Atlanta SemifinalsAugust 13ChampionshipAugust 20 1Ohio164Charlotte101Ohio183Denver192New York173Denver20References edit Major League Lacrosse Announces Newest Expansion Team Atlanta Blaze Archived from the original on 2015 08 10 Retrieved 2015 08 11 The New York Lizards Win 2015 MLL Championship Archived from the original on 2015 08 11 Retrieved 2015 08 11 FAQ About the Machine s new home field Archived from the original on 2016 03 10 Retrieved 2016 03 10 Major League Lacrosse Semifinals to be Played at Two Neutral Venues Archived from the original on 2016 03 10 Retrieved 2016 03 10 MLL championship headed back to Atlanta Archived from the original on 2016 04 01 Retrieved 2016 03 23 Rochester Rattlers announce new home stadium for 2016 Archived from the original on 2016 07 24 Retrieved 2016 06 13 Atlanta Blaze Announce John Tucker as New Head Coach and General Manager Archived from the original on 2015 09 18 Retrieved 2015 10 01 Head Coach John Tucker Released from Blaze Chesapeake Bayhawks Sign Brian Reese as New Head Coach Archived from the original on 2016 08 21 Retrieved 2016 08 07 External links editOfficial Site Archived 2019 11 03 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2016 Major League Lacrosse season amp oldid 1163709378, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
