2008 Major League Lacrosse season
The 2008 Major League Lacrosse season was the eighth season of the league. The season began on May 17, 2008 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2008.
Milestones & events
Pre-season
- Following the 2007 MLL season, the league saw a number of Head Coaching changes:
- Chicago Machine Assistant Coach, John Combs was promoted to the team's new Head Coach, following the resignation of former Head Coach, Lelan Rodgers.[1] Rodgers, stepped down from the position to accept an assistant coaching position at Syracuse University.[2]
- There were also a number of trades and player announcements in the off-season:
- March 3, 2008: The Chicago Machine traded midfielder Zach Heffner and hard-hitting defenseman Steve Panarelli to the San Francisco Dragons, for Mitch Hendler and Greg Rommel.[6]
- March 4, 2008:Washington Bayhawks midfielder, and former Ivy League Player of the Year and 2006 McLaughlin Award co-winner, Joe Boulukos announced his retirement[7]
- March 11, 2008:The Boston Cannons traded David Mitchell and a draft pick to the San Francisco Dragons, for defenseman Colin Hulme and attackman Matt Alrich.[8]
- May 2, 2008: The New Jersey Pride traded Princeton University all-time leading goal scorer Jesse Hubbard to the Los Angeles Riptide in exchange for a first round 2009 MLL Collegiate Draft pick.[10]
Regular season
Post-season
Standings
W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against
Final
Los Angeles finished ahead of Philadelphia base on head to head record of 1-0. Philadelphia finished ahead of Boston based on head to head record of 2-0.
All Star Game
The 2008 MLL All-Star Game was played on July 17 at INVESCO Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The Western Conference team won 31-15.[16] Ryan Powell of Denver was named the game Most Valuable Player.
Eastern Conference All-Stars |
Western Conference All-Stars |
Attack |
Spencer Ford (Long Island Lizards) | Jake Byrne (San Francisco Dragons) |
John Grant, Jr. (Rochester Rattlers) | Kevin Leveille (Chicago Machine) |
Mikey Powell (Boston Cannons) | Brendan Mundorf (Denver Outlaws) |
Merrick Thomson (New Jersey Pride) | Ryan Powell (Denver Outlaws) |
Midfield |
Stephen Berger (Long Island Lizards) | Steven Brooks (Chicago Machine) |
Kyle Dixon (Washington Bayhawks) | Greg Downing (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Chris Fiore (Long Island Lizards) | Benson Erwin (Denver Outlaws) |
Shawn Nadelen (Washington Bayhawks) | Matt Hanna (Denver Outlaws) |
Matt Poskay (Boston Cannons) | Kyle Harrison (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Paul Rabil (Boston Cannons) | Brian Langtry (Denver Outlaws) |
Matt Striebel (Philadelphia Barrage) | Jeff Sonke (Denver Outlaws) |
Joe Walters (Rochester Rattlers) | Chazz Woodson (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Face-Off |
Peter Vlahakis (Long Island Lizards) | Anthony Kelly (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Defense |
Brodie Merrill (Rochester Rattlers) | D.J. Driscoll (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Chris Passavia (Boston Cannons) | Brett Hughes (Los Angeles Riptide) |
Nick Polanco (Long Island Lizards) | Eric Martin (San Francisco Dragons) |
Kyle Sweeney (Philadelphia Barrage) | Lee Zink (Denver Outlaws) |
Goalkeeper |
Chris Garrity (Washington Bayhawks) | Mike Gabel (Chicago Machine) |
Rob Scherr (New Jersey Pride) | Jesse Schwartzman (Denver Outlaws) |
Coaches |
Bill Daye (Boston Cannons) | Brian Reese (Denver Outlaws) |
Tony Resch (Philadelphia Barrage) | Denver Outlaws Coaching Staff |
Playoffs
The 2008 NB Zip Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend took place on August 23 and 24 at Harvard Stadium in Boston, Massachusetts. The semifinals took place on August 23 and the final was on August 24.[17]
| Semifinals
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| 15
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| Rochester
| 16 OT
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| Denver
| 6
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| Rochester
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| Los Angeles
| 12
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Joe Walters was named MVP for the playoffs
Awards
Weekly awards
The MLL gives out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best defensive player, best goalkeeper, and best rookie.
Annual awards
References
- ↑ "Combs Named New Machine Head Coach". CollegeLax.us. December 3, 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Rogers stepped down as Machine Coach". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. November 16, 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ↑ "Jarred Testa named new head coach of Bayhawks". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. December 18, 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Tom Slate named head coach of Dragons". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. December 20, 2008. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Riptide and Dragons complete trade". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. January 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 13 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Dragons and Machine conduct trades". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. March 3, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Bayhawks Boulukos retires". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. March 4, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Cannons and Dragons trade 3 players". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. March 11, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Dragons trade Powell, Watkins to Denver". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. March 13, 2008. Archived from the original on 16 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ "Pride trade Jesse Hubbard to Los Angeles". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. May 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-06.
- ↑ "Paul Rabil selected with #1 Overall Pick". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
- ↑ "Casey Powell: MLL All-Time Scoring Leader". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. June 10, 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ↑ "Dragons trade Park, Lochte to Bayhawks for McGlone". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. June 23, 2008. Archived from the original on 12 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
- ↑ "Hubbard makes MLL history". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. July 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ "Huntley, Mcclay, Keenan, Queener Earn Weekly Awards". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. August 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ "2008 All-Star Game to be played in Denver". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. October 24, 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-20.
- ↑ "Boston to Host 2008 NB ZIP MLL Championship Weekend". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. December 11, 2007. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
- ↑ "Huntley named Cascade Rookie of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. August 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
- ↑ "Zummo named New Balance Sportsman of the Year". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. August 12, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
- ↑ "Thomson named Warrior Most Improved Player". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. August 14, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-14.
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