2001 Major League Lacrosse season
2001 MLL season | |
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League | Major League Lacrosse |
Sport | Field lacrosse |
Duration | May 2001 – August 2001 |
Number of teams | 6 |
TV partner(s) | Fox Sports Net |
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The 2001
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) played its first game on June 7 when Baltimore defeated Long Island 16–13 score at
Regular season
Qualified for playoffs |
American Division | |||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA |
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Long Island Lizards
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10 | 4 | .714 | 216 | 196 |
Boston Cannons
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3 | 11 | .214 | 183 | 221 |
Bridgeport Barrage | 3 | 11 | .214 | 190 | 216 |
National Division | |||||
Team | W | L | PCT | PF | PA |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore Bayhawks
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10 | 4 | .714 | 195 | 172 |
Rochester Rattlers
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8 | 6 | .571 | 185 | 159 |
New Jersey Pride | 8 | 6 | .571 | 197 | 199 |
Boston beat Bridgeport in 3 of 4 regular season games, Rochester beat New Jersey in 3 of 4 regular season games.
All Star Game
The inaugural
Playoffs
The top two teams from each division qualified for the playoffs. The 1st place team from one division would play the 2nd place team from the other division in the semifinals. All games were played at John F. Kennedy Stadium in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
The format resulted in Boston (3–11) making the playoffs while New Jersey (8–6) did not. The format was changed the following season, so the two division winners and the next two best teams regardless of division made the playoffs.
Semifinals September 1 | Steinfeld Cup FinalSeptember 3 | ||||||||
Long Island (10–4) | 13 | ||||||||
Rochester (8–6) | 12 | ||||||||
Long Island | 15 | ||||||||
Baltimore | 11 | ||||||||
Baltimore (10–4) | 12 | ||||||||
Boston (3–11) | 11 |
Awards
Award | Winner | Team |
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MVP Award
|
Ryan Powell | Rochester |
Rookie of the Year Award
|
Keith Cromwell | Bridgeport |
Coach of the Year Award
|
John DeTommaso | Long Island |
Defensive player of the Year Award
|
Rob Doerr | Baltimore |
Offensive player of the Year Award
|
John Grant, Jr.
|
Rochester |
Goaltender of the Year Award
|
Greg Cattrano | Baltimore |
Iron Lizard Award
|
Joe Ghedina | Long Island |
- Weekly Awards
Week | Offensive | Defensive |
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1 | Jesse Hubbard | Rob Doerr |
2 | Casey Powell | Jim Mule |
3 | Ryan Powell | Brian Dougherty |
4 | D'Arcy Sweet Terry Riordan |
Steve Koudelka |
5 | D'Arcy Sweet | Greg Cattrano |
6 | Mark Millon | Greg Cattrano |
7 | Jay Jalbert | John Gagliardi |
8 | John Grant, Jr. |
Brian Dougherty |
9 | David Curry | Bill Daye |
10 | John Grant, Jr. | Regy Thorpe |
11 | John Grant, Jr. | Rob Doerr |
12 | Greg Traynor | Sal LoCascio |
13 | Paul Gait | Pat McCabe
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Statistics Leaders
Stat | Player | Team | Number |
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Goals | Jesse Hubbard | New Jersey | 44 |
Two-Point Goals | David Evans | Boston | 6 |
Assists | Jon Hess | New Jersey | 39 |
Points | Ryan Powell | Rochester | 63 |
Face-off Pct | Andy Towers | Boston | .580 |
Save Pct | Greg Cattrano | Baltimore | .583 |
GAA | Brian Dougherty | Rochester | 11.7 |
References
- ^ Kim Harmon (July 16, 2001). "The Bridgeport Barrage will host the first-ever Major League Lacrosse (MLL) All-Star game on Thursday, August 2, at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport. Face-off will be at 8 pm. Join league founder Jake Steinfeld (Body by Jake) with star player". The Newtown Bee. Retrieved August 15, 2019.