2010 Major League Lacrosse season

2010 MLL season

League	Major League Lacrosse
Sport	Field lacrosse
Duration	May 2010 – August 2010
Number of teams	6
Finals champions	Chesapeake Bayhawks
Runners-up	Long Island Lizards
Finals MVP	Kyle Hartzell

The 2010 Major League Lacrosse season was the tenth season of the league. The season began on May 15, 2010 and concluded with the championship game on August 22, 2010.

Milestones & events

Team movement

Chicago played as a "traveling team" in 2010 with "home games" in Cary, NC (WakeMed Soccer Park), Pittsburgh, PA (Joe Walton Stadium), Albany, NY (John Fallon Field), Virginia Beach, VA (Virginia Beach Sportsplex), Rochester, NY (Marina Auto Stadium) and Columbus, OH (Columbus Crew Stadium).

Washington renamed itself Chesapeake Bayhawks.

Toronto moved its home field from BMO Field to Lamport Stadium.

Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Back of first place, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against

Final

Qualified for playoffs

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GF	2ptGF	GA	2ptGA
Boston Cannons	8	4	.667	-	174	15	141	10
Denver Outlaws	8	4	.667	-	158	9	148	10
Long Island Lizards	7	5	.583	1	141	9	139	12
Chesapeake Bayhawks	6	6	.500	2	161	18	158	8
Chicago Machine	4	8	.333	4	157	4	171	11
Toronto Nationals	3	9	.250	5	132	8	166	12

Boston defeated Denver during the regular season 3-0 in games played.

All Star Game

The 2010 game took place July 8 at Harvard Stadium in Boston. It featured the MLL All Stars playing Team USA. Team USA won 13-12. Brendan Mundorf (Denver) playing for Team USA was the game's MVP.

Playoffs

The 2010 New Balance MLL Championship Weekend took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 21 and 22 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.

Kyle Hartzell of Chesapeake was named MVP for the playoffs

Semifinals			Steinfeld Cup Final


1	Boston Cannons	9

4	Chesapeake Bayhawks	13
			4	Chesapeake Bayhawks	13

			3	Long Island Lizards	9
2	Denver Outlaws	12

3	Long Island Lizards	16

Annual awards

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	Matt Poskay	Boston
Rookie of the Year Award	Ned Crotty	Chicago
Coach of the Year Award	Jim Mule	Long Island
Defensive player of the Year Award	Brodie Merrill	Toronto
Offensive player of the Year Award	Matt Poskay	Boston
Goaltender of the Year Award	Kip Turner	Boston
Sportsman of the Year Award	Tim Goettelmann	Long Island
Most Improved Player of the Year Award	Peet Poillon	Chesapeake

References

2010 MLL season

Boston Chesapeake Chicago Denver Long Island Toronto

Major League Lacrosse seasons

2000s

2010s

Major League Lacrosse

Active Teams	Atlanta Blaze Boston Cannons Charlotte Hounds Chesapeake Bayhawks Denver Outlaws Florida Launch New York Lizards Ohio Machine Rochester Rattlers

Defunct Teams	Chicago Machine Hamilton Nationals Los Angeles Riptide New Jersey Pride Philadelphia Barrage San Francisco Dragons

MLL Articles	Steinfeld Cup All Star Game MVP Rookie of the Year Coach of the Year Defensive Player of Year Offensive Player of the Year Goaltender of the Year Most Improved Player Iron Lizard Award Sportsman of the Year Community Service Award 1st college draft choice Collegiate Draft Expansion Draft Supplemental Draft Weekly Awards Seasons Stadiums

Lacrosse

Overview	History stickball Terminology Strategy Years

Types	Box Field Women's

Equipment	Ball Glove Helmet Crosse (stick)

Countries	Australia Bermuda Canada Czech Republic England Israel Netherlands Scotland Spain United States Wales

Teams	Australia Canada Europe Iroquois Nationals United States National International

People	Players Goaltender (box lacrosse) Goaltender (field lacrosse) Coaches Players by nationality Major League Lacrosse players National Lacrosse League players Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductees

Variants	Intercrosse Polocrosse

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