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Denver Outlaws
SportField lacrosse
Founded2006, 2024
First season2006
LeaguePremier Lacrosse League
Team historyChrome Lacrosse Club
2019–2023
Denver Outlaws
2006-2020, 2023–present
Based inDenver, Colorado
StadiumPeter Barton Lacrosse Stadium
Colors
  • Black, orange, silver
  •      
OwnerMike and Paul Rabil
Head coachTim Soudan
Championships3 (2014, 2016, 2018)
Conference titles0
Championship Series Titles1 (2023)
WebsiteDenver Outlaws

MLL

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The Denver Outlaws were a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado, United States. They began playing in the MLL in 2006 as an expansion team.

During their time in the MLL, the Outlaws played in the championship game a league-record ten times. Missed the playoffs just once in franchise history and never had a losing season. The Outlaws regularly posted the highest attendance in the league. The Outlaws won their first MLL Championship on August 23, 2014, defeating the Rochester Rattlers 12-11 and won their second MLL Championship in 2016, defeating the Ohio Machine 19–18. On August 18, 2018, the Outlaws won their third championship by defeating the Dallas Rattlers, 16–12.

PLL

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The Denver Outlaws are a professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They compete in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) as a member of the league's Western Conference. Founded as the Chrome Lacrosse Club, they began play as one of the league's six inaugural teams in the 2019 season alongside Archers, Atlas, Chaos, Redwoods, and Whipsnakes. Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season on November 14th, 2023 , they were rebranded with the identity of the former Denver Outlaws Major League Lacrosse team.[1]

The Denver Outlaws notched their first PLL win defeating the defending champion Utah Archers 18-17 in overtime on June 7th, 2024 in Charlotte, NC.

Franchise history

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MLL expands west

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The Outlaws had their inaugural game on May 20, 2006, versus the Chicago Machine at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. It was played in front of a Major League Lacrosse record crowd of 13,167 (but was broken again later that year at another Denver home game which drew 15,981), where the Outlaws won 24–14.[2] The Outlaws won the Western Conference championship in their first season.

On June 16, 2007, the Rochester Rattlers won a game in overtime 27–26 over the Outlaws in the highest scoring game in MLL history at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Denver hosted the 2008 Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game in front of 10,124 people, with the Western Conference defeating the Eastern Conference 31–15.

In 2012, behind the strong veteran play of MLL MVP Brendan Mundorf and Defensive Player of the Year Lee Zink, Denver capped their regular season with a 15–13 victory over Chesapeake to finish the year with an 11–3 record, which represented the most wins in team history for a single season. Additionally, Denver entered the postseason as the No. 1 seed for the second time in franchise history and first time since 2009.

During Championship Weekend in Boston, the Outlaws trailed 12–3 to Long Island with 11:32 to play in the third quarter. It appeared as if Denver's record-setting season had reached its end. Yet, that's when Denver set another record with a 10–0 run to end the game, catapulting the franchise into the Steinfeld Cup title game with a 13–12 victory over Long Island. Unfortunately, in the title game versus Chesapeake, the Outlaws were unable to muster that same kind of comeback magic and fell to the Bayhawks 16–6, falling one win short of their first MLL Championship.

In 2013 the Denver Outlaws posted the first undefeated regular season (14-0) in MLL history after beating the Hamilton Nationals 18–12 to finish the season. But they fell to the Charlotte Hounds in the semifinal the next week, as their first Steinfeld Cup continued to be elusive.

Championship breakthroughs

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BJ O'Hara took over as head coach for the 2014 season. That year, the Outlaws posted a 9–5 record and won their first Steinfeld Cup as the second seed. They defeated the New York Lizards in the semifinals, 14–13, in the first ever home playoff game in Denver. On August 23, the Outlaws defeated the top-seeded Rochester Rattlers 12–11 to win their first MLL Championship in the team's 9-year history, thanks to a go-ahead Drew Snider goal with 56 seconds remaining.[3] In 2015, however, the Outlaws missed the postseason for the first time ever in franchise history after posting a 7–7 record (also their worst record in franchise history).

The 2016 season saw the Outlaws get out to their worst start in franchise history at 2–6. After trading John Grant Jr. to the Ohio Machine, they won their last six games of the regular season to be one of the seven teams in the league to finish 8–6. With the tiebreaker procedures, they ended up with the third seed and faced the Lizards in the semifinals. In Fairfield, Connecticut, the Outlaws defeated the Lizards, 20–17. The next week, they faced the top-seeded Machine, featuring John Grant Jr. Two weeks prior, Grant Jr. scored an MLL-record 10 goals in the final week of the regular season to secure a playoff spot for the Ohio Machine. In the championship game, the Outlaws fell behind the Machine, 9–3 in Atlanta. Lightning delayed the game for 97 minutes, and the Outlaws scored the next four goals to cut the deficit to 9–7. The Machine came back with five straight and Denver went into the locker room trailing 14–7, at halftime. The Outlaws roared back to tie the score at 15 by the start of the final quarter, before Eric Law scored a go-ahead goal with 12.9 seconds left. The Outlaws shutdown the Machine's last scoring threat and claimed their second Steinfeld Cup victory in three years.

The Outlaws returned to the big game in 2017, where they again faced the Machine. The Outlaws led for most of the game by as many as four goals when the score reached 10–6 with three minutes left in the third. However, after taking a 12–10 lead with 10:30 to go in the game, they gave up seven straight goals and lose their fifth championship game in their seventh appearance, 17–12, allowing the Machine to win their franchise's first title.[4]

Much like their 2016 championship season, the 2018 Outlaws struggled out of the gate. On Mother's Day, the Outlaws dropped a 24-22 barnburner to the Chesapeake Bayhawks in front of 1,788 fans at Mile High.[5] But the resilient Outlaws rattled off six straight victories ending with a 25-11 blowout of Boston at their annual Fourth of July game in front of 29,973 fans. The team finished 8-6 and in third place.

Despite getting swept by the Bayhawks 2–0 in the regular season, the Outlaws would go to Annapolis and get a gutsy 13–12 victory in the league semifinals.[6] The following week in Charleston, South Carolina, the Outlaws would face the Dallas Rattlers, who also swept them in the regular season, for the 2018 Steinfeld Cup. Denver would use a 7–0 run in the second and third quarters, and a nine-point performance from Matt Kavanagh to defeat Dallas, 16-12 for their third championship in five years.[7] Rookie Chris Cloutier won Rookie of the Year for the 2018 season.[8]

After the departure of over 140 MLL players to the new Premier Lacrosse League attributed to the contraction of the league from nine to six teams, the Outlaws posted a 9–7 record in 2019. Despite tying their franchise record for most losses in a season, with the longer regular season the Outlaws claimed the second seed heading to the championship weekend, which would be played in Denver for the first time. Although the Outlaws rallied to defeat the Boston Cannons, 17–15 in the semifinal, they were not able to ride the homefield advantage to their fourth title. The Chesapeake Bayhawks left Denver as victors, 10–9, after scoring two goals in the last three minutes.[9]

The 2020 season was shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantined at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, home to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. In a five-game regular season, the Outlaws stormed to a 4–0 start highlighted by an 18-6 throttling of the new Connecticut Hammerheads and a 13–12 overtime victory over the defending champion Bayhawks. They entered the postseason as the top seed. However, on the last night of the regular season, a Bayhawks player tested positive for COVID-19. The semifinal game between the second-seeded Hammerheads and third-seeded Bayhawks was canceled as both teams withdrew from the tournament. As a result, the semifinal between the Outlaws and the Boston Cannons was moved to the next day to serve as the championship. In their league-record tenth championship appearance, the Outlaws fell to the Cannons, 13–10.[10]

PLL

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The Denver Outlaws are a professional men's field lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They compete in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) as a member of the league's Western Conference. Founded as the Chrome Lacrosse Club, they began play as one of the league's six inaugural teams in the 2019 season alongside Archers, Atlas, Chaos, Redwoods, and Whipsnakes. Following the assignment of home markets for the 2024 season on November 14th, 2023 , they were rebranded with the identity of the former Denver Outlaws Major League Lacrosse team.[11]

The Denver Outlaws notched their first PLL win defeating the defending champion Utah Archers 18-17 in overtime on June 7th, 2024 in Charlotte, NC.

Personnel

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Players

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As of May 31, 2023.[12]
No. Name Nation­ality Position Height Weight College Grad Year High School Hometown Ref.
0 Mike Messenger Canada SSDM 6 ft 2 in 203 lbs Limestone 2016 Lord Tweedsmuir Surrey, British Columbia
1 JT Giles-Harris United States Defense 5 ft 10 in 200 lbs Duke 2021 St. Joseph's Regional Nyack, New York [13]
2 Jack Myers United States Midfield 6 ft 4 in 210 lbs Ohio State 2023 Gonzaga Bethesda, Maryland [14]
5 Michael Manley United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 225 lbs Duke 2012 Penn Yan Academy Penn Yan, New York [15]
7 Graham Bundy Jr. United States Midfield 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Georgetown 2024 MICDS St. Louis, Missouri [16]
8 Nick Grill United States Defense 5 ft 8 in 185 lbs Maryland 2021 Bridgewater-Raritan Bridgewater, New Jersey [17]
11 Dalton Young United States Attack 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Richmond 2024 John Champe Chantilly, Virginia [18]
12 Logan Wisnauskas United States Attack 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs Maryland 2022 Boys' Latin Sykesville, Maryland [19]
13 Eli Salama Canada LSM 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs RIT 2018 Dr. Charles Best Coquitlam, British Columbia [20]
15 Eric Law United States Attack 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Denver 2013 Arapahoe Centennial, Colorado [21]
18 Will Haus United States SSDM 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs Duke 2015 Palmyra Palmyra, Pennsylvania [22]
21 Justin Anderson United States Midfield 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs North Carolina 2021 Centennial Las Vegas, Nevada [23]
22 Cross Ferrara United States Attack 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Salisbury 2023 Appoquinimink Greenville, Delaware [24]
24 Owen McElroy United States Goalie 6 ft 1 in 190 lbs Georgetown 2022 Avon Old Farms Ridgewood, New Jersey [25]
26 Sam Handley United States Midfield 6 ft 5 in 230 lbs Penn 2023 Jesuit Portland, Oregon [26]
31 Sean Sconone United States Goalie 5 ft 11 in 270 lbs UMass 2019 East Islip East Islip, New York [27]
34 Ryan Terefenko United States SSDM 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Ohio State 2021 Wilson Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania [28]
36 Jesse Bernhardt United States Defense 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Maryland 2013 Lake Brantley Longwood, Florida [29]
39 Alex Smith United States SSDM 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 St. Andrew's Bethesda, Maryland
40 Dylan Gergar United States Attack 5 ft 11 in 200 lbs Penn 2023 Severn School Annapolis, Maryland
42 Brennan O'Neill United States Attack 6 ft 3 in 235 lbs Duke 2024 St. Anthony's Bay Shore, New York
43 Matt Knote United States Goalie 5 ft 10 in 220 lbs UMass 2024 Eastport-South Manor Speonk, New York [30]
48 Saam Olexo United States LSM 6 ft 1 in 210 lbs Syracuse 2024 Archbishop Spalding Annapolis, Maryland [31]
52 Luke Wierman United States Faceoff 6 ft 2 in 211 lbs Maryland 2024 B. Reed Henderson West Chester, Pennsylvania [32]
57 Greg Weyl United States Defense 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Mercyhurst 2018 Pittsford Pittsford, New York [33]
79 Josh Zawada United States Attack 6 ft 1 in 170 lbs Duke 2024 The Hill Academy Durham, North Carolina [34]
88 Jake Piseno Iroquois LSM 5 ft 8 in 180 lbs Albany 2024 Liverpool Liverpool, New York [35]

Head coaches

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Coach Seasons Record Pct
Dom Starsia 2019 2-8 .200
Tim Soudan 2020-present 18-25 .419

Draft picks

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Draft R P Player Position College
Chrome Lacrosse Club
2019 1 3 Zach Goodrich Midfield Towson
2 10 Chris Sabia Defense Penn State
3 15 Max Tuttle Midfield Sacred Heart
4 22 Connor Farrell Faceoff Long Island Post
2020 (E)[a] 1 2 Jesse Bernhardt LSM Maryland
2 9 Donny Moss Defense Adelphi
2020 1 4 Tom Rigney Defense Army
2 9 Reece Eddy Defense Boston
2021 (E)[a] 1 5 Randy Staats Attack Syracuse
2 13 Sean Sconone Goalie UMass
3 21 Colin Heacock Attack Maryland
2021 1 3 JT Giles-Harris Defence Duke
2 12 Ryan Terefenko Midfield Ohio State
3 20 Justin Anderson Midfield North Carolina
4 28 Jackson Morrill Attack Denver
2022 1 1 Logan Wisnauskas Attack Maryland
2 9 Brendan Nichtern Attack Army
3 17 Ryan McNulty Defense Loyola
4 25 Owen McElroy Goalie Georgetown
2023 1 4 Sam Handley Midfield Penn
2 12 Troy Hettinger LSM Jacksonville
3 20 Jack Myers Attack Ohio State
4 28 Cross Ferrara Attack Salisbury
Denver Outlaws
2024 1 1 Brennan O'Neill Attack Duke
2 9 Jake Piseno LSM Albany
2 11 Graham Bundy Jr. Midfield Georgetown
3 19 Josh Zawada Attack Duke
4 25 Luke Wierman Faceoff Maryland
  1. ^ a b Entry Draft for players arriving from the Major League Lacrosse.

Honors

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Team

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Individual

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  • Defensive Player of the Year
    • JT Giles-Harris, 2022
  • Leadership Award
    • Jordan MacIntosh, 2022
  • Rookie of the Year
    • Brendan Nichtern, 2022
  • Sportsmanship Award
    • Connor Farrell, 2019

Competitive record

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Premier Lacrosse League
Year W L Pct Regular Season Finish Playoffs
Chrome Lacrosse Club
2019 2 8 .200 6th in League Did Not Qualify
2020 3 2 .600 2nd in League Lost elimination round vs. Chaos 14–19
2021 2 7 .222 8th in League Did Not Qualify
2022 7 3 .700 2nd in League Lost quarter-final vs. Chaos 11-3
2023 1 9 .100 8th in League Did Not Qualify
All-time 15 29 .341 0-2 (.000)
Denver Outlaws
2024 5 4 .556 To Be Determined To Be Determined
All-time 5 4 .500
Franchise Total 20 33 .377 0-2 (.000)
Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series
Year W L Pct Pos Playoffs
Chrome Lacrosse Club
2023 1 2 .333 3rd
  • Won semi-final vs. Archers, 21–18
  • Won final vs. Atlas, 23–24
All-time 1 2 .333 2-0 (1.000)
Denver Outlaws
2024 Did Not Qualify
All-time 0 0 –
Franchise Total 1 2 .333 2-0 (1.000)

References

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  1. ^ Rosenthall, Chris (November 14, 2023). "The Denver Outlaws Rise From the Ashes For a New Start in PLL". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  2. ^ Smith, Theresa (20 May 2006). "A sock it to 'em debut". The Denver Post.
  3. ^ Outlaws top Rattlers 12-11 for first MLL championship
  4. ^ "Denver Outlaws fall to Ohio Machine in 2017 MLL Championship". Denver Outlaws. 20 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Denver Outlaws lose 24-22 to Bayhawks". Denver Outlaws. 14 May 2018.
  6. ^ "Outlaws to make league record 8th championship game appearance following 13-12 semifinals win over Bayhawks". Denver Outlaws. 12 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Outlaws win third MLL championship with 16-12 win over Dallas Rattlers". Denver Outlaws. 19 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Cascade Rookie of the Year Award". Major League Lacrosse. 17 August 2018.
  9. ^ Bayhawks win 2019 MLL Championship
  10. ^ "Cannons win 2020 MLL championship". Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  11. ^ Rosenthall, Chris (November 14, 2023). "The Denver Outlaws Rise From the Ashes For a New Start in PLL". Inside Lacrosse. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
  12. ^ Zoroya, Nick (2023-05-31). "Youth Abound on Chrome LC's 25 Man Roster". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2023-06-01.
  13. ^ "JT Giles-Harris". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  14. ^ "Jack Myers". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  15. ^ "Michael Manley". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  16. ^ "Graham Bundy Jr". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  17. ^ "Nick Grill". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  18. ^ "Dalton Young". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  19. ^ "Logan Wisnauskas". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  20. ^ "Eli Salama". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  21. ^ "Eric Law". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-07-22.
  22. ^ "Will Haus". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  23. ^ "Justin Anderson". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  24. ^ "Cross Ferrara". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  25. ^ "Owen McElroy". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  26. ^ "Sam Handley". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  27. ^ "Sean Sconone". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  28. ^ "Ryan Terefenko". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  29. ^ "Jesse Bernhardt". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  30. ^ "Matt Knote". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-18.
  31. ^ "Saam Olexo". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  32. ^ "Luke Wierman". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  33. ^ "Greg Weyl". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  34. ^ "Josh Zawada". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  35. ^ "Jake Piseno". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
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