title: 2014 Major League Lacrosse season
text: # 2014 Major League Lacrosse season
  
  The 2014 Major League Lacrosse season was the 14th season of the league. The season began on April 26, 2014 and concluded on August 23, 2014 with the Denver Outlaws beating the Rochester Rattlers to win the franchise's first Steinfeld Cup.
  
  ## Milestones and events
  
  * January 10, 2014- The Collegiate Draft took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (in conjunction with the 2014 US Lacrosse National Convention). Midfielder Tom Schreiber was the first overall selection by the Ohio Machine
  
  ### Coaching changes
  
  On November 21, 2013, Major League Lacrosse announced that Denver Outlaws assistant Stan Ross would head the newly formed Florida Launch.
  
  ## Standings
  
  * Playoff Seed
  
  Major League Lacrosse :
  
  | viewtalkedit | W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Rochester Rattlers | 10 | 4 | .714 | – | 188 | 5 | 161 | 4 |
  | Denver Outlaws | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 188 | 8 | 176 | 6 |
  | New York Lizards | 9 | 5 | .643 | 1 | 177 | 6 | 166 | 7 |
  | Ohio Machine | 8 | 6 | .571 | 2 | 200 | 6 | 189 | 4 |
  | Boston Cannons | 6 | 8 | .429 | 4 | 187 | 2 | 185 | 7 |
  | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 | 160 | 6 | 173 | 6 |
  | Florida Launch | 5 | 9 | .357 | 5 | 172 | 2 | 193 | 6 |
  | Charlotte Hounds | 4 | 10 | .286 | 6 | 153 | 9 | 182 | 4 |
  
  ## All Star Game
  
  Team USA defeated Team MLL 10–9 in the 2014 MLL All Star Game.
  
  ## Playoffs
  
  For only the second time and first time since 2002 the MLL playoffs were held over two weeks instead of one weekend. the semifinals were held in Denver and Rochester and the championship game in Kennesaw, Georgia.
  
  | Semifinals August 16 | Semifinals August 16 | Semifinals August 16 | Steinfeld Cup Final August 23 | Steinfeld Cup Final August 23 | Steinfeld Cup Final August 23 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Rochester | 15 | | | |
  | 4 | Ohio | 11 | | | |
  | 4 | Ohio | 11 | 1 | Rochester | 11 |
  | | | | 2 | Denver | 12 |
  | 2 | Denver | 14 | 2 | Denver | 12 |
  | 3 | New York | 13 | | | |
  
  ## Annual awards
  
  | Award | Winner | Team |
  | - | - | - |
  | MVP Award | Casey Powell | Florida Launch |
  | Rookie of the Year Award | Kieran McArdle | Florida Launch |
  | Coach of the Year Award | Tim Soudan | Rochester Rattlers |
  | Defensive player of the Year Award | Michael Manley | Rochester Rattlers |
  | Offensive player of the Year Award | Casey Powell | Florida Launch |
  | Goaltender of the Year Award | John Galloway | Rochester Rattlers |
  | Most Improved Player of the Year Award | Justin Turri | Rochester Rattlers |
  