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Sport | Field lacrosse |
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Founded | 2006, 2024 |
First season | 2006 |
League | Premier Lacrosse League |
Team history | Chrome Lacrosse Club 2019–2023 Denver Outlaws 2006-2020, 2023–present |
Based in | Denver, Colorado |
Stadium | Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium |
Colors |
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Owner | Mike and Paul Rabil |
Head coach | Tim Soudan |
Championships | 3 (2014, 2016, 2018) |
Conference titles | 0 |
Championship Series Titles | 1 (2023) |
Website | Denver Outlaws |
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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.
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.
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.
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]
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.
No. | Name | Nationality | Position | Height | Weight | College | Grad Year | High School | Hometown | Ref. |
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0 | Mike Messenger | ![]() |
SSDM | 6 ft 2 in | 203 lbs | Limestone | 2016 | Lord Tweedsmuir | Surrey, British Columbia | |
1 | JT Giles-Harris | ![]() |
Defense | 5 ft 10 in | 200 lbs | Duke | 2021 | St. Joseph's Regional | Nyack, New York | [13] |
2 | Jack Myers | ![]() |
Midfield | 6 ft 4 in | 210 lbs | Ohio State | 2023 | Gonzaga | Bethesda, Maryland | [14] |
5 | Michael Manley | ![]() |
Defense | 6 ft 2 in | 225 lbs | Duke | 2012 | Penn Yan Academy | Penn Yan, New York | [15] |
7 | Graham Bundy Jr. | ![]() |
Midfield | 6 ft 1 in | 200 lbs | Georgetown | 2024 | MICDS | St. Louis, Missouri | [16] |
8 | Nick Grill | ![]() |
Defense | 5 ft 8 in | 185 lbs | Maryland | 2021 | Bridgewater-Raritan | Bridgewater, New Jersey | [17] |
11 | Dalton Young | ![]() |
Attack | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Richmond | 2024 | John Champe | Chantilly, Virginia | [18] |
12 | Logan Wisnauskas | ![]() |
Attack | 6 ft 3 in | 215 lbs | Maryland | 2022 | Boys' Latin | Sykesville, Maryland | [19] |
13 | Eli Salama | ![]() |
LSM | 6 ft 2 in | 205 lbs | RIT | 2018 | Dr. Charles Best | Coquitlam, British Columbia | [20] |
15 | Eric Law | ![]() |
Attack | 5 ft 11 in | 185 lbs | Denver | 2013 | Arapahoe | Centennial, Colorado | [21] |
18 | Will Haus | ![]() |
SSDM | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lbs | Duke | 2015 | Palmyra | Palmyra, Pennsylvania | [22] |
21 | Justin Anderson | ![]() |
Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | North Carolina | 2021 | Centennial | Las Vegas, Nevada | [23] |
22 | Cross Ferrara | ![]() |
Attack | 6 ft 2 in | 200 lbs | Salisbury | 2023 | Appoquinimink | Greenville, Delaware | [24] |
24 | Owen McElroy | ![]() |
Goalie | 6 ft 1 in | 190 lbs | Georgetown | 2022 | Avon Old Farms | Ridgewood, New Jersey | [25] |
26 | Sam Handley | ![]() |
Midfield | 6 ft 5 in | 230 lbs | Penn | 2023 | Jesuit | Portland, Oregon | [26] |
31 | Sean Sconone | ![]() |
Goalie | 5 ft 11 in | 270 lbs | UMass | 2019 | East Islip | East Islip, New York | [27] |
34 | Ryan Terefenko | ![]() |
SSDM | 6 ft 0 in | 195 lbs | Ohio State | 2021 | Wilson | Sinking Spring, Pennsylvania | [28] |
36 | Jesse Bernhardt | ![]() |
Defense | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lbs | Maryland | 2013 | Lake Brantley | Longwood, Florida | [29] |
39 | Alex Smith | ![]() |
SSDM | 6 ft 2 in | 195 lbs | Maryland | 2022 | St. Andrew's | Bethesda, Maryland | |
40 | Dylan Gergar | ![]() |
Attack | 5 ft 11 in | 200 lbs | Penn | 2023 | Severn School | Annapolis, Maryland | |
42 | Brennan O'Neill | ![]() |
Attack | 6 ft 3 in | 235 lbs | Duke | 2024 | St. Anthony's | Bay Shore, New York | |
43 | Matt Knote | ![]() |
Goalie | 5 ft 10 in | 220 lbs | UMass | 2024 | Eastport-South Manor | Speonk, New York | [30] |
48 | Saam Olexo | ![]() |
LSM | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lbs | Syracuse | 2024 | Archbishop Spalding | Annapolis, Maryland | [31] |
52 | Luke Wierman | ![]() |
Faceoff | 6 ft 2 in | 211 lbs | Maryland | 2024 | B. Reed Henderson | West Chester, Pennsylvania | [32] |
57 | Greg Weyl | ![]() |
Defense | 6 ft 2 in | 205 lbs | Mercyhurst | 2018 | Pittsford | Pittsford, New York | [33] |
79 | Josh Zawada | ![]() |
Attack | 6 ft 1 in | 170 lbs | Duke | 2024 | The Hill Academy | Durham, North Carolina | [34] |
88 | Jake Piseno | ![]() |
LSM | 5 ft 8 in | 180 lbs | Albany | 2024 | Liverpool | Liverpool, New York | [35] |
Coach | Seasons | Record | Pct |
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Dom Starsia | 2019 | 2-8 | .200 |
Tim Soudan | 2020-present | 18-26 | .409 |
Draft | R | P | Player | Position | College |
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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)[lower-alpha 1] | 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)[lower-alpha 1] | 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 | |
Year | W | L | Pct | Regular Season Finish | Playoffs |
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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 | 5 | .500 | 2nd in West | To Be Determined |
All-time | 5 | 5 | .500 | ||
Franchise Total | 20 | 34 | .370 | 0-2 (.000) | |