The 2004 Major League Lacrosse season was the fourth season of the league. The season began on May 22 and concluded with the championship game on August 22, 2004.
General information The Bridgeport Barrage relocated to Philadelphia and became the Philadelphia Barrage before the season started. They played their home games at Villanova Stadium.
The Baltimore Bayhawks moved their home games to Johnny Unitas Stadium. The Boston Cannons moved theirs to Nickerson Field. The New Jersey Pride moved theirs to Sprague Field.
Major League Lacrosse played the first-ever regular season games in the western United States as Baltimore defeated Rochester by a 24–18 margin in Seahawks Stadium in Seattle on May 22. Baltimore defeated New Jersey 22–19 on June 5 at INVESCO Field in Denver.
Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against Qualified for playoffs
American DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPABoston Cannons 84.667196210 Philadelphia Barrage75.583181172 Long Island Lizards66.500191201 National DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPA Rochester Rattlers7 5 .583 196 166 Baltimore Bayhawks75.583 203 172 New Jersey Pride1 11 .083 182 228
Rochester defeated Baltimore 2 of 3 regular season games.
All Star Game There was no game played
Playoffs Semifinal games August 20, 2004
Philadelphia 18-17 Rochester @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts Boston 24-16 Baltimore @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts
MLL Championship August 22, 2004
Philadelphia 13-11 Boston @ Nickerson Field, Boston, Massachusetts
Bracket
Awards AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardConor GillBostonRookie of the Year AwardRyan BoylePhiladelphiaCoach of the Year AwardSal LoCascioPhiladelphiaDefensive player of the Year AwardNicky PolancoPhiladelphia Offensive player of the Year AwardBlake Miller Philadelphia Goaltender of the Year AwardGreg Cattrano PhiladelphiaSportsman of the Year AwardKevin Finneran Long Island
Weekly Awards The MLL gave out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best defensive player and best rookie. No Rookie of the Week award was given Weeks 1 and 2; rookies did not play until after the Collegiate Draft on June 3.
Week Offensive Defensive Rookie 1 Ryan Powell Peter Inge 2 Tim Goettelmann Jake Coon 3 Jesse Hubbard Brian Dougherty Chris Passavia 4 Ryan Powell Greg Cattrano Tillman Johnson 5 Gary Gait Tillman JohnsonBrian Dougherty Ryan Boyle 6 Keith Cromwell Peter Inge Ryan Boyle 7 Michael Watson Brian Dougherty Walid Hajj 8 Michael Watson Kevin O'Brien Ryan Boyle 9 Blake Miller John Glatzel Ryan Boyle 10 Michael Watson Nicky Palanco Tillman Johnson 11 Tom Marechek Greg Cattrano Kevin Boland 12 Blake Miller Paul Cantabene Ryan Boyle
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