2006 Major League Lacrosse season

June 2025 2006 MLL season Major League Lacrosse Field lacrosse 150px 10 May 2006 – August 2006 MLL 2005 Major League Lacrosse season 2005 season 2007 Major League Lacrosse season 2007 season The 2006 Major League Lacrosse season was the sixth season of the league. The season began on May 20 and concluded with the championship game on August 27, 2006. General information The season marked the first expansion teams in the MLL. Chicago Machine, Denver Outlaws, Los Angeles Riptide and San Francisco Dragons made up the new Western Conference. The original six teams formed the Eastern Conference. New Jersey moved its home games to Yurcak Field and Rochester moved its home games to PAETEC Park. On April 21, MLL announced a trade involving six teams and 24 players and draft picks. MLL believes it to be the largest trade in sports history. The June 29 game between Boston at Philadelphia was called with 13:00 remaining in the fourth quarter due to a lightning storm. Boston won the game 16-5. The Chicago Machine became the first MLL team to go a whole season without a victory after losing in overtime to San Francisco on August 12. Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, PTS = Points, PCT = Winning Percentage, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against Qualified for playoffs Eastern ConferenceTeamWLPTSPCTGF2ptGFGA2ptGA Philadelphia Barrage10220.8331727 1363Boston Cannons 8416.66717711 16210 New Jersey Pride5710.417 16912 16615 Long Island Lizards5710.417 14712 1399 Rochester Rattlers5710.41715210 15910 Baltimore Bayhawks488.33315610 19714 Western ConferenceTeamWLPTSPCTGF 2ptGFGA2ptGA Denver Outlaws10220.8331972214814 San Francisco Dragons7514.5831791317012 Los Angeles Riptide6612.500148815010 Chicago Machine0120.000126819616 New Jersey finished 3rd in the East based on overall conference record (5-5) versus (4-6) for both Long Island and Rochester. Long Island finished 4th based on total points scored margin in games against Rochester (+10). All Star Game 100px|right July 6, 2006 Team USA 18-10 MLL All Stars at Nickerson Field Boston, Massachusetts Kevin Cassese of Team USA MVP Playoffs Semi-finals August 25 @ Home Depot Center, Carson, California Denver 23-14 San Francisco Philadelphia 17-12 Boston Championship August 27 @ Home Depot Center, Carson, California Philadelphia 23-12 Denverhttps://www.espn.com/extra/lacrosse/news/story?id=2563332 Colsey scores six goals as Philadelphia wins MLL title ESPN Associated Press August 27, 2006 June 9, 2005 Bracket Semifinal Steinfeld Cup Final E1 Philadelphia 17 E2 Boston 12 W1 Denver 23 W2 San Francisco 14 E1 Philadelphia 23 W1 Denver 12 Awards AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardRyan PowellSan FranciscoRookie of the Year AwardMatt WardBaltimoreCoach of the Year AwardTony ReschPhiladelphiaDefensive player of the Year AwardBrodie Merrill RochesterOffensive player of the Year AwardRyan Powell San FranciscoGoaltender of the Year AwardBrian DoughertyPhiladelphiaSportsman of the Year AwardMichael CulverChicago Most Improved Player of the Year AwardJohnny ChristmasBoston References 2006 6 Major League Lacrosse