Rochester Rattlers

MLL Championship Game: Outlaws Look for First, Rattlers Second Title

August 23, 2014
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Photo Credit: Di Miller After an exciting season of Major League Lacrosse, the time has finally come and it’s game day. The Denver Outlaws (10-4) and the Number Two Seed will face the Rochester Rattlers (11-5) the Number One Seed, in Atlanta, GA at Kennesaw State University on August 23, for the 2014 MLL Championship game. Some are saying that this is a rematch of the 2008 MLL Championship game…

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Rattlers Staying in Rochester Beyond 2014

August 21, 2014
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Good news for Rochester Rattlers fans; the team is in their second MLL championship. Even better news? The team isn’t going to move afterwards. Commissioner David Gross said on Wednesday afternoon that the Rattlers are not going anywhere. “We have every intention that the team is going to be in the Rochester area for the long term,” Gross said. “We’re still a young league. If I were to sit here and…

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Parity Proven by MLL Championship Game

August 21, 2014
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What about sports gets fans hooked and makes them come back? I believe the number one reason is the drama of a game, the unpredictability of not knowing which team will win and how they’ll win. It’s unscripted, genuine, emotion-filled drama. Lacrosse’s unpredictability makes the sport so addicting. Every sport has drama, but that drama seems to be magnified in lacrosse, especially due to the increased parity across college lacrosse…

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Thompsons Reintroduced Nativity to the Medicine Game

August 21, 2014
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This past 2014 NCAA lacrosse season was subject to some major changes. Realignments and plans of future for conferences, Duke 3-peating, and, of course, Miles, Lyle and Ty Thompson. The Thompsons all attended University of Albany to play lacrosse but there was more behind their reasons. Throughout NCAA history, all the “good native American players” were picked up by Syracuse University, or in other terms, “bought out.” When the two…

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Manley Wins Defensive Player of the Year

August 20, 2014
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Major League Lacrosse, the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today that Rochester Rattlers defenseman Michael Manley has been named 2014 Brine Defensive Player of the Year, as voted by MLL coaches and general managers. Many of the games in the 2014 season came down to only one or two goals, proving how important a strong defensive player is. Earning eight first place votes and a total of 54 points,…

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The Impact of the Rattlers Draft Classes

August 19, 2014
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The Rochester Rattlers are one of the more unlikely clubs to make it to an MLL championship game in the past few seasons. After not even making a playoff appearence since their championship in 2008, Rochester has emerged as one of, if not the, best teams in the league. The Rattlers played to a number one seed this season, even knocking off the perenial powerhouse Denver Outlaws who slumped in…

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Bayhawks’ Matt Abbott and Rochester Rattlers Win USL/MLL Sportsmanship Awards

August 18, 2014
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Award winners selected by voting among league’s game officials   BOSTON (August 18, 2014) – US Lacrosse and Major League Lacrosse have named Chesapeake Bayhawks’ Matt Abbott as the winner of the USL/MLL Sportsmanship Player of the Year Award, and the Rochester Rattlers as the winner of the league’s 2014 USL/MLL Team Sportsmanship Award. Both selections were based on voting conducted among the league’s game officials.       The team…

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Outlaws, Rattlers Come Through With Strong Finishes

August 18, 2014
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It was an exciting weekend for fans of the MLL, as the final four had exciting games for their audience.  The top seeded Rochester Rattlers needed a late surge to get by the upstart Ohio Machine.  For the second consecutive week, the Outlaws and Lizards went back and forth, with the winner just scratching ahead by one goal in the end. New York v. Denver Denver was led by John…

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Rattlers Strike as Machine Stalls

August 16, 2014
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The Rochester Rattlers may have started out slow, but stellar goaltending by John Galloway kept the game close in the first quarter and enabled the Rattlers to start their comeback as they came away with a 15-11 victory over the Ohio Machine.  The Rattlers will face the Denver Outlaws who defeated the Lizards 14-13.  Faceoff is scheduled for 7 pm (ET) next Saturday in Atlanta, GA. Head coach Tim Soudan…

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