Denver Outlaws (2006–2020)
The Denver Outlaws were a Major League Lacrosse team based in Denver, Colorado. They played from 2006 to 2020 as an expansion club and called Empower Field at Mile High their home. The team wore black, orange, and silver, was owned by the Estate of Pat Bowlen, and was guided by head coach Tony Seaman and general manager Jon Cohen. The Outlaws reached the championship game a league-record ten times, never had a losing season, and often drew the highest attendance in the league.
Key facts
- Championships: 2014, 2016, 2018
- First game: May 20, 2006, a 24–14 win over the Chicago Machine at Mile High
- Championship record: 3 titles in five years (2014, 2016, 2018)
- Notable milestones: hosted the 2008 All-Star Game; 2013 finished the regular season undefeated (14–0) but lost in the semifinals
Season highlights
- 2006: Won Western Conference in their inaugural season
- 2007: Notable overtime loss to Rochester in a high-scoring game
- 2012: Finished 11–3, with MVP Brendan Mundorf and DPOY Lee Zink
- 2013: 14–0 regular season but fell in the semifinals to Charlotte
- 2014: Won their first title, defeating Rochester 12–11
- 2015: Missed the playoffs with a 7–7 record
- 2016: Won the championship against Ohio Machine in a dramatic final
- 2017: Championship game loss to Ohio, 17–12
- 2018: Won their third title, beating Dallas 16–12; rookie Chris Cloutier named Rookie of the Year
- 2019: Finished 9–7, reached a semifinal, but lost to Chesapeake in the final weekend
- 2020: Season shortened by COVID-19; started 4–0 but postseason was disrupted, and they lost the final in a reshaped schedule to Boston Cannons
End of an era and legacy
In December 2020, the Premier Lacrosse League announced a merger with Major League Lacrosse to form a single outdoor lacrosse league. The Denver Outlaws did not continue as an independent team in the new league, though the merged league kept the old brands with an option to revive them in the future.
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