Denver Outlaws

Sport	Field lacrosse
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	Black, orange, silver
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
Current season

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.

As of May 31, 2023.^[12]

No.	Name	Nation­ality	Position	Height	Weight	College	Grad Year	High School	Hometown	Ref.
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
Dom Starsia	2019	2-8	.200
Tim Soudan	2020-present	18-25	.419

Draft	R	P	Player	Position	College
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)[a]	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)[a]	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

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  • Winners (0)

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  • Winners (1): 2023

Premier Lacrosse League

Year	W	L	Pct	Regular Season Finish	Playoffs
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	4	.556	To Be Determined	To Be Determined
All-time	5	4	.500
Franchise Total	20	33	.377		0-2 (.000)

Premier Lacrosse League Championship Series

Year	W	L	Pct	Pos	Playoffs
Chrome Lacrosse Club
2023	1	2	.333	3rd	Won semi-final vs. Archers, 21–18 Won final vs. Atlas, 23–24
All-time	1	2	.333		2-0 (1.000)
Denver Outlaws
2024	Did Not Qualify
All-time	0	0	–
Franchise Total	1	2	.333		2-0 (1.000)

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