2017 Rochester Rattlers season

The 2017 Rochester Rattlers season is the fifteenth season for the Rochester Rattlers of Major League Lacrosse. In 2016, the Rattlers were one of seven teams tied atop the standings at 8–6. However, after tiebreaker procedures, the Rattlers were one of three teams left out of the four-team postseason. Seeking revenge, the Rattlers won their last four games of the regular season, including victories over the defending champion Denver Outlaws and runners-up Ohio Machine, to clinch their third playoff spot in four years. At 8–6, the Rattlers earned the fourth seed.[1] The Rattlers' season would come to an end on August 12 in Denver by way of a 15–8 loss to the Outlaws.[2]

2017 Rochester Rattlers
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
2017 record8–6
General ManagerTim Soudan
CoachTim Soudan
ArenaCapelli Sport Stadium
Average attendance2,191
 2016
2018 

Amidst rumors that the team would be relocating to Dallas for the 2017 season, the team announced on January 19 that it would be moving back to Capelli Sport Stadium after playing one season at Aquinas Institute.

Despite drawing their best attendance since the 2012 season and making the playoffs, the team was relocated to the Dallas area and Ford Center at The Star in November 2017. The announcement was made at the Dallas Cowboys World Headquarters in Frisco, Texas.[3]

Schedule

Regular season

Date Opponent Stadium Result Attendance Record
April 29 at Florida Launch Spec Martin Stadium (Deland, FL) L 10–12 1,764 0–1
May 6 at Ohio Machine Fortress Obetz W 12–11 (OT) 1,468 1–1
May 11 Charlotte Hounds Capelli Sport Stadium L 10–14 1,736 1–2
May 13 at Boston Cannons Harvard Stadium W 13–10 4,273 2–2
May 20 Florida Launch Capelli Sport Stadium L 8–9 (OT) 1,744 2–3
May 27 at Denver Outlaws Sports Authority Field at Mile High W 16–15 4,917 3–3
June 10 Chesapeake Bayhawks Capelli Sport Stadium W 17–16 (OT) 2,029 4–3
June 17 at New York Lizards James M. Shuart Stadium L 12–13 4,329 4–4
June 24 Atlanta Blaze Capelli Sport Stadium L 13–14 (OT) 3,817 4–5
July 2 at Chesapeake Bayhawks Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium L 9–19 10,002 4–6
July 16 Boston Cannons Capelli Sport Stadium W 21–9 1,065 5–6
July 20 Denver Outlaws Capelli Sport Stadium W 18–12 1,521 6–6
July 29 at Atlanta Blaze Fifth Third Bank Stadium W 11–7 2,300 7–6
August 5 Ohio Machine Capelli Sport Stadium W 14–13 3,431 8–6

Postseason

Date Round Opponent Stadium Result Attendance
August 12 Semifinal Denver Outlaws Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium L 8–15 2,681

Standings

2017 Major League Lacrosse Standings
W L PCT GB GF 2ptGF GA 2ptGA
Denver Outlaws 9 5 .643 - 199 5 174 6
Ohio Machine 9 5 .643 - 195 2 163 6
Florida Launch 8 6 .571 1 179 5 202 9
Rochester Rattlers 8 6 .571 1 182 2 171 3
New York Lizards 7 7 .500 2 183 7 198 4
Chesapeake Bayhawks 7 7 .500 2 211 9 206 1
Charlotte Hounds 6 8 .429 3 184 9 189 5
Atlanta Blaze 6 8 .429 3 182 6 189 8
Boston Cannons 3 11 .214 6 189 7 212 9
Playoff Seed

References

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