| 2009 MLL season | |
| League: | Major League Lacrosse |
| Sport: | Field lacrosse |
| Pixels: | 150px |
| No Of Teams: | 6 |
| Duration: | May 2009 – August 2009 |
| Seasonslistnames: | MLL |
| Prevseason Link: | 2008 Major League Lacrosse season |
| Prevseason Year: | 2008 season |
| Nextseason Link: | 2010 Major League Lacrosse season |
| Nextseason Year: | 2010 season |
The 2009 Major League Lacrosse season was the ninth season of the league. The season began on May 15, 2009 and concluded with the championship game on August 23, 2009.
Major League Lacrosse announced some major rule changes in the off-season. The league will introduce a fourth long - stickman to play. For the first eight seasons the league operated, each team could only field three long - stick defenders on the field at a time. This rule was unique from the traditional men's field lacrosse rules played in high schools and colleges. The league will maintain the two - point goal and shot clock that differentiates Major League Lacrosse rules from high school and college lacrosse. In addition, the league announced that each team would be permitted to have one additional roster position to a total of nineteen players.[1]
W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT = Winning Percentage, GB = Games Back of first place, GF = Goals For, 2ptGF = 2 point Goals For, GA = Goals Against, 2ptGA = 2 point Goals Against
Final
| Qualified for playoffs |
| Team | width=50px | W! | width=50px | L! | width=50px | PCT! | width=50px | GB! | width=50px | GF! | width=50px | 2ptGF! | width=50px | GA! | width=50px | 2ptGA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Outlaws | 9 | 3 | .750 | – | 166 | 8 | 138 | 6 | ||||||||
| Toronto Nationals | 7 | 5 | .583 | 2 | 184 | 4 | 172 | 9 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 125 | 4 | 144 | 9 | |||||||||
| 6 | 6 | .500 | 3 | 173 | 12 | 150 | 6 | |||||||||
| Washington Bayhawks | 5 | 7 | .417 | 4 | 148 | 14 | 175 | 9 | ||||||||
| 3 | 9 | .250 | 6 | 159 | 8 | 176 | 11 |
Long Island finished ahead of Boston base on head-to-head record 3-0.
The 2009 game took place July 16 at Denver's INVESCO Field. The Old School beat the Young Guns 22-21 in overtime. Brian Langtry (Denver) was named the MVP for the game.
The 2009 New Balance MLL Championship Weekend took place on Saturday and Sunday, August 22 and 23 at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The two semifinal games were at 12 PM ET and 3 PM ET on Saturday. The Toronto Nationals and Denver Outlaws won their semi-final matchups and in the Championship game with 45 seconds left, Shawn Williams scored to give the Nationals a 10-9 lead and Toronto won the MLL championship.
Merrick Thomson was named MVP for the playoffs
| Award | Winner | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MVP Award | Paul Rabil | Boston | |
| Rookie of the Year Award | Denver | ||
| Coach of the Year Award | Denver | ||
| Defensive player of the Year Award | Brodie Merrill | Toronto | |
| Offensive player of the Year Award | Paul Rabil | Boston | |
| Goaltender of the Year Award | Denver | ||
| Sportsman of the Year Award | Long Island | ||
| Most Improved Player of the Year Award | Boston |