2017 Major League Lacrosse season
| 2017 MLL season | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Lacrosse |
| Sport | Field lacrosse |
| Duration | April 22 - August 19, 2017 |
| Number of teams | 9 |
| 2017 | |
| Season MVP | Tom Schreiber |
| Finals champions | Ohio Machine |
| Runners-up | Denver Outlaws |
| Finals MVP | Marcus Holman |
The 2017 Major League Lacrosse season will be the 17th season of Major League Lacrosse. Featuring the same nine teams (all from the United States) as it did in 2016, the season began on April 22. All four games played on opening weekend were won by the road team and decided by one goal, two in overtime. The season culminated on August 19 in Frisco, Texas at The Ford Center at The Star. In a rematch of the 2016 championship game, the Ohio Machine defeated the Denver Outlaws, capturing their first Steinfeld Cup victory in franchise history.
The 2017 season was the last one headed by commissioner David Gross. It was announced on December 23, 2016 that the league's commissioner since 2004 would be stepping down.
League attendance dropped to a record low in 2017. However, for the first time since the 2013 Major League Lacrosse season, only one team finished with an average of under 2,000 a game.
The 2017 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft took place Sunday, May 28 in Boston. Dylan Molloy, an attackman from Brown University, was selected by the Florida Launch with the first overall pick.
The 2017 All Star Game took place on Saturday, July 8 at Papa Murphy's Park in Sacramento. It is the second consecutive year the event has taken place in California.Myles Jones won the game for Team Stripes in overtime, 21-20 over Team Stars in front of 7,761 fans.
On February 15, the league announced the championship game would be held at The Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. After being held at neutral locations in 2016, the two semifinal games will be held at the home venue of the two top-seeded teams. On August 19, the Outlaws and Machine played a championship rematch. This time, however, the Machine would be victorious. Ohio would come back from a four-goal third quarter deficit to win 17-12.
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