The Record Breaker?? pic.twitter.com/JHNFU9i9qb — Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) June 9, 2019

Historic goal for Kohta Kurashima @kurakra of the @DenverOutlaws the first Japanese player to ever score a goal in @MLL_Lacrosse ???? #GrowTheGame https://t.co/oJkK8CQ2nw pic.twitter.com/E6gI1nIgqh — Lax Sports Network (@LaxSportsNet) September 21, 2019

Rookie @Kewball42 scored the game winner ?? pic.twitter.com/Z7OMqJSWVZ — Major League Lacrosse (@MLL_Lacrosse) December 31, 2019

What a year it was in Major League Lacrosse. From highlight reel goals to clutch saves, the 2019 MLL season had it all. Let’s take a look back at the best moments from 2019.In March, the 2019 MLL season got off to a fast start at the 2019 MLL Draft at the Nascar Hall of Fame in Charlotte, North Carolina. The event was sold out as lacrosse fans packed the venue in order to get a glimpse of the guys who will dominate the league for years to come. Alex Woodall was selected first overall that night in Charlotte.On June 8th, John Grant Jr. and the rest of the Denver Outlaws took on the Atlanta Blaze on the road in Georgia. Grant Jr. came into the contest with 595 career points. Jr. started off the scoring for the Rattlers with a goal, tying him with the all-time record. Later in the game, the moment came for Grant when he assisted on a Brendan Kavanagh goal. Grant Jr. said of the achievement, “I think the record is important for others. I like that it gave me the opportunity to come back.”In the Denver Outlaws 2019 season finale, Outlaws attack Kohta Kurashima made his MLL debut against the Chesapeake Bayhawks. In the contest, Kurashima became the first Japanese player to score a goal in MLL history. Kurashima told Lacrosse Bucket after the game, “after I scored, I felt I was the happiest guy in the world. It was absolutely the best moment I've ever had.”On September 21st, Boston Cannons attack Danny Seibel scored a goal in his MLL debut. Scoring a goal in your professional lacrosse debut would be a good enough story on its own, but for Seibel, it was just the tip of the iceberg.Seibel, a native of Wakefield, Massachusetts scored for his hometown team after overcoming a diagnosis of Hodgkin’s Lymphoma a year earlier. To make the moment even more special, Seibel scored on the Cannons annual Cannons Fighting Cancer Day benefiting Boston Children’s Hospital.After the game, Seibel told the Patriot Ledger, “For me to be able to make my MLL debut here, before a sellout crowd, was an unbelievable experience.” Seibel added, “It’s an even better feeling to have it happen on this day, with the Boston Children’s Hospital event.”New York Lizards goalie Austin Kaut spends most of his time preventing goals, not scoring them. That all changed in the Lizards final game of the 2019 season against the Atlanta Blaze. With time winding down in the first quarter, Kaut unleashed a hail mary effort from his own goal crease. Somehow, Kaut’s effort found the back of the Atlanta net for a 2-PT goal. It was the first MLL goalie goal since the 2017 season.The Chesapeake Bayhawks and the hometown Denver Outlaws faced off in a battle for the Steinfeld Trophy at the 2019 MLL Championship Game at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, Colorado.The game was a back-and-forth affair with the Bayhawks jumping out to an early 5-0 lead in the first quarter. Denver would fight and claw their way back, taking a 9-8 fourth quarter lead. The Bayhawks would eventually win it on an Andrew Kew game-winning goal with just over a minute to play. It was the Bayhawks sixth championship in team history and first since 2013.MLL felt the fan support before the season even started. Draft day was a full house, filling the NASCAR Hall of Fame to capacity. The Boston Cannons saw a sold-out crowd for opening day. The Denver Outlaws’ Fourth of July game hosted a crowd of more than 26,000 fans. The MLL Champions, the Chesapeake Bayhawks, hosted a crowd of more than 16 thousand in their last home game of the season. In 2019 MLL saw a 16% increase in total attendance year-over-year, with 4 of MLL’s teams experiencing double-digit attendance growth.Fans engaged at home too. MLL saw 194% growth in social traffic, 97% growth in engagement and 393% growth in digital scale. MLL accomplished a broadcast reach of 724 million viewers through expanded national and regional broadcast deals. And 150,000 fans were able to engage with MLL’s Shoot Your Shot competition, the league’s largest grassroots marketing initiative in league history.The 2020 season will be the 20th in Major League Lacrosse history. Since its founding in 2001, MLL has been a pioneer in developing the sport of lacrosse as the premier outdoor league in the world. Major League Lacrosse looks forward to celebrating our 20th season with our outstanding fans and partners throughout the 2020 season. Here is to a great 2020!