8 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁- ▁The ▁league ▁announ ces ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁schedule . ▁The ▁season ▁will ▁begin ▁on ▁Saturday , ▁April ▁ 2 1 ▁with ▁three ▁games . ▁December ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁Atlanta ▁Bla ze ▁head ▁coach ▁Dave ▁H unt ley ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 6 0 . ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁- ▁Alexander ▁P . ▁" S andy " ▁Brown ▁is ▁named ▁second ▁commission er ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Major ▁League ▁Lac ros se . ▁Most ▁recently ▁Brown ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁President / CE O ▁of ▁One ▁World ▁Sports . ▁April ▁ 1 8 ▁- ▁Commission er ▁Sand y ▁Brown ▁announ ces ▁the ▁league ▁has ▁approved ▁the ▁sale ▁of ▁the ▁Atlanta ▁Bla ze ▁to ▁Andre ▁G ud ger , ▁founder ▁and ▁CE O ▁of ▁technology ▁invest ment ▁company ▁E cc al on . ▁April ▁ 2 6 ▁- ▁The ▁league ▁announ ces ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁Championship ▁Game ▁will ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁Char l eston , ▁South ▁Carolina ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 8 ▁at ▁M US C ▁Health ▁Stadium , ▁home ▁to ▁the ▁Char l eston ▁B atter y . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁M LL ▁game ▁to ▁be ▁held ▁in ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁April ▁ 2 9 ▁- ▁In ▁the ▁Machine ' s ▁first ▁game ▁def ending ▁their ▁championship , ▁Marcus ▁Hol man ▁scores ▁a ▁league - record ▁ 1 1 ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁ 2 5 - 1 3 ▁victory ▁over ▁the ▁L