{{Short description|American professional lacrosse team (2001–02)}} {{distinguish|Washington Power (inline hockey)}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Washington Power | logo = WashingtonPower.png | division = Eastern | arena = MCI Center (2001)<br>Capital Centre (2002) | city = Washington, D.C. | colors = Blue, Red, White<br> {{Color box|#142360}} {{Color box|#EA3431}} {{Color box|white}} | coach_label = Head coach | division_titles = '''1''' (2002) | blank_label = PLPA representative | blank_label2 = Later | blank_data2 = '''Colorado Mammoth''' (2003–Present) | sport = Box lacrosse | first_season = 2001 | last_season = 2002 | league = National Lacrosse League | history = '''Baltimore Thunder''' (1987–1999)<br>'''Pittsburgh CrosseFire''' (2000) }} The '''Washington Power''' were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2001 and 2002 seasons. After the inaugural championship in 1987 in Baltimore (as the Thunder) through 1999 and an unsuccessful stint in Pittsburgh<ref name="nllhistory">{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/about/history/|work=NLL.com|title=History of the NLL|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> (as the CrosseFire), the franchise moved to Washington, D.C. in 2001, with a new ownership structure led by Steve Comiskey,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/dec/1/20011201-033600-8577r/|work=Washington Times|title=Sticking it out|date=December 1, 2001|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> a DC attorney to high-tech billionaires, Wall Street executive Gene Podsiadlo, and star player Gary Gait. After two seasons of low attendance in Washington, the franchise moved again, this time to Denver, Colorado, as the Colorado Mammoth.<ref name="nllhistory" /> In Colorado they have seen success both on and off the field, culminating in 2006, when they had the highest attendance in the league, and also won the Champion's Cup.
==Awards & honors== {|class="wikitable" ! Year !! Player !! Award |- | 2002 || Paul Gait<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usalacrosse.com/player-profile/paul-gait|title=Paul Gait|work=USA Lacrosse|access-date=April 6, 2025}}</ref> || Most Valuable Player |}
==All-time record== {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001 || || 9–5 || 4th || 4–3 || 5–2 || 226 || 204 || Darris Kilgour || Lost in semifinals |- ALIGN=center | 2002 || Eastern || 9–7 || '''1st''' || 6–2 || 3–5 || 253 || 243 || Darris Kilgour || Lost in semifinals |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Total !! 2 seasons !! colspan="2" | 18–12 !! 10–5 !! 8–7 !! 479 !! 447 !! colspan="2" | |}
==Playoff results==
Reference:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://nllstats.com/team?id=901|work=NLLStats.com|title=Washington Power}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Game !! Visiting !! Home |- ALIGN=center | 2001 || Semifinals || Washington 9 || '''Toronto 10''' |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" |rowspan="2"| 2002 || '''Quarterfinals''' || '''Washington 12''' || Philadelphia 11 |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Semifinals || Washington 11 || '''Toronto 12''' |}
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Category:Defunct National Lacrosse League teams Category:Sports in Washington, D.C. Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2001 Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 2002