# Washington Power

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{{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](/source/MCI_Center) (2001)<br>[Capital Centre](/source/Capital_Centre_(Landover%2C_Maryland)) (2002)
| city = [Washington, D.C.](/source/Washington%2C_D.C.)
| colors = Blue, Red, White<br> {{Color box|#142360}} {{Color box|#EA3431}} {{Color box|white}}
| coach_label = Head coach
| division_titles = '''1''' ([2002](/source/2002_NLL_season))
| blank_label = [PLPA](/source/Professional_Lacrosse_Players'_Association) representative
| blank_label2 = Later
| blank_data2 = '''[Colorado Mammoth](/source/Colorado_Mammoth)''' (2003–Present)
| sport = [Box lacrosse](/source/Box_lacrosse)
| first_season = [2001](/source/2001_NLL_season)
| last_season = [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season)
| league = [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League)
| history = '''[Baltimore Thunder](/source/Baltimore_Thunder)''' (1987–1999)<br>'''[Pittsburgh CrosseFire](/source/Pittsburgh_CrosseFire)''' (2000)
}}
The '''Washington Power''' were a member of the [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League) during the [2001](/source/2001_NLL_season) and [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) seasons. After the inaugural championship in 1987 in Baltimore (as the [Thunder](/source/Baltimore_Thunder)) through [1999](/source/1999_NLL_season) 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](/source/Pittsburgh_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](/source/Denver%2C_Colorado), as the [Colorado Mammoth](/source/Colorado_Mammoth).<ref name="nllhistory" /> In Colorado they have seen success both on and off the field, culminating in [2006](/source/2006_NLL_season), when they had the highest attendance in the league, and also won the [Champion's Cup](/source/Champion's_Cup).

==Awards & honors==
{|class="wikitable"
! Year !! Player !! Award
|-
| [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) || [Paul Gait](/source/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](/source/National_Lacrosse_League_MVP_Award)
|}

==All-time record==
{| class="wikitable"
! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| [2001](/source/2001_NLL_season) || || 9–5 || 4th || 4–3 || 5–2 || 226 || 204 || [Darris Kilgour](/source/Darris_Kilgour) || Lost in semifinals
|- ALIGN=center
| [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) || Eastern || 9–7 || '''1st''' || 6–2 || 3–5 || 253 || 243 || [Darris Kilgour](/source/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](/source/2001_NLL_season) || Semifinals || Washington 9 || '''Toronto 10'''
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|rowspan="2"| [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) || '''Quarterfinals''' || '''Washington 12''' || Philadelphia 11
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| Semifinals || Washington 11 || '''Toronto 12'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{NLL}}
{{Defunct NLL}}

Category:Defunct National Lacrosse League teams
Category:Sports in Washington, D.C.
Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2001
Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 2002

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