Major League Lacrosse announced its 2018 schedule Tuesday morning.

The season opens with four games the weekend of April 21, but the buzz really ramps up in Week 2. The Dallas Rattlers, an original-six MLL franchise that relocated from Rochester in the offseason, will host the Denver Outlaws in their home opener April 29 at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas.

On the same day, the defending MLL champion Ohio Machine will formally commence their title defense with the first of three straight home games to start the season, hosting the New York Lizards at Fortress Obetz.

The MLL All-Star Game will be June 28 and the championship game will be Aug. 18. The league has not yet announced the locations for those events.

2018 MLL Schedule

Week 1

April 21 - Denver at New York
April 21 - Boston at Charlotte
April 21 - Dallas at Chesapeake
April 22 - Florida at Atlanta

Week 2

April 27 - Dallas at Charlotte
April 28 - Chesapeake at Florida
April 28 - Boston at Atlanta
April 29 - Denver at Dallas
April 29 - New York at Ohio

Week 3

May 3 - Chesapeake at Charlotte
May 4 - New York at Denver
May 5 - Dallas at Boston
May 5 - Charlotte at Ohio
May 6 - Denver at Florida
May 6 - Atlanta at New York

Week 4

May 10 - Boston at Florida
May 12 - Dallas at Ohio
May 12 - Atlanta at Boston
May 13 - Chesapeake at Denver

Week 5

May 19 - Atlanta at Dallas
May 19 - Chesapeake at Boston
May 19 - Charlotte at Denver
May 19 - New York at Florida

Week 6

May 26 - Ohio at Charlotte
May 26 - Dallas at Florida

Week 7

June 2 - New York at Atlanta
June 2 - Ohio at Chesapeake
June 2 - Florida at Boston
June 2 - Denver at Charlotte

Week 8

June 7 - Ohio at Denver
June 7 - Boston at Dallas
June 9 - Florida at New York
June 9 - Chesapeake at Ohio
June 9 - Charlotte at Atlanta

Week 9

June 16 - Atlanta at Chesapeake
June 16 - Charlotte at New York
June 16 - Ohio at Dallas
June 16 - Florida at Denver

Week 10

June 23 - Dallas at Atlanta
June 23 - New York at Boston
June 23 - Florida at Charlotte
June 23 - Denver at Ohio

MLL All-Star Game

June 28 - MLL All-Star Game

Week 11

June 30 - Ohio at New York
June 30 - Atlanta at Charlotte
July 2 - Boston at Chesapeake

Week 12

July 4 - Boston at Denver
July 7 - Ohio at Florida
July 7 - Charlotte at Dallas
July 7 - New York at Chesapeake

Week 13

July 19  - Boston at New York
July 21 - Atlanta at Ohio
July 21 - Charlotte at Chesapeake
July 22 - Dallas at Denver

Week 14

July 26 - Florida at Ohio
July 26 - Chesapeake at Atlanta
July 28 - New York at Dallas
July 28 - Atlanta at Florida
July 28 - Charlotte at Boston
July 28 - Denver at Chesapeake

Week 15

Aug. 4 - Chesapeake at New York
Aug. 4 - Florida at Dallas
Aug. 4 - Ohio at Boston
Aug. 4 - Denver at Atlanta

MLL Championship Game

Aug. 18 - MLL Championship Game