03/21/2007 11:49 AM - The Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today they have acquired attackman Mike Powell from the Washington Bayhawks. In addition, Boston received midfielder Ben DeFelice and a conditional 2008 Collegiate Draft choice. In exchange, the Cannons sent attackman Conor Gill and defenseman Ryan Curtis to Washington.
This spices up an already intense rivalry between the Cannons and the Long Island Lizards. Long Island opens up their season at home against Boston on May 25 starting at 7 PM. This game will be broadcast Live on ESPN 2 and is the first lacrosse game ever broadcast in high definition. ESPN is pulling out all the stops as during this broadcast they are introducing goalie cams, lacrosse specific shot charts, mic’d up players and more.
"Mike Powell is a star and to have the opportunity to play against the best on Live national television is a fantastic opportunity," said Dave Kotowski, Lizards President "We are looking forward to seeing our world class defense take on Mike on the biggest stage there is in our sport," added Tim Kelly, Lizards General Manager.
Training camp for the Long Island Lizards begins on April 28.
Season, group and individual game tickets are on sale now. Lizards season tickets start at $80 and individual game tickets start at $16. Each Lizards game is an action packed event for the entire family. For ticket information call 866-LIZARDS-1 or visit www.longislandlizards.com.
2007 Long Island Lizards Schedule
(Home games in bold)
Friday, May 25th Boston @ Long Island (Live on ESPN 2 in HD)
Saturday, June 2nd Long Island @ San Francisco
Saturday, June 9th Long Island @ Washington
Saturday, June 16th Philadelphia @ Long Island
Saturday, June 23rd Washington @ Long Island
Saturday, June 30th Long Island @ Philadelphia
Thursday, July 5th Rochester @ Long Island
Saturday, July 14th Long Island @ Rochester
Saturday, July 21st Long Island @ New Jersey
Saturday, July 28th Denver @ Long Island
Thursday, August 2nd Long Island @ Boston
Saturday, August 11th New Jersey @ Long Island
About the Long Island Lizards and Major League Lacrosse
The two-time World Champion Long Island Lizards are the premier team of Major League Lacrosse. The Lizards open up their season on May 25th against their arch rival the Boston Cannon's. This game will be seen live on ESPN2. Season tickets, the VIP Experience, Birthday Parties, Flex Plans and Corporate Partnerships and Corporate Ticket Plans are on sale now. For more information, call 1-866-LIZARD-1 or visit us online at www.longislandlizards.com.
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two divisions. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia, Rochester and Washington. The Western Conference debuted in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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