Bayhawks trade Millon to Boston
Published on March 8, 2005 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chesapeake Bayhawks News Release
Baltimore, MD (March 7, 2005)- The Baltimore Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) announced today that they have acquired goaltender Trevor Tierney and the fourth overall pick in the 2005 MLL Collegiate draft in a trade with the Boston Cannons. In exchange the Bayhawks sent standout attackman Mark Millon to Boston.
Millon has been a force in the Bayhawks lineup for the last four years, as well as one of the best offensive players in the MLL. He has led the Bayhawks in points scored in each of the last four seasons, and led the team in goals in each of the last three, and holds the team record for goals in a game with 8. In the MLL record books, he is the all-time points leader with 249.
"It is difficult to part with a player of Mark's magnitude," said Bayhawks General Manager Jay Pivec. "He has been a major contributor to the success of the Bayhawks and the MLL at large. His stats speak for themselves." He said of the nature of the trade, "Boston had a need for a player that can carry their offense and that plays the style of lacrosse that Mark brings to the game. We had a need to put ourselves in a stronger position in the draft and to raise the level of competition at goalkeeper, as well as to get under the salary cap."
Trevor Tierney, a Princeton University alum, spent the first three and a half years of his career in the MLL with the New Jersey Pride. He was traded to Boston during the 2004 season, where he appeared in goal in the final two games. In 2003, Tierney started all twelve games with the Pride, and finished the season with a 14.3 goals-against average. Tierney is currently fifth on the MLL career wins list for goalkeepers.
With the fourth overall pick they received in the trade, the Bayhawks now hold the third and fourth overall picks in the Collegiate Draft on June 1st at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, CT.
About the Baltimore Bayhawks
The Baltimore Bayhawks were founded 1999 by Dave Pivec, owner of Pivec Advertising; Chris Hutchins, owner of Bacharach Raisin; Ray Schulmeyer, owner of Schulmeyer Animal Hospital in Baltimore, MD; and Gordon Boone of Ryan Commercial Real Estate. The Bayhawks were the MLL Champions in 2002 and have made the MLL playoffs in every season of the League's operation. The Bayhawks play their home games at Johnny Unitas Stadium at Towson University in Towson, MD. The Bayhawks 2005 season begins in Seattle, Washington on May 28th against the New Jersey Pride; the 2005 home schedule will consist of 6 games beginning on June 5th against the New Jersey Pride. For more information about the Bayhawks, visit www.baltimorebayhawks.com
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a six-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and 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 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2004 MLL season concluded with the Philadelphia Barrage winning the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Game on Sunday, August 22 at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass. The 2005 season is slated to begin the weekend of May 20-22, 2005. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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