A.J. Shannon agrees to two-year contract extension with Rattlers
March 22, 2007 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Dallas Rattlers News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Rattlers announced today that midfielder A.J. Shannon has re-signed with the Major League Lacrosse team. Shannon has agreed to a two-year deal that will keep him with the club for the 2007 and 2008 seasons.
Last season, Shannon recorded seven goals and four assists in six games. He was forced to miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury. In team history, he is fifth all-time in goals (55), sixth in points (77), and is tied for sixth in assists (20). The Whitby, Ontario, native also plays for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League.
The Rattlers will open their 2007 Major League Lacrosse season at home against the Washington Bayhawks on Saturday, May 26th. The game ushers in the seventh season of Rattlers lacrosse and the second at PAETEC Park.
Major League Lacrosse, a 10-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 and is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference features franchises in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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