Chicago Machine announces roster for 2006
May 12, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Chicago Machine News Release
After two weekends of training camp, the Chicago Machine has determined the roster for the 2006 inaugural season. The Chicago Machine is pleased to announce the following players:
Machine attackmen are Kevin Leveille, Josh Coffman, Steve Brundage, Pat Kennedy, Scott Dooley, and Josh Bergey. Doug Shanahan, Chris Malone, Steve Dusseau, Kevin Boland, Brent Rothfuss, Kevin Kelley, Zach Heffner, Matt Florio, Ryan Ward, and Dan Paccione will cover the midfield. Todd Rassas, Damien Davis, Tom Fallon, Jeff Bigas, and Zach Gagel will represent the defense with Nick Murtha and Mike Gabel in goal. Practice players include Steve Hettrich, Lyle Shirley, and Geoff Stark.
"The guys came into training camp in shape, willing to train hard and ready to represent Chicago," said Head Coach Kevin Finneran. "We were looking for team guys who represent the Chicago Machine both on the field and in the community. We feel very confident that our team has those qualities."
Although there is one more weekend of training camp, the Machine decided to make its final roster decisions before the third weekend. "We wanted to have our final roster heading into the last weekend of training camp so the guys could get to know each other better and prepare as much as possible for our first game in Denver," stated Finneran. "Our team will be well-balanced, experienced, and fun to watch."
The first game for the Chicago Machine will be on Saturday, May 20, 2006 against the Denver Outlaws at Invesco Field at Mile High Stadium. The Machine home-opener is scheduled for Saturday, June 3, 2006 at the Sports Complex at Benedictine University - "The Home of the Machine" - against the San Francisco Dragons.
For further information regarding the Chicago Machine 2006 Roster, visit www.chicagomachine.com/team.
This weekend, the Chicago Machine will continue into its third weekend of training camp. Training camp will be located at East McCully Field on the campus of Wheaton College in Wheaton, Illinois. There will be a free youth clinic open to the public from 1:00pm-2:00pm on East McCully Field and the afternoon Machine training camp session will be open to the public to watch from 2:00pm-4:00pm.
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