Dragons Announce 2006 Season Schedule at Kezar
January 19, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
San Francisco Dragons News Release
San Francisco, CA - The San Francisco Dragons announced their schedule for their 2006 inaugural season. Two dates were changed from the initial schedule announced by Major League Lacrosse (MLL) on December 19, 2006.
The schedule changes included moving the original home opener against the Los Angeles Riptide from Saturday May 20th to Sunday July 23rd, and moving the Saturday May 27th game against the Denver Outlaws to Sunday May 28th, which would then be the home opener.
The complete schedule is now as follows (All games Pacific Time):
May 28, Sunday 1:00 pm HOME Denver Outlaws
June 3, Saturday 5:00 pm Away Chicago Machine
June 10, Saturday 6:30 pm Away Denver Outlaws
June 17, Saturday 4:00 pm Away Boston Cannons
June 24, Saturday 6:30 pm Away Denver Outlaws
July 1, Saturday 1:00 pm HOME New Jersey Pride
July 8, Saturday 1:00 pm HOME Chicago Machine
July 22, Saturday TBA Away Los Angeles Riptide
July 23, Sunday 1:00 pm HOME Los Angeles Riptide
July 29, Saturday 4:30 pm Away Rochester Rattlers
Aug 5, Saturday 1:00 pm HOME Los Angeles Riptide
Aug 12, Saturday 1:00 pm HOME Chicago Machine
"We are excited to have the San Francisco Dragons games at Kezar Stadium," said Bob Palacio, Assistant Recreation Supervisor and Facility Manager with the San Francisco Recreation and Parks. "The Dragons have been great to work with thus far and we look forward to a mutually successful season."
About the San Francisco Dragons The San Francisco Dragons, Northern California's newest professional sports franchise, will begin its inaugural season in May of 2006 as a member of the 10-team Major League Lacrosse (MLL) league. The Dragons, based at historic Kezar Stadium's 9,044-seat track & field facility, will provide fun, affordable family entertainment showcasing America's "fastest growing team sport" in addition to becoming the foremost resource for the lacrosse community.
Season Tickets for the Dragons will be announced soon.
About Major League Lacrosse
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 conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference debuts 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.
SAN FRANCISCO DRAGONS FACT SHEET
Ownership - SF LAX Operating LLC
League - Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Conference - Western
Founded - September 2005
President - Chris Bulger
General Manager - Doug Locker
Head Coach - Brian Silcott
Assistant Coaches - TBA
First Player in team history - Chris Rotelli (Midfield - University of Virginia â03)
How acquired - Selected with the second overall pick in the 2006 MLL Expansion Draft on October 31, 2005
Home Stadium - Historic Kezar Stadium located on the Southeast corner of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco, California (Capacity: 9,044)
Official Training Facility - TBD
Colors - Purple, Black, Gray
Web Page - www.sanfranciscodragons.com
Ticket Information - 1-415-573-2525
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