Dragons Captain Liam Banks Out With Injury
Published on June 13, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
San Francisco Dragons News Release
Burlingame - The San Francisco Dragons of Major League Lacrosse announced today that attackman Liam Banks will be out indefinitely due to an injury sustained in the Dragons 15-14 overtime win over Chicago on June 7th. Banks will be flown back to San Francisco from Detroit on Friday morning where he has been for work commitments, and have surgery on Friday afternoon by Dragons Orthopedic surgeon Dr. Michael Oberlander.
An MRI result on Thursday revealed a potential tear to his meniscus, and the exact prognosis will not be known until the procedure has been completed late Friday. Banks, a team captain, has been a mainstay on the Dragon's attack since being acquired in a draft day trade with New Jersey at the 2007 Collegiate Draft.
"Obviously having a player of Liam's caliber out of the lineup is a blow, however we are very hopeful that the results of the surgery will be positive enough to allow him to participate later in the 2008 season" commented Executive Vice President and General Manager Doug Locker. "Liam is a very special person and teammate and has put everything he has into this team for the past two seasons."
"It's been a tough couple of weeks with injuries here as we have been without Sean (Lindsay) as well, but we have been really pleased and impressed with the way our guys have stepped up during this time." Locker continued.
The Dragons play the Denver Outlaws on Saturday in Denver at 7pm (MST), and then travel to New Jersey for a June 21st game vs. the Pride before returning home to face the Boston Cannons at Spartan Stadium on June 28th at Spartan Stadium.
Media Contact:
Heidi Faith
San Francisco Dragons
650-386-6746
heidi@sfdragons.com
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About the San Francisco Dragons The San Francisco Dragons are members of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league. The San Francisco Dragons opened their inaugural 2006 season as one of four expansion teams which also included the Chicago Machine, Denver Outlaws and Los Angeles Riptide. These teams combined to make up the MLL's Western Conference. The Dragons played at San Francisco's historic Kezar Stadium for their first two years before moving to the Spartan Stadium at San Jose University for their 2008 season. For more information on the San Francisco Dragons, visit the team website at www.sanfranciscodragons.com. Tickets can be ordered by calling 1-(877) 4-MLL TIX or visiting Ticketmaster. www.tickmaster.com
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; 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; and Jim Davis, chairman and CEO of New Balance. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. 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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