Four Titans Survive Cuts For Team Canada
October 23, 2009 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Orlando Titans News Release
ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 23) -- Four current Orlando Titans players remain in contention for roster spots as Team Canada pared its roster to 30 for the 2010 World Championships.
Titans players Matt Brown, Jordan Hall, Pat Merrill and Matt Vinc were among the 30 players listed on Team Canada roster following Friday's cut-downs. Hall and Vinc were members of Team Canada in 2006, which won the gold medal at Worlds.
Hall finished second on the Titans in scoring last year, tallying 81 points on 25 goals and 56 assists. A versatile player, Vinc has emerged as one of the top goaltenders in the National Lacrosse League but is attempting to make the team as a defenseman - a position he plays in the professional outdoor league. Merrill, a former number one overall pick in the NLL Draft, is in his 4th season in the Titans organization and remains one of the league's top defensive players. Brown is in his first year with the Titans after being selected in the NLL Dispersal Draft from the Portland LumberJax following the 2009 season.
Team Canada will need to make seven more cuts to get down to its final 23-man roster. The 2010 World Championships are slated for Manchester, England in July.
TITANS NOTES: Titans players Hall, Merrill, and Vinc join teammate Jarret Park in Melbourne, Australia this weekend (Oct. 24-25) to participate in the two-game NLL All-Star Showcase Series...it marks the first time professional indoor lacrosse is being played in the "land down under"...Orlando star Casey Powell has been participating in the Florida Citrus Sports Celebrity Selection Contest...each week, a group of celebrities including Powell, Washington Wizards forward Mike Miller and ESPN's Heather Dinich try to select the winner of the Capital One Bowl and Champs Sports Bowl's designated Game of the Week...to date, Powell and Miller are currently tied for the series lead, both having correctly predicted the winner in seven of 10 previous games...Powell's co-lead is safe for another week, as all six prognosticators have selected Penn State to beat Michigan and LSU to takedown Auburn...You can follow the contest on www.FCSports.com...The Titans introductory $69 lower bowl season ticket promotion will be coming to end in the near future...President Steve Donner noted that the Titans sold out of their original allotment for the promotion and decided to add seats because of popular demand...But as of Oct. 23, only a few dozen of those added seats remained...With regular price season tickets starting at just $99 for lower bowl seating, Titans Lacrosse remains one of the best values in sports entertainment...Additional information and season tickets can be purchased by calling 407-601-6516 or by logging on to www.orlandotitans.com.
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