Major League Lacrosse to Hold Collegiate Draft on Wednesday
Published on May 27, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
Boston, MA (May 27, 2008) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, will hold the 2008 Warrior Major League Challenge and Collegiate Draft on Wednesday, May 28 at Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken , New Jersey.
The Warrior Major League Challenge, an all-star game featuring invited college seniors and played under MLL Rules, will begin at 5:00 PM and take place at the De Baun Athletic Complex.
Following the game, the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft will begin promptly at 8:30 PM in the Bissinger Room, located on the fourth floor of the Wesley J. Howe Center. The draft will once again be broadcast live on ESPNU. The draft consists of 5 rounds, for a total of 50 selections.
The nation's top college lacrosse programs will be represented, and players from the four schools that competed in the NCAA Championships at Gillette Stadium this past weekend (Syracuse, Johns Hopkins, Virginia, and Duke), are expected to be in attendance.
The 2008 senior class is regarded as one of the strongest classes in recent memory and a great deal of debate has centered around whether it will be midfielder Paul Rabil of Johns Hopkins or attackman Matt Danowski of Duke taken with the first overall pick. The #1 overall pick in the 2008 draft belongs to the Chicago Machine (1-1). However, in even years, the team holding the first pick has always traded it prior to the draft.
Both events are open to the public.
About Major League Lacrosse
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; 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 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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