Merrill wins week five Rookie of the Week award

Published on February 2, 2006 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Portland Lumberjax News Release


Brodie Merrill took the National Lacrosse League's Rookie of the Week honors for a second consecutive week. Merrill scored one goal and added four assists for a total of five points and collected 27 loose balls during two games in Week Five.

As a defenseman, Merrill brings home his second honors after a strong performance in two games over the weekend (He won NLL Rookie of the Week #4). Merrill recorded two assists and collected 14 loose balls in a 15-8 road win over the San Jose Stealth on Friday. On Saturday Merrill added a goal and two assists for three points, and scooped up 13 loose balls in a 12-8 home loss to the Calgary Roughnecks.

Scott Stewart was also traded this week to Minnesota in exchange for the Swarm's Ryder Bateman. Bateman comes from Calgary, Alberta and played his rookie season for Minnesota in 2005. The 6'0", 195lb forward comes to the Jax with 39 points last year (20 goals, 19 assists). In 2005, he was tied for second among rookies in goals, and also won the Rookie of the Week honors in Week #16 last year. He was selected as a first round pick in the NLL Entry Draft (6th overall).

The LumberJax play their next game in Buffalo on February 10 at 4:30p and fans can watch the game on their computers via B2 networks for $6.00. Go to PortlandJax.com and click on the B2 link. A high-speed connection is required. Live game night scores can be found at: http://pointstreak.com.

Tickets to the LumberJax for each of the eight home games range from $10.00-$30.00 in advance (Prices increase by $2.00 on the day of the game), with additional VIP seating available. Pro-rated season (starting as low as $70) and Group tickets can be purchased by calling 503.797.9739. Individual tickets can be purchased at the Rose Quarter Box Office (M-Sa 10a-5p), all Ticketmaster outlets, by calling 503.224.4400 or at PortlandJax.com. For single event suites call 503.963.3800. Prices do not include service charges.

The Portland LumberJax (www.PortlandJax.com) were founded on May 11, 2005 as an expansion franchise in the National Lacrosse League, which features the best lacrosse players in the world. LumberJax are owned by the youngest majority owner in professional sports, 25-year-old Angela Batinovich, who relocated permanently to Portland, OR from California. The LumberJax are one of 11 teams in the NLL and will play eight of the sixteen regular season games at the Rose Garden, which is owned by Portland Arena Management LLC. Global Spectrum, the facility management company for the Rose Quarter, serves as the sales, marketing, promotional, and publicity arm of the LumberJax.

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