MLL Announces 2005 Wild West All-Star Showdown Rosters
Published on June 20, 2005 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL) News Release
Boston, MA (June 20, 2005) - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today the rosters for the 2005 Major League Lacrosse Wild West All-Star Showdown Old School vs. Young Guns, which takes place on Saturday, July 2 at Denver's INVESCO Field at Mile High beginning at 7:00 p.m. MT, according to MLL Commissioner David Gross. The game will be broadcast as part of ESPN2's MLL Game of the Week package on Saturday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m. Rosters for the game were determined through fan voting and input from each of the league's six teams.
After a one-year hiatus, the annual exhibition featuring the league's best players returns with a new format. After three seasons of the rosters being split by division, Major League Lacrosse will split this year's participants based on league tenure. The "Old School" team will consist of players who played during the inaugural 2001 season, while the "Young Guns" team will feature players who began their MLL careers anywhere from 2002 to this season.
Notable players on the "Old School" team include Boston attackman Mark Millon, the 2003 Warrior Offensive Player of the Year as well as Long Island goalkeeper and 2004 Warrior Goalie of the Year Greg Cattrano. The "Young Guns" team will feature players such as last year's Cascade Rookie of the Year Ryan Boyle of Philadelphia, Baltimore attackman Mikey Powell and New Jersey midfielder Kyle Harrison, who was this year's top pick in the MLL Collegiate Draft.
The Bud Light Skills Competition takes place at halftime featuring the Fastest Shot, Freestyle and Accuracy contests. Tickets for the Wild West All-Star Showdown are available at the INVESCO Field at Mile High Ticket Office, by phone at 303-830-8497, at all TicketMaster locations and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Tickets are affordably priced at $25, $17.50, and $12.50 with group discounts available.
This season's All Star game marks the first time the MLL will use the Old School vs. Young Guns format. Major League Lacrosse played its first season in 2001 and many of the stars who began their MLL careers that year are still among the best players in the league. The MLL has also seen an influx of young talent beginning in 2002, creating a new era of MLL stars. The new All-Star format will capitalize on the natural, friendly rivalry that exists between the older and younger generations of MLL stars.
The Bud Light Skills Competition returns for a fourth season. In 2004 the competition was hosted by the Philadelphia Barrage at Villanova Stadium. David Evans of the Boston Cannons won his third straight Fastest Shot contest, firing a 109mph laser to win the competition. New Jersey's Scott Urick and David Curry won the Bullseye accuracy competition while Philadelphia's Matt Striebel took home a win in the Freestyle Contest.
2005 MLL Old School All-Stars
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. MLL Team College ASG Exp.*
Greg Cattrano GK 5-11 190 Long Island Brown 4
Roy Colsey M 6-1 195 Philadelphia Syracuse 4
Josh Sims M 6-2 205 Baltimore Princeton 3
Paul Cantabene M 5-11 200 Baltimore Loyola 3
Ryan Curtis D 5-10 200 Boston Virginia 4
Mark Millon A 5-9 185 Boston U. Mass 4
Jay Jalbert M 6-2 206 Long Island Virginia 4
John Gagliardi D 5-11 195 Long Island Johns Hopkins 4
Jeff Sonke M 6-2 200 Baltimore North Carolina 2
Jesse Hubbard A 6-1 193 New Jersey Princeton 4
Gary Gait A 6-2 215 Baltimore Syracuse 4
Blake Miller M 6-1 190 Long Island Hofstra 3
Matt Striebel M 6-1 190 Philadelphia Princeton 1
Kevin Finneran M 6-0 180 Philadelphia Ohio Wesleyan 2
Christian Cook D 6-0 195 Baltimore Princeton 3
Trevor Tierney GK 5-11 200 Baltimore Princeton 1
Brian Kuczma D 5-10 195 Philadelphia Johns Hopkins 2
Tim Goettelmann A 6-3 217 Long Island Loyola 2
Head Coach: Jim Mulé (Long Island)
2005 MLL Young Guns All-Stars
Name Pos. Ht. Wt. MLL Team College ASG Exp.*
Ryan Boyle A 5-11 180 Philadelphia Princeton 1
Chris Fiore M 6-4 225 Boston U. Mass 1
Mikey Powell A 5-10 165 Baltimore Syracuse 1
A.J. Shannon M 6-0 213 Rochester Virginia 1
Tillman Johnson GK 6-1 200 Rochester Virginia 1
Conor Gill A 6-2 195 Boston Virginia 2
Walid Hajj M 5-11 175 New Jersey Georgetown 1
John Glatzel D 6-0 200 Rochester Syracuse 2
Kevin Leveille A 5-10 185 Boston U. Mass 1
Rob Scherr GK 5-8 190 Baltimore Johns Hopkins 1
Adam Doneger M 6-2 225 New Jersey Johns Hopkins 2
Doug Shanahan M 6-1 205 Philadelphia Hofstra 2
Ryan McClay D 5-10 190 New Jersey Cornell 1
Nicky Polanco D 6-4 215 Long Island Hofstra 1
Michael Howley M 6-1 205 Rochester Maryland 1
Kevin Cassese M 6-0 200 Rochester Duke 1
Kyle Harrison M 6-0 185 New Jersey Johns Hopkins 1
Chris Rotelli M 5-10 180 Boston Virginia 1
Head Coach: B.J. O'Hara (Rochester)
* - includes 2005 All-Star Game selections
The Wild West Tour is part of "Project West Coast", the MLL's exploratory expansion initiative, and plans to match the nationwide growth of Major League Lacrosse by adding a West Coast Division of four new teams by the start of the 2006 season. On March 9, 2005 the MLL awarded Los Angeles the league's first expansion team, owned and operated by AEG. Three more expansion cities will be announced throughout the summer. Markets under consideration include Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, San Francisco and Seattle.
About Stadium Management Company
Stadium Management Company (SMC) is the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Denver Broncos Football Club responsible for the management and booking of INVESCO Field at Mile High. SMC was created in 1999 to oversee the construction process, the opening of the stadium in 2001, and the ongoing day-to-day management of the facility.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a six-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 and has teams in Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The 2005 MLL season will begin on Friday, May 20 and conclude with the New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship Weekend Friday, August 19 and Sunday, August 21 at Boston University's Nickerson Field. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.
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