Rattlers Announce 2008 Schedule
Published on January 17, 2008 under Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Dallas Rattlers News Release
(Rochester, NY)... The Rochester Rattlers will open their 2008 Major League Lacrosse season with a road contest on Saturday, May 17th against the Long Island Lizards at 7:00 p.m. at Mitchel Field. The Rattlers' home opener is two weeks later against the two-time defending champion Philadelphia Barrage at PAETEC Park at 7:30 p.m.
Rochester's home schedule also includes games against the New Jersey Pride, Los Angeles Riptide, Washington Bayhawks, Boston Cannons and Long Island Lizards. The Rattlers' game on Saturday, June 28th against Los Angeles is a rematch of last season's MLL Semifinals. The Riptide edged the Rattlers 15-14 to advance to their first ever MLL Final. The Rattlers end the season with two of their last three games at home. Rochester hosts the Boston Cannons on Saturday, July 26th and then hosts Long Island on August 1st in a rare Friday night home game. The Rattlers end the season in Chicago with an 8:00 p.m. game at Toyota Park.
The Rattlers finished the 2007 season with a trip to the MLL Semifinals. During the regular season, the Rattlers finished second in the Eastern Conference with a 9-3 record. The nine wins set a franchise record. Rochester also established a league record with 34 power-play goals and 129 assists. Further, the team set a team record for goals with 208.
Other highlights of the 2008 season include the Warrior Major League Challenge and the Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft, which will occur between the second and third weeks of the regular season and will be held on Wednesday, May 28th. Denver will also host the 2008 MLL All-Star Game on Thursday, July 17th. The MLL season concludes in Boston where the 2008 NB ZIP MLL Championship Weekend is set for Harvard Stadium on August 23rd and 24th. The Semifinal games will be held on Saturday, August 23 with the two Semifinal winners advancing to the NB ZIP MLL Championship Game on Sunday, August 24th.
The venues for certain matchups, including all home dates for the Philadelphia Barrage, are still to be determined. Information on the location of those games will be made available on the league's website as it becomes available. Major League Lacrosse will also announce the dates for the 2008 Television Schedule at a later date.
Rattlers' 2008 Schedule
Date Opponent Time
Saturday, May 17 at Long Island 7:00 PM
Friday, May 23 at Boston 7:00 PM
Saturday, May 31 vs. Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 7 at Washington 7:00 PM
Saturday, June 14 vs. New Jersey 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 21 at Philadelphia 7:30 PM
Saturday, June 28 vs. Los Angeles 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 12 vs. Washington 7:30 PM
Friday, July 19 at New Jersey 7:30 PM
Saturday, July 26 vs. Boston 7:30 PM
Friday, August 1 vs. Long Island 7:30 PM
Saturday, August 9 at Chicago 8:00 PM
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