Stealth Re-Sign Kevin Fines
Published on September 1, 2006 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
San Jose Stealth News Release
SAN JOSE - San Jose Stealth Assistant General Manager Doug Locker announced that the club has re-signed defenseman/transition player Kevin Fines to a one-year contract for the 2007 season.
Fines returns for his third season with the Stealth after posting a career high 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) while scooping up 31 loose balls in 15 games last season.
Last season, Fines found a home in the face-off circle for San Jose winning 22 out of 56 face-offs (39%). In 29 career games in the NLL, Fines has scored 46 points (26 goals, 20 assists) while collecting 74 loose balls.
In Fines' rookie year, he was named Rookie of the Week for week six after scoring three goals and collecting six loose balls against the Philadelphia Wings.
The six-foot-two, 210-pound native of Listowel, Ontario arrived to the Stealth via free agency in 2004 out of the University of Findlay (Ohio).
The San Jose Stealth professional lacrosse team opens the 2007 NLL season on Jan. 5 vs. Rochester at HP Pavilion at San Jose. Additional information on the eight-game home schedule can be uncovered at sjstealth.com.
Season tickets, which include a host of newly created benefits, for the club's fourth season are available by calling 408-999-5700 or visiting sjstealth.com. Details on the thrilling Sports Pak were recently announced and the package includes Stealth season tickets as well as seats to other HP Pavilion events such as Fight Night at the Tank and the San Jose Sharks for one exciting price.
The National Lacrosse League is North America's professional indoor lacrosse league, featuring the best lacrosse players in the world. The league is entering its 21st season with thirteen teams playing in the major markets of the United States and Canada. NLL teams play a 16-game schedule followed by the Champion's Cup Playoffs. The teams are: Arizona Sting, Buffalo Bandits, Calgary Roughnecks, Chicago Shamrox, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, Minnesota Swarm, New York (name TBD), Philadelphia Wings, Portland LumberJax, Rochester Knighthawks, San Jose Stealth and Toronto Rock. Most NLL clubs are owned and/or operated by the National Hockey League (NHL) and/or National Basketball Association (NBA) teams and play in the same arenas used by those teams. Professional indoor lacrosse combines the physical play of hockey with the high scoring (average of 25 goals per game), fast pace and play-making style of basketball. It is played inside the confines of a NHL hockey rink, with glass and rink boards intact, while the playing surface consists of a green turf carpet laid down over the hockey ice.
The league has a national broadcasting agreement with VERSUS (changing from OLN in late September) in 2007 featuring a live NLL game every Saturday night throughout the 2007 season, consisting of 16 weekly broadcasts.
Attendance is at an all-time high for the league with average attendance for the 2006 season at nearly 11,000 fans per game, with several games played in front of crowds in excess of 16,000 fans. The 2006 Championship Game aired live nationally on ESPN2. For more information, visit the official website of the National Lacrosse League at NLL.com.
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