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04-24-2006, 02:23 PM
April 21, 2006 - Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today an historic trade involving six teams and 24 players and draft picks. It is believed to be the largest trade in sports history and comes one week before MLL begins training camp in preparation for its sixth campaign.
“This trade came together very quickly considering the intricacies of the deal and I credit the unprecedented amount of cooperation and communication between the teams to pull it off,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “I applaud the spirit in which these teams worked together, but more importantly this trade addressed the needs of all the teams involved and strengthens each of them. We feel this makes the 2006 campaign even more compelling and we will see the most competitive and exciting season MLL history.”
This blockbuster trade includes some of the biggest names in Major League Lacrosse and six of the first 10 picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft. The biggest name to be dealt belongs to attackman Ryan Powell, who was the first MVP in league history, who moves to the San Francisco Dragons after playing the first five years of his MLL career for the Rochester Rattlers. Powell has 123 goals and 111 assists for a total of 234 points in his MLL career, which ranks fourth on MLL’s all-time points list. Reigning Rookie of the Year defenseman Brodie Merrill moves from the Baltimore Bayhawks to the Rochester Rattlers while two-time all star midfielder Jeff Sonke moves from the Bayhawks to the Denver Outlaws.
The Outlaws have dealt MLL all-star midfielder David Curry to the Bayhawks. Curry is ninth on MLL’s all-time list for assists with 58. The Rochester Rattlers now have the first, tenth and 30th overall picks in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft. Baltimore now has the second, fourth and fifth overall picks in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft.
How the trade breaks down team-by-team:
Baltimore Bayhawks trade (D) Brodie Merrill, (M) Jeff Sonke, (G) Trevor Tierney, and the 20th and 30th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft and receive (M) Ben DeFelice, (D) Ronnie Staines, (M) David Curry, (D) Michael Howley, (G) Scott Schroeder and the fourth and fifth overall selections in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Chicago Machine trade the first pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as the 21st overall and receive (D) Tom Fallon and the third and seventh selections in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Denver Outlaws trade (M) David Curry, (D) Michael Howley, (G) Scott Schroeder, (M) Ryan Marshall and the fifth pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft and receive (M) Jeff Sonke, (G) Trevor Tierney and the 20th pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Los Angeles Riptide trade (D) Ronnie Staines and the 24th overall pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft for (M) Sean Lindsay.
Rochester Rattlers trade (A) Ryan Powell, (D) Eric Martin, (M) Sean Lindsay and the fourth and seventh overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate draft and receive (D) Brodie Merrill and the first, tenth and 30th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as a 2007 Conditional 1st Round Collegiate Draft Pick (from San Francisco).
San Francisco Dragons trade (M) Ben DeFelice, (D) Tom Fallon and the third and tenth overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as a 2007 Conditional 1st Round Collegiate Draft Pick for (A) Ryan Powell, (D) Eric Martin, (M) Ryan Marshall and the 21st and 24th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Other major trades of note in sports history are as follows:
MLB – 1954 two teams (Baltimore and New York) and 18 players.
NBA – 2005 five teams (Boston, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans and Utah) and 13 players.
NFL – 1989 three teams (Dallas, Minnesota and San Diego) and 18 players.
NHL – 1998 two teams (Calgary and Toronto) and ten players.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-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 and CEO 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, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference debuts 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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“This trade came together very quickly considering the intricacies of the deal and I credit the unprecedented amount of cooperation and communication between the teams to pull it off,” said MLL Commissioner David Gross. “I applaud the spirit in which these teams worked together, but more importantly this trade addressed the needs of all the teams involved and strengthens each of them. We feel this makes the 2006 campaign even more compelling and we will see the most competitive and exciting season MLL history.”
This blockbuster trade includes some of the biggest names in Major League Lacrosse and six of the first 10 picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft. The biggest name to be dealt belongs to attackman Ryan Powell, who was the first MVP in league history, who moves to the San Francisco Dragons after playing the first five years of his MLL career for the Rochester Rattlers. Powell has 123 goals and 111 assists for a total of 234 points in his MLL career, which ranks fourth on MLL’s all-time points list. Reigning Rookie of the Year defenseman Brodie Merrill moves from the Baltimore Bayhawks to the Rochester Rattlers while two-time all star midfielder Jeff Sonke moves from the Bayhawks to the Denver Outlaws.
The Outlaws have dealt MLL all-star midfielder David Curry to the Bayhawks. Curry is ninth on MLL’s all-time list for assists with 58. The Rochester Rattlers now have the first, tenth and 30th overall picks in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft. Baltimore now has the second, fourth and fifth overall picks in the 2006 MLL Collegiate Draft.
How the trade breaks down team-by-team:
Baltimore Bayhawks trade (D) Brodie Merrill, (M) Jeff Sonke, (G) Trevor Tierney, and the 20th and 30th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft and receive (M) Ben DeFelice, (D) Ronnie Staines, (M) David Curry, (D) Michael Howley, (G) Scott Schroeder and the fourth and fifth overall selections in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Chicago Machine trade the first pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as the 21st overall and receive (D) Tom Fallon and the third and seventh selections in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Denver Outlaws trade (M) David Curry, (D) Michael Howley, (G) Scott Schroeder, (M) Ryan Marshall and the fifth pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft and receive (M) Jeff Sonke, (G) Trevor Tierney and the 20th pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Los Angeles Riptide trade (D) Ronnie Staines and the 24th overall pick in the 2006 Collegiate Draft for (M) Sean Lindsay.
Rochester Rattlers trade (A) Ryan Powell, (D) Eric Martin, (M) Sean Lindsay and the fourth and seventh overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate draft and receive (D) Brodie Merrill and the first, tenth and 30th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as a 2007 Conditional 1st Round Collegiate Draft Pick (from San Francisco).
San Francisco Dragons trade (M) Ben DeFelice, (D) Tom Fallon and the third and tenth overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft as well as a 2007 Conditional 1st Round Collegiate Draft Pick for (A) Ryan Powell, (D) Eric Martin, (M) Ryan Marshall and the 21st and 24th overall picks in the 2006 Collegiate Draft.
Other major trades of note in sports history are as follows:
MLB – 1954 two teams (Baltimore and New York) and 18 players.
NBA – 2005 five teams (Boston, Memphis, Miami, New Orleans and Utah) and 13 players.
NFL – 1989 three teams (Dallas, Minnesota and San Diego) and 18 players.
NHL – 1998 two teams (Calgary and Toronto) and ten players.
About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-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 and CEO 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, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference debuts 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
Thanks www.texashsfootball.com