Outlaws Invite Seven Open Tryout Players to Camp
Denver–April 9, 2007 –The Denver Outlaws have invited seven players who participated in the team’s first ever open tryouts on April 1 to training camp. These seven, along with the 28 existing members will comprise the 35 players the Outlaws will bring to training camp starting April 28th.
“Our open tryouts were extremely competitive and these seven players stood out to our staff,” said Outlaws General Manager Brian Reese. “All seven will compete for playing time and will help make the Outlaws better.”
Attackmen Lance Vitt and Kevin Tait, Midfielders Neal Anderson, Bobby Magrin and Kip Hale, and Defenders Alan Smith Jr and Matt Nader are the seven players that were selected from the 38 that competed at the open tryouts. Anderson is the only player with Major League Lacrosse experience. He scored one goal in one game played last season with the Boston Cannons.
The Outlaws open their season on May 19th against Western Conference rival San Francisco at INVESCO Field at Mile High.
For more information please visit the Denver Outlaws website at www.DenverOutlaws.com or call (303)-OUTLAWS.
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About the Denver Outlaws
Part of Major League Lacrosse’s 2006 western expansion, the Outlaws became Western Conference Champions and led the league in attendance, averaging over 11,600 attendees per game, in their inaugural campaign. The Outlaws will defend their conference title, playing twelve total games this summer, with six home games at INVESCO Field at Mile High from May through August. The organization is managed by Edge Sports & Entertainment – a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Denver Broncos Football Club. Outlaws 2007 season tickets are available now. For more information, contact the Outlaws ticket office at (720) 258-3600 or visit www.DenverOutlaws.com.
About Edge Sports & Entertainment
Created in 2005, Edge Sports & Entertainment is a full-service event sports and entertainment company focused on the development of live events, event production, and broadcast. Edge Sports & Entertainment is owned by Pat Bowlen.
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; 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. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) 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.
