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League | MLL |
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Founded | 2001 |
Home stadium | Shuart Stadium |
Based in | Hempstead, NY |
Colors | Green, white, black |
Head coach | Joe Spallina |
General manager | Casey Hilpert |
Local media | New York Newsday |
Steinfeld Cups | 3 (2001, 2003, 2015) |
Division Championships | 3 (2001, 2002, 2003) |
Formerly | Long Island Lizards 2001–2012 New York Lizards 2013–present |
Website | www.nylizards.com |
The New York Lizards, originally the Long Island Lizards, are a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) team based in Hempstead, New York, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks (now Chesapeake Bayhawks), 16–13. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the American Division. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference.
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History[edit]
In the MLL's inaugural season in 2001, the Long Island Lizards split their home games between Hofstra Stadium, now James M. Shuart Stadium, and EAB Park (now Bethpage Ballpark). For the 2002 season, they used Hofstra Stadium as their home field. As of 2003, the Lizards played all home contests at Mitchel Athletic Complex, in Uniondale, New York until 2008. The team will return to James M. Shuart Stadium for their home games in 2009.[1] The Lizards have won American Division championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Major League Lacrosse titles in 2001, 2003 and 2015. The team made the playoffs in 2005 as a wildcard despite a losing record. The team's name and logo are based on the Italian wall lizard, a small reptile that was imported to Long Island (which has no native lizards) in the 1960s and which populate areas of the team's hometown of Hempstead in Nassau County.
On December 14, 2012 the Lizards changed their name to the New York Lizards.[2]
Rivalry[edit]
The Lizards' main rival is the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Between them they hold 8 of the 15 MLL league championships awarded through the 2015 season. The two teams have played in the championship game five times, with Chesapeake winning 3 of those 5.
General managers[edit]
- Casey Hilpert
Coaching staff[edit]
Current coaching staff[edit]
- Head Coach – Joe Spallina
- Assistant Coach – Keith Cromwell
- Assistant Coach – Tommy Susko
- Assistant Coach – Matt Madalon
All-time head coaches[edit]
# | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||
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GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
1 | John Detommaso | 2001–2004 | 51 | 33 | 18 | .647 | 6 | 5 | 1 | .833 |
2 | Jim Mule | 2005–2011 | 84 | 37 | 47 | .440 | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 |
3 | Joe Spallina | 2012– | 56 | 31 | 25 | .554 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
Current roster[edit]
2015 New York Lizards | ||||||
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Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | College | |
1 | Jojo Marasco | Midfield | 5-10 | 193 lbs | Syracuse University | |
3 | Rob Pannell | Attack | 5-10 | 195 lbs | Cornell | |
4 | Dan Cocchi | Midfield | 5-11 | 195 lbs | Towson | |
7 | Sean Brady | Midfield | 6-0 | 195 lbs | Stony Brook University | |
8 | Joe Yevoli | Attack | 6-0 | 175 lbs | Syracuse | |
11 | Grant Catalino | Attack | 6-5 | 225 lbs | Maryland | |
12 | Tom Burke | Midfield | 6-1 | 185 lbs | Cortland | |
13 | Stephen Berger | Midfield | 5-10 | 160 lbs | Washington (MD) | |
14 | Drew Adams | Goalie | 6-0 | 205 lbs | Penn State | |
17 | Vito DeMola | Attack | 5-9 | 175 lbs | Dowling | |
18 | Stephen Peyser | Midfield | 6-2 | 220 lbs | Johns Hopkins | |
20 | Matt Cannone | Attack | 5-9 | 185 lbs | Salisbury | |
21 | Tim Henderson | Defense | 6-3 | 205 lbs | Army | |
22 | Tommy Palasek | Attack | 5-10 | 165 lbs | Syracuse | |
23 | Mike Ward | Midfield | 6-0 | 195 lbs | Duke | |
24 | Steven Waldeck | Defense | 6-0 | 210 lbs | Stony Brook | |
25 | Brian Karalunas | Defense | 6-0 | 185 lbs | Villanova | |
26 | Doug Shanahan | Midfield | 6-2 | 220 lbs | Hofstra | |
28 | David Hild | Midfield | 6-4 | 215 lbs | Middlebury | |
31 | Matt Bernier | Defense | 6-2 | 195 lbs | Penn State | |
32 | Greg Gurenlian | Midfield/Face-Off | 6-1 | 225 lbs | Penn State | |
33 | David Earl | Midfield | 6-1 | 185 lbs | Notre Dame | |
42 | Max Seibald | Midfield | 6-1 | 215 lbs | Cornell | |
43 | Jack Reid | Defense | 6-3 | 230 lbs | UMass | |
52 | Joe Marra | Goalie | 6-2 | 230 lbs | Fairfield | |
65 | Mike Unterstein | Midfield | 5-11 | 195 lbs | Hofstra | |
66 | Matt Gibson | Attack | 5-10 | 170 lbs | Yale | |
72 | Mark Matthews | Attack | 6-5 | 230 lbs | Denver | |
81 | Kyle Hartzell | LSM/Defense | 6-2 | 180 lbs | Salisbury | |
83 | Athan Iannucci | Attack | 6-4 | 200 lbs | Hofstra | |
86 | Kevin Unterstein | Midfield | 5-11 | 190 lbs | Hofstra | |
92 | Michael Skudin | Defense | 6-2 | 205 lbs | Hofstra | |
96 | CJ Costabile | Defense | 6-1 | 195 lbs | Duke | |
99 | Paul Rabil | Midfield | 6-3 | 220 lbs | Johns Hopkins |
- updated 2013-05-25