DENVER OUTLAWS 2011 MEDIA GUIDE 55 SeasonsSeasons •• 44 DivisionDivision TitlesTitles •• 33 MLLMLL TitleTitle GamesGames Q UICK FACTS INDEX Founded 2010 Game-By-Game Recaps ...............................73 2006 2010 Season Review ...............................................67 President & CEO 2011 Denver Outlaws Rosters ..............................61 Pat Bowlen All-Time Honors & Awards ...............................131 General Manager All-Time Roster ...................................................130 Brian Reese Denver Outlaws Corporate Offices Biographies - Executives and Coaches .................. 3 INVESCO Field at Mile High Head Coach Biographies - Medical Staff ...................................10 Tom Slate 1701 Bryant St., Denver, CO 80204 Biographies - Players .............................................11 Colors Denver Outlaws Dance Team .............................154 Black, Silver and Orange Denver Outlaws Mascot, Stix .............................155 Telephone: (720) 258-3600 • Ticket Office: 303-OUTLAWS Stadium INVESCO Field at Mile High ............................156 Website: www.DenverOutlaws.com INVESCO Field at Mile High (76,125) Lacrosse Overview and Glossary .......................157 Capacity Media Information ..............................................160 76,125 Miscellaneous .......................................................153 2011 DENVER OUTLAWS SCHEDULE All-Time Record (Playoffs) MLL All-Time Records .......................................147 42-18 (3-5) MLL Directory & Record Book .........................133 Date Opponent Time Altitude Broadcast* MLL Playoff Appearances MLL Year-by-Year Results ..................................137 Sat., MAY 14 HAMILTON 7 P.M. LIVE-JIP at 7:30 P.M. 5 Outlaws in Postseason Play ................................110 Sat., May 21 at Boston 5 p.m. Live MLL Championship Appearances Outlaws Record Book..........................................111 Outlaws Year-by-Year Results ..............................99 Fri., June 3 at Long Island 5 p.m. Live 3 Media Contact Outlaws Year-by-Year Statistics ..........................110 Sat., JUNE 11 ChesapeaKE 7 P.M. SUN., JUNE 12 at 1 P.M. Stuart Zaas Staff Photo Directory ............................................... 2 Sat., June 18 at Hamilton 5 p.m. Sun., June 19 at 1 p.m. [email protected] Team Directory ........................................................ 1 Sat., JUNE 25 LONG Island 7 P.M. LIVE SUN., JULY 3 BOSTON 7 P.M. LIVE TEAM DIRECTORY Sat., JULY 16 ROCHESTER 7 P.M. LIVE Executives Marketing/Sponsorship Sat., July 23 at Rochester 5 p.m. Sun., July 24 at 1 p.m. President and CEO ....................................... Pat Bowlen Chuck Olney .............. Director of Marketing and Sales V.P. Edge Sports & Entertainment .......... Mac Freeman Trent Nielsen ................................... Marketing Manager Sat., JULY 30 BOSTON 7 P.M. LIVE Front Office Public Relations Sat., Aug. 6 at Long Island 5 p.m. LIVE General Manager ..........................................Brian Reese Stuart Zaas .......................Public Relations Coordinator Coaching Staff Ticket Sales/Fundraising Sat., Aug. 13 at Chesapeake 5 p.m. Live Head Coach ......................................................Tom Slate Matt Greenwaldt ...........................Ticket Sales Manager Assistant Coach ............................................Jason Lamb Adam Hulbert ................................... Account Executive *All games will be broadcast live on ESPN3.com Assistant Coach ............................................Tony Resch Dustin Parachini............................... Account Executive Assistant Coach .............................................Alex Smith Medical Support Staff Credits Director of College Scouting.......................Jon Barocas Maggie Yates.................................Head Athletic Trainer The 2011 Denver Outlaws Media Guide is published by the Denver Outlaws, 1701 Bryant St., Denver, CO, 80204. All rights Strength and Conditioning Coach ...............Eric Evans Dr. Phil Stull ................................................Team Doctor are reserved. Writing, design and layout by Stuart Zaas. Editorial assistance provided by Alex Kaufman, Trent Nielsen and Erich Schubert. Special thanks to Patrick Smyth and Aly Morrissey. Cover design by Stuart Zaas. Photography by Getty Dance Team Dr. J.T. Anderson ............................. Team Chiropractor Images / Denver Outlaws. Dance Director/Choreographer ........Brieanna Mercer Jamey Nalezinek ..................... Team Massage Therapist 1 FRONT OFFICE AND COACHING STAFF OFFICE AND COACHING FRONT OUTLAWS STAFF PHOTO DIRECTORY EXECUTIVES AND FRONT OFFICE Pat Bowlen Mac Freeman Brian Reese President and CEO VP. Edge Sports & Entertainment General Manager COACHES Tom Slate Jason Lamb Tony Resch Alex Smith Eric Evans Jon Barocas Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach S&C Coach Dir. of Col. Scouting PUBLIC RELATIONS & MARKETING Chuck Olney Trent Nielsen Stuart Zaas Brieanna Mercer Dir. of Marketing /Sales Marketing Manager P.R. Coordinator Dance Dir./Choreographer TICKET SALES Matt Greenwaldt Adam Hulbert Dustin Parachini Ticket Sales Manager Account Executive Account Executive MEDICAL SUPPORT STAFF Maggie Yates Dr. Phil Stull Dr. J.T. Anderson Jamey Nalezinek Head Athletic Trainer Team Doctor Team Chiropractor Team Massage Therapist 2 Pat Bowlen Mac Freeman President and Chief Executive Officer Vice President Denver Broncos and Denver Outlaws Edge Sports and Entertainment Pat Bowlen enters his 28th year as President and CEO of the Denver Broncos and the Denver Outlaws in 2011, and he is still the only two-decade owner of a major-league sports team in Colorado history, Mac Freeman is the Vice President of Edge Sports and Entertainment which oversees the business operations of the Denver Outlaws. He also serves as the vice president of stadium operations for INVESCO Field at Mile High. The Broncos’ and Outlaws’ President and CEO has fashioned a powerful reputation among his peers as a bold, dynamic leader who is single-minded in his pursuit of excellence, whether representing the Broncos, the Outlaws, In that role he has developed the stadium into one of the premier locations in the country for sporting events, the city of Denver, the state of Colorado, Major League Lacrosse or the National Football League. concerts and private events. His status and reputation as an owner were recognized within the state on April 10, 2007, when Mr. Bowlen was Freeman joined the Broncos in January of 2001 after serving as general manager for the final three years at Mile inducted into the Colorado Sports Hall of Fame. High Stadium. He possesses experience in every major professional league, having worked in the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLL and MLS and has worked in every type of public assembly venue including stadiums, arenas, For many years, Mr. Bowlen’s reputation as an outstanding owner has been well known nationally. In 1987, he finished second in The Sporting News Executive of the Year balloting. In December 2000, ESPN conducted a fan theaters and amphitheaters. poll asking which NFL owner would be the best for which to play. Mr. Bowlen finished first among all NFL own- ers with 44.7 percent of the more than 60,000 votes cast. Mr. Bowlen has been well respected for many years by Having spent over 15 years in private management of public facilities, Freeman brings significant expertise in fans, players, coaches, his peers and NFL executives. event booking, fiscal planning and budgeting, and efficient facility operations. Prior to his assignment in Denver, Freeman served as the assistant general manager of both Three Rivers Stadium and Mellon Arena in Pittsburgh. Pat Bowlen was introduced as the majority owner of the Denver Broncos on March 23, 1984, and that announce- ment triggered a new era in franchise history. Mr. Bowlen and the Bowlen family acquired 100 percent ownership of the Broncos in July 1985, and currently his brother John Bowlen owns a minority interest in the Broncos. While in management now, Freeman comes from a marketing background, having served as the director of mar- keting at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and Sports Arena, Pittsburgh’s Mellon Arena and the Richmond Pat Bowlen was born in Prairie du Chien, Wis., where he attended high school. He went on to the University of Coliseum and Mosque Theater. Oklahoma, earning degrees in both business (1965) and law (1968). After successful careers in oil, gas and real estate, he purchased the Denver Broncos in 1984. Freeman is active in the community serving on boards with both the Metro Denver Sports Commission and the He is chairman of the board of the Denver Broncos Charities Fund and in that capacity has donated more than Denver Civic Ventures Inc., the public purpose board of the Downtown Denver Partnership. $25 million to charitable organizations in the Denver area since the inception of that fund in 1993. Mr. Bowlen served as the Honorary Chairman of the Colorado Special Olympics for 19 years. He has served as the Honorary Freeman received a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Hampden-Sydney College in Hampden-Sydney, Chairman of the Stadium Stampede (formerly the Colorado Family Classic) to benefit St. Joseph’s Hospital Foun- Va. He and his wife, Molly, have three children, Lily, James and Jack. dation for 27 years, and this is his 17th year as Honorary Chairman of the Capuchin Friars Brown Robe Benefit fundraising dinner. He also is Honorary Chairman