Ontario Lacrosse Festival 3 Concorde Gate, Suite 306 Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3N7 Website: www.ontariolacrossefestival.com

Media Contact: Ron MacSpadyen Email: [email protected] Business Telephone: (416) 426-7068 Business Cell: (416) 918-7064

FESTIVAL MEDIA RELEASE July 28, 2015

Team Canada to Make Appearance at Ontario Lacrosse Festival

Toronto - Players and staff of the 2015 Senior Men's Indoor Team Canada will be on- site at the opening of the 2015 Canadian Warrior Pee Wee and Gait Midget Box Lacrosse Nationals, taking place in Whitby (ON) on Sunday August 2, 2015.

Team Canada members will meet with the current youth stars of the game when they attend the opening ceremonies of the Canadian Minor Box Lacrosse Championships.

Team Canada players in attendance will include:

• , Victoria Shamrocks/ • , Brampton Excelsiors/Rochester Knighthawks • Scott Campbell, Brooklin Redmen/Rochester Knighthawks • Steve Priolo, Brooklin Redmen/Buffalo Bandits • Billy Dee Smith, Six Nations Chiefs/Buffalo Bandits • Brandon Miller, Six Nations Chiefs/

Also in attendance will be:

• Head Coach Eddie Comeau • Assistant Coach Derek Keenan • Assistant Coach Glenn Clark • Team Coordinator Sean Ferris and • National Team Director - Box Johnny Mouradian

Nationals and Festival participants will have the opportunity to meet, get autographs and take pictures with the Team Canada players in attendance on the arena floor of the Iroquois Park Arena (Pad 1) at 6:00 pm following the opening game of the Gait Midget Lacrosse Championship of Canada between Team First Nations and Team Ontario (opening faceoff at 4:45 pm).

Exclusive "Lacrosse Canada" t-shirts will be available on-site for purchase.

Be there SUNDAY AUGUST 2 on Iroquois Park Pad 1 at 6:00 pm for your chance to meet the athletes who will represent Canada at this year's World Championships! For more information about the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, visit http://wilc2015.com/.

For more Festival information, please contact:

Ron MacSpadyen Ontario Lacrosse Festival 3 Concorde Gate, Suite 306 Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3N7. Telephone: (416) 426-7068 Fax: (416) 426-7382 Email: [email protected] Website: www.ontariolacrossefestival.com