New York Lizards 2016 Media Guide New York Lizards 2016 Regular Season Schedule Week Day Date Visitor Home Location 1 Saturday April 23 Rochester Ne w York James M. Rattlers Lizards Shuart Stadium 2 Saturday May 7 Ne w York Florida FAU Lizards Launch Stadium 3 Saturday May 14 Ne w York Ohio Panther Lizards Machine Machine 4 Saturday May 21 Charlotte Ne w York James M. Hounds Lizards Shuart Stadium 5 Friday June 3 Denver Ne w York James M. Outlaws Lizards Shuart Stadium 6 Saturday June 11 Ne w York Atlanta Fifth Third Lizards Blaze Bank Stadium 7 Saturday June 18 Boston Ne w York James M. Cannons Lizards Shuart Stadium 8 Friday June 24 New York Denver Sports Authority Lizards Outlaws Field at Mile High 9 Saturday July 2 Ne w York Chesapeake Navy-Marine Lizards Bayhawks Corps Memorial Stadium 10 Thursday July 14 Florida Ne w York James M. Launch Lizards Shuart Stadium 11 Saturday July 23 Ne w York Rochester Eunice Kennedy Lizards Rattlers Shriver Stadium 12 Thursday July 28 Chesapeake Ne w York James M. Bayhawks Lizards Shuart Stadium 13 Saturday July 30 Ne w York Boston Harvard Lizards Cannons Stadium 14 Saturday August 6 Ohio Ne w York James M. Machine Lizards Shuart Stadium Contents Covering the Lizards .......................................................................................................... 4 Front Office ........................................................................................................................ 5 Ownership Group ..................................................................................................... 6 Office Staff ............................................................................................................... 8 Coaching Staff ................................................................................................................... 9 Coaches .................................................................................................................. 10 Medical Staff .......................................................................................................... 13 Player Biographies ........................................................................................................... 15 Roster .................................................................................................................... 47 Pronunciation Guide ............................................................................................... 49 Opponents ....................................................................................................................... 51 Records and Statistics ..................................................................................................... 56 Lizards Records ...................................................................................................... 59 Major League Lacrosse .................................................................................................... 64 TV Schedule ........................................................................................................... 65 2016 Composite Schedule ...................................................................................... 66 League Overview .................................................................................................... 68 Year-by-Year League Recap .................................................................................... 74 League Records ...................................................................................................... 89 Miscellaneous .................................................................................................................94 Venue Information ...............................................................................................96 Lizards Dance Team ............................................................................................97 Covering The Lizards Lizards PR Contact Sarah Rauth Director of Public Relations and Marketing Office (M-F, 9-5): 516-742-1180 x305 [email protected] New York Lizards 648 Franklin Ave. 1st Floor Garden City, NY 11530 Requesting Credentials Season passes will be issued to those members of the media covering the team on a regular basis. All others will be issued single game passes. To request game credentials, please go to NYLizards.com/Media-Contact. Please note credential requests must be received 48 hours prior to the start of the game. Join the Lizards PR List To be added to the press release distribution list, please contact Sarah Rauth via email at [email protected]. Media Access and MLL Locker Room Policy Media may have access to locker rooms for a period of up to 45 minutes ending 60 minutes before the game. Media wishing to access locker rooms prior to a game must make a request with Sarah Rauth, Director of PR, who will make arrangements with the team(s). Media is prohibited to access the locker rooms starting 60 minutes before the game and ending no more than ten minutes following the completion of the game. Violations of this policy may result in fines to the offending parties. MLL Photography Guidelines All photographers must stay on the sideline opposite the team benches. All photographers must be credentialed and either be team/league photographers or a member of the working media. Lizards Ownership Group Andrew Murstein | President, medallion financial group Andrew Murstein is the founder, president and largest shareholder of the Medallion Financial Corporation, NASDAQ: Taxi. In mid-2012 Murstein be- came the majority owner of the Lizards as Medallion Financial was one of several parties involved in the purchase of the professional lacrosse team. Murstein was born in Roslyn, N.Y. Andrew’s introduction into the taxicab industry came early. His father, employed by his grandfather in his Queens- based taxi business, took a young Andrew to the taxi garage, where he was assigned the task of collecting rentals for the use of the medallions from the drivers at the end of their shifts. Andrew’s family eventually owned more than 500 medallions and made the decision to sell some of them in the 1970s. In 1996, Murstein successfully launched Medallion Financial Corporation, which was established to be the parent company of Medallion Funding, as a public company trading on the NASDAQ under the symbol TAXI. The company owns and leases several hundred medallions and has financed the purchase of thousands more. The company is also involved in investing in hundreds of businesses and also owns its own bank, Medallion Bank. Murstein graduated cum laude from Tufts University and also from N.Y.U Graduate School where he received his M.B.A. Richard Mack | North America CEO, Mack Real Estate Group Mr. R. Mack is the Chief Executive Officer of AREA’s North American business responsible for new investments and investment management. Mr. Mack was one of the founding Principals of AREA in 1993 and is a member of the firm’s Investment Committees in the U.S. and Europe. Mr. Mack had been a member of the Real Estate Investment Banking Depart- ment at Shearson Lehman Hutton. Mr. Mack serves as a Director of the VERA Institute of Justice, as President of the non-profit HES Community Center, which serves the residents of Canarsie, Brooklyn, and is a Board Member of both the Wharton School of Business Undergraduate Executive Board and the Randall’s Island Sports Foundation Board of Trustees. Mr. Mack graduated from the Wharton School of Business with a BS in Eco- nomics and from the Columbia University School of Law with a JD. Dean Palin | Principal, Palin Enterprises Ivan Wolpert | Principal, Belle Harbour Capital, LLC Albert Maione | Managing Member, Intercounty Paving, Assoc. Albert Maione was born in Brooklyn, New York. He moved to West Islip, Long Island when he was young with his mother, father, and two siblings. After gradu- ating from West Islip High School, Albert attended Westchester College, where he studied business and played football. Albert Maione is the owner of several road construction companies based in Hicksville, New York. He has been involved with many charitable organizations throughout the years, which include St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital, Angel’s on the Bay, Breast Cancer Coalition and American Diabetes Association. He also served on the Board for the Cooley’s Anemia Foundation. Albert married his childhood sweetheart, Lucy. They have two children, Albert Jr. and Alicia, both born & raised in West Islip. “Big Al”, a nickname he wears with pride, has always been passionate about sports. He spent many, many years coaching football, baseball, basketball & lacrosse in West Islip. The fast growth of lacrosse and his competitive nature sparked his interest and involvement with the Long Island Lizard organization. John Lizza | Managing Member, Intercounty Paving, Assoc. Lizards Front Office Staff Jeffrey Rudnick CEO [email protected] 516-742-1180 x306 Tom Dissette Vice President, Coporate Sales and Services Email: [email protected] 516-742-1180 x307 Jason Valez Vice President, Director of Ticket Sales and Operations [email protected] 516-742-1180 x304 Sarah Rauth Director of Public Relations and Marketing [email protected] 516-742-1180 x305 Michael Charyn Manager, Group Sales and Director of Youth Lacrosse [email protected] 516-742-1180 x302 Kevin Watt Ticket Sales Rep [email protected] 516-742-1180 x311 Tim Albert Ticket Sales Rep [email protected] 516-742-1180 x312 Tom Bodamer Ticket Sales Rep [email protected] x310