The New York Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, United States, located on Long Island. After the 2012 season the team changed its name from the Long Island Lizards to the New York Lizards. The team will play two of its seven home games in the 2013 season in Icahn Stadium on Randall's Island in New York City. The rest of the home games will be in Hempstead, NY on Long Island.
| 2013 New York Lizards | |
|---|---|
| League | Major League Lacrosse |
| General Manager | Casey Hilpert |
| Coach | Jim Mule |
| Arena | James M. Shuart Stadium |
← 2012 2014 → | |
Current depth chart*
editAfter the first two games of the season, 11 of the 18 players that recorded a statistic in those games were returning players from the 2012 Lizards team.
| Name | Age | 2012 Lizards? | College | All-American awards in college*/note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATTACK | ||||
| Rob Pannel | Cornell '12 | |||
| Steve Mock | Cornell '13 | |||
| Vito DeMola | 24 | No | Dowling '12 | '12 (honorable mention) |
| Matt Gibson | 23 | Yes | Yale '12 | '10 (honorable mention), '11 (honorable mention) |
| Mark Matthews | 23 | No | Denver '12 | '11 (2nd team), '12 (2nd team) |
| Tommy Palasek | 23 | Yes | Syracuse '12 | |
| MIDFIELDERS | ||||
| Jojo Marasco | Syracuse '13 | |||
| Stephen Peyser | 28 | Yes | Johns Hopkins '08 | '07 (3rd team), '08 (2nd team); 2010 US nat'l team |
| Max Seibald | Cornell | |||
| Justin Smith | 30 | Yes | Salisbury '05 | '04 (2nd team), '05 (1st team) |
| Mike Unterstein | 27 | No | Hofstra '08 | |
| Kevin Unterstein | 27 | No | Hofstra '08 | '07 (honorable mention) |
| FACE OFF | ||||
| Greg Gurenlian | 29 | Yes | Penn State '06 | |
| DEFENSE | ||||
| Matt Bernier | 25 | No | Penn State '11 | |
| Dan Cocchi | 32 | Yes | Towson '03 | '01 (2nd team), '02 (honorable mention), '03 (honorable mention) |
| CJ Costabile | 23 | Yes | Duke '12 | '09 (honorable mention), '10 (3rd team), '11 (3rd team), '12 (1st team) |
| Brian Karalunas | 24 | Yes | Villanova '11 | '09 (honorable mention), '10 (honorable mention), '11 (1st team) |
| Jack Reid | 29 | No | UMass '06 | '04 (honorable mention), '05 (2nd team), '06 (1st team) |
| Michael Skudin | 24 | Yes | Hofstra | '11 (honorable mention) |
| Steven Waldeck | 25 | No | Stony Brook '10 | '10 (honorable mention) |
| GOALKEEPER | ||||
| Drew Adams | 27 | Yes | Penn State '09 | '06 (honorable mention), '08 (honorable mention), '09 (honorable mention) |
On 2013 roster, no stats
editMax Seibald (26 years old, Cornell '09) was on the 2013 Lizards injured reserve roster as of 20 May 2013 and had not appeared in a game in the 2013 season as of that date. Seibald was a four-time All-American (2006–2009), on the 1st team three times and on the 2nd team in his freshman year at Cornell. He was Player of the Year in Division I men's lacrosse in 2009. He played with Rob Pannell in the 2009 college season at Cornell. Cornell made it to the final of the Division I men's lacrosse tournament that year before losing to Syracuse 9-10. He played in 10 games in the 2009 season for Denver in the MLL after playing in the NCAA tournament. His first year with the Lizards was in 2012.[3] Seibald was on the US men's national lacrosse team in 2010.
Recent draftees
editJanuary 2012 MLL draft*
edit| Pick # | Name | College | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Rob Pannell | Cornell | In last year of college eligibility at Cornell; playing in NCAA Division I playoffs; Tewaaraton award finalist |
| #18 | Sam Bradman | Salisbury | Signed with LXM Pro Tour in California; DIII player of year in 2012 |
| #28 | Tommy Palasek | Syracuse | Leading NY Lizards in points after two games in 2013 |
| #36 | Kyle Moeller | Stony Brook | Did not suit up in 2012 season for the NY Lizards; selected by Charlotte in supplemental draft in Dec. 2012 |
| #52 | Charlie Streep | Bucknell | Spent fifth year of eligibility @ UVA in 2013, finished college season, graduated, not on 2013 Lizards roster |
| #60 | Robert Campbell | Stony Brook | Not on 2013 NY Lizards roster |
* Eligible players for January 2012 draft were college players set to maximize college playing eligibility that year as of the time of the draft (January 2012)[4]
Supplemental draft (12/11/12)*
edit| Pick # | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| #5 | Kevin Ridgway | |
| #21 | Andrew Hennessey | |
| #37 | Matt Cannone | On 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #45 | Justin Smith | On 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #53 | Parker McKee | |
| #55 | Matt Bernier | On 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #61 | Chris Langton | |
| #69 | Joey Kemp | |
| #77 | Doug Shannahan | On 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #85 | Joe Yevoli | |
| #93 | David Hild | On 2013 NY Lizards roster |
*[5]
January 2013 MLL draft
edit| Pick # | Name | College | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| #37 | JoJo Marasco | Syracuse | Currently in NCAA Division I playoffs |
| #47 | John Antoniades | Hofstra | Finished college season, on 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #53 | Steve Murphy | Notre Dame | Currently in NCAA Division I playoffs |
| #56 | Mark Mullen | Hofstra | Finished college season, on 2013 NY Lizards roster |
| #61 | Jeffrey Tundo | Stony Brook | Finished college season, on 2013 NY Lizards roster |
* Eligible players for January 2012 draft were college players set to maximize college playing eligibility that year as of the time of the draft (January 2012)[4]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Away Team | Home Team | Lizards win/loss, score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 28 | 3:30 PM EST | Boston Cannons | @New York Lizards | W, 14-11 |
| Saturday, May 4 | 7:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Chesapeake Bayhawks | L, 3-14 |
| Saturday, May 11 | 7:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Hamilton Nationals | L, 11-12 |
| Saturday, May 18 | 8:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Ohio Machine | W, 14-8 |
| Friday, May 31 | 7:30 PM EST | Charlotte Hounds | @New York Lizards (Hempstead, NY) | L, 12-14 |
| Thursday, June 6 | 7:00 PM EST | Chesapeake Bayhawks | @New York Lizards (Icahn Stadium, NYC) | L, 8-21 |
| Thursday, June 13 | 7:00 PM EST | Hamilton Nationals | @New York Lizards (Icahn Stadium, NYC) | W, 12-10 |
| Saturday, June 22 | 7:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Boston Cannons | L, 12-16 |
| Sunday, June 30 | 3:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Rochester Rattlers | L, 10-13 |
| Thursday, July 4 | 9:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Denver Outlaws | L, 7-16 |
| Saturday, July 20 | 4:00 PM EST | New York Lizards | @Charlotte Hounds | |
| Saturday, July 27 | 7:00 PM EST | Rochester Rattlers | @New York Lizards (Hempstead, NY) | |
| Sunday, August 4 | 3:30 PM EST | Denver Outlaws | @New York Lizards (Hempstead, NY) | |
| Saturday, August 10 | 7:00 PM EST | Ohio Machine | @New York Lizards (Hempstead, NY) |
Standings
edit| Playoff Seed |
| Major League Lacrosse | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | PCT | GB | GF | 2ptGF | GA | 2ptGA | |||
| Denver Outlaws | 14 | 0 | 1.000 | - | 226 | 10 | 136 | 3 | ||
| Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 181 | 12 | 149 | 7 | ||
| Hamilton Nationals | 9 | 5 | .643 | 5 | 170 | 10 | 168 | 10 | ||
| Charlotte Hounds | 7 | 7 | .500 | 7 | 178 | 10 | 179 | 10 | ||
| Rochester Rattlers | 6 | 8 | .400 | 8 | 152 | 9 | 171 | 12 | ||
| Boston Cannons | 5 | 9 | .357 | 9 | 178 | 5 | 202 | 15 | ||
| New York Lizards | 4 | 10 | .286 | 10 | 144 | 6 | 173 | 7 | ||
| Ohio Machine | 2 | 12 | .143 | 12 | 130 | 3 | 181 | 6 | ||
References
edit- ^ "New York Lizards - Major League Lacrosse - team stats | Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "College All-Americans, Men's and Women's Lacrosse". LaxPower. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "Max Seibald - Major League Lacrosse - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak.com. 1987-08-14. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ a b "A Guide to the Upcoming MLL Drafts". Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2012-04-01. Retrieved 2013-06-13.
- ^ "2013 Supplemental Draft". Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original on 2014-03-17. Retrieved 2013-06-13.