2017 Game Notes. Media Contact: Kathryn Eckhart (281)

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1 2017 Game Notes Media Contact: Kathryn Eckhart (281) Shiloh Road NW Suite 340 Kennesaw, GA (470) SCHEDULE AND RESULTS SETTING THE SCENE: BLAZE VS. CHARLOTTE HOUNDS 1-3 Overall 1-2 Home 0-1 Away APRIL 22 vs. Ohio 7pm 29 vs. Boston 7pm MAY 13 vs. New York 7pm Chesapeake 7:30pm JUNE 3 vs. Charlotte 8pm Charlotte 7:30pm Florida 6pm Rochester 7:30pm JULY 1 vs. Florida 7pm Denver 8:30pm New York 7pm 22 vs. Chesapeake 7pm 29 vs. Rochester 7pm GAME INFORMATION DATE: Saturday, June 3, 2017 LOCATION: Kennesaw, GA STADIUM: Fifth Third Bank Stadium FACEOFF: 8 p.m. (EST) BROADCAST: Lax Sports Network All-Time Series: Series: 0-2 THE MATCHUP The Atlanta Blaze faces off against the Charlotte Hounds after losing both matchups in Both teams are coming into the game after a weekend off due to Memorial Day, but the Hounds picked up a 10 to 8 win over the Ohio Machine in their last game action. The Blaze s defense will be challenged once again by Hounds attackmen Ryan Brown and newly acquired Matt Rambo. However, Adam Ghitelman and company are holding opponents to just over 12 goals per game and the defense is set to only improve with the acquisition of two talented defenders Garrett Epple and Christian Burgdorf via the collegiate draft. HEAD COACH DAVID HUNTLEY David Huntley is in his second season as Head Coach of the Atlanta Blaze, after resuming coaching duties amidst the 2016 season. Coach Huntley was the director of the 2014 World Champion Canadian Men s National Team and has coached Team Canada in the World Championships five times. Huntley has spent 10 seasons coaching in the NLL and 6 seasons coaching MLL. Coach Huntley is a member of the John Hopkins (his alma mater) All-Time Team as well as a Hall of Fame inductee. Huntley also holds residency in the US Lacrosse Hall of Fame, National US Lacrosse Hall of Fame and Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame. AUGUST Boston 6pm BROADCAST INFORMATION: Stream: Lax Sports Network PxP: Mark Zinno Analyst: Ned Kaish LOOKING AHEAD: Blaze at Charlotte Hounds When: Saturday, June 10 th Time: 7:30 p.m. 1

2 2017 GAME BY GAME RESULTS GAME DATE OPP. STRK. RESULT TOTAL PTS HIGH (G) HIGH (A) ATTEND Apr OH 1 Loss , Apr BOS 1 Win May NY 1 Loss , May at CHE 2 Loss , Jun CLT Jun at CLT Jun at FLA Jun at ROC Jul FLA Jul at DEN Jul at NY Jul CHE Jul ROC Aug at BOS MILESTONES Chris Bocklet leads the team with 13 points on 9 goals and 4 assists Scott Ratliff continues to lead all MLL defenders with 5 points Bailey Tills scored 2 goals in his Blaze debut against Chesapeake 2

3 ATLANTA BLAZE PLAYERS Alphabetical Roster: ACTIVE ROSTER NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YEARS PRO 7 Bocklet, Chris A 6 0" - 8/6/1989 Virginia 5 5 Class, Deemer M /24/1993 Duke 1 1 Coholan, Greg M /23/1993 Virginia 1 98 Crawford, Callum A /7/1984 Downing 1 17 Donahue, Dylan A /16/1993 Syracuse 1 52 Epple, Garrett D Notre Dame 0 8 Ghitelman, Adam G /25/1989 Virginia 5 4 Gorman, Nick D /22/1993 Towson 0 30 Hiken, Brent FO /5/1992 Stevenson 3 18 Hossack, Graeme D /22/1992 Lindenwood 1 82 Jozokos, Tate Tran M /4/1994 North Carolina 0 16 Kimener, Terry M /1/1984 UMBC 9 39 Mackrides, Matthew M /24/1990 Penn State 5 20 Moore, Tom M /18/1994 Binghamton 0 28 O Shaughnessy, Dylan LSM /5/1993 Lehigh 2 71 Osika, Adam M Albany 0 32 Pannell, James A /18/1994 Virginia 1 14 Pennington, Justin Tran M /13/1988 Rutgers 6 2 Ratliff, Scott LSM /26/1991 Loyola 4 10 Robinson, Callum D /1/1991 Stevenson 2 3 Rodriguez, Johnny G /16/1989 Salisbury 3 45 Staats, Randy A /23/1992 Syracuse 2 37 Ward, Dillon G /28/1991 Bellarmine 4 81 Withers, Jake FO Ohio State 0 75 Yozzo-Scaperrotta, John Tran M /28/1993 Brown 1 PRACTICE SQUAD NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YEARS PRO 24 Hossack, Matt LSM /8/1994 RIT 1 13 Hipps, Chris D /27/1991 Duke 2 47 Kelly, Anthony FO /30/1980 Ohio State 11 - Keogh, Stephen A /16/1987 Syracuse - 74 Thompson, Jeremy A /1/1987 Onondaga, Syracuse 5 77 Tills, Bailey A /25/1993 Brown 1 INACTIVE LIST NO. NAME POS HT WT BIRTHDATE COLLEGE YEARS PRO 42 Matthews, Mark A /27/1990 Denver 3 35 Noble, Jeremy M /5/1991 Denver 3 IR 22 Rice, Kevin A /26/1992 Syracuse 2 21 Reynolds, Jeff Tran M /10/1986 Maryland 8 3

4 Numerical Roster 1 Greg Coholan 2 Scott Ratliff 3 Johnny Rodriguez 4 Nick Gorman 5 Deemer Class 7 Chris Bocklet 8 Adam Ghitelman 10 Callum Robinson 13 Chris Hipps 14 Justin Pennington 16 Terry Kimener 17 Dylan Donahue 18 Graeme Hossack 20 Tom Moore 21 Jeff Reynolds 22 Kevin Rice 24 Matt Hossack 28 Dylan O'Shaughnessy 30 Brent Hiken 32 James Pannell 35 Jeremy Noble 37 Dillon Ward 39 Matt Mackrides 42 Mark Matthews 45 Randy Staats 47 Anthony Kelly 52 Garrett Epple 71 Adam Osika 74 Jeremy Thompson 75 John Yozzo-Scaperrotta 77 Bailey Tills 81 Jake Withers 82 Tate Jozokos 98 Callum Crawford ATLANTA BLAZE PLAYERS Pronunciation Guide: Player #1: Greg Coholan (coe-oh-lan) Player #8: Adam Ghitelman (Gittle-man) Player #16: Terry Kimener (Kim-nur) Player #18: Graeme Hossack (Haws-ick) Player #24: Matt Hossack (Haws-ick) Player #30: Brent Hiken (High-kin) Player #32: James Pannell (Puh-nell) Player #28: Dylan O Shaughnessy (O-shaw-ness-E) Player #33: Phil Castronova (Kas-tro-nove-ah) Player #39: Matthew Mackrides (Muh-cree-deez) Player #45: Randy Staats (St-awts) [rhymes with bots ] Player #52: Garrett Epple (epp-ull) Player #71: Adam Osika (oh-see-kuh) Player #75: John Yozzo-Scaperrotta (Yaw-Zoh-Scap-Ah- Raw-Tuh) Player #82: Tate Jozokos (juh-zoe-cuss) 4

5 How the Active Roster Was Built: Collegiate Draft: Supplemental Draft: Jake Withers, 1st round, 9th overall, 2017 Adam Fullerton, 6th round, 47th overall, 2017 Garrett Epple, 2nd round, 18th overall, 2017 Spencer Parks, 12th round, 101st overall, 2017 Christian Burgdorf, 3rd round, 20th overall, 2017 Callum Robinson, 1st round, 2nd overall, 2017 Adam Osika, 3rd round, 21st overall, 2017 Chris May, 12th round, 112th overall, 2016 Tate Jozokos, 4th round, 36th overall, 2017 James Pannell, 11th round, 92nd overall, 2017 Tom Moore, 6th round, 47th overall, 2017 Gunnar Waldt, 3rd round, 23rd overall, 2017 Brian Masi, 9th round, 74th overall, 2017 Anthony Kelly, 3rd round, 20th overall, 2017 Connor Hanson, 10th round, 83rd overall 2017 Callum Crawford, 7th round, 56th overall, 2017 Expansion Draft: Trades: Scott Ratliff, from Boston 2016 Greg Coholan, from Chesapeake 2016 Adam Ghitelman, from Boston 2016 Dylan Donahue, from Charlotte 2017 Chris Hipps, from Chesapeake 2016 Graeme Hossack, from Rochester 2016 Justin Pennington, from Denver 2016 Jeff Reynolds, from Florida 2017 Jeremy Noble, from Denver 2016 Kevin Rice, from Rochester 2016 Mark Matthews, from Rochester 2016 Matt Hossack, from Denver 2017 Randy Staats, from Rochester 2016 Colin Dunster, from Charlotte 2017 Dylan O'Shaughnessy, from New York 2017 Player Pool: Matt Mackrides, from Chesapeake 2016 Phil Castronova John Yozzo-Scaperrotta, from Chesapeake 2016 Nick Gorman Deemer Class, from Charlotte 2017 Johnny Rodriguez Brent Hikenm from Denver 2017 Bailey Tills Jeremy Thompson Player Movement: Dilon Ward Chris Bocklet, 2017 Sean Young Terry Kimener,

6 Atlanta Blaze Point Leaders: 6

7 #7 CHRIS BOCKLET ATTACK 6 th season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 136 career points College: University of Virginia #5 DEEMER CLASS MIDFIELDER 2 nd season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Three-time All-American finished Duke career with 201 points College: Duke University #1 GREG COHOLAN MIDFIELDER 2 nd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 2 goals and 4 assists in four games with the Bayhawks College: University of Virginia #98 CALLUM CRAWFORD ATTACK 2 nd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 14 points in four games with the Outlaws in 2016 College: Downing College Supplemental Draft #17 DYLAN DONAHUE ATTACK 2 nd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 12 th in All-Time scoring at Syracuse University with 227 points 2016 Tewaaraton Semifinalist College: Syracuse University 7

8 #52 GARRETT EPPLE DEFENSE 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze USILA First Team All-American in 2017 College: Notre Dame University #8 ADAM GHITELMAN GOALIE 6 th season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Named to the 2012 All-Star Team College: University of Virginia #4 NICK GORMAN DEFENSE 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Named to CAA All-Tournament Team in his Senior campaign at Towson University College: Towson University #30 BRENT HIKEN FACEOFF 4 th season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Won 122 face-offs and scooped 47 groundballs in 3+ seasons with the Outlaws College: Stevenson University #18 GRAEME HOSSACK DEFENSE 2 nd season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Picked up 46 ground balls and 29 turnover in 12 games with the Blaze in 2016 College: Lindenwood University 8

9 #16 TERRY KIMENER MIDFIELDER 10 th season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Scored 2 goals and 5 ground balls in 5 games with the Hounds in 2016 College: University of Maryland-Baltimore County #39 MATTHEW MACKRIDES MIDFIELDER 6 th season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Selected for 3 consecutive All Star Teams from College: Pennsylvania State University #20 TOM MOORE MIDFIELD 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Scored 73 points his senior year and was named IL Media All-American College: Binghamton University #28 DYLAN O SHAUGHNESSY LONG STICK MIDFIELDER 3 rd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Recorded 12 ground balls and 12 turnovers over 6 games with the Lizards in 2016 College: Lehigh University #71 ADAM OSIKA MIDFIELD 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Totaled 59 career points for the Great Danes and was first team All-Conference College: Albany University # 32 JAMES PANNELL ATTACK 2 nd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 9

10 1 goal and 1 assist in 4 games with the Lizards in 2016 College: University of Virginia #14 JUSTIN PENNINGTON TRANSITION MIDFIELDER 8 th season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Appeared in all games for the Blaze in 2016, and recorded 20 ground balls, 4 caused turnovers, and 13 points College: Rutgers University #2 SCOTT RATLIFF LONG STICK MIDFIELDER 5 th season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Highest scoring defender in MLL history with 47 career points College: Loyola University Maryland #21 TATE JOZOKOS TRANSITION MIDFIELDER 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze USILA All-American in 2015 Top short-stick defensive midfielder on 2016 National Championship Team College: University of North Carolina #10 CALLUM ROBINSON DEFENSE 3 rd season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 10

11 Picked up 25 ground balls and caused 10 turnovers over 9 games in 2016 season with the Bayhawks College: Stevenson University #3 JOHNNY RODRIGUEZ GOALIE 4 th season with MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze Posted a 51% save percentage in his 2016 season with the Outlaws College: Salisbury University #45 RANDY STAATS ATTACK 3 rd season with MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze 2016 All Star Team 2 nd highest scorer for the Blaze in 2016 College: Syracuse University #37 DILLON WARD GOALIE 5 th season with MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Member of the gold medal winning 2014 Canadian FIL World Championship Team was elected MVP of the 2014 World Games College: Bellarmine University #81 JAKE WITHERS FACEOFF 1 st season in MLL/1 st season with Atlanta Blaze 2016 Big 10 Specialist of the year Won nearly 60% of draws during four-year Buckeye career Led Buckeyes to 1 st National Championship Game appearance in 2017 College: Ohio State University 11

12 #75 JOHN YOZZO-SCAPERROTTA TRANSITION MIDFIELDER 2 nd season in MLL/2 nd season with Atlanta Blaze Appeared in 5 games for Atlanta in 2016 and recorded 5 ground balls and 2 caused turnovers College: Brown University 12