Colorado Mammoth announce Roster for 2006

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Colorado Mammoth announced Roster for 2006

DENVER – The Colorado Mammoth has designated the 23 players that will take the floor at Pepsi Center on Friday, Dec. 30, when the club opens the National Lacrosse League season against the Philadelphia Wings.

"We've just completed a tremendous training camp with a very talented group of players," Mammoth general manager Steve Govett said. "The coaching staff had some difficult decisions to make, but they are excited about this team and very confident in the players that will be on the floor this season."

The team finished its player-evaluation process after last weekend's trip to St. Paul, Minn., where the Mammoth beat the Minnesota Swarm 10-9 in overtime of a closed-door scrimmage at the Xcel Energy Center.

The Mammoth returns 14 players from last season's team that went 8-8 and made a playoff appearance as the No. 3 seed from the West Division. The team will announce its captains at an open house for fans on Saturday, Dec. 17 at Pepsi Center. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.

No. Player Pos. Hometown College/Club
2 Pat Coyle D Orangeville, ON RIT
3 Mike Law F Greenwood Village, CO Denver
4 Josh Sims F/T Annapolis, MD Princeton
5 Jamie Hanford D Darien, CT Loyola
6 Brian Langtry F Massapequa, NY Hofstra
8 Nick Carlson F/T Nanaimo, BC Limestone
9 Gavin Prout F Whitby, ON Loyola
10 Jay Jalbert D/T Huntington, NY Virginia
11 John Gallant D Brantford, ON Lake Superior St.
14 Andy Glen D Oshawa, ON Peterborough
19 Ben Prepchuk F Sherwood Park, AB Radford
20 Scott Stapleford D/T Windsor, ON Western Ontario
21 Steve Voituk F Oshawa, ON Mercyhurst
25 Chris Gill F Vancouver, BC New Westminster
28 Tom Ethington D Glenview, IL Denver
29 John McLellan G Toronto, ON Peterborough
30 Chris Levis G Windsor, ON Coquitlam
38 Gee Nash G Ajax, ON Durham
44 Dan Carey F Peterborough, ON Canisius
48 Rich Catton D New Westminster, BC Victoria
66 Matt Leveque D Surrey, BC Surrey
77 Dave Stilley D Philadelphia, PA Duke
88 Dan Stroup F Burnaby, BC Coquitlam

Head Coach: Gary Gait
Assistant Coach / Offensive Coordinator: Russ Heard
Assistant Coach / Defensive Coordinator: Dan Pratt

Special Asst. to the Head Coach: Ward Sanderson
Performance Coach: Brian Martin
Strength and Conditioning Coach: John Ireland
Video Coach: Greg Martinez

President & General Manager: Steve Govett
Assistant General Manager: Bill Hall
Exec. Asst. to the General Manager: Don Sunblade

Athletic Trainer: Craig Magri
Equipment Manager: Nate Reid
Team Doctor: Dr. Philip Stull
Team Doctor: Dr. Deb Jacobsen
Team Dentist: Dr. Eric Rysner