NLL to announce expansion franchise tomorrow

NLL to announce expansion franchise tomorrow

Postby Sonny on Wed May 09, 2007 1:14 pm

(May 08, 2007) The National Lacrosse League will hold a press conference tomorrow to announce the details of an expansion franchise that will join the league for the 2008 season. The NLL will hold its press conference in the expansion city tomorrow at 12PM PST. Media will be able to listen in to the press conference via conference call. The expansion team will become the league's 14th team, beginning play in January 2008.
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Postby bste_lax on Wed May 09, 2007 1:18 pm

Any rumors out there as to which city?

After looking at that release and seeing PST, I wonder if it is San Diego or somewhere else out here.
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Postby Sonny on Wed May 09, 2007 1:19 pm

My pick is Salt Lake City.
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Postby bste_lax on Wed May 09, 2007 2:08 pm

Waaaaaaaaay off:

EXPANSION TEAM AWARDED TO BOSTON FOR 2008

Tom Ryan named Head Coach; team to play at TD Banknorth Garden

05/09/2007

The National Lacrosse League announced it has awarded a franchise to the city of Boston for the 2008 season. The Boston team becomes the league's fourteenth franchise, and will play its home games at TD Banknorth Garden, the home arena of the NHL's Boston Bruins and the NBA's Boston Celtics. The team also announced former NLL star Tom Ryan as Head Coach. The expansion Boston team will begin play in January of 2008.


http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2944
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