Outlaws Acquire First-Round Draft Pick

For Immediate Release
Jan. 16, 2006

Outlaws Acquire First-Round Draft Pick
Denver sends A.J. Haugen to New Jersey for Collegiate Draft selection

DENVER – The Denver Outlaws acquired the fifth overall pick in May’s Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft from the New Jersey Pride. In exchange for the pick, the Outlaws sent midfielder A.J. Haugen to the Pride. The trade gives the Outlaws two of the first five picks in the Collegiate Draft as Denver also holds the second overall pick.

“We are now in the position to get two of the top five players coming out of college this year,” said Outlaws General Manager Brian Reese. “History has shown that teams with two high draft picks in the same year have been successful. While losing an established player like A.J. is always hard, getting a young, talented player out of college with his best years ahead of him is an asset to our franchise.”

Haugen was originally acquired by the Outlaws with the second pick (6th overall – Long Island Lizards) in the 2005 Expansion Draft.


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About Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, a ten-team professional outdoor lacrosse league, was founded in 1999 by fitness entrepreneur Jake Steinfeld, CEO of Body by Jake Global L.L.C., and founding partners Dave Morrow, a former champion lacrosse player and now CEO of Warrior Lacrosse, a leading global provider of innovative and high performance lacrosse equipment; and Timothy B. Robertson, former CEO of The Family Channel and the current chairman of Bay Shore Enterprises, L.L.C., an investment holding company with activities in international media and Internet technology ventures. The MLL commenced play in June of 2001. The MLL is comprised of two conferences. The Eastern Conference contains the original six teams, Baltimore, Boston, Long Island, (Montclair) New Jersey, Philadelphia and Rochester. The Western Conference debuts in the 2006 season with MLL expansion franchises Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles and San Francisco. Additional league information can be found at www.majorleaguelacrosse.com.