STEVEN BROOKS
30 Chesapeake Bayhawks
With one of the hardest shots in the MLL, Brooks has been a key player helping the Bayhawks to back-to-back MLL titles, including tallying the game-tying goal with three minutes left in the 2013 semifinal against Hamilton.
GREG BICE
33 Ohio Machine A former MLL Sportsman
of the Year recognized for his humanitarian work, Bice also remains an all-star caliber defenseman. The No. 1 pick of the 2006 supplemental draft out of Ohio State at one time played for the Kentucky Stickhorses of the North American Lacrosse League.
GEOFF SNIDER
33 Calgary Roughnecks/ Charlotte Hounds
As dominant and physical a faceoff man as they come, Snider plays more indoor, but did resurface with the Hounds, keying their run to the MLL final in 2013.
ANTHONY KELLY - 34 Denver Outlaws
In the summer of 2009, Anthony Kelly lay face down on the field at Harvard Stadium, immobilized by a ruptured Achilles in the middle of a game. “I was told I’d never run again,” he said. Five years later, not only is Kelly, 34, running, but he also remains one of the best faceoff men in MLL. He was back at Harvard Stadium on June 26, playing in the MLL All-Star Game. No player in MLL history has won or taken as many faceoffs as Kelly. But for the second time in four years, Kelly fell short of qualifying for the U.S. team after stints with the training squad. Team USA kept Chris Eck and then brought back Greg Gurenlian, who had taken himself out of the process in the fall because of a shoulder injury. “I’m not bitter. I’m just frustrated,” he said before a group of MLL stars took on Team USA. “Those decisions have been made. I’m just going to go out there and play hard.” Kelly, the 174th pick out of Ohio State in the 2006 supplemental draft, is most proud of the effort he’s made to still be playing this late in his career.
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DEVON WILLS - 30 New York Lizards
Widely
regarded as one of the world’s elite goalies, Wills starred at Dartmouth before being
a constant performer with the U.S. women’s national team. If the name doesn’t sound familiar, maybe you’ll remember her as being the first woman to be selected by an MLL team when the New York Lizards picked her up in December.
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ANTHONY COSMO - 36 Buffalo Bandits
An NLL Goalie
of the Year finalist, Cosmo has been one of the most consistent goalies since breaking into the league
with Toronto in 2001. Interesting note: He’s a two-time, top-three dispersal draft pick (No. 1 by Boston in 2009 and No. 3 by Minnesota in 2012).
MATT POSKAY - 30 Boston Cannons
What hasn’t Poskay done? All-American midfielder and two NCAA
championships at Virginia. Head
coach of Wagner. Oh and he won the 2010 MLL MVP award a year after he was diagnosed with and treated for testicular cancer.
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“I shouldn’t even be in the league, but I’ve worked really hard,” he said. “I go out there and give it my all. I’ve been consistent. I’ve been putting in that extra time in the weight room.” — P.S.
The human
highlight reel does more speaking than playing these days, but he still moves like he’s 20.
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