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Chicago Shamrox
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| Chicago Shamrox | |
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| Division | Eastern |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Home arena | Sears Centre |
| Based in | Hoffman Estates, Illinois |
| Colors | Black, Green, Orange, Gray |
| Head coach | Jamie Batley |
| General manager | Jamie Batley |
| Local media | |
| Championships | |
| Division Championships | |
| Website | www.chicagoshamrox.com |
The Chicago Shamrox are a team in the National Lacrosse League scheduled to begin play in 2007. They will play their home games at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The team is owned by Kevin Loughery Jr., Don Sallee, the former NBA and ABA coach and player Kevin Loughery Sr., and Concept Entertainment Group, LLC. The new franchise was announced on February 16, 2006.
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- May 11, 2006: Connie Kowal was announced as the team's first president and Phil Ryan was named Vice President of Lacrosse Operations.
- June 1, 2006: Jamie Batley was named the first Head Coach and General Manager in Chicago Shamrox history.
- July 12, 2006: Brandon Miller is selected as the first overall pick in the 2006 NLL Expansion Draft; making him the first player in the history of the Chicago Shamrox.
- September 13, 2006: The Shamrox select Josh Wasson-McQuigge with their first pick (12th overall) in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. Wasson formerly starred at the University of Hartford and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Ontario Lacrosse Association.
- January 6, 2007: The Shamrox play their first-ever regular season game, a home game against their expansion cousins the New York Titans. The Shamrox win the game 15-12. Forward Jason Clark scored the first goal in franchise history at 2:17 of the 1st quarter, assisted by defenseman Tom Montour and Goaltender Brandon Miller. Miller made 46 saves on 58 shots to earn the win. 8,456 people were in attendance at the Sears Centre for the inaugural game.
The "Chicago Shamrox" was chosen on May 11, 2006, out of over 1500 name ideas. It was narrowed down to 10 finalists and then to the "fab five". The following were the 10 finalists with the top five in bold:
- Blast
- Breeze
- Chill
- Freeze
- Hitmen
- Ill (iLL)
- Shamrox (or Shamrocks)
- Shooters
- Thunder
- Tower
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- NLL Official Website
- Chicago Shamrox Official Website
- Chicago Shamrox Official Online Community
- Press Release at NLL.com
- Article on name and logo at NLL.com
| National Lacrosse League | |
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| East Division: Buffalo Bandits | Chicago Shamrox | Minnesota Swarm | New York Titans | Philadelphia Wings | Rochester Knighthawks | Toronto Rock | |
| West Division: Arizona Sting | Calgary Roughnecks | Colorado Mammoth | Edmonton Rush | Portland LumberJax | San Jose Stealth | |
| NLL Awards: Champion's Cup | Most Valuable Player | Rookie of the Year | Defenseman of the Year | Goaltender of the Year | Sportsmanship Award | Les Bartley Award | GM of the Year | Executive of the Year | Tom Borrelli Award | Weekly Awards | Monthly Awards | |
| NLL Articles: All-Star Game | Players' Association | Family relations | Hall of Fame | Season reviews | Former teams | |
| Related Articles: Box lacrosse | Lacrosse | Major League Lacrosse | |
