2006 Recap:2007 RECAP: Recorded six points (4G, 2A) and 51 loose balls in 14 games … Recovered a season-high seven loose balls against New York on 4/7/2007.

Career: 2006: Played in two games and recorded two points (1G, 1A) during the season … Scored his first NLL goal against Toronto on 3/4/06 … Activated from the Wings practice squad to the 23-man roster on 2/23/06. Amateur Career: Played four seasons at the University of Virginia … Two-time ACC Lacrosse Player of the Week winner in 2005.

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the fifth round (49th overall) of the 2005 NLL Entry Draft.

Personal: Graduated from the University of Virginia in 2005 with a degree in sociology … A graduate of Lower Merion High School in Ardmore, PA … Sales representative for Maverik Lacrosse … Drives a Nissan Pathfinder … Favorite food is French onion soup … Dream vacation spot is Monaco … Favorite athlete is Kobe Bryant … Favorite actor is Denzel Washington … Best place he traveled this year was Puerto Rico … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Toronto … Favorite sport to play (other than lacrosse) is basketball … Enjoys watching soccer … Favorite movie is Rushmore … First job was as a cashier at CVS … Michael Jordan was his childhood idol … Favorite holiday is Christmas … One item he can’t live without is his laptop … Favorite subject in school was film editing … Considers himself an evening person … One word he’d use to describe how he plays lacrosse is hard.

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Career: While at Maryland was honored with Unsung Hero Award, Hammer Award, and "Big Man" Award.

Acquired: Drafted in the third round (41st overall) in the 2008 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.

Personal: Graduate of the University of Maryland with a degree in Kinesiology...Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan...Favorite sport to watch and play (other than lacrosse) is football...Describes his "Welcome to the NLL Moment" as when he was checked by Jake Bergey in training camp

Career: aWas originally predicted to go first overall in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft, is a product of the University of Denver … Was a dominant force for the Pioneers winning over 60% of face-offs taken over his entire collegiate career … In his senior season at Denver, Snider finished second in the nation with a 68.4% face-off win percentage … Set NCAA records in 2006 for ground balls per game (11.41) and total groundballs (194) on the season … Represented Team Canada in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships and was named tournament Most Valuable Player as Team Canada Won their first gold medal since 1978.

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the first round (fourth overall) in the 2006 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.

Personal: A 2006 graduate of the University of Denver with a degree in Finance and Marketing … Favorite movie is “Any Given Sunday” … Favorite colors are black, gray, and blue … Favorite food is Chinese … Favorite television shows are “Entourage” and “Nip/Tuck” … Favorite restaurant is Peking Garden in Calgary, AB … Favorite music group is The Tragically Hip … Drives an Audi A4 … Favorite celebrity is Brad Pitt … Enjoys golf, squash, hockey, and football … Childhood idol was Wayne Gretzky … Best lacrosse memories are winning the 2006 World Championships, the 2002 Minto Cup and the 2000 Minto Cup.

2006 Recap:2007: Finished the season with 11 points (4G, 7A), and 85 loose balls in 16 games played.

Career: 2006: Finished the season with 13 points (4G, 9A) in 15 games … Finished fourth overall on the team in loose balls with 91. 2005: Scored seven points (1G, 6A) in twelve games in his rookie season … Scored his first goal at Buffalo on 1-29-05 Amateur: Played collegiately for four seasons (2000-’03) at Georgetown University … Selected as the 2003 pre-season ECAC Defensive Player of the Year … Two-time ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2001 … Named first team All-American in 2002 … Graduated from Springfield High School where he earned High School All-American honors … Selected as the All-Central League MVP and All-Delaware County as a senior at Springfield.

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the eighth round (83rd) overall in the 2003 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.

Personal: Owner of Town Tavern in New York and the Director of Operations for Maverik Lacrosse … Graduated from Georgetown University in 2003 with a degree in International Business and Marketing … Favorite food is pizza … Likes to have a good meal with friends at a nice restaurant to relax … Dream vacation is a trip to South Africa … Favorite athlete is Walter Payton … Favorite actor is Don Cheadle … Favorite movie is The Boondock Saints … Best place he traveled to this year was Hong Kong … Favorite reality show is American Idol … Last book he read was “In a Sunburnt Country” by Bill Bryson … First job was as a paperboy … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Chicago … Michael Jordan was his idol growing up … His “welcome to the NLL” moment was his first (unsuccessful) fight … Favorite sport to watch other than lacrosse is football … Favorite sport to play other than lacrosse is basketball … Favorite holiday is Thanksgiving … Favorite subject in school was math .. His best Halloween costume was Spiderman … One word to describe how he plays lacrosse is fast.

2006 Recap:Amateur: Four (4) time All-America East Conference Team Member and the University at Albany’s All-Time Leading Scorer with 244 points (188G, 56A).

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Acquired: Drafted in the First Round (2nd overall) of the 2008 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.

Personal: Graduate from the University at Albany with a degree in education administration...Loves to play golf...Fishes to relax...Favorite Athlete is John Grant Sr...Idolized his cousin Matthew growing up

Career: Collected 251 ground balls as a four year starter at Hofstra...2006 Colonial Athletic Association Defender of the Year and a member of the All-CAA first team...2006 USILA North-South Senior All-Star Game Most Valuable Player...2005 All-America Second team member

Acquired: Signed by the Wings as a fee agen on December 12, 2007.

Personal: Graduate from Hofstra University with a degree in physical education…Two time Colonial Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year (2005,2006)…2006 First-Team All-American…Favorite Athlete is Michael Jordan…Dream Vacation would be to Australia…Favorite food is cheesesteak.

2006 Recap:Amateur: Finished his career with Cornell with 112 points (93G, 19A) and 93 ground balls in 42 games played.

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Acquired: Selected in the Second Round (25th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.

Personal: Graduate of Cornell University with a degree in Economics…Second-Team All-America in 2007…Loves watching hockey…Favorite Athletes are Mario Lemieux and Wayne Gretzky…Favorite Movie is “Sneakers”…Plays his Wii to relax

2006 Recap:2007: Finished the season with a team leading 30 goals and 54 points overall in 15 games played. Had a season high 10 points (6G 4A) versus New York on 4/7/2007.

Career: Amateur Career: Hofstra University’s second-leading scorer in 2006 with 80 points (62G, 18A) in 19 games.

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the first round (eighth overall) in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft.

Personal: His “Welcome to the NLL Moment” were his 11 combined goals versus New York in the 2007 season…Favorite NLL city to travel to is Calgary…Has a dog named Walter…Favorite Movie is “Waking Life”…First job was in construction…Plays golf to relax…Michael Jordan was his childhood idol.

2006 Recap:2007: Recorded four points (1G, 3A) in 14 games and won 114 out of 160 face-offs …Became the second all-time leader in loose balls (912) and third all-time leader in games played (134) for the Wings.

Career: 2006: Scored eleven points (3G, 8A) in sixteen games … Recovered a team-high 147 loose balls … Won 280 out of 432 face-offs.2005: Scored ten points (1G, 9A) in sixteen games …Won 318 out of 486 face-offs … Recovered the most loose balls on the team with 146 total. 2004: Recorded 14 points (6G, 8A) during the 2003 season …Won 172 of 319 face-offs … Recovered the most ground balls on the team with 115 total. 2003: Finished the regular season with 2 (1G, 1A) points …Won 121 of 298 face-offs … Scored one goal against New Jersey on 2/22/03 and went 16-16 in face-offs … Went 11-2 in face-offs against Vancouver on 1/3/03 … Won 21 of 26 face-offs against Rochester on 4/12/03. 2002: Finished the season with seven points (1G, 6A) in twelve games played … Went 215-145 in faceoffs during the regular season … Had a season high two points (2A) against Buffalo on 2/22/02 …Went 24-4 in faceoffs against Toronto on 3/22/02. 2001: Went 7-4 in faceoffs during the Wings NLL Championship win at Toronto on 4/27/01 … Scored two points (1G, 1A) and went 12-4 in faceoffs against New York on 3/17/01 … Added two points (1G, 1A) and went 11-9 in faceoffs against Rochester on 2/3/01 … 2000: Went 81-73 in faceoffs during the 200 season … Scored one goal at Rochester on 4/15/00 … 1999: Sat out the 1999 season …1997: Went 72-67 in faceoffs during the season … 1996: Made his Wings debut with a five-point effort (2G, 3A) against New York on 1/27/96 … Finished the 1996 season at 51-31 in faceoffs … Amateur Career: Was the team captain for Johns Hopkins during the 1995 season … First team All-American 1995 … Second team All-American in 1994 … Led the Blue Jays in faceoffs with 153-108 record.

Acquired: Selected by the Wings in the 1996 MILL Entry Draft.

Personal: Graduated from Johns Hopkins University in 1995 with a degree in Economics/Sociology…Idolized his father growing up…Favorite Athlete is Tiger Woods…Favorite actors are Tom Hanks and James Garner…Plays golf when he wants to relax

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Career: Team captain at Penn State Senior year...3 time First-team All Eastern College Athletic Conference honoree...2 time All-American...2007 Penn State Most Valuable Senior Award winner

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on November 15, 2007.

Personal: Graduate of Penn State University...Idolized Herschel Walker growing up...Favorite sport (other than lacrosse) is football...Says he can not live without his iPod...Started playing lacrosse at age 13...Plays lacrosse because of the speed of the game and it is fun.

Career:

Acquired: Drafted in the Third Round(37th overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft.

Personal: Baltimore, MD

Career: Biesel has 35 goals, 89 assists and 475 loose balls over 119 career games and has won two NLL Championships with the Toronto Rock (1999, 2005). The 6’4”, 210-pound Georgetown, ON native spent the 2007 season with the Arizona Sting.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent on 3/25/2008

Personal: Hometown: Georgetown, ON

2006 Recap:2007: Became the Wings all-time leader in penalty minutes (245) and tenth overall leader in loose balls (348) … Named captain for the 2007 season … scored five points (1G, 4A) and served 53 penalty minutes in 16 games played … Recovered two loose balls as a member of the East Division Squad at the 2007 NLL All-Star Game in Portland, OR.

Career: 2006: Became the second all-time team leader in career penalty minutes (173) … Named captain for the 2006 season … Recorded fourteen points (2G, 12A) in 15-games played … Second overall on the team in penalty minutes with 68 … Recorded three points (1G, 2A) as a member of the East Division Squad at the 2006 NLL All-Star Game in Toronto, ON. 2005: Recorded nine points (1G, 8A) in 16 games played … Scored one goal at Minnesota on 2/20/05 … Member of the East Division squad for the 2005 NLL All-Star Game in Calgary, AB … Named team captain for the 2005 season. 2004: Scored his first NLL goal against Buffalo on 1/31/04… Led the team in penalty time with 50 minutes…Named to the 2004 NLL All-Rookie Team.

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the first round (9th overall in the 2003 NLL Entry Draft

Personal: : A 2003 graduate of the University of Vermont with a degree in finance …Works as an Assistant Project Manager for INTECH Construction… Favorite magazine is The Economist … Likes to play frisbee golf to relax … Dream vacation is to visit Alaska … Favorite athlete is Mark Howe … Favorite movie is Dead Man … Favorite actor is Rainn Wilson … Favorite reality show is “America’s Most Smartest Model” … Best place he traveled this year was Vermont … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Buffalo … First job was as a roofer … Favorite sport to watch other than lacrosse is Toronto Maple Leafs’ Hockey … One item he can’t live without is his ipod … Favorite subject in school is math … Considers himself an evening person.

2006 Recap:2007: Made 62 saves on 86 shots in three games and had a 13.84 goals against average.

Career: 2006: Spent the 2006 season as a member of the Toronto Rock Practice Squad. 2005: Member of the Toronto Rock Practice Squad.

Acquired: Signed by the Wings as a free agent on 9/28/06.

Personal: : Favorite food is steak and potatoes … Dream vacation is to travel to Australia … Favorite athlete is Brett Favre … Has a Great Dane named Maverick … Favorite actor is Jeremy Piven … Favorite movie is “Topgun” … Best place he traveled this year was Nanaimo, British Columbia … Favorite reality show is “Hogan Knows Best” … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Buffalo .. His idol growing up was hockey goaltender Allan Bester … His “welcome to the NLL” moment was the first time he put on a game jersey … Favorite sport to play and watch other than lacrosse is hockey … Favorite holiday is Halloween … One item he can’t live without is his television … Best Halloween costume was Hulk Hogan … Considers himself and evening person.

2006 Recap:2007: Finished the season with a 10.94 goals against average and 490 saves…Made 133 saves with a 9.75 goals against average in 3 playoff games with Arizona.

Career: 2006: Finished with 362 saves on 491 shots faced in 15 games played for Arizona…had a 12.15 goals against average in two playoff contests. 2005: Played in 5 games recording 95 saves for San Jose. 2004: Finished with 333 saves in 16 regular season contests and 22 saves on 31 shots in one playoff game played for San Jose. 2003: Posted a career best 11.79 goals against average while playing in 16 games and making 513 saves. 2002: Finished with a 12.01 goals against average while facing 831 shots…Posted an 11.67 goals against average and 77.2% save percentage in two playoff games for Albany. 2001: Collected 474 saves on 625 shots for a 75.8% save percentage while playing for Albany. 2000: Played in 12 games for Albany totaling 674 minutes and posted a 12.8 goals against average 1999: Finished the season with 87 saves in five games played and had a 81% save percentage with Toronto. 1998: Played in five games totaling 161 minutes and made 90 saves with a goals against average of 15.65 for Ontario.

Acquired: Acquired from the Arizona Sting in the first round of the 2007 dispersal draft on November 5, 2007.

Personal: Works in sales … Drives a Tacoma truck … Favorite food is pasta … Likes to golf to relax … Dream vacation is a beach in Mexico … Favorite athlete is Michael Jordan … Favorite actor is Sean Connery … Favorite movie is “Red October” … Favorite reality show is “The Real World” … Best place he has traveled to in the past year is Mexico … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Toronto … His “welcome to the NLL” moment was his first full game start in Maple Leaf Gardens … Favorite sport to play other than lacrosse is golf … Favorite sport to watch other than lacrosse is hockey … One item he can’t live without is his cell phone … Favorite subject in school was history … Considers himself an evening person.

2006 Recap:2007: Scored seven points (1G, 6A) and recorded 62 loose balls in 13 games.

Career: 2006: Recorded a total of ten points (3G, 7A) and 53 loose balls in 13 games played. 2005: Finished the 2005 season with nine points (2G, 7A) in 13 games played …Selected by the Minnesota Swarm in the 2004 Expansion Draft … 2004: Recorded ten points (1G, 9A) and 67 loose balls in eleven games for the Wings … Acquired by the Wings as a free agent prior to the 2004 season. 2002-2003: Finished the season with nine points (2G, 7A) in twelve games with the New Jersey Storm. 2001-2002: Recorded 16 points (5G, 11A) in 13 games during his rookie NLL season with the New Jersey Storm. Amateur Career: Played four years at Johns Hopkins University … Second Team All-American in 2001 … Shared the 1941 Team Shafer Award as the team’s top defensive player his senior year.

Acquired: Acquired in a trade with the Minnesota Swarm on February 8, 2005 (along with a first round draft pick in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft) for Ryan Ward and the Wings fourth round draft pick in the 2005 Entry Draft.

Personal: Employed as the Assistant Men’s Lacrosse Coach at Towson University … Graduated from Towson University in 2001 with a degree in psychology … Drives a Chevy pick-up truck … Favorite magazine is ESPN … Favorite food is chocolate chip cookies … Favorite athlete is Walter Payton … Favorite actor is Jack Nicholson … Favorite movie is “Braveheart” … Best place that he traveled to this year was Lake Tahoe … Last book he read was “The DaVinci Code” … First job was as a baseball coach … Favorite NLL city to travel to is Rochester … Favorite sport to play other than lacrosse is basketball … Favorite holiday is Christmas … Considers himself a morning person … One word he’d use to describe how he plays lacrosse is hard.

2006 Recap:Started for the East Division in the 2007 NLL All-Star game, collecting 26 saves on 34 shots in the first half to earn the win ... Played all 16 games for the Shamrox, and set career highs in wins (6), minutes (865:07) and save percentage (.773) ... Led all NLL netminders with 602 saves ... 12.28 Goals against average ranked 12th in the NLL

Career: Seven seasons in the NLL with three different clubs ... Saw the most work prior to 2007 with the San Jose Stealth in 2004, assembling a 4-3 record and seeing time in the club’s playoff game

Acquired: Traded from Chicago on 3/5/2008 as part of a three team deal which also included Edmonton.

Personal: Orangeville, Ontario

2006 Recap:2007: Finished the season with 14 points (5G 9A) and collected a team leading 119 loose balls for Calgary.

Career: 2006: Had 22 points (6G 16A) in 14 games played while picking up 102 loose balls. 2005: Played in 11 games scoring 15 points (2G 13A) and picking up 90 loose balls. 2004: Was named National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year and Co-Defender of the Year while collecting 16 point (8G 8A) and 82 loose balls.

Acquired: From Calgary (7/24/2007) as part of a 3 team trade involving Buffalo which sent Ian Llord to the Roughnecks and Sean Greenhalgh to the Bandits.

Personal: A Coach for the Lehigh University Men's Lacrosse Team...Likes to relax by watching movies...Favorite food is sausage and meatballs...First job was in construction...Favorite city to play other than Philadelphia is Calgary...Favorite sport to play (other than lacrosse) is basketball...Describes how he plays lacrosse as focused and intense

2006 Recap:2007: Finished the season with 16 points (2G, 14A) and collected 101 loose balls…Had a season high three points (1G, 2A) against Toronto on 3/30/07 while picking up 6 loose balls…Had a season high 12 looseballs on 1/6/07 versus Edmonton

Career: 2006: Finished the season with 26 points (7G, 19A) in 16 games … Had a season-high five points (2G, 3A) against Rochester on 3/11/06 … Led the team in penalty minutes with 72 2005: Scored eight points (1G, 7A) in nine games … Placed on injured reserve (torn PCL – right knee) on 3/24/05… Added one assist and recovered 13 loose balls at Minnesota on 2/20/05 … Scored his first NLL goal against Rochester on 2/18/05 … Added three assists at Rochester on 2/12/ 05 … Added two assists against Buffalo on 1/28/05. Amateur Career: Two-time BCLA Jr. A league MVP (2003-2004)…Two time BCLA Jr. A league first team all-star (2003-2004)

Acquired: Drafted by the Wings in the first round (5th overall) in the 2004 NLL entry draft.

Personal: Works as a dock manager off-season …Most influential person in his life is his father...Favorite movie is “300”…Favorite sport to watch (other than lacrosse) is soccer of the UFC…And the item he can not live without is his lacrosse stick.

2006 Recap:2007: Missed the first 10 games of the season recovering from off-season knee surgery then made his debut with the Rush with a goal and an assist in 11-10 loss at New York 03/31 … Picked up one assist and three loose balls in 8-6 win at Chicago 04/01 … Did not play in next game then returned to lineup with one goal and two assists in 9-8 loss at San Jose 04/07 … Scored once and added one assist along with season-high five loose balls in 14-10 loss at Portland 04/13 … Potted a pair of goals including one on the power play to go with three loose balls in season-ending 17-11 loss vs. Calgary 04/14.

Career: Spent three seasons with the Buffalo Bandits before joining the Rush … Played the summer outdoor season with the Rochester Rattlers of the MLL … A.J. led the University of Virginia Cavaliers to the 2003 NCAA Div. I championship as well as the 2000 and 2003 Atlantic Coast Conference titles … Won the Minto Cup championship for Canadian Junior ‘A’ lacrosse in 1997 and 1999.

Acquired: Traded from Edmonton on 3/5/2008 as part of a three team deal that also involved the Chicago Shamrox.