Matt Alrich (born August 28, 1981) is a professional
lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...
player for the
Baltimore Bombers in the
North American Lacrosse League, and the
Rochester Rattlers of
Major League Lacrosse.
Alrich is a graduate of
University of Delaware. As a senior, he was named the team's Most Valuable Player
[ and first team All Colonial Athletic Conference.
Alrich originally played with the ]Baltimore Bayhawks
The Chesapeake Bayhawks were a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Annapolis, Maryland since 2010. They played in the greater Baltimore metro area beginning with the MLL's inaugural 2001 season, as the Balti ...
of the Major League Lacrosse, prior to being drafted by the San Francisco Dragons
The San Francisco Dragons were a professional field lacrosse team based in San Francisco and San Jose, California. From 2006–2008, they played in Major League Lacrosse and they ceased operations before the 2009 season due to the economic situati ...
in the 2006 MLL Expansion Draft. Prior to the 2008 MLL season
The 2008 Major League Lacrosse season was the eighth season of the league. The season began on May 17, 2008, and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2008.
Milestones and events
Pre-season
* Following the 2007 MLL season, the ...
, he was traded to the Boston Cannons
The Cannons Lacrosse Club are a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) . Formerly based in Boston, Massachusetts, they played in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) as the Boston Cannons from their inaugural 2001 sea ...
. He was claimed in the 2010 Supplemental Draft prior to the 2011 season by the Rochester Rattlers.
The San Jose Stealth
The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the ...
drafted Alrich in the Third Round (24th overall) in the 2004 National Lacrosse League entry draft. In late 2006, he was traded to the New York Titans along with Ryan Boyle
Ryan J. Boyle (born November 22, 1981 in Hunt Valley, Maryland) is a former lacrosse player who last played professional field lacrosse for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He most recently played professional box lacr ...
.
Statistics
Major League Lacrosse
National Lacrosse League
University of Delaware
See also
*University of Delaware Mens Lacrosse
The Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse team represents the University of Delaware in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. Delaware currently competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and plays its home games at De ...
References
1981 births
Living people
American lacrosse players
Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens men's lacrosse players
Major League Lacrosse players
New York Titans (lacrosse) players
Orlando Titans players
Rochester Rattlers players
San Jose Stealth players
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