Charlotte Copperheads

Charlotte Copperheads

League	Professional Lacrosse League
Founded	2012
Arena	Bojangles' Coliseum
Based in	Charlotte, North Carolina
Colors	Red, gold, black, white
Owner	Graham D'Alvia
General manager	Tom Ryan
Head coach	Tom Ryan
Local media	The Charlotte Observer
Website	www.charlottecopperheads.com

The Charlotte Copperheads were an American professional indoor lacrosse team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are a charter member of the Professional Lacrosse League (PLL) and began play in the 2012 season with their home games at the Bojangles' Coliseum.

History

The Copperheads are Charlotte's second indoor lacrosse team; the Charlotte Cobras of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (now known as the National Lacrosse League) played a single season at the Coliseum (when it was known as the Independence Arena) in 1996 before folding. The Cobras maintain the dubious distinction of being the only EPBLL/MILL/NLL team to finish an imperfect season, going 0-10 in their only season. Charlotte has also been granted expansion in the outdoor lacrosse league (MLL) for the 2012 MLL Season, and are named the Charlotte Hounds.

The franchise was announced in 2011 as the second of five founding members in the upstart North American Lacrosse League, which hoped to start play in January 2012. On December 31, 2011, Charlotte and four of the five other teams announced the NALL had fired its acting commissioner and would move to a fall schedule. This led to a rift in the league that was settled in court, with the fall faction forming the Professional Lacrosse League.^[1][2]

The Copperheads began play in September 2012 with a road win against the Jacksonville Bullies. Their inaugural season concludes on December 1. The PLL has since folded. This has caused the Copperheads to no longer exist.

Name-the-team contest

The Copperheads name was decided through a name-the-team contest-after various submissions, the official team name will be decided via a 16-nomination bracket from the top submissions.^[3] Notably, three of the finalists (Charge, Legion, Monarchs) were runners-up for the name-the-team contest which ultimately decided the Charlotte Hounds name for the city's 2012 Major League Lacrosse team.^[4]

Roster

2012 Charlotte Copperheads
Number	Player's Name	Nationality	Position	College	Height	Weight
1	Brad Conlon		G	RIT	6 ft 1 in	221 lb
2	Alex Burkhead		D	Roanoke	6 ft 1 in	190 lb
3	Ethan Farrell		F	Lynchburg	6 ft 0 in	190 lb
6	Greg Watterson		D	Wingate	6 ft 2 in	220 lb
10	Mark Burnett (lacrosse)		T	Mars Hill	5 ft 9 in	145 lb
11	Matt Smalley		F	Hobart	5 ft 9 in	180 lb
12	Thomas Langan (lacrosse)		T	Limestone	6 ft 0 in	190 lb
14	Greg Rogowski		F	Merrimack	5 ft 9 in	165 lb
16	Brian Welch		T	Le Moyne	6 ft 0 in	194 lb
17	Brekan Kohlitz		T	Michigan	6 ft 1 in	185 lb
19	Jack Delligatti		D	Greensboro Day	6 ft 0 in	188 lb
20	Ryan Hotaling		T	Nazareth	6 ft 2 in	211 lb
21	Sam Bradman		T	Salisbury	6 ft 0 in	165 lb
23	Kevin Iwanusa		O	Pfeiffer	5 ft 9 in	148 lb
27	Mike O'Brien		D	Hobart	6 ft 0 in	203 lb
28	Erik Holt		D	Penn State	6 ft 3 in	235 lb
33	Craig Rosecrans		T	Le Moyne	6 ft 2 in	215 lb
37	Nick Cotter		F	Dowling	5 ft 11 in	190 lb
42	Adam Nauerth (lacrosse)		T	Nazareth	6 ft 1 in	208 lb
45	Mike Bedford		D	C.W Post	6 ft 1 in	205 lb
48	Tory Stevens		G	Recent Team: Newtown (Can-Am League)	5 ft 11 in	252 lb
49	Matt Hickman		O	Salisbury	5 ft 7 in	208 lb
61	Peter Milliman		F	Gettysburg	5 ft 10 in	215 lb

Season-by-season

References

External links

• Charlotte Copperheads official website