New York Lizards

In the MLL's inaugural season in 2001, the Long Island Lizards split their home games between Hofstra Stadium, now James M. Shuart Stadium, and EAB Park (now Bethpage Ballpark). For the 2002 season, they used Hofstra Stadium as their home field. As of 2003, the Lizards played all home contests at Mitchel Athletic Complex, in Uniondale, New York until 2008. The team will return to James M. Shuart Stadium for their home games in 2009.[1] The Lizards have won American Division championships in 2001, 2002, and 2003, and Major League Lacrosse titles in 2001, 2003 and 2015. The team made the playoffs in 2005 as a wildcard despite a losing record. The team's name and logo are based on the Italian wall lizard, a small reptile that was imported to Long Island (which has no native lizards) in the 1960s and which populate areas of the team's hometown of Hempstead in Nassau County. On December 14, 2012 the Lizards changed their name to the New York Lizards.[2]

Prior to the 2015 season, the Lizards made a trade with the Boston Cannons for Paul Rabil. In exchange for Paul Rabil and Mike Stone, the Cannons received Max Seibald, Brian Karalunas and three draft picks. In 2015, the Lizards won their third Steinfeld Cup by defeating the Rochester Rattlers 15-12.

Chesapeake Bayhawks

The Lizards' main rival is the Chesapeake Bayhawks. Between them they hold 8 of the 15 MLL league championships awarded through the 2015 season. The two teams have played in the championship game five times, with Chesapeake winning 3 of those 5.

Boston Cannons

The Lizards have found a new rival in the Boston Cannons after they traded their All Star Mid Fielder Paul Rabil to New York in January 2015. That season the Lizards faced the Cannons in the MLL semi-finals and the game resulted in a dramatic overtime victory for the Lizards(16-15). The tension of that game continued into the 2016 MLL season when the Cannons came to James M. Shuart Stadium, which resulted in another intense over-time victory for the Lizards(13-12).

• Joe Spallina is the former head coach and current general manager of the New York Lizards.

2020 New York Lizards
Number	Name	Nationality	Position	Height	Weight	College
1	Sean O'Brien		M	5 ft 10 in	180 lbs	Bucknell
4	Dylan Molloy		A	6 ft 1 in	220 lbs	Brown
5	Nicky Galasso		M	6 ft 0 in	185 lbs	Syracuse
6	Mark Andrejack		FO	5 ft 7 in	175 lbs	Adelphi
7	Andrew Pettit		A	5 ft 11 in	195 lbs	Lehigh
8	Christian Trasolini		M	6 ft 2 in	N/A	Rutgers
9	Benny Borgognone		D	5 ft 9 in	175 lbs	Bucknell
11	Justin Reh		M	6 ft 1 in	185 lbs	Albany
12	Brian Corrigan		G	5 ft 11 in	205 lbs	Marist
13	Nick Spillane		M	5 ft 10 in	190 lbs	Penn State
14	Austin Kaut		G	5 ft 10 in	200 lbs	Penn State
15	Steven Romano		M	6 ft 2 in	200 lbs	Hofstra
16	Nick Aponte		A	6 ft 0 in	190 lbs	Penn State
17	Thomas O'Connell		SSDM	6 ft 2 in	195 lbs	Maryland
18	Mike Mayer		D	6 ft 5 in	215 lbs	Georgetown
19	Bobby Duvnjak		D	6 ft 3 in	205 lbs	Harvard
20	Danny Dolan		G	6 ft 1 in	180 lbs	Maryland
22	Brendan Kearns		A	6 ft 1 in	195 lbs	Providence
23	Ian Kirby		A	6 ft 1 in	170 lbs	Adelphi
24	Joey Panariello		M	6 ft 2 in	185 lbs	SUNY Cortland
26	Connor Waldron		M	5 ft 11 in	190 lbs	Holy Cross
28	Griffin Barnathan		SSDM	6 ft 2 in	185 lbs	Hofstra
33	Frank Brier		D	6 ft 3 in	204 lbs	Marist
34	Mark Ellis		DM	5 ft 10 in	188 lbs	Hofstra
39	Tommy Wright		D	6 ft 0 in	190 lbs	Penn State
41	Rock Stewart		D	6 ft 0 in	195 lbs	Williams
42	Colin Burke		M	6 ft 0 in	175 lbs	Utah
43	Ryan Walsh		A	6 ft 4 in	235 lbs	Colgate
44	Decker Curran		M	6 ft 3 in	200 lbs	Michigan
63	Mike Begley		M	5 ft 11 in	185 lbs	Marist
71	Peter Welch		D	6 ft 2 in	205 lbs	Duke
76	Charlie Trense		D	6 ft 0 in	203 lbs	Notre Dame
77	Ben Randall		D	6 ft 3 in	210 lbs	Ohio State
88	Connor O'Hara		A	6 ft 0 in	175 lbs	Bucknell
90	Jack Carrigan		D	6 ft 3 in	220 lbs	Loyola
92	Alex Spring		D	5 ft 11 in	185 lbs	Bucknell

• As of 21 May 2020