- George Daniel
George Daniel is the Deputy Commissioner and Chief Operating Officer of the National Lacrosse League. He was appointed to the position effective
August 17 2007 .Career
A native of
Easton, Pennsylvania , Daniel previously served asDeputy Commissioner andGeneral Counsel for the NLL from 2000 to 2006 before leaving for one season to become President of the New York Titans. As the Titans team president, Daniel was responsible for all aspects of the launch of the team's business operations culminating in the franchise's January 20th home opener at Madison Square Garden played in front of 13,127 fans, the fourth-largest crowd for an inaugural home game in the 21 year history of the league. The Titans were also a success on regional television, drawing a higher viewer rating than the New Jersey Devils and New York Islanders on January 27th, a night when all three teams played televised games.Daniel, who was initially hired by Commissioner Jim Jennings in September 2000, had served as the league’s
second-in-command for the past six seasons, taking the lead a variety of key tasks includingcollective bargaining with the player’s association. He also founded theBlack Hills Posse of theInternational Basketball Association andScranton Miners of the Atlantic Basketball Association. He is also a former co-owner of theBellingham Bells baseball franchise.Articles
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/02/sports/hockey/02sandomir.html?ex=1328072400&en=9f8d59736d17eae1&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss New York Times]
* [http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3057 NLL.com]
* [http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/lacrosse/news/story?id=3060548 ESPN.com]
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