Peter Vlahakis

Infobox Lacrosse Player


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weight_lb = 185
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mll_team = Long Island Lizards
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league= NCAA
team= Fairfield University
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birth_place = Shoreham, New York
nationality = United States
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Peter Vlahakis (b. January 20, 1982 in Shoreham, New York) is a professional lacrosse player with the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Vlahakis is the top face-off man in the MLL holding the top face-off percentage in MLL history. He was selected to participate in the 2007 and 2008 MLL All-Star Game. [ [http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=167459 Inside Lacrosse - Major League Lacrosse: Casey Powell in, Peter Vlahakis out of All-Star game ] ]

Professional

Vlahakis was drafted in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the New Jersey Pride. On July 3, 2008 Vlahakis set the league record for face off wins and percentage by winning 35 of 48 or 73% of his face-offs in a single game.

College

Vlahakis attended Fairfield University where he was ranked seventh in the nation with a face-off win percentage of .633 in 2003 and was ranked as one of the top-10 face-off men in the NCAA in each of his four seasons with the Stags. Vlahakis was a two-time All-New England selection and pre-season All-American in 2002. [ [http://fairfieldstags.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/vlahakis_peter00.html CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports ] ] .

Personal

Peter's father is Bob Vlahakis, the producer and innovator of the annual Face-Off Yearbook covering college lacrosse since 1994 and a current Senior Editor of the Inside Lacrosse Magazine.

External links

* [http://www.longislandlizards.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=7 Long Island Lizards Profile]

References

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NAME=Vlahakis, Peter
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=January 20, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH=Shoreham, New York
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