Sal LoCascio

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former_nll_teams= New York Saints
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former_mll_teams= Long Island Lizards
coach= Philadelphia Barrage (MLL) 2004
Bridgeport Barrage (MLL) 2002 to 2003
New York Saints (NLL) 2001 to 2002
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Sal LoCascio is a hall of fame lacrosse goaltender and coach.

During his playing career, Locascio excelled as both a field lacrosse goalkeeper and a box lacrosse goaltender, two very different positions. [cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/022708aaa.html|author=Borelli, Tom|work=LaxMagazine.com|title=A Saint Named Sal|date=February 27, 2008|accessdate=2008-02-28]

LoCascio currently is a color analyst on telecasts for the Long Island Lizards and the New York Titans.

Amateur career

LoCascio graduated from University of Massachusetts, where he was a four-time All-American. cite web|url=http://www.uslacrosse.org/museum/halloffame/view_profile.php?prof_id=303|work=USLacrosse.org|title=Sal LoCascio Hall of Fame Class Bio|date=|accessdate=2008-02-26] In 2000, he was elected to the UMass Athletic Hall of Fame. [cite web|url=http://umassathletics.cstv.com/genrel/062600aac.html|work=UMASSAthletics.com|title=Class of 2000 Announced:UMass Athletic Hall of Fame |date=June 26, 2000|accessdate=2008-02-26]

Internationally, LoCascio won three gold medals in the 1990, 1994 and 1998 World Lacrosse Championship as a member of Team USA.

While playing in the United States Club Lacrosse Association with the Long Island Hofstra, LaCascio won four USCLA championships in the 1990's, and was awarded Player of the Year honors in 1995.

National Lacrosse League

LoCascio was goaltender and played his entire career with the New York Saints of the National Lacrosse League for 11 seasons, from 1990 to 2000. From 2001 to 2002, he remained with the team as Head Coach. LaCascio was named all-pro five times, in 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, and 1997.cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3227|work=NLL.com|title=League Announces Hall of Fame Class of 2008|date=January 9, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-09]

Major League Lacrosse

LoCascio led the Long Island Lizards to the inaugural Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup championship in the 2001 MLL season.

LoCascio joined the former Bridgeport Barrage of Major League Lacrosse as Head Coach in 2002. After moving with the team to Philadelphia, Locascio again won the Major League Lacrosse Steinfeld Cup championship in 2004 and was awarded the Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award.

Awards

In 2004, LoCascio was awarded the Major League Lacrosse Coach of the Year Award. In 2004, LoCascio was also inducted into U.S. National Lacrosse Hall of Fame. LoCascio was inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in February, 2008.

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