MG '02 Invite

Welcome to the Home of Crease Monkeys Lacrosse!........Great Friends, Great Times, Great Places & Great Lacrosse........Champions of the: '07 (Elite & Master's); '06 (Elite, Master's & Women's), '04, '03 (Elite & Master's), '01 & '00 Hawai'i Invitational Lacrosse Tourneys; '03 e-Lacrosse Amsterdam Tourney; '03, '02 & '01 Mardi Gras Lacrosse Tourneys; '99 Great Chicago Shootout & the '99 Surfer's Paradise Lacrosse Tourney (Australia)!....Next Stop- ????....

Monkeys to Congregate for their 4th Mardi Gras Invitational Lacrosse Tourney

Scene From Mardi Gras '01- Pimpin Ain't Easy!

Tournament Details:

Monkeys to Have Many New Players from All Over the USA-> 8 states!

Staying at our favorite hotel:

Andrew Jackson Hotel [919 Royal St., (504) 561-5881 or (800) 654-0224]

	Rooms reserved 2/14-18
	1 Block from Bourbon St. & four (4) blocks to Pat O'Brien's!
	Hotel Web Site: http://www.frenchquarterinns.com/

Tourney Dates:

	Friday, February 15th to Sunday, February 17th
	Most players arrive on Thursday, February 14th & leave Monday, February 18th

16 Club Teams Entered (as of 2/4/02):

Parties:

	Tourney Party on Friday night- TBD
	Team 'Warm-Up' party on Saturday night-> Andrew Jackson Hotel Courtyard
	Traditional Team Dinner Sunday Night at Acme Oyster House
	Bud truck at fields
	Team supplied beads!

Map to Fields: http://www.creasemonkeys.com/MardiGras/MardiGras02Map.htm

Games (Matches TBD):

	Friday afternoon game
	Two Games on Saturday
	At least one game on Sunday (done in time to make a 6PM flight)

Seeding:

	All sixteen (16) teams play on Friday- top eight (8) teams make the Championship bracket with seeding done after Friday's games
	Winners play at 11AM & 3PM on Saturday; Losers at 9AM & 1PM!

Rosters:

Committed players include players from the West Coast (San Francisco; L.A. & San Diego) and from the East Coast (Baltimore; Philadelphia & New York; Rochester & Washington D.C.)

Goal: Have a great time & play lacrosse!!!!

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