Peter Vlahakis
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Peter Vlahakis is a professional lacrosse
player with the Long Island Lizards
of Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
and the holder of four MLL All-Time face-off records. Vlahakis holds the MLL career face-off wins, career face-off percentage, single game face-off wins and single game face-off percentage records. He was selected to participate in the 2007 and 2008 MLL All-Star Game.
. On July 3, 2008 Vlahakis set the league record for face off wins and percentage by winning 35 of 48 or 72.91% of his face-offs in a single game.
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.
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Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player with the Long Island Lizards
Long Island Lizards
The Long Island Lizards are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Hempstead, New York, USA, located on Long Island. They are original members of the MLL and lost in the league's inaugural game on June 7, 2001 to the Baltimore Bayhawks , 16-13...
of Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
and the holder of four MLL All-Time face-off records. Vlahakis holds the MLL career face-off wins, career face-off percentage, single game face-off wins and single game face-off percentage records. He was selected to participate in the 2007 and 2008 MLL All-Star Game.
Professional career
Vlahakis was drafted in the 4th round of the 2004 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the New Jersey PrideNew Jersey Pride
The New Jersey Pride were a men's field lacrosse team formerly based in Piscataway, New Jersey, United States. They played in Major League Lacrosse from 2001-2008.-Franchise history:...
. On July 3, 2008 Vlahakis set the league record for face off wins and percentage by winning 35 of 48 or 72.91% of his face-offs in a single game.
College career
Vlahakis attended Fairfield UniversityFairfield University
Fairfield University is a private, co-educational undergraduate and master's level teaching-oriented university located in Fairfield, Connecticut, in the New England region of the United States. It was founded by the Society of Jesus in 1942, and today is one of 28 member institutions of the...
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.
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 LacrosseInside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse is a lacrosse media entity and ESPN affiliate. It includes many parts including a news website, an 11 times annual magazine, online video streaming, internet forums and an ESPN television show...
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MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | FO | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | GB | PIM | FO | ||
| 2005 | New Jersey | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 38-90 | ||||||||||
| 2006 | Long Island | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 1.5 | 195-324 | ||||||||||
| 2007 | Long Island | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 44 | 1 | 165-277 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | Long Island | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 100 | 1 | 244-415 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | Long Island | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 42 | 5 | 138-255 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 13-30 | ||
| MLL Totals | 50 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 259 | 10.5 | 780-1361 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.5 | 13-30 | |||