Soldier Field To Host Lacrosse

By Marcus Gilmer in News on Mar 18, 2009 7:00PM

If you've been waiting to see professional lacrosse at Soldier Field, you can exhale because your time is finally here. The Chicago Machine, of Major League Lacrosse, have reached an agreement for the professional lacrosse team to play a pair of games this season at Soldier Field. Appropriately enough, it'll be the season opener and closer that'll happen at the spaceship on the lake. The Machine will open their 2009 season on May 30 against the Boston Cannons and close it out August 8 against the Long Island Lizards. Other home games will take place at Toyota Park and one match-up (against D.C.) happens in Milwaukee.

The team seems to be pumped for the experience. Team president John Meister said, "Playing at Soldier Field has long been a dream of our organization. We're eager to show more Chicagoans how much fun it is to watch live professional lacrosse. Bringing lacrosse to a world-class venue like Soldier Field will inspire young lacrosse players nationwide." Team co-captain Kevin Leveille added, "Many of us are used to playing in large stadiums with thousands of fans from our college careers. To bring the pro game to Soldier Field with a chance to shine before a huge home crowd is a great opportunity for our team and our sport."

For ticket information, call (312) 255-1522. Single game seats go on sale in April. [Daily Herald]

Thanks to Steve for the tip!