(New York, NY)… The 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championships might be across the ocean, but lacrosse fans will be closer to the games like never before. Team USA announced today that the National Team will air a week-long radio show to recap all the day’s results, which will complement the pay per view webcasts available at www.wilcprague2011.com.The World Indoor Lacrosse Championships run from Saturday, May 21 to Saturday, May 28th at Eden Arena in Prague. The United States is one of eight teams participating in the 21-game tournament. The Americans open the WILC against the host Czech Republic on Saturday, May 21st at 1:00 p.m. EST.
The live streamed games of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships will have the play-by-play broadcasts commentated by Andy McNamara. McNamara is the play-by-play commentator for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League. Team USA media relations manager and Rochester Knighthawks Broadcaster Craig Rybczynski will also serve as a color commentator and play-by-play broadcaster for various games throughout the tournament.
The streaming video will be offered as a paid service. Viewers will be able to access the stream directly from the WILC web site. All they need is a PayPal account to be able to pay for the service. The rates are USD $3.00 per game or USD $5.00 per day. For the complete game schedule, please visit www.wilcprague2011.com.
Fans can catch up on the all the day’s action on “Shooting for Gold” on WHTK 1280-AM and 107.3 FM. The show will offer interviews and coverage from the event from Monday, May 23rd to Friday, May 27th and will air from 6:00 to 6:50 p.m. Ilindoor lacrosse writer Bob Chavez will also provide expert analysis throughout the week.
The show will also air nationally on www.whtk.com, courtesy of sponsorship from the Rochester Knighthawks, All Nations Lacrosse, Uncle Dave’s Upper Deck and the Stock Exchange Restaurant. Also make sure to check out exclusive player interviews on Usindoorlacrosse.org and ilindoor.com throughout the tournament.
“The radio show will allow fans to hear from the players and learn about their on and off the floor experiences,” said Rybczynski. “A special thanks to Tim Knab, Eric Driscoll and Brian Kiefer, all members of the Khawks Krew for serving as hosts of the show.”
Rybczynski currently works as the play-by-play broadcaster and Vice President of Communications for the National Lacrosse League’s Rochester Knighthawks and American Hockey League's Rochester Americans. His role also includes managing the communications for the Hamilton Nationals (MLL).
For more information on the U.S. National Indoor Lacrosse Team, visit usindoorlacrosse.org.
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