SALT LAKE CITY — Stony Brook will have a presence when professional lacrosse returns to play later this month in Salt Lake City.
Assistant coach
Mike Chanenchuk and alum
Ryland Rees both will participate in the Premier Lacrosse League's Championship Series, which will be held July 25 through Aug. 9 and be televised on the NBC family of networks.
Chanenchuk will compete with the Whipsnakes, while Rees will play with the Waterdogs.
The official rosters were released by the PLL on Thursday.
During the event, the PLL's seven teams will compete in a
14-game group play format to determine seeding for an ensuing single-elimination tournament.
Fans will not be admitted to Zions Bank Stadium, which will host the 16-day event.
Rees, the 2019 America East Defensive Player of the Year at Stony Brook, recently was named to the National Lacrosse League All-Rookie Team for his winter contribution with the Rochester Knighthawks.