Michael Springer is a lacrosse

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 for the Philadelphia Barrage

Philadelphia Barrage

The Philadelphia Barrage were a Men's Field Lacrosse team that was based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from the 2004 season until the 2008 season when they became a traveling team. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They started playing in the American Division, but...

 of Major League Lacrosse

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 :...

. Springer was a four-time All American at Syracuse University

Syracuse University

Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...

. He now coaches varsity lacrosse at Don Bosco Prep.

Major League Lacrosse

Springer was drafted by the Barrage in 2003

2003 MLL season

2003 Major League Lacrosse season was the 3rd season of the league. The season began on May 31 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2003.-General information:Schedule was reduced from 14 to 12 games....

, and made an immediate impact with the team netting 20 goals as a rookie. Springer has continued to contribute to the team. In 2006

2006 MLL season

2006 Major League Lacrosse season was the 6th season of the league. The season began on May 20 and concluded with the championship game on August 27, 2006.-General information:...

, he was awarded with Offensive Player of the Week

Major League Lacrosse Weekly Awards

In the 2001 inaugural season, Major League Lacrosse named an Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week. The first recipients were Jesse Hubbard of the New Jersey Pride and Rob Doerr of the Baltimore Bayhawks ....

 in Week Five of the season. In addition, Springer has helped the Barrage to win three Steinfeld Cup

Steinfeld Cup

The Steinfeld Cup is the trophy given annually to the winners ofthe New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship. It is named after MLL founder Jake Steinfeld...

 championships in 2004

2004 MLL season

2004 Major League Lacrosse season was the 4th season of the league. The season began on May 22 and concluded with the championship game on August 22, 2004.-General information:...

, 2006

2006 MLL season

2006 Major League Lacrosse season was the 6th season of the league. The season began on May 20 and concluded with the championship game on August 27, 2006.-General information:...

, and 2007

2007 MLL season

2007 Major League Lacrosse season was the 7th season of the league. The season began on May 12 and concluded with the championship game on August 26, 2007.-General information:...

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