Peter Vlahakis (born January 20, 1982, in

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) is a professional

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player with the

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of Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the holder of four MLL All-Time face-off records. Vlahakis broke the MLL career face-off wins record with 1054 & finished #2 in career face-off percentage. He still holds the single game face-off wins (35) record and record for being a 4 time defensive player of the week in a single season. 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

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. On July 3, 2008, Vlahakis set the league record for face off wins by winning 35 in a single game.

College career

Vlahakis attended

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, where he won 620 faceoffs, which was the 4th highest in NCAA history. Vlahakis was a two-time All-New England selection and pre-season All-American in 2002.CSTV.com: #1 in College Sports
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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

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Magazine.

References

External links

Long Island Lizards Profile
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