Vienna Monarchs Lacrosse - 1. Lacrosse Verein Wien

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Ein ganz spezieller Platz für außergewöhnliche Spieler der Vienna Monarchs!
Mit jeder der hier aufgeführten Persönlichkeiten verbindet uns eine große Freundschaft!
Wegen Ihres enormen Einsatzes sind wir Ihnen zu großem Dank verpflichtet!

We will never forget you!

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Dear Bryant aka David Hasselhoff - On behalf of the whole team, I can say that I am very happy and thankful of having had you as our teammate.
Apart from the great times we spent off the field – and I can remember many – your coaching and lectures (“Don’t be such pussies!”, “Stop playing Star Wars!”) and, last but not least, the vast amount of goals you scored made a big difference in the very short time of your stay in Vienna. Needless to say, you left a few marks, not only on my couch (!), but also in our game.
We all wish you the very best for your next season, hoping you will finally accomplish your goal, beating Salisbury and becoming chef at the International House of Pancakes :-)
Be sure to remember you are always welcome in Vienna, ANYTIME!
Yours Navid

(tribute by Navid Alizadeh)

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Being asked about of Christopher Ives, I would give following answer: “This guy was f***in’ gorgeous” Chris showed us what Lacrosse is all about: teamwork, enthusiasm, communication, etc. He simply lived Lacrosse. He pushed each of us to a higher level with numerous advices on techniques.
The hopefully only unlucky time the man with the red helmet spent in the team were the tournament trips to Laibach (concussion during the first game, followed by horrible hours in the hospital) and to the Passau Open (sunstroke on the first day). An average player would immediately finish the tournament, but what was Chris' reaction? As soon as he felt ready again, he kept on playing. His commitment to the game sets him apart from most players and gave him the role of a leader within the Monarchs squad.
Chris, we all wish you the best for the future, and I’m sure we’ll meet again next year! Then we can keep on talking bulls**t and having fun… 2 things we’re pretty good at J. Thanks for a great time and your support!
Take care and see ya soon. Mike, your tournament–roommate and dude.

(tribute by Mike Chlibowycz)

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It was a cold and snowy afternoon last Winter, when a tall guy came along at our practice at the Jesuitenwiese, astonished asking, "Do you play Lacrosse in Austria?" Well, this was the very beginning of Jordan at the Monarchs. Many long-poll-practices, hard games and harder nights hanging out followed and it was easy to see that Jordan had this special 'GROOVY SMOOTHNESS'. As a tough coreplayer of our team he scored not only in front of the opposing goal, he was the General of making party! Besides saying 'yesss' to all the horizons-broadening discussions ;o), he gave everybody a very special and precious gift: his SOUL.
Like a wizard he could always put a smile on our faces, especially when we were down. We'll never forget the fun we had at all the tournaments (esp. Kromeriz) and we will always remember the smile in the face of our tall grinning Fozzybear.
You left a big hole - we miss you!

(tribute by Chris Mistelbauer)

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The train left with our Anna-girl on it. Something is missing. Not only the famous “Just watch my nose” and “Babsi, why…???” but especially that great white smile accompanied by those angel curls and random funny lines we all loved so much. Thank you Anna for helping us building up the Lady Monarchs and showing us what lacrosse is all about. Dedication and good thoughts made us move forward an not only lacrosse made us stick together. If it was a coffee at Starbucks, a great party or just a movie at your place with some pasta on our shirts, everything was fun with you. I hope you’ll remember all of this for the rest of your life (if not, there are tons of pics that will help you ;o). Actually, you won’t need to be remembering because YOU ARE COMING BACK!!!
Till then, we will be thinking of you as a co-founder of the Ladies, great player and especially a friend that is hard to find. Glad to say: you are my best friend. Thank you Anna for everything and please stay as open as you became over here!!! Sticks up 4ever yours #F18 Babsi, your friend who always managed to shock you and hang out at your place ALL the time (and will, see you at UVA).

(tribute by Barbara Zelenay)

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James will be missed greatly by the Monarchs. He is back to Indiana via a summer of backpacking across Europe, or maybe just a prolonged stay in Amsterdam. We all wish he could still be here, but he must get back to Wabash College eventually and pursue his goal of getting into law school so he can get a high paying job and just “chill” in his later years. Besides his jokes and “relaxed” mindset, we will also have to do without his skills on the field, even though they were mysteriously not razor sharp on a couple given Sundays. Without getting too emotional, James, you will be greatly missed and everyone wishes you a great trip throughout Europe and are awaiting your return as a guest player as soon as you get a chance. Your friend and semi-roommate, Jordan Lex.

(tribute by Jordan Lex)

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Dear Erick (aka Jause Meister, Dirty Sanchez, Diana,) the Vienna Monarchs would like to express their gratitude and thank you for your dedication, ambitious work and lots of good feeds from behind the cage. We truly appreciated you as a member of our team, which you truly helped building up in the last couple of weeks. We all wish you the very best for your time in Hamburg and we will never forget the awesome time we had together (Kromeriz, Radotin, Budersdorf...) The no. 4 will always remain yours, as you will always remain a member of our team. Remember you are more than welcome to play on our team and as a guest in my home at any given time. Yours, #11 Navid, Your roomate and team-captain of the Vienna Monarchs Lacrosse Club. PS: I'll miss you stupid c**t!

(tribute by Navid Alizadeh, Teamcaptain)