Mike Gabel

Mike Gabel is one of the original players of the Chicago Machine franchise. Gabel stays very busy as the co-founder of True Lacrosse with teammate Jake Deane. His favorite aspect of running True Lacrosse is being able to train youth and High School athletes in order to prepare them for the next level. Friends would describe Mike as, "ridiculous, fun, and caring." Gabel enjoys exposing all he encounters to this aspect of his personality. Another interesting, yet odd fact that people don't know about Gabel is that he has two different ears.

Professional Career:
(2008)- Chicago machine... 5/19 Earned MLL Goalkeeper of the Week in Week 1 in win over San Francisco 
(2007)- Chicago Machine...5/19 vs. Los Angeles: Made 6 saves on 13 shots in a 20-14 loss...6/2 vs. Denver: Took Goalie of the Week Honors as he makes 19 saves on 35 shots in the Machine's first franchise victory...6/10 vs. San Francisco: Saved 14 shots and picked up 5 ground balls in a 15-14 loss...6/16 @ New Jersey: Made 4 saves in a 21-13 loss...6/23 @ Los Angeles: Made 16 saves in a 21-13 loss...6/30 vs. Denver: Made 3 saves in a 19-9 loss...7/14 vs. Boston: Made 14 saves in relief in a 19-18 victory...7/21 @ San Francisco: Made 16 saves in a 21-11 loss...7/27 @ Rochester: Made 14 saves in a 25-13 loss...8/5 vs. San Francisco: Made 18 saves in a 17-11 victory...8/11 @ Los Angeles: Made 22 saves in a 14-13 loss.
(2006) - Chicago Machine
(2005) - Warrior Lacrosse Challenge

College Career:
(2005) - Named senior Captain and started in all 12 games, making 151 saves; His .592 save percentage ranked him 11th in the country for ’05; Made a career-high 24 saves against Georgetown; Ended career as one of the greatest goalies to play at Vermont; In four years, Mike broke Vermont records for goals against in both a season and career.
(2004) - Named junior Captain and started in all 14 games; Made 166 saves on the season ... Posted a .593 save percentage, which ranked him 14th in the country and 8.55 goals against, which ranked him 18th in the country; Made a season-high 19 saves against Georgetown.
(2003) - Started all 13 games; Made 157 saves on the season; Posted a .665 save percentage, which ranked number one in the nation for ’03; His goals against was second in nation at 6.13 goals per game; Named America East All-Conference First Team & Defensive MVP for Vermont.
(2002) - Played in 9 games and recorded a season-high 21 saves in only his second start against U-Mass; Ended his first season with a .564 save percentage & 10.59 goals against.

Personal Info:
Son of Mike & Marylynne Gabel