Maverik Lacrosse is a manufacturer of 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...

 equipment and apparel

Clothing

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, based in Long Island City, New York

New York

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. The company was founded by professional lacrosse players John Gagliardi

John Gagliardi (lacrosse)

John Gagliardi is a professional lacrosse player and entrepreneur from Manhasset, NY. He is currently a member of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and lives in New York City....

 and Jay Jalbert in 2005. Maverik was founded to produce equipment for the player, by the player.

Maverik makes lacrosse gloves, elbow pads, shoulder pads, and shafts. They have six kinds of shafts, The Wonderboy, The Worderboy Excel, The Gravity, The H2 Hybrid, The Se7en and The Mav Titanium . They also have seven kinds of gloves, The Dynasty, The Dynasty II, The Dynasty Supreme, The Maybach, The Fox II, The Legacy, and The Marvel. The arm pads they make come in attack, midfield, and defense. They are The Dynasty Supreme, The Legacy, The Legacy Arm Guard and The Maverik Wrist Guard. They have the dynasty, the dynasty speed, and the legacy shoulder pads. They also have put out three heads, the Maverik Juice, Vision, and Bull, Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil , is a lacrosse player with the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse...

's signature stick.

The Maverik team not only includes John Gagliardi, but also Kyle Sweeney

Kyle Sweeney

Kyle Sweeney is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons in the Major League Lacrosse.Sweeney played for the 2006 U.S...

, Mike Springer

Mike Springer

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, Johnny Christmas

Johnny Christmas

John Christmas is an American lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse....

, Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil , is a lacrosse player with the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse...

, Dan Hardy, Joe Cinosky, Sean Lindsay, Drew Adams, and Kip Turner.

On June 3, it was announced that Maverik Lacrosse was acquired by Private Equity

Private equity

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group Kohlberg & Co, for an undisclosed sum. Kohlberg & Co. is also the parent company of Bauer Sports.