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Jul 5, 2007 from the AISL Newswire |
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Twisters Welcome Bill Bullock as Team’s New General Manager
Massachusetts Twisters owner Paul Lapointe announced this morning that William “Bill” Bullock has been named the new general manager of the 2007 American Indoor Soccer League champions.
Lapointe and Bullock will also be working side by side on expanding the AISL
Bullock said, "I want to make the Twisters a household name. The first step in doing that will be to get the team involved the local community school programs and charitable organizations"
"I would like to thank Paul and Cathy for this great opportunity to come into an organization that won the AISL title last season. I look forward to adding to the great work that they have already done".
A native of Clinton Township, MI, the 31-year-old Bullock has a wide range of experience in the world of professional sports. From 1998 through 2002, Bullock worked at Palace Sports and Entertainment, serving as the director of outside sales for the NBA’s Detroit Pistons and director of suite sales for the NHL’s Tampa Bay Lightning.
After leaving PS&E, he served in upper management with two Michigan-based clubs in the United Hockey League (now the International Hockey League), the Port Huron Beacons and the Motor City Mechanics.
In 2004, Bullock struck out on his own, purchasing an expansion team in the International Basketball League, the Macomb County Mustangs. He operated the Mustangs, who played in the northern suburbs of Detroit for two seasons.
Bill “got his feet wet” in the sport of indoor soccer last winter, when he worked in the sales and marketing arm of the Detroit Ignition of the Major Indoor Soccer League. The Ignition were highly successful at the gate and on the field last season, playing to over ninety percent capacity at the Compuware Sports Arena, and earning a berth in the MISL Championship Game last April in their first season in the league.
Bill and his girlfriend Nickie recently relocated to Chicopee, MA.
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Now in
it's third season, the American Indoor Soccer League has offices in West
Springfield, MA (Administrative) and Cleveland, OH (Media Relations). For
more information on the AISL, contact commissioner Paul LaPointe at (413)
569-0088 or director of media relations Rich Paschette at (216) 741-4144.
Information on the league can also be found on the AISL's official website,
www.aisl.org.
Questions or Comments? aislpr@aol.com
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