Calgary Nearly Completes Sweep Of First Weekly Awards
Published on January 11, 2012 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Led by Dane Dobbie, the Calgary Roughnecks nearly completed a sweep of the National Lacrosse League's player of the week honors for Week #1 of the regular season.
Dobbie wins the Offensive Player of the Week Award. A co-scoring leader with the Roughnecks last season, Dobbie finished with three goals, added three assists and collected three loose balls as the team rallied for a 12-9 victory on the road over the defending champion Toronto Rock on Sunday in the 2012 NLL opener.
Teammate Curtis Manning takes Defensive Player of the Week honors after scooping up six loose balls against the Rock.
The Transition Player of the Week goes to the Roughnecks' Geoff Snider as he collected a team-best 13 loose balls and won 2 of 5 face-offs versus Toronto.
Toronto's Jesse Gamble was selected as Rookie of the Week. Gamble, who was picked 17th overall by the Rock in the 2011 Entry Draft out of Cornell, picked up four loose balls in his pro debut.
The NLL Weekly Awards are decided by a vote of the league's nine Head Coaches and General Managers.
National Lacrosse League Stories from January 11, 2012
- "Stealth All-Access" 2012 Premiere Tomorrow on Fox Sports 1380 - Washington Stealth
- Jesse Gamble Wins Rookie of the Week - Toronto Rock
- Calgary Nearly Completes Sweep Of First Weekly Awards - NLL
- Mammoth Opens Tenth-Anniversary Season on Saturday Night - Colorado Mammoth
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
