Dawson named player of the week, McLellan and Bucktooth honored
April 4, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Toronto Rock goaltender Bob Watson was named the Defensive Player of the Week for Week #14, his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Week honor. Dan Dawson of the Arizona Sting was named Overall & Offensive Player of the Week, Mike McLellan of the New York Titans was named Rookie of the Week and Brett Bucktooth of the Buffalo Bandits was named Transition Player of the Week.
Arizona Sting forward Dan Dawson won both the Overall and Offensive Player of the Week Awards for week fourteen. Dawson led the Sting to two wins this past weekend, beating the Colorado Mammoth 14-8 in Colorado on Friday and then beating the San Jose Stealth 10-9 at home on Saturday. Against Colorado Dawson scored two goals and added seven assists for nine points and scooped up one loose ball. In the victory over San Jose, Dawson scored four goals and three assists for seven points and collected four loose balls. The Sting clinched a playoff berth this past weekend.
Toronto Rock goaltender Bob Watson captured his second consecutive Defensive Player of the Week Award. Watson led the Rock to a 15-6 victory over the Philadelphia Wings on Friday. He recorded 47 saves and allowed only six goals in the victory. The veteran also recorded an assist and scooped up a loose ball.
New York Titans forward Mike McLellan earned Rookie of the Week honors after helping the Titans complete an 11-10 come from behind victory over the Edmonton Rush. McLellan scored three goals and added an assist for four points and collected four loose balls in the win. While trailing by one with only 22 seconds remaining in the contest, McLellan scored the game tying goal. The Titans went on to score the game-winning goal seven seconds later.
Buffalo Bandits rookie Brett Bucktooth was named Transition Player of the Week. Bucktooth scored five points on three goals and two assists for five points while helping the Bandits defeat the Chicago Shamrox 15-10 on Saturday. Bucktooth also collected three loose balls as Buffalo secured their fifth straight victory. The Bandits clinched a playoff berth this weekend.
Week Number Fourteen Results
Friday, March 30, 2007
Philadelphia Wings at Toronto Rock: 15-6 TOR
Arizona Sting at Colorado Mammoth: 14-8 ARZ
Calgary Roughnecks at Portland LumberJax: 13-12 POR
Saturday, March 31, 2007
Edmonton Rush at New York Titans: 11-10 NY
Chicago Shamrox at Buffalo Bandits: 15-10 BUF
Philadelphia Wings at Rochester Knighthawks: 12-10 ROC
Colorado Mammoth at Minnesota Swarm: 11-9 COL
San Jose Stealth at Arizona Sting: 10-9 ARZ
Portland LumberJax at Calgary Roughnecks: 21-11 CAL
Sunday, April 1, 2007
Edmonton Rush at Chicago Shamrox: 8-6 EDM
The Weekly Player Awards are determined by a vote of the General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's thirteen member clubs.
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- Dawson named player of the week, McLellan and Bucktooth honored - NLL
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