Five Rock Players to Represent Toronto in All-Star Game at ACC February 25
February 14, 2006 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Toronto Rock News Release
TORONTO - Five Toronto Rock players will represent the Rock at the 2006 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game to be held on Saturday Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. at the Air Canada Centre.
Colin Doyle was named as a starter to the Eastern Division team yesterday and today forwards Josh Sanderson and Blaine Manning and defenders Phil Sanderson and Jim "Scoop" Veltman were named as reserves players.
Both the East and West Division teams will each have 12 reserves, combined with the six starters that were previously announced, for a total of 18 players on each All-Star Team. Eastern Division head coach Ed Comeau (Rochester) and assistant coach Lindsay Sanderson (Philadelphia), and Western Division head coach Bob Hamley (Arizona) and assistant coach Chris Hall (Calgary) selected the first nine reserves for their respective divisions. The final three reserves for each division were appointed by the league. Starters were selected by fan balloting.
East Division Reserves
Forwards
Blaine Manning - Toronto Rock
Josh Sanderson - Toronto Rock
Dan Marohl - Philadelphia Wings
Shawn Williams - Rochester Knighthawks
Jake Bergey - Philadelphia Wings
Defensemen
Phil Sanderson - Toronto Rock
Jim Veltman - Toronto Rock
Mark Steenhuis - Buffalo Bandits
Ryan Cousins - Minnesota Swarm
Glenn Clark - Philadelphia Wings
Marshall Abrams - Rochester Knighthawks
Goaltender
Steve Dietrich - Buffalo Bandits
West Division Reserves
Forwards
Jonas Derks - Arizona Sting
Derek Malawsky - San Jose Stealth
Lewis Ratcliff - Calgary Roughnecks
Dan Carey - Colorado Mammoth (rookie)
Kaleb Toth - Calgary Roughnecks
Defensemen
Peter Lough - Arizona Sting
Taylor Wray - Calgary Roughnecks
Bruce Codd - Arizona Sting
Andrew Turner - Edmonton Rush
Ryan Sharp - Portland LumberJax
Scott Self - Arizona Sting
Goaltender
Dallas Eliuk - Portland LumberJax
Full Line-Ups
East Division
Head Coach: Ed Comeau- Rochester Asst Coach: Lindsay Sanderson - Philadelphia
Forwards
John Grant - Rochester Knighthawks*
Colin Doyle -Toronto Rock*
John Tavares - Buffalo Bandits*
Blaine Manning - Toronto Rock
Dan Marohl - Philadelphia Wings
Josh Sanderson - Toronto Rock
Shawn Williams - Rochester Knighthawks
Jake Bergey - Philadelphia Wings
Defensemen
Steve Toll - Rochester Knighthawks*
Thomas Hajek - Philadelphia Wings*
Mark Steenhuis - Buffalo Bandits
Ryan Cousins - Minnesota Swarm
Glenn Clark - Philadelphia Wings
Marshall Abrams - Rochester Knighthawks
Phil Sanderson - Toronto Rock
Jim Veltman - Toronto Rock
Goaltenders
Pat O'Toole-Rochester Knighthawks*
Steve Dietrich - Buffalo Bandits
West Division
Head Coach: Bob Hamley - Arizona Sting
Assistant Coach: Chris Hall - Calgary
Forwards
Gavin Prout - Colorado Mammoth*
Tracey Kelusky-Calgary Roughnecks*
Craig Conn - Arizona Sting*
Jonas Derks - Arizona Sting
Derek Malawsky - San Jose Stealth
Lewis Ratcliff - Calgary Roughnecks
Dan Carey - Colorado Mammoth (rookie)
Kaleb Toth - Calgary Roughnecks
Defensemen
Jay Jalbert - Colorado Mammoth*
Brodie Merrill - Portland LumberJax (rookie)*
Peter Lough - Arizona Sting
Taylor Wray - Calgary Roughnecks
Bruce Codd - Arizona Sting
Andrew Turner - Edmonton Rush
Ryan Sharp - Portland LumberJax
Scott Self - Arizona Sting
Goaltenders
Anthony Cosmo-San Jose Stealth*
Dallas Eliuk - Portland LumberJax
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National Lacrosse League Stories from February 14, 2006
- Pair of Stealth players selected for All Star Game - San Jose Stealth
- Three Jax players make West Division All-Star Team - Portland Lumberjax
- Three Wings Chosen As Reserves For 2006 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game - Philadelphia Wings
- Two Knighthawks named All-Star reserves - Rochester Knighthawks
- Dietrich and Steenhuis join Tavares at NLL All-Star Game - Buffalo Bandits
- Sting Well Represented at NLL All-Star Game - Arizona Sting
- Minnesota Swarm's Ryan Cousins Named to NLL All-Star Team - Minnesota Swarm
- More Roughnecks make the All-Star squad - Calgary Roughnecks
- Five Rock Players to Represent Toronto in All-Star Game at ACC February 25 - Toronto Rock
- Mammoth's Carey added to All-Star team - Colorado Mammoth
- 2006 NLL All-Star Game reserves announced - NLL
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