Josh Sanderson Named Overall Player Of The Week
January 13, 2010 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Calgary Roughnecks forward Josh Sanderson was named the National Lacrosse League's Overall Player of the Week for Week #1 of the 2010 NLL Season. Sanderson was directly involved in ten of the 12 goals Calgary scored on Sunday in a 12-7 win over Minnesota. He scored four goals and tallied six assists in the victory. Sanderson also won the Offensive Player of the Week honors. The Week #1 NLL schedule consisted of games played on the season's opening weekend from January 8-10.
Toronto Rock forward Garrett Billings won Rookie of the Week on the heels of a memorable pro debut. Billings, who played college lacrosse at the University of Virginia, scored five goals and tallied two assists in Toronto's 17-7 win at Boston.
Rochester Knighthawks goaltender Pat O'Toole was named Defensive Player of the Week. O'Toole stopped 37 of the 42 Buffalo shots he faced as the Knighthawks defeated Buffalo, 10-5.
The Transition Player of the Week was Paul Rabil of the Washington Stealth. Rabil scored two goals, tallied three assists and picked up six loose balls in Washington's 17-8 win over Colorado. The Johns Hopkins alum scored one of his goals while the Stealth was shorthanded.
The NLL Weekly Player Awards are determined each week by a vote of the General Managers & Head Coaches of the league's eleven member clubs.
National Lacrosse League Stories from January 13, 2010
- Minnesota Swarm Host Calgary In Home Opener Friday - Minnesota Swarm
- Josh Sanderson NLL's Overall Player Of The Week - Calgary Roughnecks
- Washington Stealth's Paul Rabil Named NLL Transition Player Of The Week - Washington Stealth
- Garrett Billings Named NLL Rookie Of The Week - Toronto Rock
- Knighthawks Pat O'Toole Wins NLL Weekly Award - Rochester Knighthawks
- Josh Sanderson Named Overall Player Of The Week - NLL
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