NLL Rochester Knighthawks

Knighthawks Grant, Williams And Toll Named To Team Canada

April 17, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Rochester Knighthawks News Release


(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawks John Grant, Shawn Williams and Steve Toll have been named to Team Canada for the Warrior 2007 ILF World Lacrosse Championship being held in the Halifax Metro Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia (May 14th to 20th). Knighthawks Head Coach Ed Comeau will serve as one of the team's assistant coaches.

Grant had a banner year in 2007, capturing his first National Lacrosse League points title with 111, including winning the goal-scoring title with 51. The Knighthawks' all-time leading scorer is a six-time NLL All-Pro. The Peterborough, Ontario, native is also sixth all-time in league history in points (719) and goals (347), and seventh in assists (372).

Toll was recently named the Knighthawks' Best Defenseman for the first time in his Knighthawks' career. He finished third in the league with 177 loose balls. Toll is in his 10th season of professional lacrosse and third with Rochester. In 2004, he was acquired from the San Jose Stealth for a first and second-round pick in the 2005 National Lacrosse League Draft. He spent the majority of his career in Toronto with the Rock, winning championships in 1999, 2000, 2002 and 2003. The RIT product was also a member of the 2007 East Division NLL All-Star Team.

Williams finished fifth in the league in scoring with a career-high 91 points (36+55). The Rochester forward is second in team history with 481 points and is also second in goals (212) and assists (269). Williams is also ninth in goals in NLL history with 298.

In 2007, Comeau led Rochester to a franchise-record 12 straight wins and a 14-2 record. The Knighthawks ended the season with the best record in the NLL. The Hamilton, Ontario, native was a member of the coaching staff for Team Canada at the 2006 World Field Lacrosse Championships.

Rochester Rattlers Brodie Merrill, Gavin Prout and Colin Doyle will also play for the defending gold medal Canadian Team.

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