NLL Rochester Knighthawks

Knighthawks to participate in Skills Competition

Published on February 21, 2006 under National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Rochester Knighthawks News Release


(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawks John Grant, Shawn Williams and Steve Toll will participate in the National Lacrosse League Skills Competition at halftime of the NLL Hall of Fame Game on Friday, February 25th. The Hall of Fame Game, a regular season contest, will be played between the Philadelphia Wings and the Toronto Rock at Air Canada Centre at 7:30 p.m.

A few of the 2006 NLL All-Stars will show off their skills on Friday in the 2006 NLL All-Star Skills Competition. The contest will feature players from both the East and West Division All-Star teams as they battle it out in three skills categories: Goal Scoring Accuracy, Hardest Shot, & Creative Breakaway.

Grant will try to defend his hardest shot title that he won last year. Rochester's Shawn Williams will try to dethrone his teammate in the competition. Grant will also compete in the breakaway creativity event and Toll will take aim at the shooting accuracy contest.

Skill 1 - SHOOTING ACCURACY

Four balls are placed on the shooter's strong side. Each player will attempt to score all four balls into the goal. Toronto Rock practice goaltender Jay Preece will be defending in goal. The player with the most goals in the quickest time wins. The West Division will be represented by Gavin Prout of the Colorado Mammoth and Tracey Kelusky of the Calgary Roughnecks. The East Division will be represented by John Tavares of the Buffalo Bandits and Toll of Rochester.

Skill 2 - HARDEST SHOT

Each player gets two shots on goal and the hardest overall shot wins. The speeds will be measured by Radar Gun and a shot must be scored into the net to count. The West Division will be represented by Kaleb Toth of the Calgary Roughnecks and Craig Conn of the Arizona Sting. The East Division will be represented by Grant and Williams of the Knighthawks. Grant is the defending champ after firing a shot at 102 MPH last year. Toth won in 2004 with a shot at 99 MPH.

Skill 3 - BREAKAWAY CREATIVITY

Each player gets two consecutive breakaway opportunities to show their stuff to the judges. The judges will award points based on creativity, style and accuracy. The player with the best total on their two shots wins. The West Division will be represented by Jonas Derks of the Arizona Sting, Brodie Merrill of the Portland LumberJax, and Dan Carey of the Colorado Mammoth. The East Division will be represented by Mark Steenhuis of the Buffalo Bandits, John Tavares of the Buffalo Bandits and Grant.

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