National Lacrosse League All-Star Game Fan Balloting now underway
Published on February 8, 2008 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Fan balloting for the 2008 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game is underway. All ballots will be cast through the league's official online community, at NLL.com/Community. Fans that have not already registered with the NLL Online Community will need to register before voting. Registration is online and free of charge. Fan balloting will remain open until February 24th. The 2008 All-Star Game will take place on Sunday, March 16th at Rexall Place in Edmonton, home of the Edmonton Rush. Fans may submit one ballot per day.
Fans will be able to vote for the starting lineups for both the East and West teams. The East team will consist of All-Stars from the seven teams of the East Division (Buffalo Bandits, Chicago Shamrox, Minnesota Swarm, New York Titans, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks and Toronto Rock). The West team will consist of All-Stars from the five teams of the West Division (Calgary Roughnecks, Colorado Mammoth, Edmonton Rush, Portland LumberJax, and San Jose Stealth). Fans will select a starting lineup for the East and West teams consisting of three forwards, one transition player, one defenseman and one goaltender. The fan vote will combine with the vote of league media and the team General Managers/Head Coaches vote to determine the East and West starting lineups. Each will account for one-third of the total vote for the starting lineups.
The reserve players on each All-Star roster will be selected by the All-Star Game coaches. Each All-Star team will have eighteen players, which includes sixteen runners and two goaltenders. Each of the league's 12 member clubs will be represented by at least one of their players in the All-Star Game.
Further information regarding the All-Star Game and surrounding events will be released shortly.
The list of players on the All-Star Ballot for selection of ASG East and West Starting Lineups is enclosed. Each team was able to list six players for consideration, (three forwards, one transition, one defender and a goaltender) and were selected by the team's General Manager for placement on the ballot.
East
BUFFALO
F John Tavares
F Kevin Dostie
F Delby Powless
T Mark Steenhuis
D Chris White
G Mike Thompson
CHICAGO
F Callum Crawford
F Lindsay Plunkett
F Bill McGlone
T Bobby McBride
D Scott Self
G Brandon Miller
MINNESOTA
F Ryan Ward
F Craig Point
F Sean Pollock
T Ryan Sharp
D Ryan Cousins
G Nick Patterson
NEW YORK
F Casey Powell
F Ryan Boyle
F Mike McLellan
T Jordan Hall
D Jarett Park
G Matt Vinc
PHILADELPHIA
F Athan Iannucci
F Jake Bergey
F Merrick Thomson
T Geoff Snider
D Taylor Wray
G Rob Blasdell
ROCHESTER
F John Grant
F Shawn Williams
F Scott Evans
T Steve Toll
D Regy Thorpe
G Pat O'Toole
TORONTO
F Blaine Manning
F Josh Sanderson
F Aaron Wilson
T Jim Veltman
D Peter Lough
G Bob Watson
West
CALGARY
F Lewis Ratcliff
F Kaleb Toth
F Scott Ranger
T Jeff Shattler
D Andrew McBride
G Steve Dietrich
COLORADO
F Gavin Prout
F Dan Carey
F Brian Langtry
T Josh Sims
D John Gallant
G Gee Nash
EDMONTON
F Mike Accursi
F Ben Prepchuk
F Chris Gill
T Jimmy Quinlan
D Rory Glaves
G Matt Disher
PORTLAND
F Dan Dawson
F Derek Malawsky
F Ryan Powell
T Brodie Merrill
D Richard Morgan
G Matt King
SAN JOSE
F Jeff Zywicki
F Colin Doyle
F Luke Wiles
T Steve Holmes
D Eric Martin
G Anthony Cosmo
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