NLL All-Star Balloting now underway
Published on January 26, 2006 under National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Fans can casts their votes for the starting lineups at nll.com; All-Star Game to be held on February 25th in Toronto
The National Lacrosse League has announced the start of fan balloting for the 2006 All-Star Game. All ballots will be cast online via the league's official website, www.nll.com. Fan balloting will remain open until February 8th. The 2006 All-Star Game will take place on Saturday, February 25th at Air Canada Centre in Toronto, home of the Toronto Rock. Faceoff is at 4:00 pm Eastern.
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 five teams of the East Division (Buffalo Bandits, Minnesota Swarm, Philadelphia Wings, Rochester Knighthawks and Toronto Rock). The West team will consist of All-Stars from the six teams of the West Division (Arizona Sting, 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, two defensemen 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 head coaches for the All-Star Game will be determined by the Eastern and Western Division Standings following the conclusion of all games during Week #6, which covers the games of February 3rd-5th. The head coach of the first place team in each division at that time will serve as the head coach of the All-Star Team of their respective division. The head coach of the second place team in each division following the games of Week #6 will serve as the assistant head coach of the team of their division. The head coach and the assistant head coach will work with the league in selecting the All-Star reserves. Each All-Star team will have eighteen players, which includes sixteen runners (forwards/defensemen) and two goaltenders. Each of the league's eleven member clubs will be represented by at least one of their players in the All-Star Game.
National Lacrosse League Stories from January 26, 2006
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- NLL All-Star Balloting now underway - NLL
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