NLL All-Star Game Reserves announced
February 27, 2008 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the reserves for the 2008 NLL All-Star Game, which will be played at Rexall Place in Edmonton on Sunday, March 16th at 4PM Eastern. The East and West Division teams will each have 12 reserves, combined with the six starters that were previously announced, for a total of 18 players on each All-Star Team.
Nine East Division All-Star reserves were selected by head coach Ed Comeau (Rochester) and assistant coach Darris Kilgour (Buffalo), and nine West Division All-Star reserves were selected by head coach Bob Hamley (Edmonton) and assistant coach Walt Christianson (San Jose). Three reserves for each division were appointed by the league.
East Division All-Stars
Forwards:
John Grant, Rochester (starter - 5th appearance)
Athan Iannucci, Philadelphia (starter - 1st)
John Tavares, Buffalo (starter - 7th)
Scott Evans, Rochester (2nd)
Casey Powell, New York (5th)
Andy Secore, Minnesota (1st)
Transition:
Mark Steenhuis, Buffalo (starter - 5th)
Geoff Snider, Philadelphia (2nd)
Steve Toll, Rochester (3rd)
Jim Veltman, Toronto (6th)
Defense:
Ryan Cousins, Minnesota (starter - 4th)
Peter Lough, Toronto (4th)
Jarett Park, New York (1st)
Scott Self, Chicago (2nd)
Chris White, Buffalo (1st)
Taylor Wray, Philadelphia (3rd)
Goal:
Nick Patterson, Minnesota (starter - 1st)
Bob Watson, Toronto (3rd)
West Division All-Stars
Forwards:
Dan Carey, Colorado (starter - 3rd apperance)
Gavin Prout, Colorado (starter - 6th)
Jeff Zywicki, San Jose (starter - 2nd)
Mike Accursi, Edmonton (1st)
Dan Dawson, Portland (2nd)
Colin Doyle, San Jose (7th)
Ryan Powell, Portland (2nd)
Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary (4th)
Transition:
Brodie Merrill, Portland (starter - 2nd)
Jeff Shattler, Calgary (1st)
Josh Sims, Colorado (2nd)
Jimmy Quinlan, Edmonton (2nd)
Defense:
Eric Martin, San Jose (starter - 1st)
Andrew McBride, Calgary (1st)
Chris McElroy, Edmonton (1st)
Bruce Murray, Colorado (1st)
Goal:
Gee Nash, Colorado (starter - 4th)
Anthony Cosmo, San Jose (3rd)
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