NLL Announces All-Star Game Reserves
February 22, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the reserves for the 2007 NLL All-Star Game, which will be played at the Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, March 10th at 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific. The East and West Division teams will each have twelve 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 Darris Kilgour (Buffalo) and assistant coach Ed Comeau (Rochester), and nine West Division All-Star reserves were selected by head coach Gary Gait (Colorado) and assistant coach Bob Hamley (Arizona). Three reserves for each division were appointed by the league.
East Division Reserves
Forwards:
Casey Powell, New York Titans
Aaron Wilson, Toronto Rock
Ryan Boyle, New York Titans
Scott Evans, Rochester Knighthawks
Josh Sanderson, Toronto Rock
Ryan Ward, Minnesota Swarm
Shawn Williams, Rochester Knighthawks
Defensemen:
Ryan Cousins, Minnesota Swarm
Transition Players:
Mark Steenhuis, Buffalo Bandits
Pat McCready, Buffalo Bandits
Steve Toll, Rochester Knighthawks
Goaltender:
Brandon Miller, Chicago Shamrox
West Division Reserves
Forwards:
Colin Doyle, San Jose Stealth
Gavin Prout, Colorado Mammoth
Tracey Kelusky, Calgary Roughnecks
Jeff Zywicki, San Jose Stealth
Ryan Powell, Portland LumberJax
Chris Gill, Edmonton Rush
Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary Roughnecks
Defensemen:
John Gallant, Colorado Mammoth
Pat Jones, Portland LumberJax
Peter Lough, Arizona Sting
Transition Players:
Josh Sims, Colorado Mammoth
Goaltender:
Gee Nash, Colorado Mammoth
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COMPLETE 2007 NLL ALL-STAR GAME LINEUP
East Division
Head Coach: Darris Kilgour, Buffalo Bandits
Assistant Coach: Ed Comeau, Rochester Knighthawks
Forwards
John Grant, Rochester Knighthawks (starter)
John Tavares, Buffalo Bandits (starter)
Casey Powell, New York Titans
Aaron Wilson, Toronto Rock
Ryan Boyle, New York Titans
Scott Evans, Rochester Knighthawks
Josh Sanderson, Toronto Rock
Ryan Ward, Minnesota Swarm
Shawn Williams, Rochester Knighthawks
Defensemen
Cam Woods, Chicago Shamrox (starter)
Thomas Hajek, Philadelphia Wings (starter)
Ryan Cousins, Minnesota Swarm
Transition Players
Geoff Snider, Philadelphia Wings (starter)
Mark Steenhuis, Buffalo Bandits
Pat McCready, Buffalo Bandits
Steve Toll, Rochester Knighthawks
Goaltenders
Matt Roik, Philadelphia Wings (starter)
Brandon Miller, Chicago Shamrox
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COMPLETE 2007 NLL ALL-STAR GAME LINEUP
West Division
Head Coach: Gary Gait, Colorado Mammoth
Assistant Coach: Bob Hamley, Arizona sting
Forwards
Dan Carey, Colorado Mammoth (starter)
Dan Dawson, Arizona Sting (starter)
Colin Doyle, San Jose Stealth
Gavin Prout, Colorado Mammoth
Tracey Kelusky, Calgary Roughnecks
Jeff Zywicki, San Jose Stealth
Ryan Powell, Portland LumberJax
Chris Gill, Edmonton Rush
Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary Roughnecks
Defensemen
Andrew Turner, Edmonton Rush (starter)
Taylor Wray, Calgary Roughnecks (starter)
John Gallant, Colorado Mammoth
Pat Jones, Portland LumberJax
Peter Lough, Arizona Sting
Transition Players
Brodie Merrill, Portland LumberJax (starter)
Josh Sims, Colorado Mammoth
Goaltenders
Rob Blasdell, Arizona Sting (starter)
Gee Nash, Colorado Mammoth
National Lacrosse League Stories from February 22, 2007
- Stealth players Colin Doyle and Jeff Zywicki named Western Division All-Stars - San Jose Stealth
- Talented new Stealth acquisition Andrew Burkholder to debut against Titans - San Jose Stealth
- New York Titans At Home This Saturday - Orlando Titans
- Powell and Jones to Represent the LumberJax in the Western Division - Portland Lumberjax
- Gill picked for All-Star Game - Edmonton Rush
- Rochester's Scott Evans, Steve Toll and Shawn Williams named East All-Star reserves - Rochester Knighthawks
- Swarm's Cousins and Ward Named to NLL's All-Star Game - Minnesota Swarm
- Two more Riggers going to All-Star game - Calgary Roughnecks
- Steenhuis and McCready added to All-Star roster - Buffalo Bandits
- Four Mammoth players added to All-Star roster - Colorado Mammoth
- Sting captain Peter Lough named All-Star reserve - Arizona Sting
- NLL Announces All-Star Game Reserves - NLL
- Dietrich Captures Weekly Awards - Buffalo Bandits
- Tavares will start for Eastern Division All-Stars - Buffalo Bandits
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