NLL Announces All-Star Game Starting Lineups
February 21, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
The National Lacrosse League has announced the starting lineups for its 2007 All-Star Game, which will be played at Rose Garden in Portland, Oregon on Saturday, March 10th at 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific. The East and West Division starting lineups were determined by the combined votes of the league's general managers, league media, and fans, who voted online at the league's official website, www.nll.com.
2007 All-Star Game Starting Lineups
EAST DIVISION
Forwards
John Grant - Rochester Knighthawks
John Tavares - Buffalo Bandits
Defensemen
Thomas Hajek - Philadelphia Wings
Cam Woods - Chicago Shamrox
Transition Player
Geoff Snider - Philadelphia Wings
Goaltender
Matt Roik - Philadelphia Wings
WEST DIVISION
Forwards
Dan Carey - Colorado Mammoth
Dan Dawson - Arizona Sting
Defensemen
Andrew Turner - Edmonton Rush
Taylor Wray - Calgary Roughnecks
Transition Player
Brodie Merrill - Portland LumberJax
Goaltender
Rob Blasdell - Arizona Sting
The twelve reserves for the East and West teams will be announced shortly. Each All-Star team will have a total of eighteen players, and all thirteen NLL teams will have at least one player in the All-Star Game.
The East Division All-Stars will be coached by Buffalo Bandits head coach Darris Kilgour, he will be assisted by Rochester Knighthawks head coach Ed Comeau. The West Division All-Stars will be coached by Colorado Mammoth head coach Gary Gait. He will be assisted by Arizona Sting head coach Bob Hamley. The All-Star Game Coaches were determined by teams finishing order in the 2006 NLL Playoffs.
National Lacrosse League Stories from February 21, 2007
- Knighthawks Pat Cougeven on News 10 NBC Friday - Rochester Knighthawks
- Merrill Will to Represent LumberJax in Western Division - Portland Lumberjax
- Wings' Wailes Named NLL's Rookie Of The Week - Philadelphia Wings
- Mammoth to be featured on ESPN2 - Colorado Mammoth
- Gajic honored by NLL - Colorado Mammoth
- Rochester's John Grant named NLL All-Star Game starter - Rochester Knighthawks
- Weekend on the road features Rush, Mammoth - Portland Lumberjax
- an Dawson named NLL Offensive Player of the Week - Arizona Sting
- NLL Announces Week Eight Player Awards - NLL
- Rock face Roughnecks in home and home series - Toronto Rock
- Rush Captain to start in NLL All-Star Game - Edmonton Rush
- Dawson and Blasdell named All-Star starters - Arizona Sting
- Chicago Shamrox Player Cam Woods Makes NLL All-Star Team - Chicago Shamrox
- Carey named starter for NLL All-Star Game - Colorado Mammoth
- Three Wings Chosen As Starters for 2007 NLL All-Star Game - Philadelphia Wings
- NLL Announces All-Star Game Starting Lineups - NLL
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