NLL Announces All-Star Lineups
April 2, 2002 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
(New York City)--The National Lacrosse League has announced the starting and reserve players chosen to play in the 2002 NLL All-Star Game, to be played on Sunday April 21st at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The All-Star Game Weekend will take place one week after the NLLChampions Cup Final (weekend of April 12-14), and will officially close out the 2001-2002 season.
The All-Star Game will be played in a North versus South format. The North team will consist of players chosen from six teams: all five of the League's teams from Canada (Calgary Roughnecks, Montreal Express, Ottawa Rebel, Toronto Rock and Vancouver Ravens) and the Rochester Knighthawks. The South team will consist of players chosen from seven teams in the United States (Albany Attack, Buffalo Bandits, Columbus Landsharks, New Jersey Storm, New York Saints, Philadelphia Wings and Washington Power). Each of the League's thirteen member clubs have at least one player chosen to play in the All-Star Game.
The North Team starters are:
Goaltender: BobWatson-Toronto (11.54 GAA)
Defensemen: Pat Coyle-Toronto (4G, 12A, 16P) and Jim Veltman-Toronto (16G, 37A, 53P)
Forwards: Chris Gill-Vancouver (53G, 37A, 90P), John Grant-Rochester (52G, 53A, 105P), and Colin Doyle-Toronto (47G, 33A, 80P)
The South Team starters are:
Goaltender: Rob Blasdell-Albany (12.01 GAA)
Defensemen: Cam Woods-Albany (8G, 15A 23P) and Paul Cantabene-Washington (18G, 40A, 58A)
Forwards: Paul Gait-Washington (54G, 60A, 114P), Gary Gait-Washington (50G, 61A, 111P) and Josh Sanderson-Albany (35G, 68A, 103P).
The starting lineups were selected in part by the fans, who voted online at the League's Official Website, www.NationalLacrosse.com. The total number of fans voting was close to 3,500. The online vote was powered by SportsVue Interactive Media. The fan vote counted for one-third of the total vote. The Head Coaches & General Managers vote, along with the vote of the League's covering media, each counted for one-third of the total vote. The reserves were selected by the League Office and the head coaches of the North and South teams.
The 2002 NLL All-Star Weekend will kick off on Saturday, April 20th with the League Awards Presentation and Party, 6:30 p.m. at the Mohegan Sun. The party includes a buffet, cash bar and live entertainment. Tickets are $95 per person. The 2002 All-Star Game will be played on Sunday, April 21st at 2 p.m., at the Mohegan Sun Arena. Tickets are $40, $25, and $10. Fans can purchase tickets to both events by calling Tickets.com at 1-800-477-6849 or online at http://www.tickets.com/. The game will be carried live in the United States on the CNN/Sports Illustrated Network on Sunday, April 21st at 2 p.m. Eastern Time. For fans in Canada, Rogers Sportsnet is planning a tape delay broadcast, time and date TBA.
Below are the lineups for both the North and South All-Star teams. Starters are in bold print.
NORTH TEAM
Goaltenders
Bob Watson-Toronto
Dwight Maetche, Vancouver
Pat O'Toole, Rochester
Defensemen
Pat Coyle-Toronto
Jim Veltman-Toronto
Bruce Codd, Montreal
Darren Reisig, Vancouver
Mike Hasen, Rochester
Forwards
John Grant-Rochester
Colin Doyle-Toronto
Chris Gill-Vancouver
Tracey Kelusky, Montreal
Ryan Painter, Ottawa
Peter Morgan, Vancouver
Steve Toll, Toronto
Kaleb Toth, Calgary
Shawn Williams, Rochester
Derek Malawsky, Rochester
Head Coach: Les Bartley, Toronto
Assistant Coaches: Paul Day, Rochester, Paul DalMonte, Vancouver
SOUTH TEAM
Goaltenders
Rob Blasdell, Albany
Steve Dietrich, Buffalo
Dallas Eliuk, Philadelphia
Defensemen
Cam Woods-Albany
Paul Cantabene-Washington
Jim Moss, Albany
Jamie Hanford, New Jersey
Pat McCabe,New York
Forwards
Paul Gait-Washington
Gary Gait-Washington
Josh Sanderson-Albany
Gary Rosyski, Albany
Roy Colsey, Buffalo
John Tavares, Buffalo
Gewas Schindler, Columbus
Gavin Prout, New York
Kevin Finneran, Philadelphia
Tom Marechek, Philadelphia
Head Coach: Bob McMahon, Albany
Assistant Coaches: Darris Kilgour, Washington; Adam Mueller, Philadelphia
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