NLL announces January player awards
February 1, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL) News Release
Arizona Sting goaltender Rob Blasdell was named Overall Player of the Month and Philadelphia Wings rookie transition player Geoff Snider earned Rookie of the Month honors for the month of January, the National Lacrosse League announced today.
Rob Blasdell tallied a league best 8.50 goals against average playing four full games for the Sting, leading the club to a 3-1 record in January. Blasdell also turned away 155 shots and recorded a save percentage of 82.0% during the month. The veteran goaltender collected ten loose balls and tallied two assists during January and was the Week #4 Overall and Defensive Player of the Week.
Philadelphia Wings rookie transition player Geoff Snider earned January Rookie of the Month honors after helping Philadelphia to a 3-2 record during the first month of the season. Snider scored 13 points on six goals and seven assists including two game winning goals in five games during January. He also collected 53 loose balls and won 53 of 79 faceoff attempts for a face-off wins percentage of 67.1%. Snider was the Week #5 Transition Player of the Week.
The Monthly Player Awards are determined by a vote of the General Managers and Head Coaches of the league's thirteen member clubs. The January awards include all games played from December 30, 2006 to January 27, 2007.
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