Sting Announce 2006 Roster
December 14, 2005 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Arizona Sting News Release
GLENDALE, ARIZONA --- Arizona Sting General Manager and Head Coach Bob Hamley announced Wednesday his team's 23-man roster for the upcoming NLL season.
"We are very excited about our roster for 2006," said Hamley. "The pool of talent in last year's draft was very deep, as proven by Matt Brown, Mike McLellan, Andrew Lazore, and Andy Secore, all '05 picks, making our final roster. Adding these young guys as well as some key veteran off-season acquisitions to our core group from 2005 puts us in a good position to be competitive in a tough West Division this season."
In total, 14 players are returning to the Sting, while 9 new faces will be joining the 2005 West Division Champions, including veterans Jason Crosbie, Andrew Guindon, and Bruce Murray as well as former NLL Goalie of the Year Rob Blasdell.
The Sting's 2006 Active Roster is listed here:
FORWARDS: DEFENSEMEN: GOALTENDERS:
*Matt Brown Bruce Codd Rob Blasdell
Jason Clark Andrew Guindon Mike Miron
Craig Conn Darren Halls Ken Montour
Jason Crosbie *Greg Hinman
Dan Dawson Peter Lough
Jonas Derks Chris McKay
*Andrew Lazore Bruce Murray
Pat Maddalena Scott Self
*Mike McLellan Chris Seller
*Andy Secore Peter Veltman
*Indicates Rookie
The Sting's 2006 Practice Roster will be comprised of forward Mark Tinning and defender Jon Niziol.
Arizona opens their season on January 7 at the Air Canada Centre against the defending champion Toronto Rock. Their first home game is on January 13 against the expansion Portland Lumberjax at Glendale Arena.
The Arizona Sting is a professional indoor lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). In only their second season in Arizona (after re-locating from Columbus, Ohio), the Sting finished the 2005 season with a 9-7 regular-season record prior to going on to win the West Division Championship before losing to the Toronto Rock in the Champion's Cup Final (NLL title game).
For more information, please call (623) 842-GOAL or visit ArizonaSting.com.
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