Sting announce 2007 roster
December 14, 2006 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Arizona Sting News Release
GLENDALE, AZ --- Arizona Sting Head Coach and General Manager Bob Hamley announced Thursday his team's final roster for the upcoming National Lacrosse League Season.
"We are very excited about our team going into the 2007 season," said Hamley. "We have a good mix of veterans and young talent, and all of our players are very much committed to bringing a championship to the Valley of the Sun."
In total, 17 players return from last year's roster, including All-Pro forwards Craig Conn and Dan Dawson. New additions to the Sting this year include rookies Mike Grimes and Brandon Atherton, as well as free agent goalie Mike Attwood and trade acquisitions Brian Beisel, Brad MacDonald, and Derek Malawsky.
The 23 members of the 2007 Arizona Sting are:
Goaltenders Mike Attwood #43
Brandon Atherton #30 (rookie)
Rob Blasdell #31
Defensemen Brian Beisel #17
Bruce Codd #9
Mike Grimes #23 (rookie)
Greg Hinman #19
Peter Lough #27
Brad MacDonald #28
Chris McKay #36
Bruce Murray #10
Scott Self #7
Chris Seller #24
Peter Veltman #13
Forwards
Matt Brown #16
Craig Conn #8
Dan Dawson #6
Andrew Lazore #4
Curt Malawsky #11
Derek Malawsky #18
Lindsay Plunkett #12
Andy Secore #21
Mark Tinning #20
The Sting also announced Thursday that goaltender Ron Schibild has been signed to the team's Practice Roster.
Arizona travels to West Valley City, Utah this weekend to play the Colorado Mammoth in a neutral site pre-season contest at the E-Center on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 P.M. Mountain Time. The game can be seen live by logging onto B2 Networks, who announced an expanded partnership with the NLL earlier today. Visit www.B2now.com for more information.
The Arizona Sting is a professional indoor lacrosse team playing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Their home games are played at the Jobing.com Arena and their season runs annually from January-April. For more information, please visit www.ArizonaSting.com.
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