Sports stats



NLL Buffalo Bandits

Tavares Named Captain of East All-Star team

March 1, 2007 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Buffalo Bandits News Release


BUFFALO, N.Y. (March 1, 2007) --The National Lacrosse League announced today that John Tavares has been named captain of the Eastern Division for the 2007 NLL All-Star Game in Portland, to be played at the Rose Garden on March 10 at 10 p.m. ET. Tavares, the NLL's all-time leading scorer, will be making his sixth All-Star appearance.

Tavares leads Buffalo with 60 points on 25 goals and 35 assists through nine games, which ties him for second in the league. Earlier this season, Tavares became the first player in NLL history to reach the 600-assist mark. Having already broken the league records for points and assists, he is just 22 goals shy of reaching Gary Gait's mark of 596 career goals.

The All-Star Game head coaches and assistant coaches selected the captains for their respective clubs.

Check out the Buffalo Bandits Statistics

• Discuss this story on the National Lacrosse League message board...

National Lacrosse League Stories from March 1, 2007


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central