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Two Knighthawks added to NLL Eastern Division All-Star team

February 15, 2005 - National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Rochester Knighthawks News Release


(Rochester, NY)... Rochester Knighthawks defenseman Mike Hasen and forward Shawn Williams were selected today as reserves for the Eastern Division team at the 2005 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game. The contest will be played in Calgary on Saturday, February 26th and will air live on NBC at 2:00 p.m. Eastern.

Hasen and Williams join teammates John Grant, Andrew Turner and Pat O'Toole on the Eastern Division team, which will be led by K-Hawks Head Coach Paul Day. Hasen is in his seventh season with Rochester, and 11th in professional lacrosse. The Knighthawks' team captain and is making his third all-star appearance, having played in 2002 and 2004.

Williams is making his second all-star appearance, having played in the event in 2002. This season he is second on the Knighthawks with 37 points (15+22) in six games. Last season, he led Rochester with 81 points (45+36) and was named an NLL First Team All-Pro. The K-Hawks' alternate captain was acquired in 2001 from the Buffalo Bandits.

The Eastern and Western Division All-Star teams each consist of 18 players (16 runners and two goaltenders). The starting lineups for the Eastern and Western Division teams were announced earlier. Online fan balloting comprised one-third of the selection of the starting lineups, with the league's general managers and media providing the other two-thirds.

The league, in collaboration with Eastern All-Stars Head Coach Paul Day (Rochester) and Western All-Stars Head Coach Chris Hall (Calgary), selected the reserves. Day and Hall earned the honors of coaching their respective All-Star teams by virtue of their teams' first-place positions, following the games of Week #7 of the regular season (February 11th to 13th).

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