The 2007 National Lacrosse League season, the 21st in the history of the NLL (including the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League and Major Indoor Lacrosse League years) began on December 30, 2006 and concluded with the championship game on May 12, 2007. The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

The Rochester Knighthawks finished the regular season with a 14-2 record, winning their last 12 games. They followed this up by beating Toronto in the first round, and then clinched the Eastern division title by defeating Buffalo in the Eastern division finals, with league MVP John Grant, Jr. scoring in overtime. The Toronto Rock are a Lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Dodge Nitro National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to the NLL player who is considered to have contributed most to his John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks

The Arizona Sting finished third in their division, but defeated the Calgary Roughnecks in the first round, and then beat the San Jose Stealth to clinch their second division title in three years. The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. The Calgary Roughnecks are a member of the National Lacrosse League based in Calgary Alberta. The San Jose Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional Box lacrosse league of North America. The championship game was awarded to Rochester because of their higher seed, but the Blue Cross Arena was unavailable on the day of the game, so the Championship game was held in Phoenix. The Blue Cross Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester New York. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, ^[1]

The Knighthawks continued their winning streak in the desert, defeating the Sting 13-11. John Grant, Jr. , who had been named the league MVP only two days before, was named game MVP. ^[2] It was Rochester's second championship overall, and first since 1997. The 1997 season the last as the MILL began on January 4, 1997 and concluded with the championship game on April 12. The championship game loss was Arizona's second in three years.

The season began with a blockbuster trade just three days before the first game, as the Toronto Rock traded star forward and 2005 MVP Colin Doyle along with Darren Halls and a draft pick to the San Jose Stealth for 1st round draft selection Ryan Benesch, Kevin Fines, Chad Thompson, and two draft picks. The Toronto Rock are a Lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL The 2005 National Lacrosse League season began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The Dodge Nitro National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to the NLL player who is considered to have contributed most to his Colin "Popeye" Doyle (b September 8, 1977 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth of the National The San Jose Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional Box lacrosse league of North America. Ryan Benesch (b January 30, 1985 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League Doyle scored nine assists in San Jose's second game of the season, a 17-16 OT win over the Calgary Roughnecks, and finished the season second in team scoring. The Calgary Roughnecks are a member of the National Lacrosse League based in Calgary Alberta. Benesch was named 2007 Rookie of the Year. The National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to the top rookie in the National Lacrosse League.

In February, the NLL signed an agreement with Sirius Satellite Radio to air a "Game of the Week" throughout the season as well as during the playoffs. ^[3] In March, the league announced that New York Titans star Casey Powell would be hosting a weekly radio show on SIRIUS, called Inside the National Lacrosse League with Casey Powell. The New York Titans are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that began playing in the 2007 season. Casey Powell is a Lacrosse player in the United States He was the captain of the US national team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. ^[4]

Contents 1 Final Standings 1.1 Playoffs 2 Team Movement 3 Rule Changes 4 Milestones 5 All Star Game 5.1 All-Star teams 6 Awards 6.1 Annual 6.2 All-Pro Teams 6.3 All-Rookie Team 6.4 Weekly Awards 6.5 Monthly Awards 7 Statistics Leaders 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Final Standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind Division Leader, PCT = Winning Percentage, Home = Home record, Road = Road record, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Qualified for playoffs

Toronto won the 3-way tiebreaker with Philadelphia and Chicago due to their 5-7 record against divisional opponents (Philadelphia was 4-8, and Chicago was 5-8). ^[5]
Calgary won the 3-way tiebreaker with Arizona and San Jose because of their head-to-head record (Calgary was 2-1 against Arizona and 1-1 against San Jose, while San Jose went 0-2 against Arizona). ^[5]

Playoffs

	Divisional Semifinal					Divisional Final					Champion's Cup Final
	1	Rochester	10
	4	Toronto	6
						1	Rochester	14 (OT)
	Eastern Division
						2	Buffalo	13
	2	Buffalo	14
	3	Minnesota	8
											E1	Rochester	13
											W3	Arizona	11
	1	Colorado	14
	4	San Jose	15 (OT)
						3	Arizona	9
	Western Division
						4	San Jose	7
	2	Calgary	9
	3	Arizona	13

The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena. The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League. The Blue Cross Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Rochester New York. ^[1]

Team Movement

The 2007 season features two new expansion teams, both in the East Division: the Chicago Shamrox and the New York Titans. The Chicago Shamrox are a professional Lacrosse team that plays in the National Lacrosse League (NLL and began play in the 2007 season The New York Titans are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that began playing in the 2007 season.

Rule Changes

A number of rule changes were made for the 2007 season^[6]. The main changes are:

• Cross-checks to the head are more severely punished
• Cross-checking a player without the ball is now illegal
• Scoring from behind the net is now allowed, provided there is no contact between the ball and the goalie or his equipment (this effectively allows the "Air Gait" move invented by Gary Gait)
• When a penalty shot is awarded, the coach can choose any player on the team to take the shot

Milestones

• January 6:
  • Chicago and New York played their first ever games
  • Chicago recorded its first win and first home win
  • New York's first goal was scored by Gewas Schindler
  • Chicago's first goal was scored by Jason Clark
  • Edmonton won its first ever home game, defeating the Philadelphia Wings 13-12
• January 12: San Jose beat Calgary 17-16 in overtime in the longest game in NLL history. Gary Charles Gait (b April 5, 1967 in Victoria British Columbia) is a retired professional Lacrosse player and former head coach of the Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King The' Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse Team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL that started playing in the 2006 season The Philadelphia Wings are a member of the National Lacrosse League, a professional Box lacrosse league in North America Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople The San Jose Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional Box lacrosse league of North America. The Calgary Roughnecks are a member of the National Lacrosse League based in Calgary Alberta. ^[7] The game lasted 71 minutes and 42 seconds before Luke Wiles scored at 11:42 of overtime, narrowly beating the old record of 70:45 during an Arizona-Anaheim game in 2004. Luke Wiles (born August 28, 1982) is a lacrosse player who plays forward for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League The Arizona Sting were a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. The Anaheim Storm was a member of the National Lacrosse League. The 2004 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on May 7, 2004.
• January 20: New York records its first win and first home win at Madison Square Garden with a 11-9 victory over the Chicago Shamrox. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City. The game is also the first loss for the Shamrox.
• January 26: New York plays their first game at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, losing 16-11 to the Philadelphia Wings. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. } The Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum, commonly known as Nassau Coliseum (or simply The Coliseum) is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Uniondale New York The New York Titans will split their home games between the Coliseum and Madison Square Garden.
• January 27: Rochester Knighthawk star John Grant Jr. sets a new NLL record for points in a single game with 15 (9 goals, 6 assists) in a 22-18 defeat of the New York Titans. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks ^[8]
• February 22: After a 12-9 loss to Toronto, the Calgary Roughnecks fired head coach Chris Hall, the only coach in team history. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
• March 24: Calgary teammates Kaleb Toth and Tracey Kelusky both reach 500 career points in the same game, as Jeff Dowling wins his first game as head coach. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Kaleb Toth (born August 8, 1977 in Calgary Alberta) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the ^[9]
• March 31:
  • Rochester beats Philadelphia 12-10 in Rochester, setting a new franchise record with their ninth consecutive win. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor ^[10]
  • The 1,000th regular-season game in league history is played at Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul,^[11], with Colorado defeating Minnesota 11-9. Xcel Energy Center is a sports arena in Saint Paul Minnesota, U Saint Paul ( abbreviated St Paul) is the capital and second most populous city in the U ^[12]
• April 6: The Calgary Roughnecks play their 100th game in franchise history against the Edmonton Rush at the Pengrowth Saddledome in Calgary. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus The Pengrowth Saddledome is the main indoor Arena facility in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and is situated on the east end of the Calgary Calgary (ˈkælgəriː is the largest city in the Province of Alberta, Canada

All Star Game

The 2007 All-Star Game was held at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon on March 10, 2007. National Lacrosse League All Star Game is a Lacrosse game played each year between two teams representing the two divisions of the National Lacrosse League (NLL The Rose Garden, commonly known as the Rose Garden Arena, is the primary indoor Sports arena in Portland Oregon, United States Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The East won the game 20-16, on the strength of Mark Steenhuis' six goals. Mark Steenhuis (b December 3, 1980 in Niagara Falls Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse Steenhuis was named game MVP. Steenhuis was also named game MVP in the 2004 All-Star game, and became the first player in NLL history to be named All-Star Game MVP twice. The 2004 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on May 7, 2004. ^[13] The game was broadcast on Sirius Sattelite Radio, Travis Demers and Martin Wright called the action.

All-Star teams

Eastern Division starters		Western Division starters
John Grant, Jr., Rochester		Dan Carey, Colorado
John Tavares, Buffalo		Dan Dawson, Arizona
Thomas Hajek, Philadelphia		Andrew Turner, Edmonton *
Cam Woods, Chicago		Taylor Wray, Calgary
Geoff Snider, Philadelphia		Brodie Merrill, Portland **
Matt Roik, Philadelphia (goalie)		Rob Blasdell, Arizona (goalie)
Eastern Division Reserves		Western Division Reserves
Casey Powell, New York		Colin Doyle, San Jose
Aaron Wilson, Toronto		Gavin Prout, Colorado
Ryan Boyle, New York		Tracey Kelusky, Calgary
Scott Evans, Rochester		Jeff Zywicki, San Jose
Josh Sanderson, Toronto		Ryan Powell, Portland
Ryan Ward, Minnesota		Chris Gill, Edmonton ***
Shawn Williams, Rochester		Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary
Ryan Cousins, Minnesota		John Gallant, Colorado
Mark Steenhuis, Buffalo		Pat Jones, Portland
Pat McCready, Buffalo		Peter Lough, Arizona (Starting in place of Turner)
Steve Toll, Rochester		Josh Sims, Colorado (Starting in place of Merrill)
Brandon Miller, Chicago (goalie)		Gee Nash, Colorado (goalie)
		Richard Morgan, Portland (replacing Merrill)
		Jimmy Quinlan, Edmonton (replacing Gill)
		Bruce Alexander, Portland (replacing Turner)

* Unable to play due to personal reasons
** Unable to play due to injury
*** Unable to play due to family commitments

Awards

Annual

Award	Winner	Team
MVP Award	John Grant, Jr.[14]	Rochester
Rookie of the Year Award	Ryan Benesch[15]	Toronto
Les Bartley Award (Coach of the Year)	Ed Comeau[16]	Rochester
GM of the Year Award	Marty O'Neill[17]	Minnesota
Tom Borrelli Award	Ty Pilson[18]	Calgary
Executive of the Year Award	Dave Zygaj[18]	Buffalo
Defensive Player of the Year Award	Ryan Cousins[19]	Minnesota
Transition Player of the Year Award	Steve Toll [20]	Rochester
Goaltender of the Year Award	Anthony Cosmo[21]	San Jose
Sportsmanship Award	Tracy Kelusky [22]	Calgary
Championship Game MVP	John Grant, Jr. John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks Dan Carey (b April 23, 1982 in Peterborough Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse John Tavares (born September 4, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in Oakville Ontario)is a Indoor lacrosse player for the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse Thomas Hajek (b February 6, 1978 in Bratislava Slovakia) from St Andrew Turner (b January 11, 1978 in Beamsville Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League Cam Woods (b April 27, 1976 in Montreal Quebec) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League Taylor Wray (b June 27, 1981 in Edmonton Alberta) is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a professional Lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta. Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981 in Orangeville Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player Matt Roik (b November 17, 1979) is from Dunnville ON is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the San Jose Stealth of the Rob "Blazer" Blasdell (b May 15, 1970 in Orillia, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the Casey Powell is a Lacrosse player in the United States He was the captain of the US national team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Colin "Popeye" Doyle (b September 8, 1977 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth of the National Aaron Wilson (b December 20, 1980 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Gavin Prout (born March 13, 1978 in Whitby Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Ryan Boyle (b November 22, 1981 in Hunt Valley Maryland) is a Lacrosse player for the New York Titans in the National Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the Scott Evans may refer to Scott Evans (badminton player, Irish badminton player Scott Evans (lacrosse, lacrosse player Jeff Zywicki (born April 8, 1981) is a professional lacrosse player Josh "Shooter" Sanderson (b April 23, 1977 in Orangeville Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in Ryan Powell may refer to Ryan Powell (rugby player, Welsh rugby union player currently playing for Worcester Warriors Ryan Powell Ryan Ward (born September 26, 1980 in Victoria British Columbia, Canada) is a Lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm This article is about Shawn Williams (Lacrosse Player For Shawn Williams the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner see Shawn Williams (Grappler. Lewis Ratcliff is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Ryan Cousins (b April 1, 1981 in Toronto Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League John Gallant is a lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League. Mark Steenhuis (b December 3, 1980 in Niagara Falls Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse Pat McCready (b October 18, 1974 in St Catharines Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse Peter Lough (b January 4, 1975 in Toronto Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse Steve Toll (b June 16, 1974 in St Catharines Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Josh Sims (b July 28, 1978, in Annapolis Maryland) is a professional Lacrosse player Brandon Miller (b May 4, 1979 in Orangeville Ontario) is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League Gord "Gee" Nash (born January 17, 1978 in Ajax Ontario) is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse The Dodge Nitro National Lacrosse League Most Valuable Player Award is given annually to the NLL player who is considered to have contributed most to his John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks The National Lacrosse League Rookie of the Year Award is given annually to the top rookie in the National Lacrosse League. Ryan Benesch (b January 30, 1985 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League The Les Bartley Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League head coach of the year The General Manager of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League general manager who has done the best job of ensuring his team's success The Tom Borrelli Award is presented by the National Lacrosse League to "the league's most outstanding newspaper writer or columnist" The Executive of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League executive who is chosen as having the most positive impact on his or her team The Defensive Player of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League player (not goaltenders who is chosen as the best defensive player Ryan Cousins (b April 1, 1981 in Toronto Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League The Transition Player of the Year Award is given annually to the National Lacrosse League player who is chosen as the best transition player Steve Toll (b June 16, 1974 in St Catharines Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National The National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award is given annually to the best NLL goaltender of the year Anthony Cosmo (born October 6 1977 in Mississauga Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Chicago Shamrox of the National The National Lacrosse League Bowflex Sportsmanship Award is given annually to a NLL player Tracey Kelusky (born September 9, 1975 in Peterborough Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the [2]	Rochester

All-Pro Teams

First Team

• John Tavares, Buffalo
• John Grant, Jr., Rochester
• Dan Dawson, Arizona
• Steve Toll, Rochester
• Ryan Cousins, Minnesota
• Anthony Cosmo, San Jose

Second Team

• Gavin Prout, Colorado
• Colin Doyle, San Jose
• Casey Powell, New York
• Lewis Ratcliff, Calgary
• Shawn Williams, Rochester
• Nick Patterson, Minnesota

All-Rookie Team

• Ryan Benesch, Toronto
• Geoff Snider, Philadelphia
• Athan Iannucci, Philadelphia
• Bill McGlone, Chicago
• Nenad Gajic, Colorado
• Jamie Shewchuk, Colorado

Weekly Awards

The NLL gives out awards weekly for the best overall player, best offensive player, best transition player (new for 2007), best defensive player, and best rookie. John Tavares (born September 4, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in Oakville Ontario)is a Indoor lacrosse player for the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse Steve Toll (b June 16, 1974 in St Catharines Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Ryan Cousins (b April 1, 1981 in Toronto Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse League Anthony Cosmo (born October 6 1977 in Mississauga Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Chicago Shamrox of the National Gavin Prout (born March 13, 1978 in Whitby Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Colin "Popeye" Doyle (b September 8, 1977 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth of the National Casey Powell is a Lacrosse player in the United States He was the captain of the US national team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Lewis Ratcliff is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. This article is about Shawn Williams (Lacrosse Player For Shawn Williams the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner see Shawn Williams (Grappler. Nick Patterson (b August 12, 1982 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a goaltender for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse Ryan Benesch (b January 30, 1985 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a professional Lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta. Athan Iannucci (aka Jonathon (b April 15, 1982 in New Westminster British Columbia) is a professional Lacrosse player Bill McGlone (b April 24, 1984, in Ridley Pennsylvania) is a professional Lacrosse player Nenad Gajic (b August 30, 1983 in Burnaby British Columbia) is a lacrosse player on the Colorado Mammoth. Jamie Shewchuk (Woods (b August 5, 1985 in Edmonton AB) is a lacrosse player on the Colorado Mammoth.

Month	Week	Overall	Offensive	Defensive	Transition	Rookie
December	1	Brian Langtry	Brian Langtry	Dallas Eliuk	Josh Sims	Jed Prossner
January	2	Gee Nash	Chris Gill	Brandon Miller	Josh Sims	Bill McGlone
	3	Pat O'Toole	Jeff Zywicki	Pat O'Toole	Brodie Merrill	Kyle Wailes
	4	Rob Blasdell	John Tavares	Rob Blasdell	Mark Steenhuis	Ryan Benesch
	5	John Grant, Jr.	John Grant, Jr. Dallas Eliuk (b November 4, 1964 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a goaltender for the Portland LumberJax in the National Josh Sims (b July 28, 1978, in Annapolis Maryland) is a professional Lacrosse player Gord "Gee" Nash (born January 17, 1978 in Ajax Ontario) is a goaltender for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse Brandon Miller (b May 4, 1979 in Orangeville Ontario) is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League Bill McGlone (b April 24, 1984, in Ridley Pennsylvania) is a professional Lacrosse player Pat "Toole Time" O'Toole (b December 24, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario is a goaltender for the Rochester Knighthawks in the Pat "Toole Time" O'Toole (b December 24, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario is a goaltender for the Rochester Knighthawks in the Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981 in Orangeville Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player Kyle Wailes (b October 19, 1983 in West Hill Ontario) is a professional Indoor lacrosse player Rob "Blazer" Blasdell (b May 15, 1970 in Orillia, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Philadelphia Wings in the John Tavares (born September 4, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League Mark Steenhuis (b December 3, 1980 in Niagara Falls Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse Ryan Benesch (b January 30, 1985 in Kitchener Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks	Brandon Miller	Geoff Snider	Athan Iannucci
February	6	Bob Watson	Dan Dawson	Bob Watson	Josh Sims	Jamie Shewchuk
	7	John Tavares	John Tavares	Curtis Palidwor	Mark Steenhuis	Ian Llord
	8	Steve Dietrich	Dan Dawson	Steve Dietrich	Nenad Gajic	Kyle Wailes
	9	John Grant, Jr. Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a professional Lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta. Athan Iannucci (aka Jonathon (b April 15, 1982 in New Westminster British Columbia) is a professional Lacrosse player Bob "Whipper" Watson (b April 6, 1970 in Guelph Ontario) is a goaltender for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in Oakville Ontario)is a Indoor lacrosse player for the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse Curtis Palidwor (b January 16, 1973 in New Westminster British Columbia) is a goaltender for the Edmonton Rush in the National Ian Llord (b June 9, 1985 in St Catharines Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of Steve "Chugger" Dietrich (b February 18, 1970 in Kitchener Ontario) is a goaltender for the Edmonton Rush in the National Nenad Gajic (b August 30, 1983 in Burnaby British Columbia) is a lacrosse player on the Colorado Mammoth.	John Grant, Jr.	Gee Nash	Pat McCready	Cody Jacobs
March	10	John Tavares	John Tavares	Peter Lough	Steve Toll	Brendan Mundorf
	11	No awards given due to All-Star Game
	12	Gary Rosyski	Gary Rosyski	Curtis Palidwor	Mark Steenhuis	Ryan Benesch
	13	John Tavares	John Tavares	Bob Watson	Mark Steenhuis	Ryan Benesch
April	14	Dan Dawson	Dan Dawson	Bob Watson	Brett Bucktooth	Mike McLellan
	15	Steve Dietrich	John Grant, Jr. Peter Lough (b January 4, 1975 in Toronto Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse Steve Toll (b June 16, 1974 in St Catharines Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Brendan Mundorf (born July 27, 1984 in Mount Gambier, South Australia) is a Lacrosse player for the Denver Outlaws Bob "Whipper" Watson (b April 6, 1970 in Guelph Ontario) is a goaltender for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League Mike McLellan (b September 4, 1981) is a lacrosse player for the New York Titans in the National Lacrosse League.	Steve Dietrich	Mark Steenhuis	Athan Iannucci
	16	Luke Wiles	Luke Wiles	Nick Patterson	Steve Toll	Matt Zash

Monthly Awards

Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie. Luke Wiles (born August 28, 1982) is a lacrosse player who plays forward for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League Nick Patterson (b August 12, 1982 in Vancouver British Columbia) is a goaltender for the Minnesota Swarm in the National Lacrosse Matt Zash (b October 18, 1983 in Massapequa New York) is a Lacrosse player for the New York Titans in the National Lacrosse

Month	Overall	Rookie
January	Rob Blasdell	Geoff Snider
February	Gee Nash	Nenad Gajic
March	John Tavares	Ryan Benesch

Statistics Leaders

Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. Italics indicate tied single-season records.

Stat	Player	Team	Number
Goals	John Grant, Jr.	Rochester	51
Assists	John Tavares	Buffalo	61
Points	John Grant, Jr. John Christopher Grant Jr (b November 7, 1974 in Peterborough Ontario)is a professional Lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks John Tavares (born September 4, 1968 in Toronto, Ontario) is a professional Box lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League	Rochester	111
Penalty Minutes	Scott Ditzell	Rochester	68
Shots on Goal	Lewis Ratcliff	Calgary	203
Loose Balls	Brodie Merrill	Portland	196
Save Pct	Anthony Cosmo	San Jose	79. Lewis Ratcliff is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League. Brodie Merrill (born November 5, 1981 in Orangeville Ontario) is a professional Lacrosse player Anthony Cosmo (born October 6 1977 in Mississauga Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Chicago Shamrox of the National 2
GAA	Anthony Cosmo	San Jose	10. 22

See also

• 2007 in sports

References

External links

• 2007 NLL schedule
• 2007 NLL standings

The National Lacrosse League (NLL is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. List of National Lacrosse League seasons since inception Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League 1987 | 1988 Major Indoor Lacrosse League 1987 was the inaugural season of the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League. The 1988 Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League season began on January 3, 1988 and concluded with the championship game on March 20. The 1989 season began on January 7, 1989 and concluded with the championship game on April 7. The 1990 season began on January 5, 1990 and concluded with the championship game on April 13. The 1991 season began on December 29, 1990 and concluded with the championship game on April 6, 1991. The 1992 season began on December 27, 1991 and concluded with the championship game on April 11, 1992. The 1993 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season began on January 9, 1993 and concluded with the championship game on April 10. The 1994 season began on January 8, 1994 and concluded with the championship game on April 16. The 1995 Major Indoor Lacrosse League season began on January 7, 1995 and concluded with the championship game on April 8, 1995. The 1996 season began on December 30, 1995 and concluded with the championship game on April 12, 1996. The 1997 season the last as the MILL began on January 4, 1997 and concluded with the championship game on April 12. Before the 1998 season the Major Indoor Lacrosse League was renamed to be the National Lacrosse League. The 1999 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 1998 and concluded with the championship game on April 23, 1999. The 2000 National Lacrosse League season began on January 7, 2000 and concluded with the championship game on May 6, 2000. The 2001 National Lacrosse League season began on December 21, 2000 and concluded with the championship game on April 27, 2001. The 2002 National Lacrosse League season began on November 16, 2001 and concluded with the championship game on April 13, 2002. The 2003 National Lacrosse League season began on December 27, 2002 and concluded with the championship game on May 3, 2003. The 2004 National Lacrosse League season began on December 26, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on May 7, 2004. The 2005 National Lacrosse League season began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The 2006 National Lacrosse League season was the 20th season in the history of the league which began as the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League in 1987 The 2008 National Lacrosse League season, the 22nd in the history of the NLL began on December 29 2007 and concluded with the Buffalo Bandits winning the championship The 2009 National Lacrosse League season, the 23rd in the history of the NLL will begin on December 27, 2008 in Chicago, and will conclude

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