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Point selected as Rookie of the Year
Cousins named D'man of Year again; Steenhuis tops in Transition
Minnesota Swarm forward Craig Point was selected Tuesday as the National Lacrosse League's 2008 Rookie of the Year, having led all first-year players in scoring with 27 goals. Point also tallied 34 assists and 74 loose ball recoveries, helping the Swarm to a franchise-best 10-6 record and the team's first-ever home playoff game. He is joined on the All-Rookie Team by Merrick Thomson (Philadelphia), Jamie Rooney (Philadelphia), Tyler Codron (Portland), Jordan Hall (New York) and Bobby McBride (Chicago). They join the long list of those who've already been honored this postseason, including Minnesota's Ryan Cousins (back-to-back seasons as Defensive Player of the Year), Buffalo's Mark Steenhuis (Transition Player of the Year), Toronto's Bob Watson (Goaltender of the Year), and New York coach Adam Mueller (Les Bartley Award). On Wednesday, the NLL will announce the All-Pro Teams, with the announcement of the Most Valuable Player on Thursday.
Title game will be at Buffalo's 'Huis
Steenhuis 6 goals to advance Bandits; Dawson 10 pts in Jax win
Mark Steenhuis scored six goals Saturday night, including a fourth-quarter natural hat trick, leading the Buffalo Bandits to a 19-12 victory over the New York Titans in the Eastern Division Final. New York had closed to within 12-10 late in the third quarter when Buffalo rattled off six straight goals, including the three in a row by Steenhuis. The ageless John Tavares finished with an eye-popping twelve points for Buffalo, on three goals and nine assists. Buffalo will now host the NLL Championship Game next Saturday evening. The Bandits' foe? The Portland LumberJax, the lowest seed in the playoffs after a 6-10 regular season. Portland defeated the Calgary Roughnecks, 16-12, in the Western Division Final on Saturday to advance to the Champion's Cup Final. Dan Dawson led the LumberJax in scoring, netting five goals and dishing out five assists; he now has 22 points in two playoff games.
| 10 May: | New York 12 at Buffalo 19. |
| 10 May: | Portland 16 at Calgary 12. |
| Roundup: | NLL Division Final Roundup. |
| Discuss: | Discuss the games on the LaxNet message board. |
Buffalo, New York advance in East
Buffalo forward Mike Accursi scored two of his four goals in a five-goal fourth quarter Friday night, helping the Bandits to a 14-12 come-from-behind victory over the Philadelphia Wings in an Eastern Division Semifinal. Buffalo moves on to host New York in the Eastern Division final next Saturday evening; the Titans rallied to defeat Minnesota, 11-8, on Saturday. The Western Division playoffs didn't hold nearly so close to form (not that anyone in the East was really a favorite over anyone else). On Saturday, Calgary upset Colorado, 15-13, coming from behind via a 5-0 run to end the game. Sunday afternoon in San Jose, a bigger surprise -- Portland knocked the Stealth from the playoffs, 18-16, behind seven goals and five assists from Dan Dawson.
| 4 May: | NLL Division Semifinals: Bandits only favorite to win. |
Athan Iannucci earns another month-end award
Philadelphia Wings forward Athan Iannucci this week netted his third Player of the Month award this season, setting a new standard for achivement. Iannucci claimed this award hands-down, netting 25 goals and dishing out 10 assists in six games last month. Along the way, he shattered Gary Gait's single-season record of 61 goals scored; Iannucci moved the mark to 71 goals. Although the Wings were just 3-3 in April, that was enough to get them into the playoffs for the first time since 2002. In related news, the NLL named Portland LumberJax forward Pete Jacobs as the Rookie of the Month for April. In five games, Jacobs scored seven goals and dished out eight assists, coming on strong with three assists and four goals, respectively, in Portland's final two regular-season games.
| 2 May: | Iannucci nets third Player of Month award. |
In East deadlock, Bandits snatch top playoff seed
In an NLL first, four Eastern Division teams have finished tied for first place, posting identical 10-6 records. Buffalo got there by defeating Portland, 14-10; New York reached the total by edging Rochester, 12-11; and Minnesota coasted home with a 12-11 victory at Chicago (all on Saturday). Philadelphia joined them on Sunday by defeating Toronto, 15-14, spoiling the final game of Jim Veltman's career. The playoff seedings were thus decided entirely on tiebreakers -- Buffalo is the Eastern Division champion and will have home-floor advantage for as long as they remain in the playoffs, starting with a game against Philadelphia next weekend, while Minnesota hosts New York in the other East semifinal. Out West, San Jose scored all four fourth-quarter goals Saturday afternoon to defeat Colorado, 11-6, and clinch the Western Division title.
| 1 May: | NLL sends off Veltman with Player of Week award. |
| 27 April: | NLL Week Eighteen: Bandits clinch #1 seed. |
Titans continue rising in East, beating 'Rox and Wings
Beware the New York Titans. One night after doubling up Chicago, 14-7, the Titans escaped Philadelphia with an 11-8 win over the Wings on Saturday. Just like in the Shamrox game, the ringleader offensively was Pat Maddalena, who tallied four goals and six assists (he went for 3 and 6, respectively, on Friday). The win vaults New York into a three-way tie (with Philadelphia and Buffalo) for second place in the Eastern Division, a half-game behind Minnesota, which lost at home to Rochester. The Western Division race is much easier to handicap -- San Jose and Colorado were already in, Portland locked up a berth by defeating the Stealth in overtime on Friday, and Calgary bagged the final spot by rallying past Toronto in overtime Saturday night. The loss eliminates the Rock from the playoffs, the first time the team will be sitting out since 1998.
| 24 April: | Maddalena among three Titans on Top Players list. |
| 19 April: | NLL Week Seventeen: Titans surging in East. |
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