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Western Division All Star reserves announcedDowling, Maddalena, Sanderson up front; Miron in goalR.A. Philly Outsider's Guide Editor in Chief A day after placing three players in the Western Division starting lineup for the 2004 NLL All Star Game, the host Colorado Mammoth learned today that two of its defensemen have also been selected. Colorado defensemen Jamie Hanford and Jay Jalbert have been named as All Star reserves for the exhibition, to be held Sunday 22 February at Pepsi Center. Forwards Gary Gait and Gavin Prout, goaltender Gord Nash, and head coach Jamie Batley were named to the team yesterday. Two former Mammoth players -- forwards Ted Dowling (Calgary Roughnecks) and Mike Law (Anaheim Storm) -- also got the call. Forwards Pat Maddalena (Arizona Sting), Casey Powell (Anaheim), Josh Sanderson (San Jose Stealth), Dan Stroup (Vancouver Ravens) and Kaleb Toth (Calgary) will also suit up for the West. On defense, Calgary's Rob Kirkby and San Jose's Cam Woods also got the call. Arizona goaltender Mike Miron will back up Nash in goal. Batley and All Star assistant coach Chris Hall (head coach of the Calgary Roughnecks) chose the Western Division reserves, selecting eleven runners and one goaltender. The All Star Game starting lineups were announced yesterday. In addition to Gait, Prout, and Nash, forward Tracey Kelusky (Calgary) and defensemen Andy Ogilvie (Vancouver) and Jim Moss (San Jose) were elected to start. The Eastern Division reserves will be named tomorrow. A look at the Western Division reserves: Ted Dowling leads the Roughnecks with fifteen goals (ninth-best in the league) and is second on the team with ten assists and 25 points. Jamie Hanford has picked up 55 loose balls in 2004, second on the Mammoth and third in the league. He has won 106 of 179 faceoffs, good for a third-in-NLL 59.2 winning percent. Jay Jalbert has scored nine goals and dished out ten assists for the Mammoth this season, and is fifth in the league with 49 loose ball recoveries. Rob Kirkby is fourth in the NLL with a 59.0 faceoff percentage (23 wins, 16 losses), and has recorded a goal and an assist for the Roughnecks. Mike Law, the only Denver native on the Western Division team, has six goals and seven assists this season, good for second on the Storm in the latter category. Pat Maddalena leads the Sting with seventeen goals, thirteen assists and 30 points. He trails only Prout and Gait in goals scored this season. Mike Miron has a 13.89 goals-against average and a 75.5 save percentage in six games for the Sting. The latter is good for sixth-best in the NLL. Casey Powell, back in the league after a three-year absence, leads Anaheim with fifteen assists and 22 points in four games. His seven goals are second-best on the team. Josh Sanderson leads the Stealth with 21 assists and 32 points, and has picked up 29 loose balls this season. His assist total is good for second in the league. Dan Stroup is second on the Ravens in both goals (twelve) and assists (fourteen), but his 26 total points leads the team. Kaleb Toth has twelve goals, nine assists and 21 points for the Roughnecks, fourth on the club in all three categories. He also has 24 scoops. Cam Woods is second on the Stealth with 34 loose balls in six games. He also has tallied four assists. -30- |