26 December 1999:
Who will win the 2000 NLL championship?
Philadelphia 31.1% |
Toronto 28.0% |
Rochester 13.4% |
Pittsburgh 8.5% |
Buffalo 6.7% |
New York 4.9% |
Syracuse 4.3% |
Albany 3.4% |
164 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
12 December 1999:
How will the latest changes improve the Smash in 2000?
Playoff contender 4.9% |
Considerably better 26.8% |
Slightly better 48.8% |
Same as 1999 14.6% |
Worse than 1999 4.9% |
41 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
28 November 1999:
What should NLL do regarding goal size?
Expand to 4' x 5' 19.6% |
Retain current size 55.4% |
Reduce to CLA's 4' x 4' 25.0% |
56 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
14 November 1999:
Where will the 2000 All Star Game be played?
Philadelphia 35.3% |
Toronto 29.4% |
Albany 11.8% |
Rochester 5.9% |
Elsewhere 15.7% |
No ASG in 2000 2.0% |
51 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
Note: There was no All Star Game in 2000.
7 November 1999:
Who deserves more blame for failing to expand the schedule?
The owners 26.1% |
The union 13.0% |
They deserve equal blame 60.9% |
23 votes cast
Note: There was no poll from 24 October to 6 November.
10 October 1999:
What do you think of the name Pittsburgh CrosseFire?
Excellent 0.0% |
Pretty good 15.8% |
It's okay 36.8% |
Pretty bad 34.2% |
Horrible 13.2% |
38 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
26 September 1999:
Which team made the most out of draft day?
Albany 28.6% |
Philadelphia 28.6% |
Buffalo 14.3% |
New York 14.3% |
Rochester 4.8% |
Syracuse 4.8% |
Toronto 4.8% |
21 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
12 September 1999:
With an extra year to consider the results, who made out
better in the Gary Gait trade?
Philadelphia 50.0% |
Baltimore 37.5% |
Neither 12.5% |
32 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
5 September 1999:
Which team name "finalist" should Pittsburgh choose?
Panic 15.1% |
Crosse-Fire 11.3% |
Piranhas 7.5% |
Beavers 3.8% |
Jackals 3.8% |
NOTA - they all suck 58.5% |
53 votes cast
29 August 1999:
What do you think of Herb Chorbajian calling his team the
Albany Attack?
Excellent 24.1% |
Pretty good 17.4% |
It's okay 27.6% |
Pretty bad 17.4% |
Horrible 13.8% |
29 votes cast
22 August 1999:
Who will select John Grant, Jr. on draft day?
Philadelphia 44.4% |
Albany 30.6% |
Rochester 13.9% |
Toronto 5.6% |
Other 5.6% |
36 votes cast
8 August 1999:
Will the Syracuse Smash trade Paul Gait before the 2000
season begins?
Yes, to Pittsburgh 57.7% |
Yes, to Albany 0.0% |
Yes, but elsewhere 0.0% |
No, stay in Syracuse 42.3% |
26 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
26 July 1999:
Which recently-hired coach will be more successful in 2000?
Ted Sawicki, Buffalo 47.4% |
Terry Sanderson, Albany 42.1% |
Neither 10.5% |
19 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
Note: The poll running the week of 19 July was closed
due to technical problems.
12 July 1999:
Should the NLL divide into divisions?
Yes 16.7% |
No 22.2% |
Only if more teams added 61.1% |
18 votes cast
5 July 1999:
Will the Boston Blazers return for the 2000 NLL season?
Yes 52.0% |
No 48.0% |
25 votes cast
22 June 1999:
How will the Wings' performance be affected by the hiring of
Steve Govett (as general manager)?
Improve greatly 7.7% |
Improve slightly 61.5% |
No effect 23.1% |
Worsen slightly 7.7% |
Worsen greatly 0.0% |
13 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two and one-half weeks.
6 June 1999:
Which ownership bid would be better for the Albany
franchise?
Herb Chorbajian 62.5% |
Canadian partnership 37.5% |
Equally qualified 0.0% |
8 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two weeks.
18 May 1999:
Each offseason, NLL fans create a wish list of changes they
would like to see made for the coming season. Which of the
following would you most like to see happen for the 2000
season?
Weekly games on nat'l TV 47.8% |
More media attention 19.6% |
More games for each team 13.0% |
Overtime not sudden death 6.5% |
Expansion 6.5% |
Consistent officiating 2.2% |
Some other change 2.2% |
No changes from 1999 2.2% |
46 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two and one-half weeks.
2 May 1999:
Who will win the 2000 NLL Championship?
Philadelphia 40.0% |
Rochester 23.3% |
Baltimore 10.0% |
Toronto 10.0% |
Buffalo 6.7% |
New York 3.3% |
Syracuse 3.3% |
Expansion Team 3.3% |
30 votes cast
Note: This poll ran for two and one-half weeks.
Note: There was no poll the week of 25 April-1 May.
18 April 1999:
Who will win the NLL Championship Game, and in what manner?
Rochester, blowout 0.0% |
Rochester, close game 21.1% |
Toronto, blowout 10.5% |
Toronto, close game 68.4% |
38 votes cast
Note: Toronto won, 13-10.
11 April 1999:
What will be the matchup in the NLL Championship Game?
Phila. at Baltimore 40.5% |
Baltimore at Toronto 37.5% |
Phila. at Rochester 11.9% |
Rochester at Toronto 11.9% |
42 votes cast
Note: The matchup will be Rochester at Toronto.
4 April 1999:
Who should coach the Buffalo Bandits in 2000?
Terry Sanderson 44.4% |
John Tavares 27.8% |
Ted Sawicki 11.1% |
Darris Kilgour 8.3% |
Les Wakeling 5.6% |
Other 2.8% |
36 votes cast
28 March 1999:
Baltimore travels to Toronto on Friday, 2 April, with a
first-place finish and home-floor advantage throughout the
playoffs the winner's likely prize. Which team will win?
Toronto Rock 62.5% |
Baltimore Thunder 37.5% |
32 votes cast
Note: Toronto won, 16-15.
17 March 1999:
Who should be 1999 NLL Most Valuable Player?
Jake Bergey 40.9% |
Bob Watson 19.7% |
Gary Gait 13.6% |
John Tavares 10.6% |
Mark Millon 0.0% |
Other 15.2% |
66 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for ten days.
Note: Gait was named Most Valuable Player.
7 March 1999:
Who should be 1999 NLL Rookie of the Year?
Matt Disher 34.0% |
Chris Sanderson 20.8% |
Jamie Hanford 15.1% |
Casey Powell 11.3% |
Jesse Hubbard 9.4% |
Other 9.4% |
53 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for ten days.
Note: Jesse Hubbard was named Rookie of the Year.
21 February 1999:
After seeing how the current All Star Game format worked,
which would you like to see for next year's game?
USA vs. Canada 58.6% |
By divisions 24.3% |
'99 champs vs. league 12.9% |
Other format 2.9% |
Don't bring back ASG 1.4% |
70 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for two weeks.
14 February 1999:
Who will win the NLL All-Star Game, and in what manner?
Canada, blowout 27.5% |
Canada, close game 55.0% |
USA, close game 15.0% |
USA, blowout 2.5% |
40 votes cast
Note: Canada won, 25-24, in overtime.
7 February 1999:
With Gary Gait sitting out due to a pelvic injury, just how
good are the Baltimore Thunder?
Still best in NLL 30.8% |
Pretty good 46.2% |
Mediocre 20.5% |
Pretty bad 0.0% |
Horrible 2.6% |
39 votes cast
31 January 1999:
How much will the Bandits, by the end of this season, regret
replacing Pat O'Toole with Marty O'Neill?
A lot 62.8% |
Somewhat 14.0% |
Not very much 7.0% |
Pat who? 16.3% |
43 votes cast
24 January 1999:
Which of this weekend's games will draw the largest crowd?
Philly/Baltimore 36.8% |
Syracuse/Buffalo 28.9% |
Rochester/Toronto 26.3% |
Buffalo/New York 7.9% |
38 votes cast
Note: Philly/Baltimore drew most fans, with over 10,000. Next
highest was Rochester/Toronto, followed by Syracuse/Buffalo.
17 January 1999:
The Baltimore Thunder offense is red hot, averaging 21 points
per game so far this season. How long will it be before they
fail to score 20 in a game?
This week (at New York) 35.6% |
Next week (Philly) 46.7% |
End of February 8.9% |
End of March 0.0% |
Playoffs 0.0% |
Not this year 8.9% |
45 votes cast
Note: New York held Baltimore to 15 goals in that week's
game.
10 January 1999:
Preseason favorites Rochester and Philadelphia have fallen
on hard times so far, both off to early 0-2 starts. Are they
really that bad?
Philadelphia only 8.3% |
Rochester only 11.1% |
Both 13.9% |
Neither 66.7% |
36 votes cast
3 January 1999:
There has been much criticism of the bulletin board on the
new NLL web site. Which features of the former board would
you like to see return?
Forum for each team 78.9% |
New Messages function 76.3% |
Users log in 71.1% |
Whole thread on one page 55.3% |
User stats 52.6% |
Paging 47.4% |
Signatures 42.1% |
38 voters participated
Note: Because voters could choose more than one option,
percentages refer to how many ballots each item was named on.
20 December 1998:
What team will win the 1999 NLL Champion's Cup?
Philadelphia 46.3% |
Toronto 17.1% |
Buffalo 12.2% |
Rochester 9.8% |
Baltimore 7.3% |
New York 4.9% |
Syracuse 2.4% |
82 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for two weeks.
6 December 1998:
What do you think of the logo recently unveiled by the
Toronto Rock?
Love it 8.5% |
Like it 36.2% |
It's okay 34.0% |
Dislike it 17.0% |
Ugliest logo in league 4.3% |
47 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for two weeks.
29 November 1998:
After Kip Fulks refused to report to Philadelphia as
the player to be named in last year's Gary Gait trade,
he was traded back to Baltimore, along with Brian Voelker,
for Dan Radebaugh and David Curry. Who made out better
in this trade?
Baltimore 57.9% |
Philadelphia 15.8% |
Neither 26.3% |
19 votes cast
15 November 1998:
Rumors have recently arisen that the NLL will soon announce
expansion for the year 2000. If the league were only going
to expand into one city, which should it be?
Detroit 30.3% |
Chicago 21.2% |
Cleveland 13.6% |
Miami 13.6% |
Other 19.6% |
No expansion, please 1.5% |
66 votes cast
Note: Poll ran for two weeks.
8 November 1998:
The Syracuse Smash undertook a major rebuilding this
offseason, hiring three men to be co-coaches and making
several major draft-day trades. How will these moves
improve the Smash in 1999?
Considerably better 36.4% |
Slightly better 27.3% |
Same as 1998 18.2% |
Playoff contender 9.1% |
Worse than 1998 9.1% |
22 votes cast
1 November 1998:
The 1999 NLL season will mark the second consecutive
year without the New England/Boston Blazers, a long-time
league member. When the Blazers return, where will they
play?
Will never return 38.9% |
Centrum (Worcester, MA) 33.3% |
FleetCenter (Boston, MA) 27.8% |
Elsewhere in New England 0.0% |
Outside New England 0.0% |
18 votes cast
25 October 1998:
NLL Finals. Game Three. Sudden-death overtime. Who would
you want in goal for your team?
Dallas Eliuk 84.0% |
Steve Dietrich 8.0% |
Pat O'Toole 4.0% |
Bob Watson 4.0% |
Marty O'Neill 0.0% |
25 votes cast
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