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Fan Poll Archive - 1998 & 1999




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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