
Arizona Sting defenseman Peter Lough will serve as captain of the West Division All-Stars, with Calgary Roughnecks' forward Tracey Kelusky and Colorado Mammoth forward Gavin Prout serving as assistant captains. For the East Division, Toronto Rock forward Jim Veltman will serve as captain, with Buffalo Bandits' forward John Tavares and Rochester Knighthawks' defenseman Steve Toll serving as assistant captains. The captains were chosen by the coaching staff of the respective East and West All-Star teams.
The 2006 All-Star Game, the sixth in league history, will take place in Toronto's Air Canada Centre on Saturday, February 26 at 4 PM ET. The weekend begins with the Hall of Fame Game, a regular season contest between Philadelphia and Toronto, on Friday, February 25 at 7:30 PM ET. The weekend coincides with the induction of the five charter members of the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame: league founders Russ Cline & Chris Fritz, lacrosse legends Paul & Gary Gait, and the late Les Bartley, the winningest coach in league history.
Media releases - 2007 - 2006 - 2005
February 2006
27West defeats East in NLL All-Star Game nail-biter
23Edmonton Rush reveals final four - March Madness
22Campbell named defensive player of the week
20Defensemen added to NLL All-Star lineup
17Expansion Rush get first win in Calgary
16National Lacrosse League expands to Chicago for 2007 season
10Rush player will serve game suspension
9Edmonton Rush ready to rope in a win on Rush Rodeo Night
92005 NLL Champions come to battle at Rexall Place
7NLL all-star game coaches announced
6Rush players need your support!
3Rush close but lose to Swarm 7-6