- 2007 NLL season
The 2007
National Lacrosse League season, the 21st in the history of the NLL (including the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League and Major Indoor Lacrosse League years) began onDecember 30 ,2006 and concluded with the championship game onMay 12 ,2007 .The Rochester Knighthawks finished the regular season with a 14-2 record, winning their last 12 games. They followed this up by beating Toronto in the first round, and then clinched the Eastern division title by defeating Buffalo in the Eastern division finals, with league MVP John Grant, Jr. scoring in overtime.
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Arizona Sting finished third in their division, but defeated theCalgary Roughnecks in the first round, and then beat theSan Jose Stealth to clinch their second division title in three years. The championship game was awarded to Rochester because of their higher seed, but theBlue Cross Arena was unavailable on the day of the game, so the Championship game was held in Phoenix.cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2923|title=Arizona To Host Championship Game|work=NLL.com|date=April 30 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-04-30]The Knighthawks continued their winning streak in the desert, defeating the Sting 13-11. John Grant, Jr., who had been named the league MVP only two days before, was named game MVP.cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2948|title=John Grant Named Championship Game MVP|work=NLL.com|date=
May 12 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-05-13] It was Rochester's second championship overall, and first since 1997. The championship game loss was Arizona's second in three years.The season began with a blockbuster trade just three days before the first game, as the
Toronto Rock traded star forward and 2005 MVP Colin Doyle along with Darren Halls and a draft pick to theSan Jose Stealth for 1st round draft selectionRyan Benesch , Kevin Fines, Chad Thompson, and two draft picks. Doyle scored nine assists in San Jose's second game of the season, a 17-16 OT win over theCalgary Roughnecks , and finished the season second in team scoring. Benesch was named 2007 Rookie of the Year.In February, the NLL signed an agreement with
Sirius Satellite Radio to air a "Game of the Week" throughout the season as well as during the playoffs. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2709|work=NLL.com|title=NLL & SIRIUS Sign Broadcasting Agreement|date=February 1 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-03-24] In March, the league announced that New York Titans starCasey Powell would be hosting a weekly radio show on SIRIUS, called "Inside the National Lacrosse League with Casey Powell". [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2800|title=NLL & SIRIUS Announce Lacrosse Talk Show|work=NLL.com|date=March 7 ,2007 |accessdate=2007-03-24]Final Standings
"W = Wins, L = Losses, GB = Games Behind Division Leader, PCT = Winning Percentage, Home = Home record, Road = Road record, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against"
"Toronto won the 3-way tiebreaker with Philadelphia and Chicago due to their 5-7 record against divisional opponents (Philadelphia was 4-8, and Chicago was 5-8)."cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2869|title=Opening Round Playoff Matchups Set|work=NLL.com|date= Playoffs 8TeamBracket | RD1= Divisional Semifinal RD1-seed1= 1 RD1-seed3= 2 RD1-seed5= 1 RD1-seed7= 2 RD2-seed1= 1 RD2-seed3= 3 RD3-seed1= E1 The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Team Movement The 2007 season features two new expansion teams, both in the East Division: the Rule Changes A number of rule changes were made for the 2007 season [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2612|work=NLL.com|title=NLL Announces Rule Changes For 2007|accessdate=2007-01-01|date= Milestones * All Star Game The 2007 All-Star Game was held at the All-Star teams Monthly Awards Awards are also given out monthly for the best overall player and best rookie. tatistics Leaders Bold numbers indicate new single-season records. "Italics" indicate tied single-season records. See also * References External links * [http://nll.com/article.php?id=306 2007 NLL schedule]
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"Calgary won the 3-way tiebreaker with Arizona and San Jose because of their head-to-head record (Calgary was 2-1 against Arizona and 1-1 against San Jose, while San Jose went 0-2 against Arizona)."
RD2= Divisional Final
RD3=
group1= Eastern Division
group2= Western Division
RD1-team1= Rochester
RD1-score1= 10
RD1-seed2= 4
RD1-team2= Toronto
RD1-score2= 6
RD1-team3= Buffalo
RD1-score3= 14
RD1-seed4= 3
RD1-team4= Minnesota
RD1-score4= 8
RD1-team5= Colorado
RD1-score5= 14
RD1-seed6= 4
RD1-team6= San Jose
RD1-score6= 15 (OT)
RD1-team7= Calgary
RD1-score7= 9
RD1-seed8= 3
RD1-team8= Arizona
RD1-score8= 13
RD2-team1= Rochester
RD2-score1= 14 (OT)
RD2-seed2= 2
RD2-team2= Buffalo
RD2-score2= 13
RD2-team3= Arizona
RD2-score3= 9
RD2-seed4= 4
RD2-team4= San Jose
RD2-score4= 7
RD3-team1= Rochester
RD3-score1= 13
RD3-seed2= W3
RD3-team2= Arizona
RD3-score2= 11
* Cross-checks to the head are more severely punished
* Cross-checking a player without the ball is now illegal
* Scoring from behind the net is now allowed, provided there is no contact between the ball and the goalie or his equipment (this effectively allows the "Air Gait" move invented by
* When a penalty shot is awarded, the coach can choose any player on the team to take the shot
** Chicago and New York played their first ever games
** Chicago recorded its first win and first home win
** New York's first goal was scored by Gewas Schindler
** Chicago's first goal was scored by Jason Clark
** Edmonton won its first ever home game, defeating the
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** Rochester beats Philadelphia 12-10 in Rochester, setting a new franchise record with their ninth consecutive win. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2864|title=Rochester handles Wings 12-10|work=NLL.com|date=
** The 1,000th regular-season game in league history is played at
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* [http://www.nll.com/stats.php?ps=http://www.pointstreak.com/framed/prostats/standings.html?leagueid=230%26seasonid=1322%26sortby=wpct 2007 NLL standings]
