Three Wings Chosen As Starters for 2007 NLL All-Star Game
Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Wings’ defenseman Thomas
Hajek, goaltender Matt Roik, and rookie Geoff Snider were chosen as part
of the starting lineup for the 2007 NLL East Division All-Star Team. The
2007 NLL All-Star Game will be played at the Rose Garden in Portland, OR on
Saturday, March 10th
at 10 p.m. EST and will air nationally on Versus.
“It’s always an honor
anytime you’re chosen for something like this by the fans,” said Hajek, who will
be making his third straight All-Star appearance. “I’m excited to have such great
representation from the Wings in the starting lineup for this year’s All-Star
Game. The NLL All-Star Weekend just
keeps growing every year, and I’m sure that Portland will continue that
tradition.”
Hajek is in his third season
as the Wings captain and has three assists and 42 ground balls in seven games
this season. He is the Wings’
all-time leader in penalty minutes with 183 and was a member of the 2004 NLL
All-Rookie Team. The 5’10”,
185-pound, St. Catharine’s, ON native was drafted by the Wings in the first
round (ninth overall) of the 2003 NLL Entry Draft.
Roik currently has the
lowest goals against average (9.57) in the NLL. The sixth-year goaltender was acquired
from the San Jose Stealth on August 18, 2005 in exchange for the Wings sixth
overall pick in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft.
He has also seen
playing time with the Anaheim Storm and New Jersey Storm.
Snider was the Wings first
pick (third overall) in the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. The 5’11”, 200-pound transition player
has 16 points (8G, 8A) and leads the team in ground balls with 75. The Calgary, AB native has won 72% of
all face-offs he has taken this season (77 of 107).