The National Lacrosse League All Star Game was a

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game played between two teams representing the two divisions of the

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(NLL). The last game took place during the 2012 season.

1990s

1991 (Major Indoor Lacrosse League)

The National Division (

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New England Blazers The New England Blazers were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League (MILL) from 1989 to 1991. They were based in Worcester, Massachusetts, playing at the Worcester Centrum. After the 1991 season, they moved to Boston, Massachusetts, becom ...

, Pittsburgh Bulls) defeated the American Division ( Baltimore Thunder, New York Saints,

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), by a score of 25-20, at the

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1999

Team

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defeated Team USA, by a score of 25-24 in overtime at the

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, in

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. The All-Stars were placed into their respective teams by their nationality.

2000s

2002

On Sunday, April 21, 2002, eight days after the 2001–2002 NLL Championship Game, the North ( Calgary Roughnecks, Montreal Express,

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, Rochester Knighthawks,

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, Vancouver Ravens) defeated the South ( Albany Attack, Buffalo Bandits, Columbus Landsharks, New Jersey Storm, New York Saints,

, Washington Power) by a score of 14-10 at the

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2004

The Eastern Division All-Stars won 19-15 over the Western Division All-Stars at the Pepsi Center in

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. The Most Valuable Player of the game was Mark Steenhuis.

2005

The 2005 NLL All Star Game was played on February 26, 2005, in the Pengrowth Saddledome, the home of the Calgary Roughnecks. For the first time ever, the game was on US national broadcast TV – on

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. The NLL moved the date of the game from February 27 to February 26 to accommodate NBC's schedule. The East Division defeated the West in overtime 11-10 in front of 11,569 fans at Pengrowth Saddledome. John Tavares of Buffalo scored the winning goal. Tracey Kelusky of Calgary was named

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of the game. After the game, there was a youth USA vs. Canada lacrosse game and an NLL All-Star skills competition.
Box Score

2006

The 2006 NLL All Star Game was played in

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on February 25, 2006. The West Division won 14-13 with a crowd of 15,924 fans at

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. Lewis Ratcliff, a forward for the Calgary Roughnecks, was the MVP of the game. He scored 4 goals, one of which was the game winner with only 4.4 seconds left in the game.
Box Score

2007

The 2007 NLL All Star Game was played in

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, at the

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on March 10, 2007. The East beat the West 20-16. Mark Steenhuis of the Buffalo Bandits was named game MVP with six goals, marking the first time an NLL player has been named All-Star Game MVP twice. Steenhuis also won the award in

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.
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2008

The 2008 All-Star Game was held at

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on March 16, 2008. The East division All-Stars defeated the West division 17-16 in overtime, as Shawn Williams scored the winner 31 seconds into OT. Philadelphia Wings' transition player

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was named MVP.
Box Score

2009

The 2009 NLL All-Star Game was held at the Pepsi Center in

, on March 7, 2009. The East defeated the west 27-21. Once again, Mark Steenhuis was named game MVP with seven goals and six assists. Steenhuis was also All-Star Game MVP in 2004 and 2007.
Box Score

2010s

2011

The 2011 NLL All-Star Game returned after a one-year hiatus, and was played at the Turning Stone Casino Arena in

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, on February 27, 2011. The East Division All-Stars beat West Division All-Stars 30-26. Rochester forward Shawn Evans was named MVP.

2012

It was announced on September 26, 2011, that the 2012 NLL All-Star Game will be held at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo on February 25, 2012. The West Division All-Stars beat East Division All-Stars 20-18. Calgary Transition Player Geoff Snider was named MVP.

2013 to present

No All-Star game has been held since the 2012 season.

Game log

References

{{NLL National Lacrosse League All-star games Recurring events established in 1991 Recurring events disestablished in 2012