Grant and Miller honoured in Week Five National Lacrosse League Awards

Jan 31, 2007 - The National Lacrosse League announced the Week number five player awards for the 2007 season. Rochester Knighthawks forward John Grant earned Overall Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week and Chicago Shamrox goaltender Brandon Miller earned Defensive Player of the Week honors.

Rochester Knighthawks forward John Grant (Peterborough Lakers, MSL) earned Overall Player of the Week and Offensive Player of the Week honors for his performance in the Knighthawks 22-18 win over the New York Titans on Saturday. Grant set a single game league record, scoring 15 points in the contest. Grant scored nine goals and assisted on six others for the 15 points and scored two of his goals on the power play. He also collected seven loose balls as the Knighthawks improved to 4-2 with the win.

Chicago Shamrox goaltender Brandon Miller (Brampton Excelsiors, MSL) was named the Defensive Player of the Week for Week #5. Miller recorded 41 saves and allowed just ten goals as the Shamrox held on to beat the San Jose Stealth 11-10 on Friday. Miller also tallied two assists and collected four loose balls as Chicago improved to 3-1 with the win.

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