Corey Small
| Corey Small | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 23, 1987 St. Catharines, ON, CAN |
| Position | Attack |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| MSL Team | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks |
| NLL Team | Edmonton Rush |
| MLL Team F. Teams |
Free Agent Hamilton Nationals |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2009–present |
| Shoots | Left |
Corey Small (born March 23, 1987 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.
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[edit] High school career
Small attended Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines. During his senior year at Holy Cross, he helped lead the Raiders to a provincial championship.
[edit] Canadian Box career
[edit] Junior
Small played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from to 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he would win the Gaylord Powless Sportsmanship Award. During his 5 years for the Athletics, Small totaled up 127 goals and 278 points in just 102 games. He would also round up 40 goals and 77 points in 30 playoff games.
[edit] Senior
Small was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks, just ahead of former Athletics teammate Dan Coates.[1] Small finished his first season with the Kodiaks with 13 goals and 35 points.
[edit] Professional career
[edit] Major League Lacrosse
After finishing his successful four-year tenure at the University of Albany, Small was drafted 22nd overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[2]
[edit] National Lacrosse League
On September 9, 2009, Small was drafted 1st round, 9th overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Edmonton Rush.[3]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NCAA
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UAlbany | 10 | 20 | 5 | 25 | 2.00 | |
| 2007 | UAlbany | 18 | 24 | 7 | 31 | 1.72 | |
| 2008 | UAlbany | 13 | 34 | 11 | 45 | 3.46 | |
| 2009 | UAlbany | 10 | 31 | 5 | 36 | 3.60 | |
| Totals | 51 | 109 | 28 | 137 | 2.13 | ||
[edit] MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | PIM | GB | S | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | PIM | GB | S | ||
| 2009 | Toronto Nationals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MLL totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "2009 Major Series Lacrosse Draft". lacrosseinsidethegame.com. February 3, 2009. http://lacrosseinsidethegame.com/2009/02/03/2009-major-series-lacrosse-draft/. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
- ^ "MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE COLLEGIATE DRAFT 2009 Collegiate Draft Results". majorleaguelacrosse.com. May 27, 2009. http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/events/collegiatedraft/. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
- ^ "Edmonton Rush pick Corey Small in entry draft". edmontonjournal.com. September 9, 2009. http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Edmonton+Rush+pick+Corey+Small+entry+draft/1977252/story.html#. Retrieved 2009-09-09.[dead link]
[edit] External links
- 1987 births
- Living people
- Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse players
- Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States
- Canadian expatriates in the United States
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Edmonton Rush players
- Lacrosse people from Ontario
- Major League Lacrosse players
- People from St. Catharines
- Toronto Nationals players
