Ian Llord
| Ian Llord | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 9, 1985 , St. Catharines, Ontario, CAN |
| Position | Defence |
| Height |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| WLA Team | Victoria Shamrocks |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Buffalo Bandits Philadelphia Wings |
| Nationality | |
| Pro Career | 2007–present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Ian Almighty |
Ian Llord (b. June 9, 1985 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League.
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[edit] Canadian Box career
[edit] Junior
Llord played for the St. Catharines Athletics of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. In 2003, he would help the team to their second Minto Cup in three years.
[edit] Senior
Llord was selected 1st Overall in the 2007 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Brampton Excelsiors.[1] During his rookie season, the Excelsiors won the Mann Cup.
[edit] NLL career
Llord was originally drafted by the Bandits in the fourth round (42nd overall) of the 2005 NLL Entry Draft. Unsigned by the Bandits, Llord would re-enter the Draft the following year where he was taken in the first round draft (5th overall) by the Philadelphia Wings. He was awarded Rookie of the Week honours in Week 7 of the 2007 season.[2]
Following the 2007 season, Llord was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks in a three-way blockbuster trade.[3] Llord was then traded to the Buffalo Bandits during the 2007 NLL Entry Draft.[4]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] National Lacrosse League
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | LB | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | LB | ||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 11 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo | 15 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 26 | 71 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 10 | ||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| NLL totals | 40 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 67 | 170 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 36 | 18 | |||
[edit] Canadian Lacrosse Association
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002 | Spartan Warriors | OLA Jr.B | 16 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 112 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 67 | ||
| 2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 28 | ||
| Minto Cup | St. Catharines Athletics | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 15 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 98 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | ||
| 2005 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 5 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 22 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 91 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 2008 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 16 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | Victoria Shamrocks | WLA | 18 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 56 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 246 | 23 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | ||||
| Junior B Totals | 16 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 112 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 67 | ||||
| Minto Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 36 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | ||||
| Mann Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||||
[edit] References
- ^ "Llord taken first overall in 2007 MSL draft". Major Series Lacrosse website. January 21, 2007. http://www.majorserieslacrosse.net/2007-03release.html. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Ian Llord Named NLL's Rookie Of The Week". Philadelphia Wings website. February 14, 2007. http://www.wingslax.com/article/65266. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3021. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Draft Day Trade Frenzy". NLL.com. September 2, 2007. http://nll.com/article.php?id=3072. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
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