Taylor Wray
| Taylor Wray | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 27, 1981 Edmonton, Alberta, CA |
| Position | Defense |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Philadelphia Wings Calgary Roughnecks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2004–present |
| Shoots | Right |
Taylor Wray (b. June 27, 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. Taylor's older brother Devan Wray is a former NLL player who is now an assistant coach for the Edmonton Rush.[1]
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[edit] Professional career
Wray began his career with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2004, and won the NLL Championship with the Roughnecks that year. Wray was named both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004.
In July 2007, Wray was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade.[2]
Prior to the 2008 NCAA season, Wray was named Assistant Coach of the Lehigh University lacrosse team, under Head Coach Kevin Cassese. Prior to this, He had served as Assistant Coach for Queens University of Charlotte.[3]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2004 | Calgary | 14 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 82 | 44 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 4 | ||
| 2005 | Calgary | 11 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 90 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2006 | Calgary | 14 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 102 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Calgary | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 119 | 45 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2008 | Philadelphia | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 86 | 31 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Philadelphia | 12 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 60 | 24 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2010 | Philidelphia | 13 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 51 | 29 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2011 | Philadelphia | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 44 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 104 | 26 | 67 | 93 | 634 | 250 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 60 | 8 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ "Devan Wray hired as assistant coach". NLL.com. November 4, 2011. http://nll.com/article.php?id=5211. Retrieved 2011-11-04.
- ^ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3021. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
- ^ "Taylor Wray's Lehigh University Coaches Bio". LehighSports.com. http://www.lehighsports.com/sports/mlacrosse/coach/bio.asp?COACH_ID=336. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by Brian Langtry |
NLL Rookie of the Year 2004 |
Succeeded by Ryan Boyle |
| Preceded by Jim Moss |
NLL Defensive Player of the Year (tie with Cam Woods) 2004 |
Succeeded by Andrew Turner |
- 1981 births
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Living people
- Lehigh Mountain Hawks coaches
- Calgary Roughnecks players
- Philadelphia Wings players
- Sportspeople from Alberta
- People from Edmonton
- National Lacrosse League major award winners
- National Lacrosse League monthly award winners
- Queens University of Charlotte
