Kyle Sweeney

Kyle Sweeney
Born	April 5, 1981 (age 43); Philadelphia,[where?] Pennsylvania
Nationality	United States
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	195 pounds (88 kg)
Shoots	right
Position	Defense
NLL draft	83rd overall, 2003; Philadelphia Wings
NLL team; Former teams	New England Black Wolves; Edmonton Rush
MLL team; Former teams	New York Lizards ; Washington Bayhawks; Philadelphia Barrage; Bridgeport Barrage ; Boston Cannons
Pro career	2003–

Kyle Sweeney (born April 5, 1981 in Springfield, Pennsylvania) is an American professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings (now NE BlackWolves) in the National Lacrosse League, and the New York Lizards in the Major League Lacrosse.

Sweeney played for the U.S. Men's National Team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship,^[1] and has been named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship.^[2]

Collegiate career

Sweeney attended Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business where he was a three-time All-American long-stick midfielder. As a freshman he was awarded the 2000 ECAC Rookie of the Year. He was also named Two-time ECAC Defensive Player of the Year in 2002 and 2001. He served as co-captain of the 2003 Georgetown Hoyas men's lacrosse team.

Professional career

The Philadelphia Wings drafted Sweeney in the eighth round (83rd overall) of the 2003 NLL Entry Draft.^[3] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star Game.^[4]

He was selected by the Bridgeport Barrage in the 2003 Collegiate Draft, Round 3.^[5] Kyle has spent his entire MLL career in a Barrage uniform, making the move from Bridgeport, Connecticut to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Sweeney anchored the defensive unit that has helped the Barrage win the MLL championship in 2004, 2006 and 2007. He is currently a member of the New York Lizards

Statistics

MLL

		Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	LB	PIM	GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2003	Bridgeport	5	0	0	1	1	15	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2004	Philadelphia	12	2	0	1	3	47	4	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005	Philadelphia	12	1	0	2	3	44	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2006	Philadelphia	11	1	0	0	1	32	3	2	1	0	0	1	2	0
2007	Philadelphia	12	5	0	2	7	29	0	2	1	0	0	1	5	0
2008	Barrage	11	5	0	4	9	47	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2009	Washington	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2009	Boston	11	9	0	4	13	57	3	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
MLL Totals		75	23	0	14	37	274	16	6	2	0	0	2	9	0

NLL

		Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2005	Philadelphia	12	1	6	7	53	11	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	Philadelphia	15	4	9	13	91	8	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Philadelphia	16	4	7	11	85	6	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	Philadelphia	59	5	20	25	127	4	1	0	1	1	3	0
2009	Philadelphia	16	7	18	25	130	6	--	--	--	--	--	--
NLL Totals		75	21	60	81	433	35	1	0	1	1	3	0

NCAA


Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	GB
2000	Georgetown	14	2	4	6	61
2001	Georgetown	15	0	0	0	60
2002	Georgetown	15	5	4	9	75
2003	Georgetown	11	0	1	1	33
NCAA Totals		55	7	9	16	229

References

^ Kyle Sweeney Team USA Player Bio
^ Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster
^ Kyle Sweeney Wings Player Bio
^ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
^ Kyle Sweeney Barrage Player Bio

External links

Hoya website highschool and college background

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[1] Kyle Sweeney Team USA Player Bio

[2] Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster

[3] Kyle Sweeney Wings Player Bio

[4] "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.

[5] Kyle Sweeney Barrage Player Bio

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