Andrew Turner (lacrosse)

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Born January 11, 1978,
Beamsville, Ontario, CA
Position Defense
Height
Weight
ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
NLL Team
F. Teams
Edmonton Rush
Rochester Knighthawks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 2000 – present
Shoots Left
Nickname Andy

Andrew Turner (b. January 11, 1978 in Beamsville, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League.

He plays for the Victoria Shamrocks in the Western Lacrosse Association during the summer. He has been named Best Defensive Player three times in 2001, 2003, and in 2005. In 2003 he was named Playoff MVP and also won the Mike Kelly Award as the Mann Cup MVP. He is a two-time Mann Cup champion.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2000 Rochester 4 0 2 2 12 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2001 Rochester 12 2 4 6 50 44 1 0 1 1 7 0
2002 Rochester 16 2 8 10 87 41 2 0 0 0 10 2
2003 Rochester 16 4 6 10 78 38 2 0 1 1 12 2
2004 Rochester 12 1 10 11 63 14 1 0 0 0 5 0
2005 Rochester 16 0 13 13 80 28 2 2 1 3 8 8
2006 Edmonton 16 1 5 6 95 32 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 92 10 48 58 465 203 8 2 3 5 42 12


[edit] Awards

Preceded by
Cam Woods, Taylor Wray
NLL Defenseman of the Year
2005
Succeeded by
Brodie Merrill