Dan Dawson
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| Born | December 11, 1981, Oakville, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) |
| NLL Team | Arizona Sting |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Dangerous |
Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in Oakville, Ontario) is a box lacrosse player for the Arizona Sting in the National Lacrosse League and the Victoria Shamrocks in Western Lacrosse Association.
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[edit] NLL Career
Drafted in the sixth round (68th overall) by the Columbus Landsharks in 2001. Played in 11 games in his rookie season with Columbus, tallying 3 goals, 3 assists, and 29 loose balls. In 2003 he played in 16 games setting career highs in goals and loose balls. In 2004 helped Team Canada beat Team USA in the Heritage Cup. In 2004 season he led Arizona in assists and was 2nd in points. In 2005 finished 7th in the NLL with 84 points and 2nd in goals with 48. He scored a hat-trick in his first All-Star game with the West Division. In 2005 he was named a First Team All-Pro.
[edit] Canadian Box Career
Played for Brampton Excelsiors of OLA and won Mann Cup in 2002 as a junior. He was signed by the Victoria Shamrocks in 2005 and helped lead them to their 8th Mann Cup victory. He won the Bill Ellison Award twice for the MVP of the 2005 WLA playoffs and the 2006 WLA playoffs.
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2002 | Columbus | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Columbus | 16 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 51 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Arizona | 16 | 26 | 48 | 74 | 43 | 19 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Arizona | 16 | 48 | 36 | 84 | 73 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Arizona | 16 | 34 | 48 | 82 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 75 | 139 | 159 | 298 | 272 | 53 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 19 | 2 | |||
[edit] CLA
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NRB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Brampton | JR A | 21 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 8 | 43 | |
| 1999 | Brampton | JR A | 20 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 38 | |
| 2000 | Brampton | JR A | 19 | 11 | 17 | 28 | 24 | 52 | |
| 2001 | Brampton | JR A | 20 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 10 | 56 | |
| 2002 | Brampton | OLA | 4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 51 | |
| 2003 | Brampton | OLA | 14 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 47 | |
| 2004 | Brampton | OLA | 16 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 13 | 49 | |
| 2005 | Victoria | WLA | 6 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 17 | 89 | |
| 2006 | Victoria | WLA | 15 | 19 | 34 | 53 | 17 | - | |
| CLA Totals | 155 | 120 | 197 | 308 | 139 | ||||
