Casey Powell

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Born February 18, 1976,
West Carthage, New York, USA
Position Forward
Height
Weight
ft 1 in (1.85 m)
195 lb (89 kg)
NCAA Team Syracuse University
NLL Team
F. Teams
New York Titans
Anaheim Storm
Rochester Knighthawks
Former MLL Teams Long Island Lizards
Rochester Rattlers
Nationality Flag of United States United States
Pro Career 1999present
Shoots Right
Nickname CP

Casey Powell is a lacrosse player in the United States. He was the captain of the US national team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship.

Powell plays the attack position. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a 3 time All American. His two brothers Ryan and Mikey are also well known lacrosse players.

Powell played in Major League Lacrosse from 2001 until 2005, first with the Long Island Lizards until 2003 when he was traded to the Rochester Rattlers. He won the 2005 MLL Offensive Player of the Year award. He currently plays indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League for the New York Titans.

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[edit] Honors

  • 1st Team All-American (1996, '97, '98)
  • 2nd Team All-American (1995)
  • Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award - Division I Most Outstanding Player (1997, '98)
  • Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award - Division I National Attackman of the Year (1998)
  • Lt. Donald McLaughlin Award - Division I National Midfielder of the Year (1996)
  • MLL Offensive Player of the Year (2005)

[edit] At Syracuse

The three-time first-team All-American attackman/midfielder helped Syracuse win the 1995 NCAA National Championship...Was named the Division I Most Outstanding Player two years in a row (1997, 1998)...Division I National Attackman of the Year (1998)...Division I National Midfielder of the Year (1996)...Compiled a 46-12 career record with the Orangemen in four seasons...Four-time NCAA All-Tournament team member (1995-98)...Named to Lacrosse magazine's All-Century Team.

[edit] MLL

Assigned: Long Island Lizards (2001) Highlights: 2005 MLL Offensive Player of the Year...All-MLL (2005)...Three-time MLL All-Star (2001-03)...MLL's all-time assist leader (138)...Ranks second in Rochester history in points scored (184), goals scored (96) and assists (86)...Led Long Island to the first-ever MLL championship title (2001) and two years later helped the Lizards win the championship again...2005: Casey led Rochester in scoring and ranked second in the league with 57 points (27g, 30a). His 30 assists were second in league behind Boston's Conor Gill who had 34 assists. He finished the regular season tied with Mark Millon for the league's career points lead with 305 points. He was named Offensive Player of the Week three times in the final four weeks of the regular season...2004: Finished second on the Rattlers with 57 points (32g, 24a, 1 two-point goal)...2003: Traded from Long Island to Rochester in a five-player deal. 2001: Helped Long Island win the first-ever MLL Championship.

[edit] NLL (National Lacrosse League)

Highlights: NLL All-Star (2005)...Finished his four season indoor career with 79 goals, 113 assists, 192 points...Played for the Anaheim Storm from 2003-05, played for the Rochester Knighthawks from 1999-2000...2005: Played 14 games for the Storm where he scored 27 goals and 30 assists. Selected by the Portland Lumberjax (2nd overall) in the Anaheim Storm dispersal draft...2004: Saw action in 15 games for the Storm where he scored 27 goals and 41 assists...2000: For the second year in a row Casey helped the Knighthawks make the NLL playoffs. He finished the season with 12 goals and 16 assists...1999: In his first season with the Knighthawks he scored nine goals and 21 assists...1998: Drafted in the first round (1st overall) by the Rochester Knighthawks in the 1998 NLL Entry Draft.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
1999 Rochester 9 9 21 30 41 6 2 1 1 2 7 0
2000 Rochester 10 12 16 28 47 8 2 3 4 7 9 0
2004 Anaheim 15 27 41 68 82 14 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Anaheim 14 27 30 57 60 30 -- -- -- -- -- --
Totals   48 75 108 183 230 58 4 4 5 9 16 0

[edit] See also

Persondata
NAME Powell, Casey
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH February 18, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Watertown, New York
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH