Colin Doyle (lacrosse)

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Born	September 8, 1977, Kitchener, Ontario, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg)
NLL Team F. Teams	San Jose Stealth Toronto Rock Ontario Raiders
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	1998 – present
Shoots	Left
Nickname	Popeye

Colin "Popeye" Doyle (b. September 8, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth of the National Lacrosse League.

Contents 1 NLL career 2 International lacrosse career 3 Statistics 3.1 National Lacrosse League 4 References 5 Awards

[edit] NLL career

Colin Doyle began his NLL career in 1998, playing for the Ontario Raiders. He scored 34 goals and 27 assists, leading the Raiders in scoring. He was named NLL Rookie of the Year.

In 1999, the Raiders moved to Toronto, becoming the Toronto Rock, where they won their first of 5 NLL Championships. Doyle finished first or second in Rock scoring every year from 1999 until 2005, and was named league MVP in 2005. He has been named playoff MVP an unprecedented three times — in 1999, 2002, and 2005.

On December 27, 2006, the Rock traded Doyle, Darren Halls, and a draft pick to the San Jose Stealth for Ryan Benesch, Kevin Fines, Chad Thompson, and two draft picks^[1].

[edit] International lacrosse career

2002 - Member of Team Canada, finalists in the Heritage Cup and World Lacrosse Championship
2003 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Hamilton, Ontario
2004 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the Heritage Cup
2006 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World Lacrosse Championship in London, Ontario

[edit] Statistics

[edit] National Lacrosse League

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
1998	Ontario		12	34	27	61	49	16		--	--	--	--	--	--
1999	Toronto		12	17	37	54	60	24		2	5	3	8	8	2
2000	Toronto		11	16	26	42	43	35		2	3	6	9	4	4
2001	Toronto		14	26	33	59	55	28		2	0	4	4	3	4
2002	Toronto		16	47	33	80	58	17		2	5	2	7	6	2
2003	Toronto		16	39	55	94	63	16		2	5	2	7	5	0
2004	Toronto		16	33	55	88	64	22		1	3	1	4	8	0
2005	Toronto		16	42	69	111	94	21		2	6	4	10	16	0
2006	Toronto		16	43	53	96	67	4		1	1	3	4	5	0
NLL Totals			129	297	388	685	553	183		14	28	25	53	55	12

[edit] References

1. ^ Colossal Trade as Season Nears. NLL.com (December 27, 2006). Retrieved on 2006-12-27.

[edit] Awards

Preceded by Jim Veltman	NLL Most Valuable Player 2005	Succeeded by Steve Dietrich
Preceded by Jeff Wilfong	NLL Rookie of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Jesse Hubbard