Craig Point

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Born January 19, 1986 (1986-01-19) (age 22),
Ohsweken, Ontario, CA
Position Forward
Height
Weight		 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
215 pounds (98 kg)
NLL Team Minnesota Swarm
Nationality Flag of Iroquois Iroquois
Pro Career 2008 – present
Shoots Right

Craig Point (b. January 19, 1986 in Ohsweken, Ontario) is an Iroquois lacrosse player from the Six Nations of the Grand River.

In the summer of 2007, he helped the Six Nations Arrows of Ontario Lacrosse Association win the Jr. A lacrosse championship Minto Cup. He also played on the Iroquois Nationals team in the World Indoor Lacrosse Championship leading the team in scoring and the team to a Silver Medal.[1]

In 2006, Point led the Onondaga Community College to a National Championship.[1]

The Boston Blazers drafted Point in the First Round (3rd overall) in the in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. Point was traded to the Minnesota Swarm prior to the 2008 NLL season.[2] Making an immediate impact on the league, Point was named "Rookie of the Week" four times and "Rookie of the Month" in February.[3] After the season, was awarded the Rookie of the Year award and was named the All-Rookie team.[4]

[edit] Awards

Preceded by
Ryan Benesch		 NLL Rookie of the Year
2008		 Succeeded by
incumbent


[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Craig Point Entry Draft Prospect. NLL.com (August 25, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  2. ^ Craig Point Minnesota Swarm Player Bio. MNSwarm.com. Retrieved on 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ Iannucci and Point Win Monthly Awards. NLL.com (March 4, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-04.
  4. ^ Point Named Rookie of the Year. NLL.com (May 13, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-05-13.


Persondata
NAME Point, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH January 19, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH Six Nations, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH