Dan Dawson
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| Born | December 11, 1981 , Oakville, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Portland LumberJax Columbus Landsharks Arizona Sting |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2002 – present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Dangerous |
Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in Oakville, Ontario) is a indoor lacrosse player for the Portland LumberJax in the National Lacrosse League and the Victoria Shamrocks in the Western Lacrosse Association.
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[edit] NLL career
Dawson was drafted in the sixth round (68th overall) by the Columbus Landsharks in 2001, and 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, Dawson helped Team Canada beat Team USA in the Heritage Cup. During the 2004 season, he led Arizona in assists and was 2nd in points. In 2005, Dawson 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.
Dawson was selected first overall by the LumberJax in the 2008 dispersal draft, after the Arizona Sting and Boston Blazers announced that they would not be playing in the 2008 season.
[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 | ||||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||
| 2007 | Arizona | 16 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 65 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 91 | 186 | 219 | 405 | 337 | 69 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 44 | 24 | 2 | |||
[edit] CLA
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | NRB | |
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| 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 | ||||
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| NAME | Dawson, Dan |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 11, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oakville, Ontario |
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