Johnny Christmas
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| Born | August 16, 1982 , Ardmore, PA |
| Position | Attack |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 178 pounds (81 kg) |
| NLL Team | Philadelphia Wings |
| MLL Team | Boston Cannons |
| Nationality |  United States |
| Pro Career | 2006 – present |
| Shoots | right |
John Christmas (b. August 16, 1982 in Ardmore, PA) plays in the National Lacrosse League for the Philadelphia Wings. Additionally he is a field lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons. Christmas attended the University of Virginia where he was Two-time All-American and helped lead the Caveliers to the 2003 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. John is one of the few professional African American lacrosse players.
Christmas was selected by the Philadelphia Wings in the fifth round (49th overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft. In his first season he played sparingly, only appearing in two games. Beginning with the 2007 season, Christmas saw his playing time increase by being on the field during defensive situations in order to take advantage of his speed in the transition game. In Week 3 of the 2008 NLL season, Christmas was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors[1]
Christmas was selected by the Boston Cannons in the first round of the 2005 Collegiate Draft. He won the MLL Most Improved Player honors in his second season in the league, and appeared in the 2006 MLL All-Star Game.
Christmas was named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. [2]
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[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 | ||
| 2006 | Philadelphia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 51 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
[edit] MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2005 | Boston | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Boston | 12 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Boston | 12 | 24 | 19 | 44 | 1 | 12 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| MLL Totals | 31 | 50 | 38 | 89 | 10 | 38 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
[edit] University of Virginia
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | GB | |
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| 2002 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 44 | 2.93 | 33 | |
| 2003 | 17 | 36 | 12 | 48 | 2.82 | 34 | |
| 2004 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 1.75 | 15 | |
| 2005 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 2.79 | 21 | |
| Totals | 58 | 95 | 57 | 152 | 2.62 | 103 |
[edit] References
- ^ Zywicki named Player of the Week. NLL.com (January 16, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
- ^ Six Wings Named To Team USA Roster. Wingslax.com (March 21, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-01-28.
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| NAME | Christmas, Johnny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Lacrosse player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 16, 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ardmore, Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | |
| PLACE OF DEATH | |
