Josh Sanderson

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Born April 23, 1977 (1977-04-23) (age 31),
Orangeville, Ontario, CA
Position Forward
Height
Weight
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
150 pounds (68 kg)
NLL Team
F. Teams
Calgary Roughnecks
Toronto Rock
San Jose Stealth
Albany Attack
Rochester Knighthawks
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 1998 – present
Shoots Left
Nickname Shooter

Josh "Shooter" Sanderson (b. April 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks in the National Lacrosse League. Sanderson is one of a number of Sandersons in the NLL, including his cousins Nate and Phil.

Sanderson began his NLL career with the Rochester Knighthawks. After two seasons in Rochester, Sanderson was left unprotected in the expansion draft,[1] and was chosen by his father, Albany Attack GM Terry Sanderson. Josh went on to be the leading scorer on the Attack for four years, including setting a new NLL record for assists in a season, with 68 in 2002.

After the 2003 NLL season, the Attack moved to San Jose, California, becoming the San Jose Stealth. After one year in San Jose, now-Toronto Rock GM Terry Sanderson once again acquired his son, as Josh was traded to the Rock in a 6-player blockbuster deal.[2] In 2005, Sanderson broke his own single-season assists record with 71, and helped the Rock win their fifth NLL Championship.

During the 2008 season, Sanderson was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks for Lewis Ratcliff.[3] Calgary became the third team (after Albany and Toronto) where Sanderson played for his father, now an assistant coach of the Roughnecks.

Sanderson was named to the NLL All-Pro teams in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.[4]

In 2002, as a member of the Brampton Excelsiors, Sanderson was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition.[5]

Contents

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
1998 Rochester 4 1 3 4 10 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
1999 Rochester 5 6 6 12 17 2 -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 Albany 11 30 34 64 61 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2001 Albany 14 18 32 50 68 18 -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Albany 16 35 68 103 62 12 2 7 10 17 14 2
2003 Albany 15 25 51 76 61 7 -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 San Jose 16 28 61 89 60 10 1 2 2 4 3 2
2005 Toronto 16 31 71 102 112 8 2 5 6 11 14 0
2006 Toronto 16 29 69 98 92 6 1 2 2 4 1 0
2007 Toronto 16 31 54 85 78 10 1 0 0 0 7 0
NLL Totals 129 234 449 683 621 85 7 16 20 36 39 4

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Gaits to play together in Philly for first time since '94 MILL playoffs. Outsider's Guide to the NLL (February 24, 2000). Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  2. ^ Sandersons reunited in Toronto after blockbuster trade. Outsider's Guide to the NLL (July 28, 2004). Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  3. ^ Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped in Blockbuster. NLL.com (2008-03-25).
  4. ^ First & Second Team All-Pros. Outsider's Guide to the NLL. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
  5. ^ Historical Stats of the Mann Cup. Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.


Persondata
NAME Sanderson, Josh
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH April 23, 1977
PLACE OF BIRTH Orangeville, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH