Matt Vinc
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| Position | Goaltender |
| NCAA Team | Canisius College |
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New York Titans San Jose Stealth |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 2006 – present |
| Nickname | Vino |
Matt Vinc (born June 9, 1982 in St. Catharines, Ontario). Vinc is a lacrosse goaltender in the National Lacrosse League, currently playing for the New York Titans as well as the Six Nations Chiefs of the MSL. He was a member of Team Canada during the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships.[1] He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Dennis Morris Catholic High School in St. Catharines.[2]
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[edit] Junior career
Vinc had an outstanding junior career. He played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from 1999 to 2003. During those years he would win 3 playoff MVP's, 1 Minto Cup MVP, one regular season MVP, 3 Bob Meleville Memorial Awards (lowest team total goals) and 2 Minto Cups in 2001 and 2003.
[edit] High School career
Vinc played high school field lacrosse at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, along with other professional lacrosse players Billy Dee Smith, Craig Conn and Sean Greenhalgh. In five years, he helped the Holy Cross Raiders to 2 championships, one silver, 1 bronze, and one fourth place finish at the OFSAA field lacrosse championships. This would begin a dynasty for the Holy Cross Raiders lacrosse team to excell and dominate in Niagara and Ontario competition.
[edit] College career
He is also a graduate of Canisius College, where he played long-stick defense and was named the college's Male Athlete of the Year.
[edit] NLL career
Vinc was acquired by the San Jose Stealth in the 2005 NLL entry draft in the first round (sixth overall). In the 2006 NLL season, Vinc played sparingly with the Stealth. Following the season, he was acquired by the New York Titians in the 2006 NLL expansion draft. In 2007, he took over as starting goaltender for the Titans. [3]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
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| Season | Team | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | ||
| 2006 | San Jose | 4 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 16.97 | 55.56% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2007 | New York | 14 | 712 | 157 | 419 | 13.23 | 72.74% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 18 | 726 | 161 | 424 | 13.30 | 72.48% | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | -- | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Matt Vinc New York Titans Bio. NYTitansLacrosse.com. Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
- ^ Science teacher's double life in the raucous world of lacrosse. STCatharinesStandard.ca (April 5, 2008). Retrieved on 2008-04-09.
- ^ Catching up with Matt Vinc. NLL.com (June 21, 2007). Retrieved on 2008-03-17.
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