Mike French (lacrosse)

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Born May 13, 1953,
Position Attack/Forward
Former NCAA Team Cornell University
Former NLL Teams Philadelphia Wings
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 1987 – 1987
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2001
NLL Hall of Fame, 2007

Michael "Mike" G. French was a three time All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1974 to 1976, teaming with Hall of Famers Eamon McEneaney and Richie Moran to lead the Cornell Big Red to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1976. He is currently ranked sixth all-time in Division I total scoring with 296 career points. French's top season was 1976 when he scored 65 goals and handed out 40 assists for 105 total points in 16 games, good for third all-time. That season he led Cornell to an unbeaten record and the NCAA lacrosse title over Frank Urso and the University of Maryland. French was also a member of the Sphinx Head society.

French played for the Eagle Pro Box Lacrosse League Philadelphia Wings in 1987, leading the league in goals during their inaugural season. He became the team's general manager in 1988, guiding the Wings to a 33-17 regular season mark and 7-2 in the postseason, with three championships over seven seasons. He is currently the Wing's Executive Vice President and Co-owner. French also coached the Wings for one season in 1994, guiding them to a 6 and 2 record as well as the MILL Championship.

Additionally, French is currently one of three Partners for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP Hospitality & Leisure Advisory practice.

French was named the USILA player of the year in 1976, was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1991[1], the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2001[2], and the NLL Hall of Fame in 2007[3]. French is currently is the only member of both the Canadian and US Lacrosse Halls of Fame.

Mike began playing box lacrosse in Niagara-on-the-Lake and St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, and did not experience field lacrosse until his freshman season at Cornell. He also captained the Canadian National Team to the 1978 World Lacrosse Championships upset over a heavily favored U.S. Team.

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[edit] Statistics

[edit] Cornell University

     
Season GP G A Pts PPG
1974 14 63 31 94 6.71
1975 17 63 34 97 5.71
1976 16 65 40 105 6.56
Totals 47 191 105 296 6.30

[edit] Philadelphia Wings

     
Career GP G A Pts GB
Totals 6 14 9 23 ---

[edit] OLA/WLA/MSL Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1970 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 70 40 110 29 11 17 13 30 7
1971 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 98 67 165 24 16 47 34 81 20
1972 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 30 112 87 199 70 4 6 8 14 7
1973 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 24 59 72 131 -- 13 29 42 71 --
1974 Niagara Warriors OLA Jr B 10 32 33 65 -- 9 16 19 35 --
1975 Brantford Warriors MSL 10 26 17 43 24 -- -- -- -- --
1976 Owen Sound Crescents MSL 14 43 35 78 4 6 14 18 32 2
1976 Brampton Excelsiors MSL -- -- -- -- -- 7 9 13 22 10
1977 Owen Sound Crescents MSL 8 16 25 41 11 15 21 37 58 12
1977 Brampton Excelsiors MSL -- -- -- -- -- 6 5 11 16 2
PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS 32 85 77 162 39 34 49 79 128 26
  • Top Scorer In O.L.A. Junior B Western Division - 1971, 1972
  • Second All-Time Career O.L.A. Junior B Regular Season Pointgetter

[edit] References

  1. ^ Michael G. French HoF Page. US Lacrosse - National Hall of Fame web site.
  2. ^ Mike French Induction Page. Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame web site. Retrieved on 2007-02-20.
  3. ^ NLL Inducts Second Class to Hall of Fame. NLL.com (February 16, 2007). Retrieved on 2007-02-18.

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