Randy Mearns
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| Born | May 28, 1969, St. Catherines, Ontario |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) |
| Former NLL Teams | Buffalo Bandits Rochester Knighthawks |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 1993 – 2002 |
| Shoots | Right |
Randy Mearns was an All-American NCAA lacrosse player at Canisius College from 1990 to 1992 who is currently 13th all-time in Division I career points-per-game (PPG), having scored 95 goals and 95 assists for 190 career points in 39 games. He is also the all-time leading scorer at Canisius.
Randy played professionally for the NLL's Buffalo Bandits and Rochester Knighthawks. Mearns was captain of the 1997 NLL champion Knighthawk team[1]. He is currently the head coach of the Canisius men's lacrosse team and also was an assistant coach on the Canadian national team that won the gold medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Mearns was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2006 following a lengthy career in the Ontario Lacrosse Association as a player.
Mearns has won 58 games in his 10 years of coaching at Canisius. He led the Griffins to their first ever NCAA tournament bid in 2008.
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[edit] Statistics
[edit] NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1993 | Buffalo | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1995 | Rochester | 8 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 1996 | Rochester | 10 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 63 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Rochester | 10 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 55 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Rochester | 11 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 44 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 1999 | Rochester | 10 | 9 | 18 | 27 | 50 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Rochester | 11 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 89 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Rochester | 12 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 75 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 15 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 66 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 95 | 62 | 152 | 214 | 498 | 70 | 13 | 4 | 26 | 30 | 84 | 8 | |||
[edit] OLA/WLA/MSL Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1985 | Niagra Thunderhawks | OLA Jr B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1985 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1986 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 20 | 15 | 25 | 40 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1987 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 25 | 33 | 70 | 103 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 8 | ||
| 1988 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 15 | 28 | 33 | 61 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 2 | ||
| 1989 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 24 | 31 | 61 | 92 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 2 | ||
| 1990 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 18 | 39 | 62 | 101 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 8 | ||
| 1991 | St. Catherines Athletics | OLA Jr A | 13 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 2 | 6 | -- | 6 | 6 | -- | ||
| 1992 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 16 | 56 | 36 | 92 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1993 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 11 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1994 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1995 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1996 | Niagra Fall | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1997 | Buffalo | MSL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Junior A Totals | 158 | 319 | 315 | 634 | 501 | 44 | 66 | 90 | 153 | 121 | ||||
| PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS | 48 | 121 | 111 | 232 | 126 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 22 | ||||
[edit] Canisius College
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16 | 45 | 49 | 94 | 5.58 | |
| 1991 | 13 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 3.69 | |
| 1992 | 10 | 20 | 28 | 48 | 4.80 | |
| Totals | 39 | 95 | 95 | 190 | 4.87 |
