Chris Sanderson

Chris Sanderson
Position Goaltender
Former NLL Teams New Jersey Storm
Philadelphia Wings
Baltimore Thunder
MLL Team Toronto Nationals
Nationality  Canada
Pro Career 19992003

Chris Sanderson is a lacrosse coach and current member of the Canadian team defending their world championship.. Sanderson was an assistant coach for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League from 2005 to 2007 season. Sanderson played for parts of five seasons as a goaltender.

Chris is a member of the Sanderson family of Orangeville, Ontario. He is the cousin of current NLL players Josh, Phil, and Nate, and is the nephew of both Wings GM Lindsay Sanderson and Calgary assistant coach Terry Sanderson.

Sanderson led the University of Virginia Cavaliers to two NCAA Final Four's. He has played in four world championships with the Canadian National Team, and has coached the U-19 Canadian team to a world championship. He also teaches at the Pennington School in Pennington, NJ, and owns a lacrosse company and club team known as True North Lacrosse Company.[1]

Statistics

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv %
1999 Baltimore 12 663 156 388 14.12 71.32% 1 21 8 11 22.86 57.89%
2001 Philadelphia 6 94 28 55 17.80 66.27% -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Philadelphia 16 346 92 223 15.93 70.79% 1 0 0 0 0.00 0.00%
2003 New Jersey 5 44 9 24 12.26 72.73% -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 39 1,148 285 690 14.90 70.77% 2 21 8 11 22.86 57.89%

References

  1. ^ "NLL: Chris Sanderson Joins Wings Coaching Staff". laxpower.com. http://www.laxpower.com/news/stories.php?story=2004-2659. Retrieved 2007-01-21.