| John Gagliardi | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 11, 1974, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Position | Defenseman |
| Former NLL Teams | Philadelphia Wings New York Saints |
| MLL Team | Long Island Lizards |
| Nationality | United States |
| Nickname | Gags, G, G-money |
John Gagliardi (born June 11, 1974) is a professional lacrosse player and entrepreneur from Manhasset, NY. He is currently a member of the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and lives in New York City.
Gagliardi graduated Manhasset High School in 1992 where he was an All-American lacrosse player and All-County football player. After high school he attended college at University of Virginia before transferring to Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore MD. At Johns Hopkins, Gagliardi earned All-America honors twice, once as a third team in 1996 as a junior, and in 1997 as a senior as a first team All-American.[1]
Gagliardi played for the New York Saints and Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League between 1998 and 2001. In 1999, he was selected to the US Lacrosse team, winning the Lacrosse World Cup that year while starting on Defense. In 2001, Gagliardi joined the Long Island Lizards, and has been a Major League Lacrosse All Star since 2002.[2] John was also on the US National Men's Team in 2006 where he earned All-World Honors on Defense in London, Ontario.[1]
He is a founding member of the lacrosse equipment & apparel company Maverik Lacrosse & No Limit Lacrosse Camps.[3]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1998 | New York | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | New York | 12 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | Philadelphia | 9 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Philadelphia | 10 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 55 | 27 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 33 | 13 | 20 | 25 | 159 | 54 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | |||