| Sid Smith (lacrosse) | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 24, 1986 , Six Nations, Ontario, Canada |
| Position | Defense |
| Height |
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| MSL Team | Six Nations Chiefs |
| NLL Team | Rochester Knighthawks |
| MLL Team | Hamilton Nationals |
| Nationality | Iroquois |
| Pro Career | 2009–present |
| Shoots | Left |
Sid Smith (born July 24, 1986 in Six Nations, Ontario) is an Iroquois lacrosse player who plays for the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse and the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.
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Smith played for the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Smith would lead the Arrows to four straight league championships. In 2007, Smith won the John ‘Gus’ McCauley Memorial Trophy as the league’s Defender of the Year, the B.W Evans Award for the league's Top Graduating Player, and the Dean McLeod Award as the league's Playoffs M.V.P.[1] Smith also captained the 2007 team to Six Nations' first Minto Cup national championship since 1992.
Smith began his college career at Onondaga Community College. Smith would play along side fellow Six Nations players Craig Point and Cody Jamieson and would lead the Lazers to the 2006 NJCAA national championship with an undefeated 18-0 overall record.
During his two years with Syracuse, Smith would be honored as a Second Team All-American and would help the Orange to back-to-back national championships.
Smith was drafter 6th overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.
On September 9, 2009, Smith was selected first overall by the Rochester Knighthawks in the 2009 National Lacrosse League entry Draft.[2]