Mitch Belisle
| Mitch Belisle | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born | November 9, 1985[1] |
| Position | Defense |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| NCAA team | Cornell University |
| NLL team F. Teams |
Boston Blazers New York Titans |
| MLL Team | Boston Cannons |
| Nationality | USA |
| Pro career | 2007–present |
Mitch Belisle (born November 9, 1985) is a professional lacrosse player for the Boston Blazers in the National Lacrosse League, and the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse.
Collegiate career
Belisle is a graduate of Cornell University. As a senior he was awarded the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defender.[2] He also received First-team All-American team honors, and named to his second All-Ivy League team while leading the Big Red to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four. As a junior, he was awarded Cornell's "C.F. Morse Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award."[3] Belisle was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior society at Cornell.
Professional career
Belisle was selected by the Los Angeles Riptide as a second round selection (12th overall) in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[4]
The New York Titans drafted Belisle in the First Round (13th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.[3][5] In Week 13 of the 2008 NLL season, Belisle scored his first and second career goals, and was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors.[6]
Belisle joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season. During the season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[7]
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2008 | New York | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Boston | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 28 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 152 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | |||
MLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2007 | Los Angeles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| MLL Totals | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6.5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |||
Awards
| Preceded by Mike Culver |
William C. Schmeisser Award NCAA Defenseman of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Nick O’Hara |
References
- ↑ "The Official Site of the Boston Blazers - Roster". BlazersLacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ↑ "US LAcrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mitch Belisle N.Y. Titans Bio". NYTitansLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Mitch Belisle L.A. Riptide Bio". LARiptide.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Q&A with New York Rookie, Mitch Belisle". NLLInsider.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ↑ "Watson named Player of the Week". NLL.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ↑ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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