Joey Cupido

Joey Cupido
— Lacrosse player —
Born August 14, 1990
Hamilton, Ontario
Position Transition
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight 175 pounds (79 kg)
MSL team Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
NLL team Colorado Mammoth
Nationality Canada
NLL Draft 38th overall, 2011
Colorado Mammoth
Pro career 2011–present
Shoots Right

Joey Cupido (born August 14, 1990 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a professional Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.[1][2] Cupido was also a two time All-Canadian football player with the McMaster University Marauders in the CIS.[3][4][5]

Lacrosse career

Cupido began his junior lacrosse career with the Hamilton Bengals in the Ontario Junior B league in 2007. He moved on to the Junior A Six Nations Arrows in 2008.[6] Cupido scored 57 goals and added 55 assists for the Arrows over three regular seasons and he finished his Junior A playoff career with 25 goals and 46 points.[7] He was selected in the fifth round, 38th overall,[8] by the Colorado Mammoth in the 2011 NLL draft[9] and in the fourth round, 22nd overall, by the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks in the 2012 MSL draft.[10] Cupido appeared in only one game for Colorado in the 2012 season,[11] but broke through in 2013 playing in all but the first regular season game[12] and was named to the NLL All-Rookie team,[13] leading the Mammoth and all NLL rookies with 101 loose balls.[14] Cupido was named co-winner of the Most Valuable Defensive player in the MSL in 2014 for his play with the Kodiaks. [15]

Football career

Cupido has played corner back in the defensive backfield for the McMaster Marauders since 2010.[16][17] In 2012 he was named a first team CIS Football All-Canadian.[18] In 2011 he tied a CIS single game record when he recorded four interceptions in a playoff game against the Queen's University Golden Gaels.[19][20] Through three seasons he had 12 interceptions in 10 post season games.[21] Cupido and the Marauders appeared in both the 2011 and 2012 Vanier Cup championships against Laval, winning their first and only Canadian national title in the 47th Vanier Cup in 2011.[22] Cupido missed most of the 2013 season with an elbow injury.[23] He returned in 2014 as the Marauders once again played in the Vanier Cup, losing to the Montreal Carabins 20 to 19.[24] Cupido was named a second team All-Canadian and the MVP of the Yates Cup.[25] He finished his career with 14 playoff interceptions in 16 games,[26] a CIS record for post season picks.[27]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[28]

Joey Cupido Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2012 Colorado Mammoth 1 0 0 0 3 2 0.00 3.00 2.00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
2013 Colorado Mammoth 15 6 9 15 101 0 1.00 6.73 0.00 1 0 0 0 5 0 0.00 5.00 0.00
2014 Colorado Mammoth 17 6 7 13 74 2 0.76 4.35 0.12 1 1 1 2 4 0 2.00 4.00 0.00
33 12 16 28 178 4 0.85 5.39 0.12 2 1 1 2 9 0 1.00 4.50 0.00
Career Total: 35 13 17 30 187 4 0.86 5.34 0.11

GP–Games played;G–Goals;A–Assists;Pts–Points;LB–Loose balls;PIM–Penalty minutes;Pts/GP–Points per page;LB/GP–Loose balls per page;PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per page;

References

  1. ↑ Dave Fleisher. "Cupido Carrying Mammoth Responsibilities", CHCH news, 8 March 2013.
  2. ↑ "Colorado Mammoth - 2013 Regular Season - Roster - #82 - Joey Cupido". NLL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ "2013 CIS Football Team Preview: McMaster Marauders", 21 August 2013
  4. ↑ Scott Radley."Future Looks Bright For Two-sport Cupido", Hamilton Spectator, 29 September 2011
  5. ↑ Fraser Caldwell. "Four Marauders Make Football All Canadian" Hamilton Scores, 28 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Ed O'Leary. "Six Nations Arrows Will Overcome Injuries", Brantford Expositor, 12 May 2010.
  7. ↑ "Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League"
  8. ↑ Matt Terry. "Mammoth Opportunity For Cornerback Cupido" Daily News, 28 September 2011.
  9. ↑ Bob Chavez."Mammoth Draft Pick Joey Cupido Balances His Time Between Football and Lacrosse", ILIndoor Magazine, 1 October 2011.
  10. ↑ "2012 MSL Draft","Lacrosse - Inside The Game", 27 January 2012.
  11. ↑ Bob Chavez. "Nll Week 11 Rookie Report", Ilindoor Magazine, 19 March 2013.
  12. ↑ Bob Chavez. "2013 Colorado Mammoth: What went right, what went wrong", Ilindoor Magazine, 15 October 2013.
  13. ↑ Press Release. "National Lacrosse League's 2013 All Rookie Team Dominated by West Division Freshmen, Ilindoor Magazine, 6 May 2013.
  14. ↑ Fraser Caldwell."Cupido Named To NLL All- Rookie Team", McMaster News, 7 May 2013.
  15. ↑ Record Staff. "Kodiak shares top defensive player award", The Record, 29 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Joey Cupido - #18". marauders.ca. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
  17. ↑ Brandon Meawasige. "No Fly Zone","The Silhouette",McMaster University Hamilton, 13 Sept. 2012.
  18. ↑ "AMJ Campbell All-Canadian banquet: All-Canadian teams announced", 21 November 2012.
  19. ↑ Brian Decker. "Marauders Crush Gaels 40-13", The Silhouette, 5 November 2011.
  20. ↑ "CIS football Players of the Week (#10): Varga, Cupido, Bede Honoured", 9 November 2011.
  21. ↑ http://stats.oua.ca/?t=roster.tpl&genderId=1&sportName=football&sid=297&tid=11&pid=2466
  22. ↑ Daniel Gerard."McMaster University's Joey Cupido is an Athlete for All Seasons","Toronto Star", Toronto, 8 March 2013.
  23. ↑ Scott Radley. "Can Sewell and Cupido Be Enough To Close Huge Gap Against Mustangs?", Hamilton Spectator, 28 October 2013.
  24. ↑ The Canadian Press. "Vanier Cup:Montreal Carabins Outlast Mcmaster Marauders",CBC sports, 29 November 2014.
  25. ↑ "CIS says Marauders Cupido the best",Hamilton Scores, 20 November 2014.
  26. ↑ Scott Radley. "Where deep passes go to die", Hamilton Spectator, 21 November 2014.
  27. ↑ Neate Sager."McMaster Marauders outlast Guelph, retake Yates cup in'Ultimate Team Win'", Yahoo Sports, 15 November 2014.
  28. ↑ "Colorado Mammoth - 2013 Playoffs - Roster - #82 - Joey Cupido - T". NLL.com. Retrieved August 20, 2013.