Stan Cockerton
| Stan Cockerton | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
May 19, 1955 Oshawa, Ontario |
| Position | Attack |
| NCAA, MSL, OLA Jr A team | North Carolina State University, Brooklin Redmen, Oshawa Green Gaels |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Shoots | Right |
| Career highlights | |
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Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2003 | |
Stan Cockerton (born May 19, 1955) was an All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979.
Career
He is ranked third all-time in NCAA career goals with 193. He led the Wolfpack to 30 wins from 1977 to 1980, with two second-place finishes in the Atlantic Coast Conference. North Carolina State cancelled the varsity lacrosse program in 1983. Stan once scored 11 goals in one game, against Salisbury State in 1979.
Cockerton, a three time first-team All American, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team. He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over a heavily favored U.S. Team, scoring the overtime winning goal. Cockerton also played for the Brooklin Redmen in Major Series Lacrosse, while he was going to school at North Carolina State, scoring over 200 points for the Redmen.
Cockerton is currently an executive with both the Ontario Lacrosse Association and International Lacrosse Federation as well the founder of the Heritage Cup. Stan was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003. Cockerton was further inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2014.
Stan is the father of Mark and Matt Cockerton, two highly touted players from the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League, who played college lacrosse at the University of Virginia.
Statistics
North Carolina State University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11 | 52 | 20 | 72 | 6.55 | |
| 1978 | 11 | 45 | 27 | 72 | 6.36 | |
| 1979 | 12 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 6.33 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 5.55 | |
| Totals | 44 | 193 (a) | 87 | 280 | 6.32 (b) |
- (a) 3rd in NCAA career Goals
- (b) 2nd in NCAA career Points-per-Game
OLA/WLA/MSL Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 25 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 86 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 28 | ||
| 1973 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 56 | 72 | 128 | 109 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 22 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 91 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 55 | ||
| 1975 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 68 | 62 | 130 | 102 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1976 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 26 | 87 | 81 | 168 | 67 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20 | ||
| 1977 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 16 | 56 | 36 | 92 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 11 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1980 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Junior A Totals | 158 | 319 | 315 | 634 | 501 | 44 | 66 | 90 | 153 | 121 | ||||
| PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS | 48 | 121 | 111 | 232 | 126 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 22 | ||||
See also
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
- NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records
- NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse
- Oshawa Green Gaels
References
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall Of Fame entry
- Ontario Lacrosse Association web site
- Heritage Cup website
- 1978 USILA Men’s All-Americans
- Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse records
- Oshawa Green Gaels Sports Hall of Fame entry
- Bible of Lacrosse Canadian Box Lacrosse Stats
- Edge Lacrosse Development recruit list
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame Welcomes Class of 2014