Jeff Shattler

Jeff Shattler
 Lacrosse player 
Born (1984-12-26) December 26, 1984
Edmonton, AB, CAN
Position Forward/Transition
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight 185 pounds (84 kg)
WLA team Victoria Shamrocks
NLL team
F. Teams
Saskatchewan Rush
Buffalo Bandits
Calgary Roughnecks
Nationality Iroquois Iroquois
NLL Draft 10th overall, 2005
Buffalo Bandits
Pro career 2006present
Shoots Left
Nickname Shatty

Jeff Shattler (born December 26, 1984 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Shattler is an Ojibway, and also represents the Iroquois Nationals on the international level.

Professional career

Shattler played for the Brampton Excelsiors of Major Series Lacrosse before moving to the NLL. He played in one game as a member of the Buffalo Bandits before being traded to the Calgary Roughnecks. During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve in the All-Star Game.[1] Shattler had a breakout year in 2011, when he was named both NLL Transition Player of the Year and league MVP. On August 3, 2017, he signed a two year contract with the Saskatchewan Rush.

International career

Shattler took part in the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, where he was a member of Iroquois Nationals. He and his team gained silver medals there after losing to Team Canada in the Final.

Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2006 Buffalo 1 0 1 1 3 0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2007 Calgary 16 16 21 37 117 0 1 0 4 4 10 0
2008 Calgary 16 17 26 43 110 0 2 6 5 11 26 0
2009 Calgary 16 13 15 28 119 0 3 2 3 5 21 0
2010 Calgary 16 16 35 51 141 8 1 0 1 1 9 0
2011 Calgary 15 29 46 75 93 20 2 2 6 8 6 4
NLL Totals 80 91 144 235 580 28 9 10 19 29 72 4

Awards

Preceded by
Casey Powell
NLL Most Valuable Player
2011
Succeeded by
John Grant, Jr.
Preceded by
Brodie Merrill
NLL Transition Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Andrew Suitor

References

  1. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
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