Derek Malawsky

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Derek Malawsky
Born (1973-09-06) September 6, 1973 (age 50)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight175 pounds (79 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL draft11th overall, 1997
Ontario Raiders
NLL team
Former teams		 Edmonton Rush
Portland LumberJax
Arizona Sting
San Jose Stealth
Rochester Knighthawks
Buffalo Bandits
Ontario Raiders
Pro career1998–
NicknameD-Rock

Derek Malawsky (born September 6, 1973) is a Canadian lacrosse player for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Derek's brother Curt also plays in the NLL, and the two have played together in Rochester, San Jose, and again in Arizona.

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Professional career

Malawsky was selected 11th overall in the 1997 National Lacrosse League draft by the Ontario Raiders out of Sonoma State University. He also played on the 2002 Canadian National Team.

After the cancellation and subsequent reinstatement of the 2008 season, the Arizona Sting and Boston Blazers announced that they would not be playing in 2008. [1] A dispersal draft was held, and Malawsky was selected by the Portland LumberJax. [2] When the Arizona Sting ceased operations prior to the 2009 NLL season, another dispersal draft was held, and Malawsky was again selected by the Portland LumberJax. [3] On July 7, 2009, Malawsky was again selected in the Dispersal Draft, this time by the Philadelphia Wings as the 26th overall selection, [4] but was subsequently traded by the Wings to the Edmonton Rush for Dan Teat. [5]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1998Ontario1191928258------------
2000Buffalo12283361109251134126
2001Buffalo122347708112------------
2002Rochester1524477190242369180
2003Rochester1627477498152268110
2004Rochester162454781258153880
2005San Jose141436505710------------
2006San Jose162030507328------------
2007Arizona1620355578933131664
2008Portland162535607115------------
2009Portland161933527042125752
NLL Totals160233416649877196152150718912

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References

  1. ↑ "League Releases New 2008 Schedule". NLL.com. November 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-02.
  2. ↑ "Dawson selected first overall by Portland". NLL.com. November 5, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  3. ↑ "Dawson joins Boston Blazers". NLL.com. June 30, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-07-02. Retrieved 2008-06-30.
  4. ↑ "Merrill Selected First Overall By Edmonton". NLL.com. July 7, 2009. Archived from the original on July 12, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
  5. ↑ "Teat, Malawsky Trade Places". NLL.com. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-15.
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