Matt Shearer

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Matt Shearer
Born (1973-10-19) October 19, 1973 (age 48)
Whitby, Ontario, CA
NationalityCanadian
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL draft1st overall, 1997
Baltimore Thunder
NLL teams Toronto Rock
Colorado Mammoth
New York Saints
Washington Power
Pittsburgh CrosseFire
Baltimore Thunder
Pro career 1998–2007
NicknameThe Sniper

Matt Shearer (born October 19, 1973 in Whitby, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. Shearer retired after the 2007 NLL season following a ten-year career in the National Lacrosse League. [1]

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Statistics

NLL

Reference: [2]

Matt Shearer Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

1998 Baltimore Thunder 9116173421.893.780.223538702.672.330.00
1999 Baltimore Thunder 102714414264.104.200.60–––––––––
2000 Pittsburgh CrosseFire 1219193856113.174.670.92–––––––––
2001 Washington Power 142626524083.712.860.571101301.003.000.00
2002 Washington Power 1631285979133.694.940.8121121401.007.000.00
2003 Colorado Mammoth 1101021.000.002.00–––––––––
2003 New York Saints 102820484624.804.600.20–––––––––
2004 Toronto Rock 122618443263.672.670.501022302.003.000.00
2005 Toronto Rock 131721383902.923.000.001213603.006.000.00
2006 Toronto Rock 91110212402.332.670.001303303.003.000.00
2007 Toronto Rock 9910191942.112.110.44–––––––––
115206172378411543.293.570.479127193602.114.000.00
Career Total:124218179397447543.203.600.44

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

College

Shearer played one season at Loyola College where he scored 30 goals and had 15 assists in 1997. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Shearer announces retirement". NLL.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
  2. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Career History". loyolagreyhounds.com. April 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-23.


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