Mitch Belisle

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Mitch Belisle
Lacrosse Practice with Mitch Belisle.jpg
Belisle in 2010
Born (1985-11-09) November 9, 1985 (age 37) [1]
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
PositionDefense
NLL draft13th overall, 2007
New York Titans
NLL team
Former teams		 Georgia Swarm
Minnesota Swarm
Boston Blazers
New York Titans
MLL team Boston Cannons
NCAA team Cornell University
Pro career 2007–2018

Mitchell Dye Belisle (born November 9, 1985) is an American former professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and former player for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League. [2] Belisle represented the United States in the 2014 FIL World Championship [3] and the 2011 FIL World Indoor Championship.

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Collegiate career

Belisle is a graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame. [4] As a senior he was awarded the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defender. [5] He also received First-team All-American team honors, and was named to his second All-Ivy League team while leading the Big Red to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four. As a junior, he was awarded Cornell's "C.F. Morse Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award." [6] Belisle was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior society at Cornell.

Professional career

Belisle was selected by the Los Angeles Riptide as a second round selection (12th overall) in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. [7]

The New York Titans drafted Belisle in the First Round (13th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. [6] [8] In Week 13 of the 2008 NLL season, Belisle scored his first and second career goals, and was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors. [9]

Belisle joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season. During the season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. [10]

He played in the 2012 and 2013 NLL seasons for the Minnesota Swarm. He was listed Inactive: Protected Player on December 7, 2013 and missed the 2014 NLL season. [11] He returned to the Swarm for the 2015 and 2016 seasons. [12]

In addition to his professional career as a player, Belisle serves as the Director of Marketing for Trilogy Lacrosse, a leading lacrosse education organization based in Brooklyn, New York. [13]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2008New York122244816202292
2009Boston1634710414101140
2010Boston16257101121011120
2011Boston162247030101154
2012Minnesota150445728100040
2013Minnesota161101160102000134
2015Minnesota172356625------------
2016Georgia181236221100020
2017Georgia1621334184000102
NLL Totals142153348602174130555912

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsLBPIM
2007Los Angeles90000145.52000031
2008Los Angeles110000180.51000000
2009Boston120000120.51000000
2010Boston1210011241000000
2011Boston1000001822000020
2012Boston1100002041000010
2013Boston120000222.5--------------
2014Boston131001246--------------
2015Boston110000142.51000030
2016Boston111001154.5--------------
2017Boston60000131.5--------------
2018Boston140000311.5--------------
MLL Totals1323003213359000091

Awards

Preceded by
Mike Culver
 William C. Schmeisser Award
NCAA Defenseman of the Year
2007		Succeeded by
Nick O’Hara

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References

  1. ↑ "The Official Site of the Boston Blazers - Roster". BlazersLacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
  2. ↑ "Belisle on NLL Retirement: 'That Was Fun'" . Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  3. ↑ "Team USA Names 23-Man Roster for FIL World Championship". laxpower.com. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
  4. ↑ "Eleven Greats To Join Athletics Hall of Fame In 2017". Cornell University. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
  5. ↑ "US Lacrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
  6. 1 2 "Mitch Belisle N.Y. Titans Bio". NYTitansLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  7. ↑ "Mitch Belisle L.A. Riptide Bio". LARiptide.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  8. ↑ "Q&A with New York Rookie, Mitch Belisle". NLLInsider.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
  9. ↑ "Watson named Player of the Week". NLL.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
  10. ↑ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
  11. ↑ "Mitch Belisle Player Profile" . Retrieved 2014-04-05.
  12. ↑ "Swarm announce final 20-man roster" . Retrieved 2014-12-21.
  13. ↑ "Mitch Belisle - Trilogy Lacrosse" . Retrieved 2014-04-08.


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