Peter Lough

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Peter Lough
Born (1975-01-04) January 4, 1975 (age 48)
Toronto, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
PositionDefense
NLL draft60th overall, 1998
Ontario Raiders
NLL team
Former teams		 Toronto Rock
Arizona Sting
Columbus Landsharks
Montreal Express
Pro career 2002–2009
NicknameThe Punisher & Locker

Peter Lough (born January 4, 1975 in Toronto, Ontario) is a former lacrosse player in the National Lacrosse League. In his eight-year NLL career, Lough played for the Montreal Express, Columbus Landsharks, Arizona Sting, and Toronto Rock.

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Professional career

Lough was originally drafted in the National Lacrosse League by the now defunct Ontario Raiders, though he did not play for them. For the 2002 season he was signed by the Montreal Express as a free agent. The Express folded prior to the 2003 Season, and in the resulting dispersal draft, Lough was acquired by the Columbus Landsharks (later the Arizona Sting) in the 1st round (3rd overall). [1]

In 2004, Lough was co-winner of the NLL Sportsmanship award, and has made All-Star Game appearances in 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008.

After the 2007 season, Lough became an unrestricted free agent and signed a two-year contract with the Toronto Rock. [2]

Lough has played with the Brooklin Redmen of the Ontario Lacrosse Association, the Peterborough Lakers (2006 Mann Cup Champions) and played in the 2004 Heritage Cup for Team Canada. In 2007 he represented Canada, in Halifax, at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.

Hockey career

In addition, Lough played four years of hockey for Brock University, one year with the Canadian National Team and the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. [1]

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [3]

Peter Lough Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2002 Montreal Express 16121426105161.636.561.00–––––––––
2003 Columbus Landsharks 1641115137230.948.561.44–––––––––
2004 Arizona Sting 16961592100.945.750.63–––––––––
2005 Arizona Sting 16981797101.066.060.6331561702.005.670.00
2006 Arizona Sting 165121710461.066.500.3820001220.006.001.00
2007 Arizona Sting 16088118470.507.382.9430111500.335.000.00
2008 Toronto Rock 163912126210.757.881.31–––––––––
2009 Toronto Rock 15291188180.735.871.20–––––––––
12744771218671510.956.831.1981674420.885.500.25
Career Total:13545831289111530.956.751.13

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.

Awards

Preceded by NLL Sportsmanship Award
2004 (tie with Gary Gait)		Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 Borrelli, Tom (April 12, 2007). "Mr. Professional". Lacrosse Magazine. Archived from the original on August 15, 2008. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. ↑ "Rock sign former Sting captain Lough". The Star. November 6, 2007.
  3. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
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