Ben McIntosh

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Ben McIntosh
Born (1991-05-28) May 28, 1991 (age 30)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Nationality Canadian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward/Transition (Box), Midfield (Field)
NCAA team Drexel (2014)
NLL draft1st overall, 2014
Edmonton Rush
NLL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Wings
Edmonton/Saskatchewan Rush
PLL team
Former teams		 Waterdogs
Archers
Pro career 2015–
Career highlights
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Runner-up 2018 Netanya
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2019 Langley

Ben McIntosh (born May 28, 1991, in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) is a lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League and Waterdogs Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League.

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Professional career

NLL career

Ben McIntosh was selected first overall in the 2015 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Edmonton Rush who had received the pick in a trade with the Minnesota Swarm. [1] In his rookie season in the National Lacrosse League McIntosh had a tremendous initial season collecting 37 goals, 49 assist and 86 points in his 18 starts with the Rush. [2] McIntosh won 2015 NLL's rookie of the year award with seven first place votes [3] and also helped lead the Rush to its first NLL title. The Rush won the 2016 and 2018 Champion's Cup as well, while reaching the finals in 2017. McIntosh was traded in mid-2020 to the Philadelphia Wings for Josh Currier. [4]

Ben McIntosh Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2015 Edmonton Rush 1837498669104.783.830.56558131202.602.400.00
2016 Saskatchewan Rush 183626628993.444.940.504102121323.003.250.50
2017 Saskatchewan Rush 173222546063.183.530.35496152103.755.250.00
2018 Saskatchewan Rush 1846348070174.443.890.944810181704.504.250.00
2019 Saskatchewan Rush 184136776544.283.610.221314604.006.000.00
2020 Saskatchewan Rush 102015354963.504.900.60–––––––––
99212182394402523.984.060.53183527626923.443.830.11
Career Total:117247209456471543.904.030.46

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.

Stats reference: [5]

WLA career

McIntosh was also the first overall selection in the 2013 Western Lacrosse Association draft. He played for the Maple Ridge Burrards.

PLL career

In 2019, McIntosh started playing for Archers Lacrosse Club in Paul Rabil’s PLL inaugural season. In the 2020 expansion draft, he was picked up by the Waterdogs.

Ben McIntoshRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2019 Archers 10 1102134470100 2 1023700000
2020 Waterdogs 5 60062130000–––––––––––
2021 Waterdogs 4 30031130000 1 0000100000
192002227613010031023800000
Career Total:2221042584130100

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

MLL career

Ben McIntosh was selected with the sixty second pick in the eighth round by the Denver Outlaws in the 2014 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. [6] Although being drafted by Denver that year, McIntosh wouldn't make a single appearance that season. The following season a MLL Supplemental Draft was called upon to increase the roster size from 23 to 35. McIntosh was available to be drafted and was by the Chesapeake Bayhawks with the seventy fifth pick of the draft. [7]

Prep and College Career

McIntosh prepped at Western Reserve Academy where he was first team All Midwest in lacrosse, and also a well regarded center on their ice hockey team. McIntosh was a teammate of NCAA Goaltender of the Year, Kyle Bernlohr.

At Drexel University, McIntosh was a two time All American and led Drexel to its first ever NCAA tournament appearance as well as the 2014 NCAA Quarterfinals. McIntosh is the single season record holder for goals at Drexel with 48 in 2014.

NCAA Statistics

[8]

  Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPGAPts
2011 Drexel 14437
2012 Drexel 1510414
2013 Drexel 15381856
2014 Drexel 18481765
College Totals6210042142

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL Draft: Ben McIntosh picked No. 1 by Edmonton Rush; Full draft results".
  2. ↑ "Ben McIntosh - National Lacrosse League - player page | Pointstreak Sports Technologies".
  3. ↑ "ILIndoor's 2015 Rookie of the Year: Ben McIntosh of the Edmonton Rush".
  4. ↑ https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/ben-mcintosh-and-josh-currier-switch-teams-in-huge-nll-trade/56702 Ben McIntosh and Josh Currier Switch Teams in Huge NLL Trade, Inside Lacrosse
  5. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2015-05-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Statistics".

https://web.archive.org/web/20150530032508/http://laxmagazine.com/mll/2014-15/news/121614_notable_names_in_2014_major_league_lacrosse_supplemental_draft_pool Retrieved 2015-05-29.

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