Casey Powell

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Casey Powell
Casey Powell vs Brian Spallina.jpg
Born (1976-02-18) February 18, 1976 (age 48)
West Carthage, New York, U.S.
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsBoth
PositionMidfield / Attack / Forward
NCAA team Syracuse University (1998)
NLL draft1st overall, 1998
Rochester Knighthawks
NLL teams Colorado Mammoth
Boston Blazers
Orlando Titans
New York Titans
Anaheim Storm
Rochester Knighthawks
MLL teams Florida Launch
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Hamilton Nationals
Rochester Rattlers
Long Island Lizards
Pro career1999–2016
NicknameCP
Website www.caseypowell.com
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Field lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2006 England
Box lacrosse
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2011 Czech Republic
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 Onondaga Nation
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2017
Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2022

Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is an American retired professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was the NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Player in 1997 and 1998. Powell was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2022. [1] He is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time, and has been referred to as the greatest all-around attackman of his generation. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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Powell played in Major League Lacrosse, the semi-professional field lacrosse league, from its first year in 2001 through 2016, although he played in only 8 games between 2009 and 2013. Yet Powell ranks sixth in goals (243), second in assists (237), and third in points (484) on the MLL career totals list as of 2017. [7] Powell also tops the all-time MLL playoff point chart with 40. In 2005 and 2014, he won the MLL Offensive Player of the Year award. Powell earned the MVP award in 2014 at age 38. After retiring from professional lacrosse, Powell shifted focus to other business and philanthropic endeavors. Powell started the World Lacrosse Foundation, a non-profit organization for the advancement of lacrosse in 2015. [1] He is a founder of Speed Lacrosse, a modified version of the sport. His younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, were also lacrosse stars at Syracuse; all wore jersey #22. [8]

Syracuse University

Powell was a three-time first-team All-American attackman and midfielder, and helped Syracuse win the 1995 NCAA National Championship. [9] Powell is the only player in NCAA Division I lacrosse history to earn first-team All-American honors at more than one position. He even won Most Outstanding Player at two positions, midfield in 1996 and attack in 1998. [1] Powell followed Gary Gait in wearing the revered number 22 jersey at Syracuse University. His two younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, carried on the tradition as well.

Major League Lacrosse

In 2001, Powell was signed by the Long Island Lizards of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and led the Lizards to the first-ever MLL Championship. In 2003, the Lizards won the Championship again, and after the season, Powell was traded to the Rochester Rattlers in a five-player deal. During the 2004 season, Powell finished second on the Rattlers with 57 points (32 goals, 24 assists, 1 two-point goal). 2005 was a career year for Powell. He led the Rattlers in scoring and ranked second in the league with 57 points (27 goals, 30 assists). His 30 assists were second in the league behind Conor Gill's 34, and was named Offensive Player of the Week three times in the final four weeks of the season.[ citation needed ]

Casey and his brothers sat out the 2009 MLL season, as they did not report to their teams as of April 1 contract deadline. [10] Powell returned in 2011, and played for the Hamilton Nationals.

During the 2011 season MLL Championship game, Powell injured his knee and needed to be helped off the field, he had 4 goals in a 10-9 Nationals loss to the Boston Cannons in the MLL championship game, his lacrosse future in doubt. [11] But just days later he announced that an MRI revealed no tear in his ACL, so the injury was not as serious as first thought. [12]

After playing only three games in the 2012 season, Powell retired from the MLL, [13] but was drafted by Chesapeake Bayhawks in the supplemental draft that year. He returned in 2013 and played with the Bayhawks.

National Lacrosse League

Powell was the first overall draft choice of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the 1998 entry draft and played two seasons for the Knighthawks. He was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in 2001 and signed a contract, but never reported. [14] In 2003, the Bandits traded him to the Anaheim Storm. [14] Powell led the Storm in scoring and was named to the All-Star team in both the 2004 and 2005 seasons.

The Storm suspended operations after the 2005 season, and Powell was chosen second overall by the Portland LumberJax, although he elected not to play in the 2006 season. In September 2006, Powell was traded yet again, this time to the expansion New York Titans, [15] and was named to the All-Star team in 2007, 2008, and 2009. In the 2010 season, he was named the first American born MVP in NLL history. Following the contraction of the Titans in 2010, the Boston Blazers acquired Powell in a dispersal draft.

After one year in Boston, the Blazers also went dark, and Powell was chosen by the Rochester Knighthawks in the resulting dispersal draft. [16]

Powell has also hosted a weekly one-hour show on Sirius Satellite Radio called "Inside the NLL with Casey Powell" since 2007. [17]

Powell was named to the 2021 NLL Hall of Fame class.

International

Casey Powell on Team USA vs. MLL All-Stars in 2006. Casey Powell vs Brian Spallina.jpg
Casey Powell on Team USA vs. MLL All-Stars in 2006.

Powell captained the U.S. Men's National Team in the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, winning the silver medal. He was also the captain of the U.S. Men's Indoor National Team in 2011, where he was named the tournament MVP. [18] Powell was an assistant captain at the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. The U.S. won bronze medals in both indoor championships.

Honors and awards

Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame

On June 18, 2022, Powell was inducted into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame as one of the eleven members of the inaugural class of inductees. [21]

Career statistics

NCAA

SeasonTeamGPGAPtsGBSh
1995Syracuse1539286751120
1996Syracuse1532275975103
1997Syracuse1443408382132
1998Syracuse1444347866126
NCAA Totals58158129287274481
Source: [22]

Powell led the country in points and points per game in 1997 (83, 5.93) and 1998 (78, 5.57). 287 career points is tied for 14th all-time with his brother, Ryan Powell. [23]

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1999Rochester992130416211270
2000Rochester10121628478234790
2004Anaheim152741688214------------
2005Anaheim142730576020------------
2007New York132951809022------------
2008New York1632548679102671372
2009New York1340458559163101121166
2010Orlando1444368053122641030
2011Boston153447815910142620
2013Rochester
Colorado
13173754458133621
2014Colorado581725146------------
NLL Totals13727939567462913213333265469
Source: [24]

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIM
2001Long Island1430122532852404800
2002Long Island1437130685112205700
2003Rochester71711533315-------
2004Rochester113012253375.51201300
2005Rochester1026030562221201300
2007Rochester819022411421001100.5
2008Rochester121512642191.52203510
2011Hamilton22035012503860
2012Hamilton3402649.5-------
2013Chesapeake34026002203510
2014Florida143003363187-------
2015Florida10180163490-------
2016Florida91101223151.5-------
MLL Totals11724352374842484113190214090.5
Sources: [25] [26]

Canadian Lacrosse Association

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1994 Toronto Beaches OLA Jr.A 814152905115167
2008 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 55813000000
Junior A Totals814152905115167
Senior A Totals55813000000

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