Chase Fraser

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Chase Fraser
Chase Fraser 2023.jpg
Fraser with the Buffalo Bandits in 2023
Born (1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 29)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward (box), Attack (field)
NCAA team UDC Neumann (2017)
NLL draft13th overall, 2017
Buffalo Bandits
NLL team Buffalo Bandits
PLL team Chaos LC
Pro career2018–
Career highlights

PLL:

  • 1x Champion (2021)

NLL:

  • 3x Champion (2023, 2024, 2025)

Chase Fraser (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and as an attackman for Chaos Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.

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Early life and amateur Career

Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Fraser's athletic career began with baseball, but he found the physicality of lacrosse more to his liking, and he developed a rivalry with future Bandits teammate Josh Byrne. From his Sophomore to Senior year of High School, he attended Blue Ridge School, an all boys, all boarding school in Saint George, Virginia, where he was recruited to play lacrosse. He helped Blue Ridge to their best lacrosse season in decades. [1] Fraser played his first three years of college lacrosse for the District of Columbia Firebirds, where he tallied 87 goals and 22 assists over 33 games and helped inaugurate the lacrosse program at the University of the District of Columbia. Fraser spent his senior year at Neumann University, where he scored 66 goals in 14 games. [2] He played junior lacrosse for the Delta Islanders of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League, where he played in the 2016 Minto Cup tournament. [3] Fraser was taken third overall in the 2017 Western Lacrosse Association draft by the Nanaimo Timbermen. [4] In 34 career regular season games with Nanaimo, he tallied 64 goals and 36 assists.

Professional career

Fraser was drafted thirteenth overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. With the Bandits, Fraser reached the NLL Cup Finals in 2019 and 2022, and won the NLL Cup in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

In the field game, Fraser has played for the Chaos Lacrosse Club since 2021. [5] He helped Chaos to a PLL Championship game appearance in 2022, and the league championship in 2021.

Statistics

NLL

Chase FraserRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2018 Buffalo Bandits 986144181.564.560.89
2019 Buffalo Bandits 1629154484102.755.250.63470721101.755.252.50
2020 Buffalo Bandits 816102634213.254.252.63
2022 Buffalo Bandits 1832245662143.113.440.7865491861.503.001.00
2023 Buffalo Bandits 493121663.004.001.506103131942.173.170.67
559458152237592.764.311.07162272958201.813.631.25
Career Total:7111665181295792.554.151.11

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

PLL

Chase FraserRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2021 Chaos LC 5 12011335510.500 3 60281650000
2022 Chaos LC 7 120113391521.500 3 20021011200
2023 Chaos LC 3 40041740000 1 0000200000
15280230912432007802102861200
Career Total:22360440119304400

GPGames played; GGoals; 2PG2-point goals; AAssists; PtsPoints; ShShots; GBGround balls; PenPenalties; PIMPenalty minutes; FOWFaceoffs won; FOAFaceoffs attempted

References

  1. Della Penna, Griffin (March 22, 2022). "Fraser Embraces Role as Fan Favorite in Banditland" . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. DeGeorge, Matthew (September 18, 2021). "From Neumann to PLL final, Chase Fraser takes unusual path to top". Delaware County Daily Times . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. Booth, Mark (July 31, 2016). "Islanders advance to Minto Cup". Delta Optimist . Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. Sakaki, Greg (February 19, 2017). "Timbermen take steps forward on draft day". Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. Rice, Nelson (September 16, 2021). "Meet the Fraze: Chase Fraser's Unlikely Path to PLL Stardom". USA Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2023.