Corey Small

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Corey Small
Born (1987-03-23) March 23, 1987 (age 37)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionAttack
NLL draft9th overall, 2009
Edmonton Rush
NLL team
Former teams
Philadelphia Wings
Vancouver Stealth
Edmonton Rush
Buffalo Bandits
MLL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Hamilton Nationals
MSL team Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Pro career 2009

Corey Small (born March 23, 1987, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.

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High school career

Small attended Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines. During his senior year at Holy Cross, he helped lead the Raiders to a provincial championship.

Canadian Box career

Junior

Small played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from to 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he won the Gaylord Powless Sportsmanship Award. During his 5 years for the Athletics, Small totaled up 127 goals and 278 points in just 102 games. He would also round up 40 goals and 77 points in 30 playoff games.

Senior

Small was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks, just ahead of former Athletics teammate Dan Coates. [1] Small finished his first season with the Kodiaks with 13 goals and 35 points.

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse

After finishing his successful four-year tenure at the University of Albany, Small was drafted 22nd overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. [2]

National Lacrosse League

On September 9, 2009, Small was drafted 1st round, 9th overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Edmonton Rush. [3] After missing the 2014 season due to injury, Small returned to the Rush in 2015 but was traded to the Vancouver Stealth shortly into the season. [4]

Statistics

NCAA

   
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsPPG
2006 UAlbany 10205252.00
2007UAlbany18247311.72
2008UAlbany133411453.46
2009UAlbany10315363.60
Totals51109281372.13

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsPIMGBSGPG2ptGAPtsPIMGBS
2009Toronto Nationals410230.52700000000
MLL totals410230.52700000000

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References

  1. "2009 Major Series Lacrosse Draft". lacrosseinsidethegame.com. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
  2. "MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE COLLEGIATE DRAFT 2009 Collegiate Draft Results". majorleaguelacrosse.com. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
  3. "2009 NLL Entry Draft Results". Swarm It Up. September 9, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  4. "Rush trade Corey Small to Stealth". Edmonton Rush web site. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.