Curtis Dickson

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Curtis Dickson
Born (1988-07-18) July 18, 1988 (age 36)
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionAttack/Forward
NCAA team Delaware (2010)
NLL draft3rd overall, 2010
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team
Former teams
Calgary Roughnecks
San Diego Seals
MLL teams Denver Outlaws
New York Lizards
PLL teams Chaos LC
Pro career 2011
NicknameSuperman
Career highlights

NLL

  • 2019 NLL Champion
  • Rookie Of The Year (2011)
  • 5x Second Team All-League (2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018)

International

NCAA

  • All-time Goals Scored Leader at University of Delaware
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2014 Denver
Runner-up 2018 Netanya
Runner-up 2023 San Diego
Box lacrosse
World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2015 Onondaga
Winner 2019 Langley

Curtis Dickson (born July 18, 1988) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who currently plays for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. Dickson previously played for the San Diego Seals and prior to signing with the Seals in August 2022, he also played 11 seasons with the Calgary Roughnecks. [1] He has also played for the Chaos Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League and Denver Outlaws and New York Lizards in the MLL. [2]

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He was a two-time All-American lacrosse player at University of Delaware from 2007 to 2010, where he served as captain of the 2010 NCAA Tournament Blue Hens team and was a member of the only Final Four team in school history.

Lacrosse career

Dickson grew up in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia and honed his lacrosse skills in the Western Lacrosse Association and BC Junior A Lacrosse Leagues, on teams such as the New Westminster Salmonbellies and the Maple Ridge Burrards.

In 2007, during Delaware's Final Four run, Dickson contributed seven goals and one assist in that year's NCAA Tournament. Dickson is among the top 20 all-time in single-season goals scored and career goals scored. He completed his college career as the fourth leading scorer and all-time Delaware leader in goals, with 62 goals and 15 assists his senior season. He was a finalist for the Tewaaraton Trophy player of the year award in 2010, and finished among the all time leaders in career goals.

In 2011, he won the NLL Rookie Of The Year Award.

Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse ranked Dickson the #8 best forward in the NLL. [3]

On July 11, 2024 Dickson was brought back to Calgary where he spent the first 11 seasons of his career in a trade with San Diego which sent former teammate Zach Currier to the Seals also included was Calgary's 14th overall selection in the 2024 Entry Draft, and Calgary’s second-round selection in the 2026 Entry Draft. Calgary also received San Diego's fourth round selection in the 2024 Entry Draft. [4]

Statistics

University of Delaware

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
20071521728--
200816461662--
200915331245--
2010166215774.5
Totals6216250212--

MLL

Curtis DicksonRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2014 Denver Outlaws 5 1105163710000
2017 New York Lizards 6 1301143680000
11240630739000000000000000
Career Total:112406307390000

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

NLL

Curtis DicksonRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2011 Calgary Roughnecks 163319523463.252.130.382325302.501.500.00
2012 Calgary Roughnecks 163125563843.502.380.25
2013 Calgary Roughnecks 1642206250213.883.131.3128210355.001.502.50
2014 Calgary Roughnecks 184428724684.002.560.4471414281724.002.430.29
2015 Calgary Roughnecks 1848459358165.173.220.89410616544.001.251.00
2017 Calgary Roughnecks 18545410879186.004.391.00
2018 Calgary Roughnecks 1847459286265.114.781.44210515807.504.000.00
2019 Calgary Roughnecks 1435468157215.794.071.50498171904.254.750.00
2020 Calgary Roughnecks 102120412644.102.600.40
2022 Calgary Roughnecks 1542408255115.473.670.731066606.006.000.00
2023 San Diego Seals 18445610072105.564.000.561156406.004.000.00
2024 San Diego Seals 132737646024.924.620.15367131244.334.001.33
2085294811,0107451604.863.580.7729706313392194.593.170.66
Career Total:2375995441,1438371794.823.530.76

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

Curtis DicksonRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2020 Chaos 7 1206184370000
7120618437000000000000000
Career Total:71206184370000

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

OLA/WLA/MSL statistics

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2007Owen Sound CrescentsMSL14433578461418322
2008Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL----------79132210
2009Owen Sound CrescentsMSL8162541111521375812
2010Maple RidgeWLA12181634--6511162
PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS324563768323934497912826

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References

  1. "Curtis 'Superman' Dickson taking his NLL heroics to Roughnecks' rival Seals". calgarysun. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  2. "Curtis Dickson lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-16.
  3. "NLL Top 50 Players: Top 30 Forwards". Inside Lacrosse . 2022-12-01. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  4. Levi, Adam (July 12, 2024). "Dickson Returns to Calgary, Currier to Seals in Significant Deal". nll.com. Retrieved September 19, 2024.

Awards

Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Adam Jones