Dan Carey (lacrosse)

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Dan Carey
Born (1982-04-23) April 23, 1982 (age 41)
Peterborough, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight180 pounds (82 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL draft7th overall, 2005
Colorado Mammoth
NLL teams Toronto Rock
Colorado Mammoth
Pro career 2006–2012

Dan Carey (born April 23, 1982) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player and current general manager and vice-president of lacrosse operations of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. Carey previously served as the general manager of the Colorado Mammoth. Carey played six seasons in the National Lacrosse League for both the Colorado Mammoth and the Toronto Rock. Carey was selected in the first round (seventh overall) by the Mammoth in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft after playing one season at Canisius College. [1] Carey played three full seasons and part of a fourth before a concussion during a Major Series Lacrosse game forced him to miss part of the 2009 and all of the 2010 NLL seasons. [2] Carey returned to the Mammoth during the 2011 season, scoring 13 goals and 22 assists in 12 games.

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In July 2011, Carey was traded to the Toronto Rock for Creighton Reid and Mat McLeod. [3] After one season in Toronto, during which he scored 25 points in 12 games, Carey announced his retirement due to a second concussion suffered near the end of the 2012 season. [4]

In 2006, as a member of the Peterborough Lakers, Carey was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition. [5]

Carey is married to Lisa Foligno, the daughter of former NHL player Mike Foligno and the sister of current NHL players Nick Foligno and Marcus Foligno.

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [6]

Dan Carey Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2006 Colorado Mammoth 161745628023.885.000.1334481202.674.000.00
2007 Colorado Mammoth 163244767594.754.690.561202422.004.002.00
2008 Colorado Mammoth 112227496804.456.180.00–––––––––
2009 Colorado Mammoth 559142702.805.400.001033703.007.000.00
2011 Colorado Mammoth 121322352602.922.170.001022022.000.002.00
2012 Toronto Rock 121411252442.082.000.33–––––––––
72103158261300153.634.170.21669152342.503.830.67
Career Total:78109167276323193.544.140.24

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.

Awards

Preceded by NLL Sportsmanship Award
2008 		Succeeded by

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References

  1. ↑ "Vinc and Carey Selected In First Round of 2005 NLL Entry Draft". Canisius.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-09-07. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
  2. ↑ Davies, Mike. "Dan Carey making comeback". Peterborough Examiner . Archived from the original on 2011-09-17. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  3. ↑ "Colorado Trades Carey To Toronto". NLL.com. 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2011-07-13.
  4. ↑ "Rock announce retirement of Dan Carey, add Cody Jacobs to active roster". ILIndoor.com. December 20, 2012. Archived from the original on July 29, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Historical Stats of the Mann Cup". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-08-15.
  6. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.


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