Eli Salama

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Eli Salama
Calgary Roughnecks faceoff.jpg
Salama (left) with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2022
Born (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight211 pounds (96 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefence/LSM
NCAA team RIT Tigers
NLL draft12th overall, 2018
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team Calgary Roughnecks
MLL teams Dallas Rattlers
PLL team Denver Outlaws
Pro career 2019
Career highlights

NCAA:

  • USILA Division III Defenseman of the Year (2018)
  • Liberty League Defenseman of the Year (2018)
  • First team All-American (2018)
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's box lacrosse
World Lacrosse Box Championships
Winner 2024 Utica

Eli Salama (born August 24, 1996) is a Canadian professional lacrosse defenceman playing with the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for whom he serves as an alternate captain, and Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). [1] [2] [3] [4] He previously played for the Dallas Rattlers of the MLL.

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College career

Salama played for the RIT Tigers for four seasons and advanced to the NCAA Championship game with the Tigers 20 2017. In 2018, he was named USILA Division III Long-Pole of the Year, Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year, USILA First Team All-American and All-Liberty League First Team. [5]

Professional career

NLL

Salama was drafted 12th overall in the 2018 NLL draft by the Calgary Roughnecks and joined the team in the 2019 season, winning an NLL Championship as a rookie.

PLL

Salama plays long stick midfield for Chrome Lacrosse Club. [6]

Statistics

NCAA

SeasonTeamGPGSGAPtsGBCT
2015RIT11001143
2016RIT1500331410
2017RIT2304594428
2018RIT22221011215129
Total712214203411370

NLL

Eli SalamaRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2019 Calgary Roughnecks 1614567220.314.191.3840001590.003.752.25
2020 Calgary Roughnecks 10571255131.205.501.30
2022 Calgary Roughnecks 1624684200.385.251.251112902.009.000.00
2023 Calgary Roughnecks 18358116200.446.441.1140002160.005.251.50
2024 Calgary Roughnecks 13281059220.774.541.69
2025 Calgary Roughnecks 18077128200.397.111.111000640.006.004.00
911335485091170.535.591.291011251190.205.101.90
Career Total:1011436505601360.505.541.35

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.

MLL

Eli SalamaRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2019 Dallas Rattlers 16 54091506600
165409150660000000000000
Career Total:1654091506600

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

PLL

Eli SalamaRegular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOAGPG2PGAPtsShGBPenPIMFOWFOA
2020 Chrome 5 1113451100
2021 Chrome 1 0000100000
2022 Chrome 10 312611203300 1 0000000000
2023 Chrome 10 111371333028
265341223387702810000000000
Career Total:2753412233877028

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

References

  1. Pollock, Riley (2022-12-10). "CALGARY ROUGHNECKS NAME 2022-23 LEADERSHIP GROUP". Calgary Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. "Eli Salama lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. "Eli Salama". Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. "Eli Salama". NLL. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. "Former men's lacrosse stars Eli Salama and Kyle Killen selected in 2018 NLL Draft." US Official News, 27 Sept. 2018. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A556120023/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=afa41c80. Accessed 15 Oct. 2022.
  6. "Eli Salama". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-10-15.