Ian Llord

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Ian Llord
Born (1985-06-09) June 9, 1985 (age 39)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
PositionDefence
NLL draft5th overall, 2006
Philadelphia Wings
NLL team
Former teams		 Philadelphia Wings
Rochester Knighthawks Philadelphia Wings
Buffalo Bandits
MSL team
Former teams		 Peterborough Lakers
Brampton Excelsiors
Victoria Shamrocks
Pro career 2007–
NicknameIan Almighty

Ian Llord (born June 9, 1985, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse.

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Canadian box career

Junior

Llord played for the St. Catharines Athletics of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League. In 2003, he would help the team to their second Minto Cup in three years.

Senior

Llord was selected 1st Overall in the 2007 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Brampton Excelsiors. [1] During his rookie season, the Excelsiors won the Mann Cup.

In 2013, Llord split time between the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse and the St. Catharines Saints of the Ontario Lacrosse Association Senior B Lacrosse League. He appeared in both regular season and playoff games for both teams. The Chiefs won the Mann Cup, and the Saints won the Presidents Cup.

National Lacrosse League career

Llord was originally drafted by the Bandits in the fourth round (42nd overall) of the 2005 NLL Entry Draft. Unsigned by the Bandits, Llord would re-enter the Draft the following year where he was taken in the first round draft (5th overall) by the Philadelphia Wings. He was awarded Rookie of the Week honours in Week 7 of the 2007 season. [2]

Following the 2007 season, Llord was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks in a three-way trade. [3] Llord was then traded to the Buffalo Bandits during the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. [4]

Llord was a member of the 2008 NLL Champion Buffalo Bandits, 2013 and 2014 NLL Champion Rochester Knighthawks.

Statistics

National Lacrosse League

Reference: [5]

Ian Llord Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2007 Philadelphia Wings 1126849180.734.451.64–––––––––
2008 Buffalo Bandits 155121771261.134.731.73301110230.333.337.67
2009 Buffalo Bandits 1416750230.503.571.6420008110.004.005.50
2010 Buffalo Bandits 1217844530.673.674.421000100.001.000.00
2011 Buffalo Bandits 100113240.103.200.402000660.003.003.00
2012 Buffalo Bandits 1414536120.362.570.861011201.002.000.00
2013 Rochester Knighthawks 1412342340.213.002.433000400.001.330.00
2014 Rochester Knighthawks 1601133190.062.061.196022740.331.170.67
1061139503571890.473.371.781804438440.222.112.44
Career Total:1241143543952330.443.191.88

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.

Canadian Lacrosse Association

Ian Llord - Junior "B" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2002 St. Catharines Spartans OLA JR B 16 1311241121.507.00 11 8917671.556.09
161311241121.507.00118917671.556.09
Junior "B" Career Total:272120411791.526.63
Ian Llord - Junior "A" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2002 St. Catharines Athletics OLA JR A 2 00000.000.00–––––––
2003 St. Catharines Athletics OLA JR A 14 167490.503.50 12 134280.332.33
2004 St. Catharines Athletics OLA JR A 15 4610980.676.53 5 123120.602.40
2005 St. Catharines Athletics OLA JR A 5 34781.401.60–––––––
2006 St. Catharines Athletics OLA JR A 22 5813910.594.14 6 04480.671.33
581324372460.644.24232911480.482.09
Junior "A" Career Total:811533482940.593.63
Ian Llord - Senior "B" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2013 St. Catharines Saints OLA SR B 6 022270.334.50 12 189580.754.83
6022270.334.5012189580.754.83
Senior "B" Career Total:1811011850.614.72
Ian Llord - Senior "A" Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsPIMPts/GPPIM/GP
2008 Brampton Excelsiors MSL 16 044190.251.19 12 01160.080.50
2009 Victoria Shamrocks WLA 18 01111140.610.78 5 02280.401.60
2010 Victoria Shamrocks WLA 14 000410.002.93 10 033140.301.40
2011 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 10 022100.201.00 9 011120.111.33
2013 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 6 01170.171.17 9 112140.221.56
6401818910.281.4245189540.201.20
Senior "A" Career Total:109126271450.251.33

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per game; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game

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References

  1. ↑ "Llord taken first overall in 2007 MSL draft". Major Series Lacrosse website. January 21, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  2. ↑ "Ian Llord Named NLL's Rookie Of The Week". Philadelphia Wings website. February 14, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  3. ↑ "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  4. ↑ "Draft Day Trade Frenzy". NLL.com. September 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-03.
  5. ↑ "Ian Llord Career Stats". NLL.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved May 20, 2014.
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