Jason Bloom (lacrosse)

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Jason Bloom
Born (1982-09-04) September 4, 1982 (age 41)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL team
Former teams
Washington Stealth
Colorado Mammoth, Boston Blazers
Pro career 2007
NicknameBloomer

Jason Bloom (born September 4, 1982, in Coquitlam, British Columbia) is a lacrosse player on the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League. He also played for Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association in the summer of 2006. Bloom was the captain of the Under-19 British Columbia Selects, MVP of the B.C. Provincials in 1999, two-time gold medal winner at the Canadian Nationals with the B.C. Selects (1999, 2000) and was selected to the first team British Columbia Major Junior A All-Star team in 2001 for hockey.

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College career

Bloom earned a psychology degree from Ohio State University, where he captained the Buckeyes in 2004 and 2005. He was a four-time Ohio State Scholar-Athlete and a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection.

Professional career

Bloom played two season with the Colorado Mammoth, before being traded to the Boston Blazers for current Colorado captain John Gallant. Bloom joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season, and was named NLL Transition Player of the Week during 2009. Bloom was traded in June 2009 to the Washington Stealth, and was named team captain shortly thereafter. [1] Bloom helped the Stealth win the 2010 NLL Championship, and is the youngest captain in the NLL to ever do so. Has a young family and works in commercial real estate in Seattle for GVA Kidder Mathews.

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2007Colorado1029113310100056
2008Colorado95611194000000
2009Boston16131023605100020
2010Washington162811111203022140
NLL Totals51223456223595022218

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References

  1. "Steenhuis Named Player of the Week". NLL.com. February 18, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-18.