Jeff Zywicki

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Jeff Zywicki
Born (1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 43)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL draft8th overall, 2005
San Jose Stealth
NLL team Washington Stealth
MLL team
Former teams
Toronto Nationals
San Francisco Dragons
Denver Outlaws
Pro career 2006

Jeff Zywicki (born April 8, 1981) is a former professional lacrosse player from Ottawa, Ontario. He played college lacrosse at UMass. He was drafted 8th overall by the San Jose Stealth in the 2005 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. He also played in Major League Lacrosse for the San Francisco Dragons, Denver Outlaws and the Toronto Nationals, who drafted him.

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Early career

Zywicki grew up in Nepean, Ontario, Canada where he played his minor lacrosse. At 15, he led his Midget lacrosse team to a Provincial championship with his father, Eugene Zywicki as the head coach. At 16, Zywicki began playing for the Nepean Knights of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League, where he finished second with 5.0 points per game to Andre Leduc (5.4 points per game) for most career points per game. [1] In 1998, Zywicki had a career high 96 points and was awarded as the League's Most Outstanding Rookie. [2] During his time with the Knights, Zywicki also split time playing with the Jr. ‘A’ Orillia Rama Kings.

College & professional career

Zywicki attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he was awarded ECAC Lacrosse League First Team honors as a senior. [3]

That same year, Jeff was drafted 8th overall by the San Jose Stealth in the National Lacrosse League entry draft. [4] He also plays for the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. [5] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. [6]

International career

In 2006, Jeff lead the Canadian Men's lacrosse team to its first World Lacrosse Championship since 1978, when it defeated the U.S. 15–10 in the final of the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Jeff had an outstanding championship, being awarded the 'Best Attackman' and earning a spot on the All-World team after scoring a tournament record 28 goals in 8 games.

Statistics

NCAA

   
SeasonGPGAPtsPPG
20017123--
2002161611272.41
2003164121623.50
20041101--
200516449533.18
Totals55103431462.79

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2006San Jose16272148778------------
2007San Jose14403070107228210144
2008San Jose164842901054143730
2009San Jose16324678833325510170
NLL Totals62147139286372475171027344

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIM
2006San Francisco1002210--------------
2006Denver46039402501610
2007Rochester1231017482301100130
2008Rochester113101445260.52701851
2009Toronto101901433142.52401530
MLL Totals2868036104540.5513021591

Junior

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1997 Nepean Knights OLA Jr.B 3314051011212
1998Nepean KnightsOLA Jr.B165739968813102320
1998 Orillia Rama Kings OLA Jr.A 8101121200000
1999Nepean KnightsOLA Jr.B124130712051716330
1999Orillia Rama KingsOLA Jr.A9221840000000
2000Nepan KnightsOLA Jr.B122932615571919388
2000Orillia Rama KingsOLA Jr.A1623275010----------
2001Nepean KnightsOLA Jr.B13030----------
2001Orillia Rama KingsOLA Jr.A1618213986109199
2002Orillia Rama KingsOLA Jr.A174823711071712294
Junior A Totals66121100221302327214813
Junior B Totals441331022358325595611530

Senior

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
2001 Akwesasne Thunder MSL 10220----------
2005 Brooklin Redmen MSL152127480----------
2006Brooklin RedmenMSL5931206917260
2007Brooklin RedmenMSL111924432----------
Senior A Totals32495610526917260

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References

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  2. "O.L.A. Junior B Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  3. "Jeff Zywicki UMass Player's Bio". UMassAthletics.com. Archived from the original on 2007-11-28. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
  4. "San Jose Stealth Roster". SJStealth.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2008-12-09.
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  6. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.