Kurtis Wagar

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Kurtis Wagar
Born (1985-11-05) November 5, 1985 (age 38)
St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight215 pounds (98 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionGoalie
NLL draft28th overall, 2006
Edmonton Rush
NLL teams Buffalo Bandits
Philadelphia Wings
Orlando Titans
New York Titans
Edmonton Rush
Pro career 2007–2014

Kurtis Wagar (born November 5, 1985) is a retired professional lacrosse goaltender, who spent 9 years in the National Lacrosse League. He began his amateur career with the St. Catharines Athletics of the Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League, played collegiality for the Brock Badgers, and was drafted in the third round of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Rush. [1] Wagar spent two seasons with the Rush before he was traded along with Brenden Thenhaus to the Boston Blazers in exchange for Cam Bergman. The Blazers subsequently dealt him to the New York Titans for Anthony Kelly. [2] He spent 2009 with the Titans, and moved with them to Orlando in 2010. When the Titans folded, he was taken in the second round of the dispersal draft by the Calgary Roughnecks, but was released before the season and signed with the Philadelphia Wings. Wagar spent two seasons with the Wings before signing with the Buffalo Bandits. [3] He played two seasons with the Bandits before retiring in 2014. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "2006 NLL Draft Results" . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  2. ↑ "2008 NLL transactions" . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. ↑ Bailey, Budd (26 January 2013). "Bandits' backup goalie happy to contribute". The Buffalo News . Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  4. ↑ "Bandits' Wagar retires". The Buffalo News . 22 November 2014. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
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