Matt Shearer

Matt Shearer
Born	October 19, 1973 (age 51); Whitby, Ontario, CA
Shoots	Right
Position	Forward
NLL draft	1st overall, 1997; Baltimore Thunder
NLL teams	Toronto Rock ; Colorado Mammoth ; New York Saints ; Washington Power ; Pittsburgh CrosseFire ; Baltimore Thunder
Pro career	1998–2007
Nickname	The Sniper

Last updated November 02, 2024

Matt Shearer (born October 19, 1973 in Whitby, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. Shearer retired after the 2007 NLL season following a ten-year career in the National Lacrosse League.^[1]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:^[2]

Matt Shearer		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP

1998	Baltimore Thunder	9	11	6	17	34	2	1.89	3.78	0.22	3	5	3	8	7	0	2.67	2.33	0.00
1999	Baltimore Thunder	10	27	14	41	42	6	4.10	4.20	0.60	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2000	Pittsburgh CrosseFire	12	19	19	38	56	11	3.17	4.67	0.92	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2001	Washington Power	14	26	26	52	40	8	3.71	2.86	0.57	1	1	0	1	3	0	1.00	3.00	0.00
2002	Washington Power	16	31	28	59	79	13	3.69	4.94	0.81	2	1	1	2	14	0	1.00	7.00	0.00
2003	Colorado Mammoth	1	1	0	1	0	2	1.00	0.00	2.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	New York Saints	10	28	20	48	46	2	4.80	4.60	0.20	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2004	Toronto Rock	12	26	18	44	32	6	3.67	2.67	0.50	1	0	2	2	3	0	2.00	3.00	0.00
2005	Toronto Rock	13	17	21	38	39	0	2.92	3.00	0.00	1	2	1	3	6	0	3.00	6.00	0.00
2006	Toronto Rock	9	11	10	21	24	0	2.33	2.67	0.00	1	3	0	3	3	0	3.00	3.00	0.00
2007	Toronto Rock	9	9	10	19	19	4	2.11	2.11	0.44	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		115	206	172	378	411	54	3.29	3.57	0.47	9	12	7	19	36	0	2.11	4.00	0.00
Career Total:		124	218	179	397	447	54	3.20	3.60	0.44

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.

College

Shearer played one season at Loyola College where he scored 30 goals and had 15 assists in 1997.^[3]

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References

↑ "Shearer announces retirement". NLL.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.
↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.
↑ "Career History". loyolagreyhounds.com. April 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

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[1] "Shearer announces retirement". NLL.com. December 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-03.

[2] "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.

[3] "Career History". loyolagreyhounds.com. April 23, 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-23.

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Born	(1973-10-19) October 19, 1973 (age 51) Whitby, Ontario, CA
Shoots	Right
Position	Forward
NLL draft	1st overall, 1997 Baltimore Thunder
NLL teams	Toronto Rock Colorado Mammoth New York Saints Washington Power Pittsburgh CrosseFire Baltimore Thunder
Pro career	1998–2007
Nickname	The Sniper

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