Born | Pelham, Ontario, Canada | February 25, 1975
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Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
Weight | 175 pounds (79 kg) |
Shoots | Right |
Position | Forward |
NLL teams | Rochester Knighthawks Buffalo Bandits Edmonton Rush Syracuse Smash Ontario Raiders |
Pro career | 1998–2014 |
Nickname | No Mercy |
Mike Accursi (born February 25, 1975, in Pelham, Ontario) is a former professional lacrosse player. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario. [1] Accursi professionally coaches currently for the newly relocated lacrosse team, Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, and has formerly coached for the Rochester Knighthawks
Accursi has been very successful during his lacrosse career, winning two Champion's Cups in consecutive years with the Rochester Knighthawks and the Buffalo Bandits. He has also won two Mann Cups in the Canadian Lacrosse Association; one with the Brampton Excelsiors (2002) and one with the Peterborough Lakers (2004).
For five years, Accursi played for the Burlington Chiefs and the St. Catharines Athletics of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1993, Accursi was awarded the "P.C.O. Trophy" for Rookie of the Year. [2]
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
1998 | Ontario | 12 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1999 | Syracuse | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2000 | Buffalo | 12 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
2001 | Buffalo | 14 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 94 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2002 | Buffalo | 16 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 96 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2003 | Buffalo | 15 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
2004 | Buffalo | 16 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 2 | ||
2005 | Rochester | 16 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
2006 | Rochester | 16 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
2007 | Rochester | 16 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | ||
2008 | Edmonton | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | |||
2009 | Buffalo | 16 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
2010 | Buffalo | 15 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1992 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.B | 12 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
1992 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.A | 11 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1993 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.A | 21 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
1994 | Niagara Spartan Warriors | OLA Jr.B | 8 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 28 | ||
1995 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 18 | ||
1996 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA.Jr.A | 20 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | ||
1997 | Niagara Falls Gamblers | MSL | 19 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | ||
Mann Cup | Niagara Falls Gamblers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
1998 | Buffalo Gamblers | MSL | 18 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
1999 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 15 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 10 | ||
Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
2000 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 13 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 23 | ||
2001 | Akwesasne Thunder | MSL | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2002 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 15 | ||
Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | ||
2004 | Windsor Warlocks | MSL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2004 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 2 | ||
Mann Cup | Peterborough Lakers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | ||
2005 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
Mann Cup | Peterborough Lakers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
2006 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2006 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||
2007 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2008 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | ||
2009 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 15 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | ||
Junior A Totals | 71 | 100 | 144 | 244 | 215 | 20 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 36 | ||||
Junior B Totals | 20 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 60 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 30 | ||||
Senior A Totals | 131 | 139 | 169 | 308 | 145 | 99 | 107 | 127 | 234 | 110 | ||||
Mann Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 15 |
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