Nick Carlson

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Nick Carlson
Born (1980-05-19) May 19, 1980 (age 44)
Lantzville, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight196 pounds (89 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionForward
NLL draft5th overall, 2002
New York Saints
NLL teams Colorado Mammoth
New York Saints
Pro career 2003-2012 and 2014–

Nick Carlson (born May 19, 1980) is a former lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.

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Carlson was born in the small town of Lantzville, British Columbia, and grew up playing box lacrosse in the Nanaimo Minor Lacrosse Association. [1] [2] He was not introduced to outdoor lacrosse until his junior year of high school. [1]

Carlson played college lacrosse at Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina, where he helped the Saints win the 2000 NCAA Division II tournament. [3] As a sophomore in 2001, he earned Deep South Conference Player of the Year honors after setting program records for points in a season (83) and goals in a game (10). [1]

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. [4]

National team career

During his freshman year of college, Carlson was called up to the Canada men's junior national team ahead of the 1999 Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships held in Australia. [2] He earned a silver medal as Canada lost to the United States in the final.

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2003New York1259144424------------
2004Colorado1229115012------------
2005Colorado16612186138103312
2006Colorado16141529565132461410
2007Colorado83472312102202
2008Colorado1687155823112380
2009Colorado16414188320100054
NLL Totals9642701123751807311142818

References

  1. 1 2 3 Hilliard, Larry (May 25, 2001). "Saints' scoring ace likes pressure". The Gaffney Ledger . p. 12. Retrieved November 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. 1 2 Rhode, Michael (February 23, 1999). "National teamers". Nanaimo Daily News . p. 11. Retrieved November 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Limestone makes lacrosse history". The Gaffney Ledger . May 29, 2000. p. 9. Retrieved November 23, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.


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