Paul Dawson (lacrosse)

Paul Dawson

Born	(1985-09-16) September 16, 1985 (age 39) Oakville, Ontario
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight	225 pounds (102 kg)
Position	Defense
NLL draft	7th overall, 2006 San Jose Stealth
NLL team Former teams	Buffalo Bandits Colorado Mammoth Rochester Knighthawks San Diego Seals Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) Philadelphia Wings San Jose Stealth Boston Blazers
Pro career	2007–

Paul Dawson (born September 16, 1985) is a Canadian box lacrosse player who plays defense for the Buffalo Bandits. His older brother Dan, played for the Toronto Rock.

Dawson was drafted as a goaltender in the first round (7th overall) in the 2006 National Lacrosse League entry draft. As a goaltender, Dawson played with the Brampton Excelsiors in the Senior A Major Series Lacrosse League. The San Jose Stealth converted him from a goaltender to a defenseman starting with the 2008 NLL season. ^[1] He was then traded to the Boston Blazers, ^[1] where he played two seasons with his brother Dan.

In 2010, Dawson was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks, who subsequently traded him to the Philadelphia Wings. ^{[2] [3]} A year later, Dawson was reunited with his brother when Dan Dawson was acquired in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft. ^[4] Both Dawsons played one season in Philadelphia before being traded together to the Rochester Knighthawks for a package of four players including Paul Rabil. ^[5] Paul Dawson remained in Rochester until being traded to the San Diego Seals during the middle of the 2019 season. The following season he returned to Rochester, joining the newly formed Rochester Knighthawks, after the original Knighthawks franchise moved to Canada becoming the Halifax Thunderbirds. After 3 seasons Paul became a free agent and was signed by the Colorado Mammoth for the 2024 season.

Statistics

NLL

		Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2007	San Jose Stealth	2	0	0	0	0	0	--	--	--	--	--	--
2008	San Jose Stealth	15	0	5	5	31	22	1	1	1	2	3	0
2009	Boston Blazers	16	3	9	12	50	31	1	0	0	0	1	0
2010	Boston Blazers	16	2	4	6	75	65	1	0	0	0	7	0
2011	Philadelphia Wings	16	5	9	14	50	35	--	--	--	--	--	--
2012	Philadelphia Wings	16	0	6	6	53	67	1	0	0	0	3	0
2013	Rochester Knighthawks	16	1	0	1	38	34	3	1	0	1	9	2
2014	Rochester Knighthawks	18	2	3	5	61	29	6	1	1	2	14	8
2015	Rochester Knighthawks	17	3	3	6	59	73	4	0	0	0	10	0
2016	Rochester Knighthawks	13	1	4	5	52	18	--	--	--	--	--	--
2017	Rochester Knighthawks	18	3	3	6	62	30	--	--	--	--	--	--
2018	Rochester Knighthawks	18	3	7	10	71	29	5	0	4	4	15	0
2019	Rochester Knighthawks	10	0	3	3	34	18	--	--	--	--	--	--
2019	San Diego Seals	8	0	0	0	25	4	1	0	0	0	4	0
2020	Rochester Knighthawks	12	2	4	6	64	29	--	--	--	--	--	--
2022	Rochester Knighthawks	18	0	2	2	65	72	--	--	--	--	--	--
2023	Rochester Knighthawks	18	2	5	7	74	28	1	0	0	0	3	0
2024	Colorado Mammoth	13	0	2	2	47	29	--	--	--	--	--	--
2024	Buffalo Bandits	6	0	0	0	18	4	5	0	1	1	13	4
NLL Totals		266	27	69	96	929	617	29	3	7	10	82	14

References

1. "Boston Blazers Acquire Defenseman Paul Dawson". OurSportsCentral.com. September 2, 2008. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
2. "'Necks Trade Paul Dawson To Wings". NLL.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
3. Sports in Brief: Injury ends season for Venus Williams
4. "Philadelphia acquires Dan Dawson". September 9, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
5. "Wings acquire Paul Rabil, trade both Dawsons to Knighthawks". NLL.com. December 14, 2012. Retrieved December 21, 2012.