Phil Sanderson

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Phil Sanderson
Born (1977-01-23) January 23, 1977 (age 47)
Orangeville, ON, CAN
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight175 pounds (79 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefenseman
NLL draft56th overall, 1997
Rochester Knighthawks
NLL team
Former teams		 Toronto Rock
Albany Attack
San Jose Stealth
Rochester Knighthawks
Buffalo Bandits
MLL team
Former teams		Free Agent
Toronto Nationals
Pro career2000–
NicknameFlip

Phil "Flip" Sanderson (born January 23, 1977, in Orangeville, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Sanderson is one of a number of Sandersons involved (or formerly involved) in the NLL, including his brother Nate and cousin Josh.

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Phil was on the 1999 Rochester Knighthawks practice squad before being signed by the Albany Attack for the 2000 season.

On July 31, 2009, Sanderson was traded from the Buffalo Bandits to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Chris Driscoll. [1]

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [2]

Phil Sanderson Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

2000 Albany Attack 1226898280.678.172.33–––––––––
2001 Albany Attack 1411112154210.8611.001.50–––––––––
2002 Albany Attack 163912109480.756.813.0021011200.506.000.00
2003 Albany Attack 164141897481.136.063.00–––––––––
2004 San Jose Stealth 1514566140.334.400.931000120.001.002.00
2005 Toronto Rock 1631013113250.817.061.5621012120.5010.501.00
2006 Toronto Rock 164812113140.757.060.881000400.004.000.00
2007 Toronto Rock 93367560.678.330.67–––––––––
2007 Buffalo Bandits 62243500.675.830.002011800.504.000.00
2008 Buffalo Bandits 1607792200.445.751.2530111940.336.331.33
2009 Buffalo Bandits 1611112137150.758.560.9420001250.006.002.50
2010 Toronto Rock 1605580210.315.001.311000400.004.000.00
2011 Toronto Rock 1402256140.144.001.003101720.332.330.67
2012 Toronto Rock 1013441120.404.101.20–––––––––
19225951201,2662860.636.591.491732588150.295.180.88
Career Total:20928971251,3543010.606.481.44

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.

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References

  1. ↑ "NLL.com -- Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - ROCK AND BANDITS SWAP DRISCOLL, SANDERSON". www.nll.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  2. ↑ "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved January 11, 2017.


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