| Born | November 18, 1991 Coquitlam, BC, CAN | ||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 197 pounds (89 kg) | ||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | ||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Drexel (2013) | ||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 5th overall, 2013 Edmonton Rush | ||||||||||||||
| NLL team Former teams | Saskatchewan Rush Edmonton Rush | ||||||||||||||
| WLA team | Burnaby Lakers | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2013– | ||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Milk Man | ||||||||||||||
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Robert Church (born August 29, 1988) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League.
Church is the son of Nancy and Bruce Church. He grew up in Coquitlam, BC and began playing lacrosse when he was 11. [1] He attended Dr. Charles Best Secondary School where he graduated with honors, was the B.C. High School MVP and played on the provincial championship team. After high school he transitioned into B.C. Intermediate A Lacrosse League and was named MVP in 2008 where he scored 106 points. [2]
Robert played his Jr A Lacrosse career for the Coquitlam Adanacs of the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League. He was the 2009 BCJALL Most Valuable Player leading the league with 107 points and was a First Team All-Star. [3] He was named MVP of the 2010 Minto Cup. [4] Church helped his Jr club reach three consecutive Minto Cups in 2010, 2011, and 2012. [5]
Church is a graduate from Drexel University. During his tenure there, he set the record for most goals scored in a game by a Drexel Dragon's player since 1996, scoring seven goals as a freshman against Hofstra in an upset victory. Church earned Rookie of the Week four times, as a result he was named to the NCAA's All-Rookie Team.
Church finished fourth all time in Drexel scoring with 194 career points. As a senior, Church was selected a Division I honorable mention All American.
Church was named to the men's lacrosse program 75th Anniversary all-time team. [6]
Robert was the 5th overall draft pick, going to the Edmonton Rush in the 2013 NLL Entry Draft. [7] Named to the NLL's 2014 All-Rookie Team; finishing third in the NLL rookie scoring race with 52 goals and 31 assists. [8] In 2017, he finished second in team scoring and 15th in the league during regular season, and in the playoffs finished second on the team and second in the league in scoring. [9] In the same year, Church scored 23 power-play goals to lead the NLL for a second consecutive season. Finished tied for 10th overall in league scoring with 92 points in 2015 and was third in the league with 14 power-play goals; tied with Rush teammate and former Coquitlam Adanacs Jr A teammate Ben McIntosh for 12th in the league with 37 goals. [10] He has won 3 National Lacrosse League Championships in 2015, 2016, and 2018. [11]
Church led the NLL in 2016 with 17 power-play goals and finished tied for 14th in league scoring with 86 points. [12]
Reference: [13]
| [] | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2014 | Edmonton Rush | 17 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 51 | 2 | 3.06 | 3.00 | 0.12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1.33 | 1.67 | 0.67 |
| 2015 | Edmonton Rush | 17 | 37 | 55 | 92 | 75 | 4 | 5.41 | 4.41 | 0.24 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 3.75 | 1.75 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 35 | 51 | 86 | 98 | 7 | 4.78 | 5.44 | 0.39 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 15 | 2 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 0.50 |
| 2017 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 35 | 42 | 77 | 57 | 2 | 4.28 | 3.17 | 0.11 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 15 | 0 | 6.25 | 3.75 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 47 | 60 | 107 | 72 | 6 | 5.94 | 4.00 | 0.33 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5.00 | 2.80 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | Saskatchewan Rush | 17 | 25 | 42 | 67 | 66 | 2 | 3.94 | 3.88 | 0.12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | Saskatchewan Rush | 10 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 4.10 | 4.10 | 0.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 38 | 56 | 94 | 42 | 4 | 5.22 | 2.33 | 0.22 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Saskatchewan Rush | 18 | 51 | 52 | 103 | 82 | 8 | 5.72 | 4.56 | 0.44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 151 | 306 | 413 | 719 | 584 | 37 | 4.76 | 3.87 | 0.25 | 21 | 40 | 51 | 91 | 60 | 4 | 4.33 | 2.86 | 0.19 | ||
| Career Total: | 172 | 346 | 464 | 810 | 644 | 41 | 4.71 | 3.74 | 0.24 | ||||||||||
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.
| Regular Season | ||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | |||
| 2010 | Drexel | 14 | 32 | 9 | 41 | |||
| 2011 | Drexel | 14 | 27 | 21 | 48 | |||
| 2012 | Drexel | 16 | 29 | 18 | 47 | |||
| 2013 | Drexel | 15 | 33 | 24 | 57 | |||
| College Totals | 59 | 121 | 72 | 193 | ||||
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