Scott Self

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Scott Self
Born (1979-08-04) August 4, 1979 (age 44)
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight213 pounds (97 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefense
NLL draft28th overall, 1999
Buffalo Bandits
NLL team
Former teams		 New England Black Wolves
Rochester Knighthawks
Chicago Shamrox
Arizona Sting
Buffalo Bandits
New York Saints
Ottawa Rebel
Minnesota Swarm
Edmonton Rush
Pro career 2001–2017

Scott Self (born August 4, 1979) is a retired Canadian professional lacrosse player who last played for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League.

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Personal life

Scott Self who started playing lacrosse when he was seven first picked up the sport when he watched his younger brother, Brad play it. Growing up, Self was very competitive in both hockey and lacrosse. In 1999, Self was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits while he was playing college hockey at the University of Guelph.

International

Scott Self played for team Canada. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship when they beat the Iroquois Nationals 15-14 in overtime.

Professional career

Scott Self was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits 28th overall in the fourth round of the 1999 NLL Entry Draft, but didn't make an appearance until the 2001 NLL season, where he only made one. After his rookie season, Self was signed by the New York Saints, where he appeared in fifteenth games and recorded eleven points. After the 2002 NLL season, Self was traded to the Ottawa Rebel. [1] In his first season with the Rebel, Self appeared in sixteen games and became a key player to the struggling franchise. After his third season in the NLL, the Ottawa Rebel folded and Scott Self was released into the NLL dispersal draft, where he was drafted third overall by the Arizona Sting. [2] With the Sting, Self went to two NLL Championship games and collected 69 points, 312 loose balls and 64 penalty minutes in 61 games. He also made two appearances to the NLL All-star games as a reserve for the west team during his four-year stretch with the Sting. Despite the Sting's success, the franchise suspended operations in 2007 due to a lack of funds. Because of this, Self once again entered the NLL dispersal draft. [2] This time, he was drafted fourth overall by the Chicago Shamrox. Self had a successful season with the Shamrox, gathering 15 points, 13 penalty minutes, and 100 loose balls and an appearance to the NLL all-star game. But for the third time in his career, the team he was on folded and he would have to enter the NLL dispersal draft, where he went second overall to the Edmonton Rush. After one season with the Rush, he was acquired by the Minnesota Swarm in a trade on July 7, 2009. After his season with the Swarm, he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits, where he would spend his next two and a half seasons with. In his three years with the Bandits, he gathered 33 points, 48 penalty minutes, 187 loose balls and an appearance in the 2012 NLL all-star game, where he replaced Toronto's Colin Doyle who was unable to play due to an injury. During his third season with the Bandits, Self was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks before the trade deadline for Alexander-Kedoh Hill. [3] In his three years with the Knighthawks, he played 45 games and recorded 15 points, 15 penalty minutes and 181 loose balls. He also appeared in two championship games, one of which he won. On October 26, 2016, Self signed with the New England Black Wolves. [4] He retired in 2017 while he was injured. [5]

Statistics

[6]

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2001 Buffalo 100052------------
2002 New York 156511586------------
2003 Ottawa 1649139015------------
2004 Arizona 1631215718------------
2005 Arizona 134151964163033124
2006 Arizona 1611718868211290
2007 Arizona 163141791213235116
2008 Chicago 164111510013------------
2009 Edmonton 1658139014------------
2010 Minnesota 16111127612100050
2011 Buffalo 1528107736200090
2012 Buffalo 1661117788111270
2013 Rochester 70112230000124
2014 Rochester 18189106136112212
2015 Rochester 1823553154000144
NLL Totals1773310914281116225591410020

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References

  1. ↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. 20 September 2002.
  2. 1 2 "Who Cashed in on the Sting Fallout?". Inside Lacrosse. July 4, 2008.
  3. ↑ "THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE BUFFALO BANDITS". www.bandits.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-29.
  4. ↑ Marisa Ingemi (October 26, 2016). "Black Wolves Stay Active With Hawkins, Self Signings". In Lacrosse We Trust.
  5. ↑ "Peterborough Lakers captain Scott Self retiring from National Lacrosse League after 17 seasons, but is not ruling out a return to Lakers". The Peterborough Examiner. February 17, 2017.
  6. ↑ "6 - Scott Self".
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