Mike Accursi

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Mike Accursi
Rochester Knighthawks - 2012 - Mike Accursi at city ceremony cropped.JPG
Born (1975-02-25) February 25, 1975 (age 48)
Pelham, Ontario, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight175 pounds (79 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL teams Rochester Knighthawks
Buffalo Bandits
Edmonton Rush
Syracuse Smash
Ontario Raiders
Pro career 19982014
NicknameNo Mercy

Mike Accursi (born February 25, 1975 in Pelham, Ontario) is a former professional lacrosse player. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario. [1] Accursi professionally coaches currently for the newly relocated lacrosse team, Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, and has formerly coached for the Rochester Knighthawks

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Accursi has been very successful during his lacrosse career, winning two Champion's Cups in consecutive years with the Rochester Knighthawks and the Buffalo Bandits. He has also won two Mann Cups in the Canadian Lacrosse Association; one with the Brampton Excelsiors (2002) and one with the Peterborough Lakers (2004).

Junior career

For five years, Accursi played for the Burlington Chiefs and the St. Catharines Athletics of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1993, Accursi was awarded the "P.C.O. Trophy" for Rookie of the Year. [2]

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1998Ontario122418426328------------
1999Syracuse1171118350------------
2000Buffalo1230184879141224120
2001Buffalo142925549418------------
2002Buffalo162620469620------------
2003Buffalo1535205585182729132
2004Buffalo16262854871836713162
2005Rochester162348717412271860
2006Rochester1627366361102033102
2007Rochester16265177690311415152
2008Edmonton9112233376------------
Buffalo4639170371017144
2009Buffalo16303060664222492
2010Buffalo152519444916163930

OLA

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1992 Burlington Chiefs OLA Jr.B 122225473311232
1992 Burlington Chiefs OLA Jr.A 1113152830----------
1993Burlington ChiefsOLA Jr.A2144509481----------
1994 Niagara Spartan Warriors OLA Jr.B8191433271126255128
1995 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A1918436152139243318
1996St. Catharines AthleticsOLA.Jr.A202536615277182518
1997 Niagara Falls Gamblers MSL 1911162743105101524
Mann Cup Niagara Falls Gamblers CLA ----------40442
1998Buffalo GamblersMSL18102535151086146
1999 Brampton Excelsiors MSL15191837201512273910
Mann CupBrampton ExcelsiorsCLA----------33147
2000Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL13271542191010102023
2001 Akwesasne Thunder MSL6781512----------
2002Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL9816246914142815
Mann CupBrampton ExcelsiorsCLA----------769154
2004 Windsor Warlocks MSL43472----------
2004 Peterborough Lakers MSL43582132521462
Mann CupPeterborough LakersCLA----------6711180
2005Peterborough LakersMSL42810076392
Mann CupPeterborough LakersCLA----------22462
2006Peterborough LakersMSL44260----------
2006 Brooklin Redmen MSL71012224789172
2007Brooklin RedmenMSL7710172----------
2008St. Regis IndiansMSL67101709813214
2009St. Regis IndiansMSL1521204120911142510
Junior A Totals711001442442152016425836
Junior B Totals20413980601227275430
Senior A Totals13113916930814599107127234110
Mann Cup Totals----------2218294715

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References

  1. "High schoolteacher selected to carry Winter Games torch". stcatharinesstandard.ca. September 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
  2. "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.