When bench clearing lacrosse brawls breakout

Huggy · May 22, 2012

Double J said:

Most box lacrosse players also play hockey, which is fitting since the box version of the sport was invented by hockey promoters who wanted a use for their arenas during the summer months.

It turned out to be excellent cross-training, and some prominent NHL players have also been first-rate lacrosse players at some point in their lives. Joe Nieuwendyk, for example, was the top scorer on teams that won two consecutive Canadian Junior A championships in 1984 and 1985 - Gary Roberts was a teammate at least one of those years - and he was the most valuable player of the 1984 final.

Adam Oates won three straight Ontario Junior A MVP awards in the early 1980s and still holds the records for most assists (19) and most points (29) in a single Junior A game.
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John Tavares was a damn good lacrosse player too, although that seems to run in his family.

Beef03 · May 22, 2012

Double J said:

Most box lacrosse players also play hockey, which is fitting since the box version of the sport was invented by hockey promoters who wanted a use for their arenas during the summer months.

It turned out to be excellent cross-training, and some prominent NHL players have also been first-rate lacrosse players at some point in their lives. Joe Nieuwendyk, for example, was the top scorer on teams that won two consecutive Canadian Junior A championships in 1984 and 1985 - Gary Roberts was a teammate at least one of those years - and he was the most valuable player of the 1984 final.

Adam Oates won three straight Ontario Junior A MVP awards in the early 1980s and still holds the records for most assists (19) and most points (29) in a single Junior A game.
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The story with Gretzky, if I remember correctly, is that he was actually better at lacrosse growing up and was forced with the decision to play one or the other, chose hockey, and the rest is history.

Double J · May 22, 2012

Beef03 said:

Double J said:

Most box lacrosse players also play hockey, which is fitting since the box version of the sport was invented by hockey promoters who wanted a use for their arenas during the summer months.

It turned out to be excellent cross-training, and some prominent NHL players have also been first-rate lacrosse players at some point in their lives. Joe Nieuwendyk, for example, was the top scorer on teams that won two consecutive Canadian Junior A championships in 1984 and 1985 - Gary Roberts was a teammate at least one of those years - and he was the most valuable player of the 1984 final.

Adam Oates won three straight Ontario Junior A MVP awards in the early 1980s and still holds the records for most assists (19) and most points (29) in a single Junior A game.
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The story with Gretzky, if I remember correctly, is that he was actually better at lacrosse growing up and was forced with the decision to play one or the other, chose hockey, and the rest is history.
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Nieuwendyk in particular was a guy who was not only better at lacrosse, he liked it more. And he played both sports at RPI until the Flames drafted him. At that point he figured, correctly, that he could make a decent living at hockey if he concentrated on it.

JC · May 22, 2012

Double J said:

Beef03 said:

Double J said:

Most box lacrosse players also play hockey, which is fitting since the box version of the sport was invented by hockey promoters who wanted a use for their arenas during the summer months.

It turned out to be excellent cross-training, and some prominent NHL players have also been first-rate lacrosse players at some point in their lives. Joe Nieuwendyk, for example, was the top scorer on teams that won two consecutive Canadian Junior A championships in 1984 and 1985 - Gary Roberts was a teammate at least one of those years - and he was the most valuable player of the 1984 final.

Adam Oates won three straight Ontario Junior A MVP awards in the early 1980s and still holds the records for most assists (19) and most points (29) in a single Junior A game.
Click to expand...

The story with Gretzky, if I remember correctly, is that he was actually better at lacrosse growing up and was forced with the decision to play one or the other, chose hockey, and the rest is history.
Click to expand...

Nieuwendyk in particular was a guy who was not only better at lacrosse, he liked it more. And he played both sports at RPI until the Flames drafted him. At that point he figured, correctly, that he could make a decent living at hockey if he concentrated on it.
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Junior hockey has become to big of a business to allow these guys to play lacrosse in the offseason. Plus kids play most sports year round now, which is a damn shame.

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