Corey Small

Corey Small (born March 23, 1987 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.

Corey Small

Born	March 23, 1987 St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	200 pounds (91 kg)
Shoots	Left
Position	Attack
NLL draft	9th overall, 2009 Edmonton Rush
NLL team Former teams	Buffalo Bandits Vancouver Stealth Edmonton Rush
MLL team Former teams	Free Agent Hamilton Nationals
MSL team	Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Pro career	2009–

High school career

Small attended Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines. During his senior year at Holy Cross, he helped lead the Raiders to a provincial championship.

Canadian Box career

Junior

Small played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from to 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he won the Gaylord Powless Sportsmanship Award. During his 5 years for the Athletics, Small totaled up 127 goals and 278 points in just 102 games. He would also round up 40 goals and 77 points in 30 playoff games.

Senior

Small was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks, just ahead of former Athletics teammate Dan Coates.[1] Small finished his first season with the Kodiaks with 13 goals and 35 points.

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse

After finishing his successful four-year tenure at the University of Albany, Small was drafted 22nd overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[2]

National Lacrosse League

On September 9, 2009, Small was drafted 1st round, 9th overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Edmonton Rush.[3] After missing the 2014 season due to injury, Small returned to the Rush in 2015 but was traded to the Vancouver Stealth shortly into the season.[4]

Statistics

NCAA

Season	Team			GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2006	UAlbany			10	20	5	25	2.00
2007	UAlbany			18	24	7	31	1.72
2008	UAlbany			13	34	11	45	3.46
2009	UAlbany			10	31	5	36	3.60
Totals				51	109	28	137	2.13

MLL

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	PIM	GB	S		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	PIM	GB	S
2009	Toronto Nationals		4	1	0	2	3	0.5	2	7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLL totals			4	1	0	2	3	0.5	2	7		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

References

1. "2009 Major Series Lacrosse Draft". lacrosseinsidethegame.com. February 3, 2009. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-03.
2. "MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE COLLEGIATE DRAFT 2009 Collegiate Draft Results". majorleaguelacrosse.com. May 27, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
3. "2009 NLL Entry Draft Results". Swarm It Up. September 9, 2009. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
4. "Rush trade Corey Small to Stealth". Edmonton Rush web site. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 20, 2015. Retrieved January 19, 2015.

External links

• Bio from University of Albany web site