Geoff Snider

Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a retired Canadian lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta. He was as a dominant faceoff man and a very physical player.

Geoff Snider
Born (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981
Calgary, Alberta
NationalityCanada
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionFOGO/Midfield
NLL draft4th overall, 2006
Philadelphia Wings
NLL teamCalgary Roughnecks
Philadelphia Wings
MLL teamCharlotte Hounds
MSL teamPeterborough Lakers
Pro career2007–

Amateur career

Growing up, Snider played for the Calgary Hornets in the Calgary District Lacrosse Association. His junior lacrosse career began with the Burnaby Lakers of the British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1998, 2000 and 2002, he helped the Lakers win the Minto Cup as Canada's champion junior men's lacrosse team.[1] He continued to play with the Senior "A" Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association, leading them to win the 2007 WLA championship.[2][3]

Snider honed his physical game in the summer box lacrosse seasons and in junior hockey. With the junior ice hockey Calgary Canucks, of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Snider racked up 415 penalty minutes during the 2001–02 season.[4] In lacrosse he has developed a reputation as being one of lacrosse's top fighters.[5][6]

Collegiate career

Snider attended the University of Denver. In 2006, with the Pioneers he was named a third-team All-American. His 194 recorded groundballs as a senior holds the record for a single season groundballs in NCAA lacrosse. In addition he holds the standard for highest average groundballs per game in a season with 11.41.[7]

Professional career

NLL career

Snider was drafted by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft.[8] Snider made an immediate impact on the league and was named the NLL's January Rookie of the Month. Snider scored 13 points (6G, 7A), collected 53 loose balls and won 53 of 79 face-off attempts in five games during his first month of action in the league.[9] He was also the only rookie voted onto the 2007 All-Star team,[10] and won the Accuracy challenge in the All-Star game Skills Competition.[11] After the season, Snider was named to the 2007 All-Rookie team.[12]

On 26 January 2008, Snider put his name in the record books again when he won the opening face-off in a game against the Buffalo Bandits and scored :05 seconds into the game. This goal is the league record for fastest goal to start a game.[13][14]

In the 2008 season, Snider was named to the All-Star team, and was named game MVP after scoring three goals, recording 28 loose balls, and winning 31 out of 38 face-offs.[15] He set league records in loose balls (244), faceoffs won (318), and penalty minutes (103), and fell just short of tying his own faceoff winning percentage record of 75%, winning 73.8% of his faceoffs.[16]

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game but was unable to play due to injury when he suffered a tracheal fracture (windpipe) in a game against the Edmonton Rush.[17][18][19] Snider was also named to the 2012 All-Star game and scored 4 goals, added 2 assists, and won 22 of 26 faceoffs. Snider was named game MVP.[20]

MLL

Snider was drafted by the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse in the second round of the MLL Collegiate Draft.[1] During the 2007 MLL season, Snider played in the MLL All-Star Game representing the Western Conference. Snider has participated in two MLL championships. In 2008 with the Denver Outlaws, and in 2009 with the champion Toronto Nationals.

In 2012 he was traded to the Charlotte Hounds where he helped lead the team to its first playoff and championship appearance.

In December 2014 he was traded by the Charlotte Hounds to the Denver Outlaws for midfielder Terry Kimener.

MSL

On 30 June 2009 the Peterborough Lakers of Major Series Lacrosse announced they signed Snider. He played his first game as a Laker on 1 July and made his Peterborough debut on 2 July.[21]

International career

In international competition, Snider won the tournament MVP award at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, where he dominated face-offs helping the Canadian National Men's Lacrosse team win their first World Championship win since 1978.[22]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[23]

Geoff Snider Regular Season Playoffs
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

2007 Philadelphia Wings 15 14 17 31 180 62 2.07 12.00 4.13 –––––––––
2008 Philadelphia Wings 16 13 38 51 244 103 3.19 15.25 6.44 1 0 1 1 6 0 1.00 6.00 0.00
2009 Philadelphia Wings 14 12 22 34 220 53 2.43 15.71 3.79 –––––––––
2010 Philadelphia Wings 16 19 22 41 245 79 2.56 15.31 4.94 –––––––––
2011 Calgary Roughnecks 14 9 7 16 171 74 1.14 12.21 5.29 2 1 3 4 25 0 2.00 12.50 0.00
2012 Calgary Roughnecks 14 11 13 24 232 55 1.71 16.57 3.93 1 0 1 1 20 2 1.00 20.00 2.00
2013 Calgary Roughnecks 15 17 11 28 235 69 1.87 15.67 4.60 2 0 3 3 41 2 1.50 20.50 1.00
2014 Calgary Roughnecks 18 17 16 33 209 45 1.83 11.61 2.50 1 2 0 2 10 2 2.00 10.00 2.00
2015 Calgary Roughnecks 14 4 7 11 121 42 0.79 8.64 3.00 3 1 2 3 26 4 1.00 8.67 1.33
136 116 153 269 1,857 582 1.98 13.65 4.28 10 4 10 14 128 10 1.40 12.80 1.00
Career Total: 146 120 163 283 1,985 592 1.94 13.60 4.05

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.

MLL
    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMFOGPG2ptGAPtsGBPIMFO
2006Denver31001909–2811001510–28
2007Denver1080614763.5188–33830022210–21
2008Denver1290110786175–363200001421–51
2009Toronto121218218716.5195–38521001826–53
MLL Totals37301154625026567–11147202429567–153

NCAA
     
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsGBFOFO%
2003University of Denver11136193736–65
2004University of Denver14151165177–151
2005University of Denver1492116792–161
2006University of Denver17211031194242–354.684
Totals56582179349447–731.611

References
  1. "Geoff Snider Player Bio". Denver Outlaws website. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  2. "Geoff Snider at 2007 Coquitlam Adanacs Player Stats". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  3. "Geoff Snider's Coquitlam Adanacs Player Bio". AdanacLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 22 October 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  4. "2001–02 Calgary Canucks Regular Season Statistics". CalgaryCanucks.com. Archived from the original on 11 May 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
  5. Paul Tutka (18 December 2007). "NLL Fight Club: Top 10 Fighters". NLLInsider.com. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  6. Fighting in box lacrosse is viewed similar to fighting in ice hockey, and is typically disciplined with a major penalty.
  7. "NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Records Book Archive". NCAA.org. Archived from the original (pdf) on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 6 December 2007.
  8. "Wings Select Snider In First Round Of NLL Entry Draft". Philadelphia Wings website. 13 September 2006. Archived from the original on 14 November 2006. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  9. "Snider Named NLL's Rookie Of The Month". Philadelphia Wings website. 1 February 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  10. "2007 All-Star Skills Starting Lineups". NLL website. 21 February 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  11. "2007 All-Star Skills Competition Results". NLL website. 9 March 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2007.
  12. "Benesch Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. 8 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 2007-05-08.
  13. "Record setting weekend for NLL". Mississauganews.com. 28 January 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  14. "Wings 17 – Buffalo 16 (OT) – Boxscore". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved 30 January 2008.
  15. "East All-Stars Win In Overtime, 17–16". NLL.com. 16 March 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2008.
  16. "Snider Breaks Loose Ball Record". NLL.com. 29 April 2008. Retrieved 1 May 2008.
  17. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. 19 February 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  18. "Snider sidelined with a tracheal fracture". NLL.com. 2 March 2009. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
  19. Reardon, Jen (3 April 2009). "Wings' Snider can breathe easy after recovering from trachea injury". Philadelphia Daily News. Archived from the original on 7 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  20. Rosenhoch, Alan (26 February 2012). "Calgary's Snider helps West Division end All-Star losing streak". NLL.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-26.
  21. http://www.peterboroughexaminer.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1636673
  22. "2006 World Lacrosse Championship Awards Winners". 2006 World Lacrosse Championship website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
  23. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved 9 March 2020.
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