Clarke Petterson (born August 23, 1997) is a Canadian professional

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player with the Cannons LC of the

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and the

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of the NLL. He attended

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, and played collegiate lacrosse at

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College career

Petterson was an Honorable Mention All-Ivy in 2017, second-team All-Ivy in 2019, and a USILA All-American in 2019. At Cornell, he was a three-time team captain and was the first sophomore captain in the history of the men’s lacrosse program in 2017. Petterson finished in the top 10 at Cornell for career goals and points and during the 2019 season was ranked second in the nation in shooting percentage (.557), 17th in goals per game (2.93), and 28th in points per game (4.13). During the course of his collegiate career he moved from defensive midfield, to offensive midfield, to attack.

Professional career

With the 5th overall pick in the 2019 Premier Lacrosse League Draft, Petterson was selected by the

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. Petterson was also selected by the

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with the 12th overall pick in the 2019 Major League Lacrosse draft. He made his first professional start with Redwoods on Sunday, June 2 in a win against the

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. Petterson was also the 5th overall pick in the 2020 NLL Entry Draft. His first professional indoor lacrosse appearance came on December 21, 2019 with the Thunderbirds. In this first game against the

Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks are ow ...

, Petterson scored a hat trick and was named player of the game. Petterson was selected by

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in the PLL Expansion Draft ahead of the 2021 season.

Statistics

NLL

PLL

NCAA

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Petterson, Clarke 1997 births Living people Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Canadian lacrosse players Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players Halifax Thunderbirds players Lacrosse forwards Premier Lacrosse League players Sportspeople from Toronto