Chris Driscoll (born September 12, 1971) is a

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retired lacrosse player.

Professional career

Born in

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, Driscoll began his career with the

Detroit Turbos The Detroit Turbos were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1989 to 1994. They were based in Detroit, Michigan. Led by Paul and Gary Gait Gary Charles Gait (born April 5, 1967) is a Canadian retired Hall of Fame professional lacro ...

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. He played with the Turbos for two seasons before they disbanded, and was claimed by Rochester in the resulting dispersal draft. Driscoll played four seasons in Rochester and during the 1999 season, he was traded to the

Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse Box lacrosse, also known as boxla, box, or indoor lacrosse, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada in the 1930s, where it is more po ...

. Driscoll played the rest of that season plus two more in Buffalo, before being traded to the

New York Saints The New York Saints are a former member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, from 1989 to 2003. They became an inactive team after the 2002–03 season and were officially defunct in 2006. T ...

in a seven-player deal. Driscoll played parts of two seasons with the Saints before being traded yet again, this time to the Toronto Rock for defenseman Scott Stapleford and three draft picks. Driscoll was given the

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in 2003, and won an NLL championship with the Rock in 2005. In November 2008, Driscoll was named captain of the Toronto Rock, replacing the retired

Jim Veltman James Edward "Scoop" Veltman (born March 8, 1966) is a Canadian former lacrosse player who played for the Toronto Rock, the Ontario Raiders, and the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League. Veltman won three NLL championships with the Ba ...

. Driscoll became only the second team captain in Rock history. On July 31, 2009, Driscoll was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in exchange for defenseman

Phil Sanderson Phil "Flip" Sanderson (born January 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Sanderson is one of a nu ...

. He was left off the Knighthawks' 2012 active roster, but will fill a role as Ontario Scout for the team.

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Awards

{{DEFAULTSORT:Driscoll, Chris 1971 births Living people Lacrosse defenders Buffalo Bandits players Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse people from Ontario National Lacrosse League major award winners People from Centre Wellington Rochester Knighthawks players Toronto Rock players