Daryl Veltman (born September 25, 1985) is a

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professional lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the

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in the

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High School/College career

Veltman attended the Connecticut college-preparatory

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, before enrolling at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Veltman played collegiate lacrosse for the Hobart College Statesmen. As a freshman in 2005, he was honored by the ECAC Lacrosse League as "Rookie of the Year." During his freshman season, Veltman led his team in scoring. In all three subsequent seasons, he would continue his team's leading scorer. Veltman was recognized by the conference with ALL-ECAC team honors three times, including first-team recognition as a senior.

Canadian Box career

Junior

Veltman played junior

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in the

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. From 2000 to 2002, Veltman was a member of the Halton Hills Bulldogs in the

OLA Junior B Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League (OJBLL) is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Canada. The league features twenty-five teams in Ontario, one in Quebec, and one in the Akwesasne (which straddles the two af ...

. In 2002, he was named his conference's Most Valuable Player. From 2003 to 2006 he played Junior A lacrosse with the

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. In 2005, he led the

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in scoring with a career high 102 points.

Senior

After some controversy about transferring provinces within the

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, Veltman moved west to

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and joined the

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of the

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in 2007. During his rookie season, Veltmen helped the Adanacs to a league championship and their first

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appearance since 2001.

Professional career

Veltman was selected with the first overall pick by the expansion Boston Blazers of the

in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft. In his rookie season, Veltman was named Rookie of the Week twice, and was also named Rookie of the Month for both January and February. Veltman is the nephew of

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 ...

, former

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captain and current Rock advisor and National Lacrosse League all-time loose-ball leader. On August 8, 2015, Veltman signed a two-year contract with the

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International career

In 2003, he represented Team Canada at the

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, helping his team win the silver medal.

Statistics

Hobart College

National Lacrosse League

Canadian Lacrosse Association

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Veltman, Daryl 1985 births Living people Boston Blazers players Canadian lacrosse players Hobart Statesmen lacrosse players Hobart and William Smith Colleges alumni Sportspeople from Brampton