Dean Hill (born October 26, 1986-September 5, 2021) was an Iroquois lacrosse player in the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

Professional career

Hill was selected in 2005 NLL Entry Draft by

Minnesota Swarm The Minnesota Swarm was a box lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League who played at the Xcel Energy Center in Saint Paul, Minnesota from 2004 until 2015. The team's previous owners (Minnesota Sports & Entertainment) who also own the NHL's M ...

. He came to Minnesota after a season in OJBLL on the team St. Catharines Spartans. Hill scored 80 points in 20 games and led the team in scoring. He also ranked 5th in the league in goals and 7th in scoring. In his second season in the league, he posted 32 goals and 53 points. Troubles with playing time led to his trade to the Rochester Knighthawks. In 2009, he was traded again, this time to the

Edmonton Rush The Edmonton Rush were a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) that played from 2006 NLL season to 2015. The team announced on July 20, 2015, that they would be relocating to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, for the 2016 sea ...

International career

Dean Hill also took part in number of major international events as a member of Iroquois Nationals, including two World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in

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and

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, where he and his team gained silver medals.

Statistics

References

External links

Stats at NLL.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Dean 1986 births Living people Edmonton Rush players Iroquois nations lacrosse players Minnesota Swarm players Georgia Swarm players Washington Stealth players Colorado Mammoth players Native American sportspeople Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto Rochester Knighthawks players First Nations sportspeople