Devan Wray (born October 2, 1979 in

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) is a

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coach and former transition player. He wore #4 for the

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in the

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. He was also the defence coach for the

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in 2012 & 2013. Wray has been named the head coach of

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for the

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. Prior to the

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, Wray was traded to the Edmonton Rush for a 6th round pick in the 2011

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. The Roughnecks later signed Wray off of the Rush practice roster after an injury to

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before he played any games for the Rush. Wray's brother

Taylor Wray Taylor Wray (born June 27, 1981) is a Canadian lacrosse coach and former player. Wray is the current Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Wray played for the Calgary Roughnecks and Philadelphia Wings of the National L ...

was also a professional lacrosse player. Both of them played college lacrosse for

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. He won the

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with the Roughnecks in both 2004 and 2009. He also has two

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s with the Burnaby Lakers.

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