Luke Wiles (born August 28, 1982) is a

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player who plays forward for the Philadelphia Wings of the

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. Wiles was named to the 2006 NLL All-Rookie Team.

Junior career

Wiles had an outstanding junior career over six years with the

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and the

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. For two straight years (2001–2002), Wiles led the league in scoring. In 2003, he led the Athletics to a

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National championship, and took home tournament M.V.P honours. He finished his career 404 points in just 108 games, and is currently 53rd all time in Canadian Junior A lacrosse for career goals (regular season and playoffs combined) with 259.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:

Canadian Lacrosse Association

References

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