Michael Peyser (born January 7, 1981 in

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) is an American professional

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player with the

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. He played collegiate lacrosse at

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. He is a long-stick defenseman.

Collegiate career

Peyser was a two-time

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All-American while playing for the

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. In 2002, he was awarded an Honorable Mention All-American distinction. While in 2003, his senior season, he was awarded Second Team All-American honors. He was the leader of the Blue Jay defensive unit as a senior, and helped his team reach the

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game where they were defeated by

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Professional career

Peyser began his professional career with the

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. The Cannons drafted Peyser 11th overall in the second round of the 2003 MLL Collegiate Draft. In his first season, he appeared in twelve games. In

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he appeared in eleven games for the Cannons, before taking the next two seasons off. Peyser has been a member of the

since the 2007 season, when he was acquired from the league's "player pool" of free agents. He joined his brother Gregory on a team that already shared a number of brothers as teammates, including the Donegers and the Molletts. In

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, Peyser scored his first career goal. During the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft, the Pride selected Peyser's younger brother

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. During Week 6 of the 2008 MLL season, the Peyser brothers (Michael, Gregory, and Stephen) became the first trio of brothers to play on the same Major League Lacrosse team together.

Statistics

MLL

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Peyser, Michael 1981 births Living people Major League Lacrosse players American lacrosse players Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse players People from Lloyd Harbor, New York Sportspeople from Huntington, New York