Mike Carnegie (born March 4, 1984 in

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) is a former professional

lacrosse Lacrosse is a team sport played with a lacrosse stick and a lacrosse ball. It is the oldest organized sport in North America, with its origins with the indigenous people of North America as early as the 12th century. The game was extensively ...

defender. He wore #16 for the

Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta. They are members of the Western Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and play their home games on WestJet Field at Scotiabank Saddledome. The t ...

and

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in the

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. He won the

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with the Roughnecks in 2009 and the

Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associati ...

in 2008 and 2009 with

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. In 2011, he won the gold medal at

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playing for

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. In 2011, Carnegie was named one of Calgary's "Top 40 Under 40" by ''Avenue Magazine''. He donates half of his NLL salary to charity, especially to assist the people of

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, and is Christian. His wife Hailey is also actively involved in his charitable work. His younger brother Scott Carnegie is also a lacrosse player. Carnegie was the captain of the

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lacrosse team.

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1984 births Living people Calgary Roughnecks players Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse defenders Lacrosse people from Ontario San Diego Seals players Sportspeople from London, Ontario {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub