Mitchell "Mitch" de Snoo (born October 22, 1992) is a professional

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player for the

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of the

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and the

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of Major Series Lacrosse. Hailing from

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, de Snoo attended

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, where he played four years of lacrosse and ice hockey. He played collegiality at

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, where he earned a degree in biomedical engineering. de Snoo played junior lacrosse for the

Clarington Green Gaels The Green Gaels are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, that plays out of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. History The ...

and the Whitby Warriors, with whom he won the Minto Cup in 2013. He was in the third round (15th overall) in the 2014 MSL draft by the Oakville Rock. de Snoo was drafted in the second round (13th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks, and was traded to the Buffalo Bandits on December 28, 2016 in exchange for Brandon Goodwin. On July 6, 2020, de Snoo was traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Brock Sorensen, Alex Tulett, & conditional 2022 draft pick. de Snoo was named Defensive Player of the Year for the NLL's 2021-2022 season. Heading into the

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, ''

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'' named de Snoo the #2 best defender in the NLL. Off the floor, de Snoo earned a master's degree in laboratory medicine and pathobiology from the

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, having done research into genetic inheritable forms of Parkinson's. Currently, he is pursuing a medical degree at the University of Toronto. He resides in Toronto with his wife, Meg de Snoo, and their dog.

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1992 births Living people Lacrosse people from Ontario Sportspeople from Oshawa Drexel Dragons men's lacrosse players University of Toronto alumni Buffalo Bandits players Colorado Mammoth players {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub

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