Sid Smith (born July 24, 1986 in

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) is an

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lacrosse player who plays for the

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of the

National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a men's professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The NLL currently has fifteen teams: ten in the United Stat ...

Junior career

Smith played for the

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of the

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. Smith would lead the Arrows to four straight league championships. Smith won the John "Gus" McCauley Memorial Trophy as the league’s Defender of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he also won the Jim Bishop Memorial Award as the Most Sportsmanlike Player in the Minto Cup Tournament. In 2007, Smith won the B.W. "Bill" Evans Award for the league's Top Graduating Player and the Dean McLeod Award as the league's Playoffs Most Valuable Player. Smith also captained the 2007 team to Six Nations' first

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national championship since 1992.

College career

Onondaga Community College

Smith began his college career at

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. Smith played alongside fellow Six Nations players

Craig Point Craig Point (born January 19, 1986), is an Iroquois lacrosse player who currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse. He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and comes ...

and

Cody Jamieson Cody Jamieson (born July 17, 1987) is a Mohawk lacrosse player from the Turtle Clan at Grand River. He plays for the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse, and the Six Nations Chiefs i ...

and led the Lazers to the 2006

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national championship with an undefeated 18-0 overall record. He was named a 2006 NJCAA First-Team All-American.

Syracuse University

During his two years with Syracuse (2008-2009), Smith helped the Orange to back-to-back

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. He was Honorable Mention All-American in 2008 and Second-Team All-American in 2009.

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse

Smith was drafted sixth overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. As a rookie, he was a member of the 2009 MLL Champion Nationals.

National Lacrosse League

On September 9, 2009, Smith was selected first overall by the

in the 2009 National Lacrosse League entry Draft. Smith was a member of the 2012, 2013 and 2014 NLL Champion

and captain of the 2013 and 2014 teams.

Canadian Senior "A"

Smith was a member of the 2013

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 ...

Champion

Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Canadian Senior box lacrosse team from Six Nations of the Grand River. The Chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The Chiefs are six-time Mann Cup National Senior Champions. Most ...

Statistics

Major League Lacrosse

Reference: Note: Smith was on the Toronto Nationals' roster in 2010, but he did not appear in any games.

National Lacrosse League

Reference:

Canadian Lacrosse Association

References

External links

Bio from Syracuse University web site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Smith, Sid 1986 births Living people Iroquois nations lacrosse players Lacrosse people from Ontario Native American sportspeople Rochester Knighthawks players Hamilton Nationals players First Nations sportspeople Lacrosse defenders