Wesley Berg (born April 19, 1993 in

Coquitlam Coquitlam ( ) is a city in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada. Mainly suburban, Coquitlam is the List of cities in British Columbia, sixth-largest city in the province, with a population of 148,625 in 2021, and one of the 21 municipa ...

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) is a Canadian 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 ...

player for the

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of the

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(NLL) and

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in the

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(PLL).

Junior and Major

Berg began his amateur career with the Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A of the

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in 2010. In his first season with the Adanacs, Berg finished with 42 points. Berg and the Adanacs went on to win the

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. In 2011, Berg finished first in the league in both goals (60) and points (114) and was awarded the Bill Dickinson Trophy as the league's scoring champion. Berg only appeared in 19 regular season games in the following three seasons putting up 98 points during this span. Berg was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the 2015

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entry draft by the

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. In 2016, Berg finished 9th in scoring with 52 points.

NCAA

Prior to joining the University of Denver Pioneers, Berg attended and played lacrosse at Charles Best Secondary School in

. Playing for coach

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at Denver, Berg started at midfield in his freshman season. He was named the

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(ECAC) Rookie of the Year after finishing the season tied for second on the team in goals (26) and fifth in points (37). Moving to the attack position in his sophomore year, Berg helped the Pioneers earn their first No. 1 ranking in program history. He started in 17-of-19 games, leading the team in goals (56) and points (72). In his junior season, Berg started in all 19 games and finished the season ranked first on the team in goals (48) and points (68). In his senior season, Berg started in all 19 games and finished the season ranked first on the team in goals (58) and second in points (78). Berg tied for the program's second-most points in a season and broke his own program single-season goals record. Berg and the Pioneers won the

2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship The 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 45th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Eighteen teams ...

10–5 against

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as Berg was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament. Denver was 56–14 in Berg's four years there, with three consecutive trips to the final four as well as one national title in his senior season. Berg finished his college career as Denver's career leader in points (255) and goals (188). He also finished his career on a 38-game active point streak and scored 39 career NCAA Tournament goals, the second most in NCAA history.

MLL

Berg was drafted in the second round (15th overall) of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the

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. In his rookie season with the Outlaws, Berg appeared in only 2 games scoring his first career goal against the

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on May 29, 2015. In

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, Berg was fifth on the team in scoring with 22 points in 10 games. Berg made his first playoff appearance during the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Playoffs. He notably scored 3 goals in the 2016 MLL Championship game as the Denver Outlaws went on to win 19–18 over Ohio.

NLL

Berg was drafted in the first round (4th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks. In 2016, Berg was named the NLL Rookie of the Month for March, leading all NLL rookies in scoring with 20 points. Berg finished the

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as a NLL Rookie of the Year finalist, finishing the season with 67 points. In 2017, Berg ranked third on the Roughnecks and 14th overall in scoring.

Premier Lacrosse League

On October 22, 2018 it was announced that Berg was joining the

for the summer 2019 season. On March 4, 2019 it was announced that Berg was joining the

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. On May 3, 2021, Berg was traded from

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along with a first round pick in the 2022 College Draft in exchange for goaltender

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. Berg signed a two year contract with

ahead of the 2023 season.

International

Berg was selected to play for

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at the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in

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. On Saturday, July 19, 2014, Canada defeated the United States 8–5 to win gold. Berg played in all seven games, finishing the tournament with 5 goals and 7 points.

Statistics

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Berg, Wesley 1994 births Living people Canadian lacrosse players Calgary Roughnecks players Denver Outlaws players Lacrosse people from British Columbia Sportspeople from Coquitlam Premier Lacrosse League players San Diego Seals players Lacrosse forwards Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Competitors at the 2022 World Games World Games gold medalists