Chase Fraser (born August 3, 1995) 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 extensi ...

player who plays as a forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the

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and as an attackman for

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of the

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Early life and amateur Career

Born in

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, British Columbia, Fraser's athletic career began with baseball, but he found the physicality of lacrosse more to his liking, and he developed a rivalry with future Bandits teammate

Josh Byrne Josh Byrne (born April 15, 1994) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and Chaos Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. Early life Born in New Westminster, British Columbia t ...

. He attended

Blue Ridge School Blue Ridge School is a private, all-male boarding school for students grades 9-12 located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Saint George, Virginia, near Charlottesville and the University of Virginia. The school was originally f ...

in Saint George, Virginia, where he was recruited to play lacrosse. Fraser played his first three years of college lacrosse for the District of Columbia Firebirds, where he tallied 87 goals and 22 assists over 33 games and helped inaugurate the lacrosse program at the

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. Fraser spent his senior year at

Neumann University Neumann University is a private Roman Catholic liberal arts college in Aston, Pennsylvania. It is sponsored by the Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia. History The roots of Neumann University began in 1855 when Bishop (later Saint) John ...

, where he scored 66 goals in 14 games. He played junior lacrosse for the Delta Islanders of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League, where he played in the 2016

Minto Cup The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's box lacrosse team of Canada. It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto. Originally restricted to amateurs, within three years the first under-the-table professional ...

tournament. Fraser was taken third overall in the 2017

Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for ...

draft by the Nanaimo Timbermen. In 34 career regular season games with Nanaimo, he tallied 64 goals and 36 assists.

Professional career

Fraser was drafted thirteenth overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. With the Bandits, Fraser reached the NLL Cup Finals in

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and

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, and won the

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and 2024. In the field game, Fraser has played for the

since 2021. He helped Chaos to a PLL Championship game appearance in

, and the league championship in

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Statistics

NLL

PLL

References

External links

NLL stats at nllstats.comNLL and PLL stats at statscrew.com
1995 births Living people Lacrosse people from Vancouver Buffalo Bandits players Premier Lacrosse League players Blue Ridge School alumni Neumann University alumni UDC Firebirds athletes {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub