Christian Del Bianco (born August 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender who is currently a free agent, most recently playing for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).[1][2] Drafted 15th overall in the second round in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft, he has played his entire NLL career in Calgary. In November 2022, he was re-signed for two more years to the end of the 2024 NLL season.[3]

Christian Del Bianco
Del Bianco with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2023
Born (1997-08-31) August 31, 1997 (age 27)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionGoaltender
NLL draft15th overall, 2015
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team
Former teams
Free Agent
Calgary Roughnecks
Pro career2016
Career highlights

NLL:

  • 1x MVP (2023)
  • 1x Goalie of the Year (2023)
  • 1x First Team All-NLL (2023)
  • Single season record for minutes played by a goaltender (1,080:19, 2023)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's box lacrosse
World Lacrosse Box Championships
Winner 2024 Utica

Del Bianco announced via social media on July 23, 2024 that he chose not to re-sign with Calgary to focus on off floor endeavors. Del Bianco remains a free agent as of October 2024.Calgary still owns rights to Del Bianco under the CBA but he will not be returning to Calgary.[4]

Del Bianco was named to the NLL All-League 2nd Team in 2019.[5] Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse named Del Bianco the #5 best goalie in the NLL.[6]

Del Bianco was named the 2023 NLL Goalie of the Year and MVP, having set a league record for most minutes played by a goalie in a season, and leading the Roughnecks to their highest win total in club history.[7] Del Bianco is just the second goalie to win NLL MVP, after Steve Dietrich in 2006, and the third non-forward to win the award, following Dietrich and transition player Jeff Shattler in 2011.[8]

Career statistics

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Reference: [9]

Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP Min W L GA GAA Sv Sv % GP Min W L GA GAA Sv Sv %

2016 Calgary 1 0:19 0 0 0 0.00 0 0.000
2017 Calgary 18 192:21 0 3 45 14.04 110 0.710
2018 Calgary 18 788:34 7 6 138 10.50 530 0.793 2 119:59 1 1 26 13.00 83 0.761
2019 Calgary 18 1,074:44 10 8 200 11.17 716 0.782 4 241:12 4 0 35 8.71 181 0.838
2020 Calgary 10 608:51 5 5 111 10.94 458 0.805
2022 Calgary 18 1,070:28 10 8 197 11.04 666 0.772 1 59:59 0 1 15 15.00 37 0.712
2023 Calgary 18 1,080:19 13 5 167 9.28 712 0.810 4 239:59 2 2 37 9.25 139 0.790
101 4,815:36 45 35 858 10.69 3,192 0.788 11 661:09 7 4 113 10.25 440 0.796
Career Total: 112 5,476:45 52 39 971 10.64 3,632 0.789

GP–Games played;Min–Minutes played;W–Wins;L–Losses;GA–Goals against;GAAGoals against average;Sv–Number of saves;Sv %Save percentage;

Awards and achievements

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Preceded by NLL Most Valuable Player
2023
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ "Christian Del Bianco - National Lacrosse League - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. ^ "Christian Del Bianco". Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. ^ Saelhof, Todd (2022-11-03). "Roughnecks re-up cornerstone goalie Christian Del Bianco ahead of camp". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
  4. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-10-10.
  5. ^ "Christian Del Bianco". NLL. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ "The IL Indoor Top 50 is Back, with a Twist: Top 7 Goalies". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
  7. ^ "@NLL". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
  8. ^ "Calgary's Christian Del Bianco Named National Lacrosse League MVP". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  9. ^ "Christian Del Bianco lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-12-05.