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 from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.

Craig Point
Born (1986-01-19) January 19, 1986 (age 38)
Ohsweken, Ontario
NationalityIroquois Iroquois
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight215 pounds (98 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward (box lacrosse), Midfield (field lacrosse)
NLL draft3rd overall, 2007
Boston Blazers
NLL team
Former teams
Rochester Knighthawks
Minnesota Swarm
MLL teamsToronto/Hamilton Nationals
MSL teamSix Nations Chiefs
Pro career2008

Amateur career

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Point led the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League to four straight league championships and a Minto Cup national championship in 2007. He also played on the Iroquois Nationals team in the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, leading the team in scoring and earning a silver medal.[1]

In 2006, Point led Onondaga Community College to an undefeated season and a NJCAA National Championship.[1]

National Lacrosse League career

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The Boston Blazers drafted Point in the first round (third overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. Point was traded to the Minnesota Swarm prior to the 2008 NLL season.[2] Making an immediate impact on the league, Point was named Rookie of the Week four times and Rookie of the Month in February.[3] After the season, was awarded the Rookie of the Year award and was named the All-Rookie team.[4]

In February 2009, Point was traded along with Dean Hill to the Rochester Knighthawks for Aaron Wilson.[5]

Point was a member of the 2012 and 2013 Champion's Cup winning Rochester Knighthawks.

Canadian Senior "A" career

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Point was a member of the 2013 Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs.

Major League Lacrosse career

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Point was a member of the Nationals for three seasons: the first two when the team played in Toronto, and the third after the team moved to Hamilton. Although he was a member of the 2009 Steinfeld Cup winning Toronto Nationals, he played only three regular-season games with the team and did not appear in any playoff games.

Statistics

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Major League Lacrosse

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Reference:[6]

Craig Point Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2009 Toronto Nationals 3 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Toronto Nationals 5 3 0 2 5 20 2 1 1 0 0
2011 Hamilton Nationals 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 3 0 2 5 27 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 10 3 0 2 5 27 2 1 1 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

National Lacrosse League

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Reference:[7]

Craig Point Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2008 Minnesota Swarm 16 27 34 61 74 8 3.81 4.63 0.50 1 1 1 2 4 0 2.00 4.00 0.00
2009 Minnesota Swarm 4 2 6 8 13 8 2.00 3.25 2.00
2009 Rochester Knighthawks 10 17 11 28 47 10 2.80 4.70 1.00 1 2 3 5 5 0 5.00 5.00 0.00
2010 Rochester Knighthawks 16 31 15 46 95 38 2.88 5.94 2.38
2011 Rochester Knighthawks 15 20 27 47 67 0 3.13 4.47 0.00 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
2012 Rochester Knighthawks 7 10 14 24 22 2 3.43 3.14 0.29 3 4 6 10 7 0 3.33 2.33 0.00
2013 Rochester Knighthawks 10 9 11 20 18 7 2.00 1.80 0.70 3 6 2 8 5 0 2.67 1.67 0.00
2014 Rochester Knighthawks 7 18 13 31 18 19 4.43 2.57 2.71
85 134 131 265 354 92 3.12 4.16 1.08 9 13 12 25 21 0 2.78 2.33 0.00
Career Total: 94 147 143 290 375 92 3.09 3.99 0.98

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
Point is still participating in the 2014 NLL playoffs.

Canadian Lacrosse Association

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Reference:[8]

Craig Point - Junior "B" Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP
2002 Six Nations Rebels OLA JR B 5 6 7 13 4 2.60 0.80
2003 Six Nations Rebels OLA JR B 17 14 19 33 19 1.94 1.12 14 5 11 16 8 1.14 0.57
22 20 26 46 23 2.09 1.05 14 5 11 16 8 1.14 0.57
Junior "B" Career Total: 36 25 37 62 31 1.72 0.86


Craig Point - Junior "A" Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP
2002 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 3 1 0 1 4 0.33 1.33
2003 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00
2004 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 20 26 30 56 20 2.80 1.00 7 8 10 18 4 2.57 0.57
2005 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 22 38 21 59 20 2.68 0.91 18 15 20 35 16 1.94 0.89
2006 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 21 41 24 65 24 3.10 1.14 14 20 14 34 15 2.43 1.07
2007 Six Nations Arrows OLA JR A 18 34 30 64 27 3.56 1.50 15 28 24 52 6 3.47 0.40
85 140 105 245 95 2.88 1.12 54 71 68 139 41 2.57 0.76
Junior "A" Career Total: 139 211 173 384 136 2.76 0.98


Craig Point - Senior "A" Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts PIM Pts/GP PIM/GP
2008 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 17 18 22 40 2 2.35 0.12 4 3 6 9 2 2.25 0.50
2009 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 14 21 34 55 10 3.93 0.71 5 5 5 10 6 2.00 1.20
2010 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 15 26 44 70 19 4.67 1.27 11 18 20 38 18 3.45 1.64
2011 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 10 8 19 27 11 2.70 1.10 11 22 15 37 4 3.36 0.36
2012 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 14 19 15 34 8 2.43 0.57 10 13 9 22 8 2.20 0.80
2013 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 18 24 47 71 23 3.94 1.28 14 13 25 38 12 2.71 0.86
88 116 181 297 73 3.38 0.83 55 74 80 154 50 2.80 0.91
Senior "A" Career Total: 143 190 261 451 123 3.15 0.86

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per game; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game

Awards

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Preceded by NLL Rookie of the Year
2008
Succeeded by

References

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  1. ^ a b "Craig Point Entry Draft Prospect". NLL.com. 2007-08-25. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  2. ^ "Craig Point Minnesota Swarm Player Bio". MNSwarm.com. Retrieved 2008-02-14.
  3. ^ "Iannucci and Point Win Monthly Awards". NLL.com. March 4, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
  4. ^ "Point Named Rookie of the Year". NLL.com. May 13, 2008. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  5. ^ "Knighthawks trade Wilson to Swarm". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-21.
  6. ^ "MLL Player Encyclopedia M-Z" (PDF). Major League Lacrosse. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 23, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  7. ^ "Craig Point Career Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved May 25, 2014.
  8. ^ "Entire Player Profiles". Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved May 25, 2014.