- Mark Steenhuis
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Mark Steenhuis 
Born December 3, 1980 ,
St. Catharines, Ontario, CANPosition Forward Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) MSL Team Peterborough Lakers NLL Team
F. TeamsBuffalo Bandits
Columbus LandsharksMLL Team
F. TeamsFree Agent
Hamilton NationalsNationality 
CanadaPro Career 2002–present Shoots Right Mark Steenhuis (born December 3, 1980 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Buffalo Bandits in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and formerly of the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse (MLL).
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Introduction to Lacrosse
Steenhuis graduated from Governor Simcoe Secondary School in 1998. He did not start playing lacrosse until he was 17 years old, when he was introduced to the game by friend and future Buffalo Bandits teammate, Billy Dee Smith.
NLL career
Steenhuis made his NLL debut in 2002 with the Columbus Landsharks. After the 2002 season, he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits for goalie Ken Montour. Once in Buffalo, Steenhuis quickly became a fan favorite, due in part to his energetic style of play, goal-scoring ability, and athleticism, but also for his afro hair and bright orange shoes.[1]
Steenhuis was named MVP of the 2004, 2007 and 2009 National Lacrosse League All-Star Games, becoming the first player in NLL history to be named MVP of multiple All-Star Games. He scored six times in 2004 and 2007 and seven times in 2009.[2][3] In 2008, Steenhuis was named the NLL Transition Player of the Year.[4] and the NLL Championship Game MVP.
On February 14, 2009, he set the league single-game records for assists (13) and points (17).[5]
Canadian Box career
Junior
After having a surprisingly successful rookie season with the Spartan Warriors in 1999, Steenhuis played two successful years of Jr.A lacrosse with the St. Catharines Athletics, and helped lead the team to a Minto Cup national championship in 2001.
Senior
Steenhuis began his senior career with the St. Catharines Athletics of Major Series Lacrosse. During his first season, he recorded 20 goals and 50 points, and shared the "Gene Dopp Memorial Trophy" for Rookie of the Year with Mike Miron. The next year, Steenhuis had 54 points in 14 games, and was awarded the "Jim Murphy Trophy" for league Most Valuable Player.[6] In 2004, Steenhuis would have a career high of 91 points in just 17 games, averaging 5.3 points per game. Steenhuis played for the St. Regis Indians in 2008 and 2009 before the team folded. In 2010, Steenhuis was selected 1st overall by the Peterborough Lakers in the St. Regis dispersal draft.[7]
Trivia
- The song Brick House is always heard (in recent years) when he scores a home goal for the Bandits.
Statistics
NLL
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM 2002 Columbus 12 11 19 30 85 11 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2003 Buffalo 15 16 17 33 128 35 2 1 1 2 24 2 2004 Buffalo 16 27 17 44 129 20 3 7 4 11 36 2 2005 Buffalo 16 34 28 62 141 23 1 5 1 6 7 0 2006 Buffalo 15 34 23 57 144 22 3 5 3 8 17 0 2007 Buffalo 15 25 24 49 108 4 2 2 1 3 13 2 2008 Buffalo 15 34 41 75 121 27 3 12 5 17 23 6 2009 Buffalo 16 51 50 101 117 24 2 4 2 6 6 2 NLL Totals 120 232 219 451 973 166 16 36 17 53 126 14 OLA
Regular Season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999 Spartan Warriors OLA Jr.B 21 11 15 26 20 11 9 3 12 25 1999 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A 4 0 0 0 0 6 0 2 2 12 2000 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A 17 22 19 41 14 15 9 12 21 18 2001 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A 18 18 21 39 35 13 9 20 29 18 Minto Cup St. Catharines Athletics CLA -- -- -- -- -- 6 5 9 14 4 2002 St. Catharines Athletics MSL 19 20 30 50 24 4 7 2 9 15 2003 St. Catharines Athletics MSL 14 36 18 54 34 10 29 19 48 12 2004 St. Catharines Athletics MSL 17 42 49 91 70 3 5 4 9 6 2005 Barrie Lakeshores MSL 16 32 38 70 57 9 17 19 36 27 2006 Barrie Lakeshores MSL 16 18 22 40 8 10 15 19 34 37 2007 Barrie Lakeshores MSL 16 30 50 80 12 4 3 6 9 10 2008 St. Regis Indians MSL 15 34 48 82 16 9 20 20 40 20 2009 St. Regis Indians MSL 10 20 22 42 18 8 22 22 44 12 Junior A Totals 39 40 40 80 49 34 18 34 52 48 Junior B Totals 21 11 15 26 20 11 9 3 12 25 Minto Cup Totals -- -- -- -- -- 6 5 9 14 4 Senior A Totals 123 185 288 473 280 57 118 111 229 139 Awards
Preceded by
Steve TollNLL Transition Player of the Year
2008Succeeded by
Brodie MerrillPreceded by
John Grant, Jr.Champion's Cup MVP
2008Succeeded by
Josh SandersonReferences
- ^ Tutka, Paul (January 1, 2009). "NLL Insider Top 50: Mark Steenhuis #7". NLL Insider. http://www.nllinsider.com/2009/01/01/nll-insider-top-50-mark-steenhuis-7/. Retrieved 2009-02-25.
- ^ "East Wins All-Star Game 20-16". NLL.com. March 11, 2007. http://nll.com/article.php?id=2808. Retrieved 2007-03-11.
- ^ "East tops West in All-Star Game, 27-21". NLL.com. March 7, 2009. http://nll.com/article.php?id=3819. Retrieved 2009-03-08.
- ^ "Steenhuis Named Top Transition Player". NLL.com. May 12, 2008. http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3480. Retrieved 2008-05-12.
- ^ Bailey, Budd (February 15, 2009). "Steenhuis has record-setting night". Buffalo News. http://www.buffalonews.com/sports/bandits/story/580108.html. Retrieved 2009-02-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Trophy Winners In O.L.A. Major/Senior". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com./newstats/trophies.txt.
- ^ "2010 Major Series Lacrosse Draft Results". lacrosseinsidethegame.com. http://lacrosseinsidethegame.com/2010/02/01/2010-major-series-lacrosse-draft-results/.
Categories:- 1980 births
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Living people
- Buffalo Bandits players
- Sportspeople from Ontario
- People from St. Catharines
- National Lacrosse League weekly award winners
- National Lacrosse League major award winners
- Toronto Nationals players
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