Geoff Snider

Infobox Lacrosse Player


image_size = 150px
position = Defense
shoots = right
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 200
nll_team = Philadelphia Wings
mll_team = Denver Outlaws
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|4|2|mf=y
birth_place = Calgary, Alberta
nationality = Canada
career_start = 2007
nickname =

Geoff Snider (born 2 April 1981) is a professional lacrosse player from Calgary, Alberta. His is known as a dominant facoff man, and a physical player. He currently plays professionally for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League and the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse.

Amateur career

Snider's lacrosse career began with the Burnaby Lakers in the B.C.L.A. Junior A. In 1998, 2000 & 2002, helped the Lakers win the Minto Cup as Canada's champion junior men's lacrosse team. He continues to play with the Senior-A Coquitlam Adanacs in the Western Lacrosse Association, leading them to win the 2007 WLA championship. [cite web|url=http://www.bible-of-lacrosse.com/newstats/coquitlam07.txt|title=Geoff Snider at 2007 Coquitlam Adanacs Player Stats|work=Bible-of-Lacrosse.com|author|date] |accessdate=2008-01-30] [cite web|url=http://www.adanaclacrosse.com/snider.htm|title=Geoff Snider's Coquitlam Adanacs Player Bio|work=AdanacLacrosse.com|author|date] |accessdate=2008-01-30]

Snider honed his physical game in the summer box lacrosse seasons and in junior hockey. With the a junior ice hockey Calgary Canucks, of the Alberta Junior Hockey League, Snider racked up 415 penalty minutes during the 2001-02 season. [cite web|url=http://www.calgarycanucks.com/statistics/01-02regseason.htm|title=2001-02 Calcary Canucks Regular Season Statistics |work=CalgaryCanucks.com|author|date] |accessdate=2008-01-30] In lacrosse he has developed a reputation as being one of lacrosse's top fighters. [cite web|url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2007/12/18/nll-fight-club/|title=NLL Fight Club: Top 10 Fighters |work=NLLInsider.com|author=Paul Tutka|date=December 18, 2007] |accessdate=2008-01-30] [Fighting in box lacrosse is viewed similar to fighting in ice hockey, and is typically disciplined with a "major penalty".]

Collegiate & international career

Snider attended the University of Denver. In 2006, with the Pioneers he was named a third-team All-American. His 194 recorded groundballs as a senior holds the record for a single season groundballs in NCAA lacrosse. In addition he holds the standard for highest average groundballs per game in a season with 11.41. [cite web|url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/lacrosse/lacrosse_records_book/index.html|title=NCAA Men's and Women's Lacrosse Records Book Archive |accessdate=2007-12-06 |last= |first= |date= |format=pdf |work=NCAA.org|publisher= |quote= ]

In international competition, Snider won the Championship MVP award at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship, where he dominated face-offs helping the Canadian National Men's Lacrosse team win their first World Championship win since 1978. [cite web|url=http://www.2006worldlacrosse.com/index.php?newsitemid=42|title=2006 World Lacrosse Championship Awards Winners|work=2006 World Lacrosse Championship website|author|accessdate=2007-03-12]

Professional career

Snider was drafted by the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse in the second round of the MLL Collegiate Draft.cite web|url=http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=50|title=Geoff Snider Player Bio|work=Denver Outlaws website|author|accessdate=2007-03-12] During the 2007 MLL season, Snider played in the MLL All-Star Game representing the Western Conference.

Snider was drafted by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. [cite web|url=http://www.wingslax.com/article/64573/
title=Wings Select Snider In First Round Of NLL Entry Draft|work=Philadelphia Wings website|author|date=September 13, 2006|accessdate=2007-03-12] Snider made an immediate impact on the league and was named the NLL's January Rookie of the Month. Snider scored 13 points (6G, 7A), collected 53 loose balls and won 53 of 79 face-off attempts in five games during his first month of action in the league. [cite web|url=http://www.wingslax.com/article/65222/
title=Snider Named NLL's Rookie Of The Month|work=Philadelphia Wings website|author|date=February 1, 2007|accessdate=2007-03-12] He was also the only rookie voted onto the 2007 All-Star team, [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2759
title=2007 All-Star Skills Starting Lineups
work=NLL website|author|date=February 21, 2007|accessdate=2007-03-12] and won the Accuracy challenge in the All-Star game Skills Competition. [cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2806
title=2007 All-Star Skills Competition Results
work=NLL website|author|date=March 9, 2007|accessdate=2007-03-12] After the season, Snider was named to the 2007 All-Rookie team. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=2942|work=NLL.com|title=Benesch Named Rookie of the Year|date=May 8, 2007|accessdate=2007-05-08]

On January 26, 2008, Snider put his name in the record books again when he won the opening face-off in a game against the Buffalo Bandits and scored :05 seconds into the game. This goal is the league record for fastest goal to start a game. [cite web|url=http://www.mississauganews.com/article/10694|title=Record setting weekend for NLL|work=Mississauganews.com|author|date=January 28, 2008|accessdate=2008-01-30] [cite web|url=http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=607765|title=Wings 17 - Buffalo 16 (OT) - Boxscore|work=Pointstreak.com|author|date |accessdate=2008-01-30]

Snider's 2008 season was not only outstanding, but record-setting. Snider was named to the All-Star team, and was named game MVP after scoring three goals, recording 28 loose balls, and winning 31 out of 38 face-offs. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3373 |title=East All-Stars Win In Overtime, 17-16|work=NLL.com|date=March 16, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-16] He set league records in loose balls (244), faceoffs won (318), and penalty minutes (103), and fell just short of tying his own faceoff winning percentage record of 75%, winning 73.8% of his faceoffs. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3458|work=NLL.com|title=Snider Breaks Loose Ball Record|date=April 29, 2008|accessdate=2008-05-01]

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NAME=Snider, Geoff
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=April 2, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH=Calgary, Alberta
DATE OF DEATH=
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