Ryan Powell (lacrosse)

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Ryan Powell
— Lacrosse player —
Born (1978-02-23) February 23, 1978 (age 46)
West Carthage, New York
Position Attack
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 205 pounds (93 kg)
NCAA team Syracuse University ('00)
NLL team
F. Teams
Boston Blazers
Edmonton Rush
Colorado Mammoth
New York Titans
Portland Lumberjax
Anaheim Storm
Buffalo Bandits
MLL Team
F. Teams
Denver Outlaws
San Francisco Dragons
Rochester Rattlers
Nationality United States
NLL Draft 2nd overall, 2000
Buffalo Bandits
Pro career 2001present
Shoots Right
Nickname RP, Rhino
Website http://RhinoLacrosse.com

Ryan Powell (born February 23, 1978 in West Carthage, New York) is a four-time All-American lacrosse player at Syracuse University and was on the US national team roster in 2006 and 2010.

Background

Ryan did not begin playing organized lacrosse until he was in the seventh grade. He is the second oldest in the family behind his brother Casey Powell, and older than Michael Powell.

Powell attended Carthage senior high school where he was the quarterback for the football team and played on the lacrosse team.[1] In 1996 Ryan chose to attend Syracuse University, following his brother Casey.

At Syracuse, Ryan was a four-time All-American (his brother Casey was also a four-time All-American). After his college career he was drafted third in the 2000 MLL draft. He currently plays for the Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League(indoor lacrosse) and the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse (outdoor). His brothers Casey and Mike also have enjoyed successful lacrosse careers. Powell owns and operates both Rhino Lacrosse and Powell Lacrosse.[2] He was sponsored by Warrior lacrosse with his brother Casey up until 2004-2005. After leaving Warrior, Ryan is now a prominent figure and representative for Brine lacrosse. Still living in Oregon, Powell's entire income comes solely from lacrosse.[3] Ryan lives with his fiancé Marlee and still is being an innovator of the game through education as opposed to playing, whether it is from the NLL, the MLL, or from the Powell Brother's Lacrosse Camps.

Rhino Lacrosse

Ryan founded Rhino lacrosse is 2005, in Portland Oregon. Powell handpicks Rhino’s elite-level staff from among the best players and instructors in the game. Since founding the company is 2005, the sport of lacrosse is permeating and beginning to become more widespread throughout the West Coast.

Professional career

MLL

Powell has played in Major League Lacrosse since 2001. He played for the Rochester Rattlers from 2001 to 2005, and the San Francisco Dragons in 2006 and 2007. In 2001 Powell earned MVP for the 2001 MLL season. In 2006, Powell was awarded both the Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year Award and the MVP. He is the only lacrosse player to receive the MVP award twice. Prior to the 2008 MLL season, the San Francisco Dragons traded Powell to the Denver Outlaws in exchange for draft picks.[4] He, Casey, and Mike all sat out for the 2009 MLL season, as they did not report to their respective teams by the contract deadline.[5] This was Ryan's first season sitting out, while it was Casey's second, and Mike's third.

NLL

Powell also plays indoor lacrosse in the National Lacrosse League with the Boston Blazers.

Statistics

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2001 Buffalo 13 17 18 35 56 14 -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Buffalo 11 13 13 26 52 5 -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Buffalo 1 0 1 1 5 2 -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Anaheim 16 15 31 46 76 8 -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 Portland 13 12 26 38 46 8 1 1 1 2 2 0
2007 Portland 14 23 31 54 65 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 Portland 16 21 43 64 75 2 3 10 10 20 10 0
2009 Portland 16 18 44 62 67 8 1 2 3 5 2 0
2010 Edmonton 15 21 30 51 24 4 2 1 7 8 3 0
NLL Totals 115 140 237 377 466 57 7 14 21 35 17 0

MLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2001 Rochester 14 32 0 31 63 0 3 1 4 0 0 4 0 0
2002 Rochester 12 24 0 21 45 0 3 - - - - - - -
2003 Rochester 6 13 0 18 31 0 3 - - - - - - -
2004 Rochester 10 30 0 25 55 2 4 1 4 0 0 4 0 0
2005 Rochester 8 21 0 15 36 1 6 1 2 0 4 6 0 0
2006 San Francisco 10 34 0 24 58 2 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 1
2007 San Francisco 10 18 1 22 41 0 2 - - - - - - -
2008 Denver 10 15 0 23 38 9 1 2 4 0 3 7 1 0
MLL Totals 80 187 1 179 367 14 23 6 15 0 9 24 1 1

NCAA

    Regular Season  
Season Team GP G A Pts
1997 Syracuse 14 16 17 33
1998 Syracuse 14 37 36 73
1999 Syracuse 17 39 46 85
2000 Syracuse 16 45 51 96
NCAA Totals 51 137 150 (a) 287 (b)
(a) 17th in NCAA Division I career assists
(b) 10th in NCAA Division I career points

Awards

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High School Accolades

  • All American
  • 2x Empire State team member
  • 5th All-time leading scorer in New York State High school history
  • 244 Goals, 185 Assists, 429 Points

College Accolades

  • Tied for 2nd all-time for scoring in Syracuse Lacrosse History (287 points)

Winner of the Lt. Raymond J. Enners Award as the Division I National Player of the Year

Winner of the Lt. Col. Jack Turnbull Award as the Division I National Attackman of the Year in 2000.

Professional

  • 2001 MLL MVP
  • 2006 MLL MVP
  • 2006 MLL Offensive Player of the Year
  • 2008 MLL All Star Game MVP
  • Rochester Rattlers All Time Leading Scorer
  • 6 x MLL All Star

He was the first player in MLL history to earn both the Offensive Player of the Year and Bud Light MVP awards in the same season.

Other

Ryan competed in the World Lacrosse Championships in 2006, and 2010. In 2006 the USA fell to Canada. Ryan was the captain of 2010 team, which won the Gold medal.[6] He is the first fully endorsed Nike lacrosse athlete in 2004, Ryan helped take Syracuse University to another National Championship while being an assistant coach.

See also

References

  1. "New York's First Family of Lacrosse." Wall Street Journal. New York, July 21, 2010. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703724104575379392559619162.html.
  2. "Lake Placid: Ryan Powell Brings His Black Rhinos to Upstate New York." August 1st 2011. http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/08/01/lake-placid-ryan-powell-brings-his-black-rhinos-upstate-new-york.
  3. "Powell in Portland." April 14, 2006. http://www.e-lacrosse.com/2006tk3.html
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  6. "Powell, Leveille help Team USA defeat Canada 12-10 for world lacrosse championship." The Post Standard. July 24, 2010. http://blog.syracuse.com/sports/2010/07/team_usa_blows_four-goal_lead.html.

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