Craig Point
Born	January 19, 1986 (1986-01-19) (age 23), Ohsweken, Ontario, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 215 pounds (98 kg)
NLL Team F. Teams	Rochester Knighthawks Minnesota Swarm
MLL Team	Toronto Nationals
Nationality	Iroquois
Pro Career	2008 – present
Shoots	Right
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Craig Point (b. January 19, 1986 in Ohsweken, Ontario) is an Iroquois lacrosse player from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation who currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.

Contents 1 Amateur career 2 NLL career 3 Statistics 3.1 NLL 3.2 OLA 4 Awards 5 References

[edit] Amateur career

• 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 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, leading the team in scoring and the team to a Silver Medal.^[1]

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

[edit] NLL career

The Boston Blazers drafted Point in the First Round (3rd 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]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2008	Minnesota		16	27	34	61	74	8		1	1	1	2	4	0
2009	Minnesota		4	2	6	8	13	2		--	--	--	--	--	--
	Rochester		10	17	11	28	47	12		1	2	3	5	5	0
NLL Totals			30	46	51	97	134	22		2	3	4	7	9	0

[edit] OLA

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2002	Six Nations Rebels	OLA Jr.B		5	6	7	13	4		0	0	0	0	0
2002	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		3	1	0	1	4		0	0	0	0	0
2003	Six Nations Rebels	OLA Jr.B		17	14	19	33	19		14	5	11	16	8
2003	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		1	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0
2004	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		20	26	30	56	20		7	8	10	18	4
Minto Cup	Six Nations Arrows	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		3	4	6	10	0
2005	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		22	38	21	59	20		18	15	20	35	16
Minto Cup	Six Nations Arrows	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		6	16	6	22	2
2006	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		21	41	24	65	24		14	20	14	34	15
Minto Cup	Six Nations Arrows	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		5	1	4	5	15
2007	Six Nations Arrows	OLA Jr.A		18	34	30	64	27		15	28	24	52	6
Minto Cup	Six Nations Arrows	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		5	9	3	12	0
2008	Six Nations Chiefs	MSL		17	18	22	40	2		4	3	6	9	2
2009	Six Nations Chiefs	MSL		14	21	34	55	10		5	5	5	10	6
Junior A Totals				85	140	105	245	95		54	69	68	137	41
Junior B Totals				22	20	26	46	23		14	5	11	16	8
Minto Cup Totals				--	--	--	--	--		19	30	19	49	17
Senior A Totals				31	39	56	95	12		9	8	11	19	8

[edit] Awards

Preceded by Ryan Benesch

NLL Rookie of the Year 2008

Succeeded by incumbent

[edit] References

Persondata
NAME	Point, Craig
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 19, 1986
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ohsweken, Ontario
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH