Jeff Zywicki
Born	April 8, 1981(1981-04-08), Ottawa, Ontario, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 pounds (88 kg)
NLL Team	Washington Stealth
MLL Team F. Teams	Toronto Nationals San Francisco Dragons Denver Outlaws
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	2006 – present
Shoots	Right
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Jeff Zywicki (born April 8, 1981) is a professional lacrosse player from Ottawa, Ontario. He is currently a member of the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League and the Toronto Nationals of the Major League Lacrosse.

[edit] Early career

Zywicki grew up in Nepean, Ontario, Canada where he played his minor lacrosse. At 15, he led his Midget lacrosse team to a Provincial championship with his father, Eugene Zywicki as the head coach. At 16, Zywicki began playing for the Nepean Knights of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League, where he finished second with 5.0 points per game to Andre Leduc (5.4 points per game) for most career points per game.^[1] In 1998, Zywicki had a career high 96 points and was awarded as the League's Most Outstanding Rookie.^[2] During his time with the Knights, Zywicki also split time playing with the Jr. ‘A’ Orillia Rama Kings. Zywicki is known for his explosive speed and acrobatic, highlight-reel goals.^[3]

[edit] College & professional career

Zywicki attended the University of Massachusetts where he was awarded ECAC Lacrosse League First Team honors as a senior.^[4]

That same year, Jeff was drafted 8th overall by the San Jose Stealth in the National Lacrosse League entry draft.^[5] He also plays for the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.^[6] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.^[7]

[edit] International career

In 2006, Jeff lead the Canadian Men's lacrosse team to its first World Lacrosse Championship since 1978, when it defeated the U.S. 15-10 in the final of the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Jeff had an outstanding championship, being awarded the 'Best Attackman' and earning a spot on the All-World team after scoring a tournament high 28 goals in 8 games.

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