Johnny Christmas
Born	August 16, 1982 (1982-08-16) (age 27), Ardmore, PA
Position	Attack
Height Weight	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 178 pounds (81 kg)
NLL Team	Philadelphia Wings
MLL Team	Boston Cannons
Nationality	United States
Pro Career	2006 – present
Shoots	Right
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John Christmas (b. August 16, 1982 in Ardmore, PA) plays in the National Lacrosse League for the Philadelphia Wings. Additionally he is a field lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons. Christmas attended the University of Virginia where he was Two-time All-American and helped lead the Caveliers to the 2003 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship. He attended Lower Merion High School where he was a 3 time All-American and led the Aces to the EPSLA Lacrosse Championship in 1999.

Contents 1 Professional career 2 Statistics 2.1 University of Virginia 2.2 NLL 2.3 MLL 3 References 4 See Also

[edit] Professional career

Christmas was selected by the Philadelphia Wings in the fifth round (49th overall) of the 2005 Entry Draft. In his first season he played sparingly, only appearing in two games. Beginning with the 2007 season, Christmas saw his playing time increase by being on the field during defensive situations in order to take advantage of his speed in the transition game. In Week 3 of the 2008 NLL season, Christmas was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors^[1]

Christmas was selected by the Boston Cannons in the first round of the 2005 Collegiate Draft. He won the MLL Most Improved Player honors in his second season in the league, and appeared in the 2006 MLL All-Star Game.

Christmas was named to Team USA in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships. ^[2]

The Wings announced that John Christmas will not play the 2009 season. He will take the year to focus on establishing a non-profit organization in Philadelphia called L.E.A.P.S. (Lacrosse, Education, Attitude, Perseverance, Success). ^[3]

[edit] Statistics

[edit] University of Virginia

Season	GP	G	A	Pts	PPG	GB
2002	15	29	15	44	2.93	33
2003	17	36	12	48	2.82	34
2004	12	11	10	21	1.75	15
2005	14	19	20	39	2.79	21
Totals	58	95	57	152	2.62	103

[edit] NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2006	Philadelphia		2	1	1	2	3	0		0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Philadelphia		14	4	2	6	51	10		0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	Philadelphia		13	5	20	25	61	10		0	0	0	0	0	0
NLL Totals			29	10	23	33	115	20		0	0	0	0	0	0

[edit] MLL

			Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2005	Boston		7	5	0	3	8	4	8.5		1	0	0	0	0	1	0
2006	Boston		12	21	0	16	37	22	1		1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2007	Boston		12	24	1	19	44	12	1.5		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2008	Boston		11	13	0	15	28	21	1		1	1	0	0	1	0	0
2009	Boston		7	5	0	2	7	3	1		1	0	0	0	0	0	0
MLL Totals			49	68	1	53	124	52	12		3	1	0	0	1	1	0

[edit] References

[edit] See Also

• Lacrosse in Pennsylvania

Persondata
NAME	Christmas, John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH	August 16, 1982
PLACE OF BIRTH	Ardmore, Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH