Paul Gait
Born	April 5, 1967 (1967-04-05) (age 42), Victoria, British Columbia, CA
Position	Forward
Height Weight	0 ft 0 in (0.00 m) 0 pounds (0 kg)
Former WLA Team	Victoria Shamrocks
Former NLL Teams	Detroit Turbos Philadelphia Wings Rochester Knighthawks Syracuse Smash Washington Power Colorado Mammoth
Former MLL Teams	Long Island Lizards Boston Cannons
Nationality	Canada
Pro Career	1991 – 2002, 2005
Shoots	Left/Right
U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame NLL Hall of Fame, 2006
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Paul Gait (b. April 5, 1967 in Victoria, British Columbia) is the current head coach of the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League, and is a former player. Paul and his twin brother Gary have both played for the in the National Lacrosse League, the Western Lacrosse Association, and Major League Lacrosse. The twins were named Co-MVPs of the Mann Cup in 1999^[1], when they played for the Victoria Shamrocks. The two Gaits are known as two of the greatest lacrosse players of all time. Paul retired after the 2002 NLL season. However, during the 2005 NLL season, Paul returned to the NLL to play for the Colorado Mammoth with his brother. He played four games totaling nine points and retired again after the 2005 season. Paul is sixth all time on the NLL points total list with 712 points in 13 seasons. In 2005, both brothers were inducted into the United States Lacrosse National Hall of Fame. In 2006, both Paul and his brother were among the five charter members to be voted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame. In 1996, Paul and his brother went on to produce GBLax, their own line of lacrosse equipment, centered in Syracuse.

[edit] College career

Paul and his brother Gary both attended Syracuse University and played on the varsity lacrosse team, setting many records during their time there. Paul was named the Most Outstanding Player of the 1989 NCAA Div. I Lacrosse Championship Tournament. After college, the brothers started playing in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League.

[edit] Coaching career

On December 26, 2008 Paul was named the Head Coach of the Rochester Knighthawks.

[edit] Statistics

[edit] Major League Lacrosse

[edit] NLL

[edit] Syracuse University

• 1988 Syracuse Men's Lacrosse Statistics

[edit] Awards

NLL Weekly and Monthly Awards:

• Player of the Week (1994-2001) 7 times
• Overall Player of the Week (2002-) twice
• Offensive Player of the Week (2002-) 3 times
• Player of the Month 5 times

[edit] See also

• Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse

[edit] References