| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality |  Iroquois |
| Born | (1986-01-19)January 19, 1986 (age 40) |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Forward (box lacrosse), Midfield (field lacrosse) |
| Shoots | Right |
| NLL draft | 3rd overall, 2007 Boston Blazers |
| NLL teams | Buffalo Bandits Rochester Knighthawks Minnesota Swarm |
| MLL teams | Toronto/Hamilton Nationals |
| MSL team | Six Nations Chiefs |
| Pro career | 2008–2017 |
Craig Point (born January 19, 1986), is anIroquoislacrosse player who currently plays for theRochester Knighthawks of theNational Lacrosse League and theSix Nations Chiefs ofMajor Series Lacrosse. He was born inOhsweken, Ontario, and comes from theSix Nations of the Grand River First Nation.
Point led theSix Nations Arrows of theOLA Junior A Lacrosse League to four straight league championships and aMinto Cup national championship in 2007. He also played on theIroquois Nationals team in the2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, leading the team in scoring and earning a silver medal.[1]
In 2006, Point ledOnondaga Community College to an undefeated season and a NJCAA National Championship.[1]
TheBoston Blazers drafted Point in the first round (third overall) in the2007 NLL Entry Draft. Point was traded to theMinnesota Swarm prior to the2008 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 theRookie of the Year award and was named the All-Rookie team.[4]
In February 2009, Point was traded along with Dean Hill to theRochester Knighthawks forAaron Wilson.[5]
Point was a member of the2012 and2013Champion's Cup winningRochester Knighthawks.
Point was a member of the 2013Mann Cup championSix Nations Chiefs.
Point was a member of theNationals for three seasons: the first two when the team played inToronto, and the third after the team moved toHamilton. Although he was a member of the 2009Steinfeld Cup winning Toronto Nationals, he played only three regular-season games with the team and did not appear in any playoff games.
Reference:[6]
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | ||
| 2009 | Toronto Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Toronto Nationals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Hamilton Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total: | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played;G–Goals;2PG–2-point goals;A–Assists;Pts–Points;Sh–Shots;GB–Ground balls;Pen–Penalties;PIM–Penalty minutes;FOW–Faceoffs won;FOA–Faceoffs attempted
Reference:[7]
| Craig Point | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2008 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 74 | 8 | 3.81 | 4.63 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2.00 | 3.25 | 2.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 2.80 | 4.70 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 95 | 38 | 2.88 | 5.94 | 2.38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 67 | 0 | 3.13 | 4.47 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 0.29 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3.33 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.67 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 4.43 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 3.07 | 2.33 | 0.13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 105 | 162 | 167 | 329 | 403 | 94 | 3.13 | 3.84 | 0.90 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 2.50 | 1.94 | 0.25 | ||
| Career Total: | 121 | 184 | 185 | 369 | 434 | 98 | 3.05 | 3.59 | 0.81 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played;G–Goals;A–Assists;Pts–Points;LB–Loose balls;PIM–Penalty minutes;Pts/GP–Points per games played;LB/GP–Loose balls per games played;PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
Reference:[8]
| Craig Point - Junior "B" | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | ||
| 2002 | Six Nations Rebels | OLA JR B | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2.60 | 0.80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | Six Nations Rebels | OLA JR B | 17 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 1.94 | 1.12 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1.14 | 0.57 | ||
| 22 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 23 | 2.09 | 1.05 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1.14 | 0.57 | |||||
| Junior "B" Career Total: | 36 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 31 | 1.72 | 0.86 | |||||||||||
| Craig Point - Junior "A" | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | ||
| 2002 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2004 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 20 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 20 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2.57 | 0.57 | ||
| 2005 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 22 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 20 | 2.68 | 0.91 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 1.94 | 0.89 | ||
| 2006 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 21 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 24 | 3.10 | 1.14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 2.43 | 1.07 | ||
| 2007 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 18 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 27 | 3.56 | 1.50 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 3.47 | 0.40 | ||
| 85 | 140 | 105 | 245 | 95 | 2.88 | 1.12 | 54 | 71 | 68 | 139 | 41 | 2.57 | 0.76 | |||||
| Junior "A" Career Total: | 139 | 211 | 173 | 384 | 136 | 2.76 | 0.98 | |||||||||||
| Craig Point - Senior "A" | Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | ||
| 2008 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 17 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 2.35 | 0.12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2.25 | 0.50 | ||
| 2009 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 14 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 10 | 3.93 | 0.71 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2.00 | 1.20 | ||
| 2010 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 15 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 19 | 4.67 | 1.27 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 3.45 | 1.64 | ||
| 2011 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2.70 | 1.10 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 3.36 | 0.36 | ||
| 2012 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 14 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 2.43 | 0.57 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2.20 | 0.80 | ||
| 2013 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 18 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 23 | 3.94 | 1.28 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 2.71 | 0.86 | ||
| 88 | 116 | 181 | 297 | 73 | 3.38 | 0.83 | 55 | 74 | 80 | 154 | 50 | 2.80 | 0.91 | |||||
| Senior "A" Career Total: | 143 | 190 | 261 | 451 | 123 | 3.15 | 0.86 | |||||||||||
GP–Games played;G–Goals;A–Assists;Pts–Points;PIM–Penalty minutes;Pts/GP–Points per game;PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game
| Preceded by | NLL Rookie of the Year 2008 | Succeeded by |