Sid Smith (lacrosse)
| Sid Smith | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
July 24, 1986 Six Nations, Ontario |
| Position | Defense |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
| Weight | 225 pounds (102 kg) |
|
MSL team F. Teams |
Six Nations Chiefs Syracuse University (NCAA) |
| NLL team | Rochester Knighthawks |
| MLL Team | Hamilton Nationals |
| Nationality | Iroquois |
| NLL Draft | 1st overall, 2009 Rochester Knighthawks |
| Pro career | 2005–present |
| Shoots | Left |
Sid Smith (born July 24, 1986 in Six Nations, Ontario) is an Iroquois lacrosse player who plays for the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse and the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.
Smith played for the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. Smith would lead the Arrows to four straight league championships. Smith won the John "Gus" McCauley Memorial Trophy as the league’s Defender of the Year in both 2006 and 2007. In 2006, he also won the Jim Bishop Memorial Award as the Most Sportsmanlike Player in the Minto Cup Tournament. In 2007, Smith won the B.W. "Bill" Evans Award for the league's Top Graduating Player and the Dean McLeod Award as the league's Playoffs Most Valuable Player. Smith also captained the 2007 team to Six Nations' first Minto Cup national championship since 1992.
Smith began his college career at Onondaga Community College. Smith played alongside fellow Six Nations players Craig Point and Cody Jamieson and led the Lazers to the 2006 NJCAA national championship with an undefeated 18-0 overall record. He was named a 2006 NJCAA First-Team All-American.
During his two years with Syracuse (2008-2009), Smith helped the Orange to back-to-back national championships. He was Honorable Mention All-American in 2008 and Second-Team All-American in 2009.
Smith was drafted sixth overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. As a rookie, he was a member of the 2009 MLL Champion Nationals.
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