David Mitchell (lacrosse) explained

David Mitchell
Position:Attack
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:195
League:NCAA
Nll Team:Philadelphia Wings
Former Mll Teams:Chicago Machine
San Francisco Dragons
Boston Cannons
Birth Date:March 12, 1984
Birth Place:Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Nll Draft:25th overall
Nll Dratt Year:2007
Nll Draft Team:Philadelphia Wings
Career Start:2007

David Mitchell (born March 12, 1984, in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League.

College career

Mitchell is a graduate of Cornell University. As a senior he was awarded with second All-American team honors, and named to the first All-Ivy League team while leading the Big Red to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four.[1]

Professional career

Major League Lacrosse

Mitchell was selected by the Boston Cannons as a first round selection (8th overall) in the 2007 MLL Draft Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[2] On July 14, 2007, he netted a rookie season-high four goals against the Chicago Machine. Prior to the 2008 MLL season, Mitchell was traded to the San Francisco Dragons.[3] He was picked up in late July 2008 by the Chicago Machine after being waived by the Dragons.[2]

National Lacrosse League

The Philadelphia Wings drafted Mitchell in the Second Round (25th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.[4]

Statistics

MLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2007Boston 7110112100--------------
2008San Francisco 2001110.5--------------
2008Chicago 1200200--------------
MLL Totals10130215110.50000000

NLL

    Regular Season  Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2008 Philadelphia 6 5 1 6 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Philadelphia 8 6 12 18 41 0 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 14 11 13 24 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NCAA

    
Season TeamGP G A Pts GB
2003 Cornell University1 0 0 0 0
2005 Cornell University11 3 1 4 2
2006 Cornell University14 43 9 52 38
2007 Cornell University16 47 9 56 53
Totals 42 93 19 112 93

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mitchell, David. Cornell.
  2. Web site: "Chicago Connection": From Al Capone to David Mitchell. OurSportsCentral. July 31, 2008.
  3. Web site: Cannons and Dragons Trade 3 Players. 2008-03-11. MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080316201938/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=891. 2008-03-16.
  4. Web site: David Mitchell Philadelphia Wings Player Bio . 2008-01-24 . WingsLax.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080122132809/http://www.wingslax.com/team/player/player/ . 2008-01-22 .