Jimmy Quinlan Explained

Position:Forward
Shoots:Left
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:178
Nll Team:Saskatchewan Rush
Former Nll Teams:Toronto Rock
Birth Date:December 2, 1981
Birth Place:Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Nll Draft:53rd overall
Nll Draft Year:2001
Nll Draft Team:Calgary Roughnecks
Career Start:2005

Jimmy Quinlan (born December 2, 1981, in Edmonton, Alberta) is a retired lacrosse player and current head coach for the Saskatchewan Rush in the National Lacrosse League and 3 time NLL champion. He has a 9–8 record as coach of the Rush

Professional career

Quinlan was acquired by the Edmonton Rush after playing his rookie season with the 2005 Champion's Cup Toronto Rock.[1] Quinlan was named Transition Player of the Week for his 5-point effort in week 6 of the 2008 NLL season.[2]

Quinlan played with the Coquitlam Adanacs from 2003 to 2006,[3] prior to joining the Sherwood Park Outlaws of the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League to capture the Presidents Cup in 2007.[4]

Quinlan retired as a player after the 2013 season as the last original player from season 1 of the Edmonton Rush and became the defensive coach for the Edmonton Rush.

On January 17, 2013, the Edmonton Rush Honored Jimmy by retiring his number 81 to the rafters of Rexall Place, joining the ranks of NHL Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Al Hamilton, Grant Fuhr, Glenn Anderson and Edmonton Oilers Play By Play Announcer Rod Philips. Demotix.com

He has the only Edmonton Rush number retired.

His career spanned 9 seasons (Toronto Rock and Edmonton Rush), 108 games and only missing 1 game in that time.

Career stats Games Played Regular Season 135Playoff 7All Star 2

Points 234 CareerGoals 108Assists 126

PIMs 237

Other than playing in the NLL, Quinlan is a grade 7 and 9 mathematics teacher at Vimy Ridge Academy in Edmonton, Alberta.

Quinlan is now a Defensive Coach with the 2014 Edmonton Rush

He had his jersey number 81 retired by the Edmonton Rush during the 2014 season.

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2005 Toronto 8 6 4 10 24 25 1 0 1 1 3 2
2006 Edmonton 16 20 19 39 86 24 -- -- -- -- -- --
2007 Edmonton 16 23 32 55 74 25 -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 Edmonton 16 22 31 53 76 18 -- -- -- -- -- --
2009 Edmonton 15 16 15 31 60 41 -- -- -- -- -- --
2010 Edmonton 16 8 6 14 87 21 2 1 1 2 8 0
2011 Edmonton 16 6 5 11 74 12 -- -- -- -- -- --
2012 Edmonton 16 4 3 7 50 4 3 1 0 1 5 4
2013 Edmonton 16 1 8 9 37 5 1 0 1 1 2 2
NLL Totals 135 106 123 229 568 175 7 2 3 5 18 8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jimmy Quinlan Edmonton Rush Player Bio . 2008-02-06 . EdmontonRush.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20071207164432/http://www.edmontonrush.com/roster/quinlan.php . 2007-12-07 . dead .
  2. Web site: Zywicki named Player of the Week . 2008-02-06. February 6, 2008. NLL.com.
  3. Web site: Jimmy Quinlan Coquitlam Adanacs Player Bio . 2008-02-06 . AdanacLacrosse.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060614090959/http://adanaclacrosse.com/quinlan.htm . June 14, 2006 .
  4. Web site: Player Profiles: Jimmy Quinlan Stats . Bible-of-Lacrosse.com . 2008-02-06 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071013003540/http://www.bible-of-lacrosse.com/newstats/players.txt . 2007-10-13 .