Scott Self Explained

Position:Defense
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:213
Nll Team:New England Black Wolves
Former Nll Teams:Rochester Knighthawks
Chicago Shamrox
Arizona Sting
Buffalo Bandits
New York Saints
Ottawa Rebel
Minnesota Swarm
Edmonton Rush
Nll Draft:28th overall
Nll Draft Year:1999
Nll Draft Team:Buffalo Bandits
Birth Date:August 4, 1979
Birth Place:Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Career End:2017

Scott Self (born August 4, 1979) is a retired Canadian professional lacrosse player who last played for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League.

Personal life

Scott Self who started playing lacrosse when he was seven first picked up the sport when he watched his younger brother, Brad play it. Growing up, Self was very competitive in both hockey and lacrosse. In 1999, Self was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits while he was playing college hockey at the University of Guelph.

International

Scott Self played for team Canada. He won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2007 ILF World Indoor Lacrosse Championship when they beat the Iroquois Nationals 15-14 in overtime.

Professional career

Scott Self was drafted by the Buffalo Bandits 28th overall in the fourth round of the 1999 NLL Entry Draft, but didn't make an appearance until the 2001 NLL season, where he only made one. After his rookie season, Self was signed by the New York Saints, where he appeared in fifteenth games and recorded eleven points. After the 2002 NLL season, Self was traded to the Ottawa Rebel.[1] In his first season with the Rebel, Self appeared in sixteen games and became a key player to the struggling franchise. After his third season in the NLL, the Ottawa Rebel folded and Scott Self was released into the NLL dispersal draft, where he was drafted third overall by the Arizona Sting.[2] With the Sting, Self went to two NLL Championship games and collected 69 points, 312 loose balls and 64 penalty minutes in 61 games. He also made two appearances to the NLL All-star games as a reserve for the west team during his four-year stretch with the Sting. Despite the Sting's success, the franchise suspended operations in 2007 due to a lack of funds. Because of this, Self once again entered the NLL dispersal draft.[2] This time, he was drafted fourth overall by the Chicago Shamrox. Self had a successful season with the Shamrox, gathering 15 points, 13 penalty minutes, and 100 loose balls and an appearance to the NLL all-star game. But for the third time in his career, the team he was on folded and he would have to enter the NLL dispersal draft, where he went second overall to the Edmonton Rush. After one season with the Rush, he was acquired by the Minnesota Swarm in a trade on July 7, 2009. After his season with the Swarm, he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits, where he would spend his next two and a half seasons with. In his three years with the Bandits, he gathered 33 points, 48 penalty minutes, 187 loose balls and an appearance in the 2012 NLL all-star game, where he replaced Toronto's Colin Doyle who was unable to play due to an injury. During his third season with the Bandits, Self was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks before the trade deadline for Alexander-Kedoh Hill.[3] In his three years with the Knighthawks, he played 45 games and recorded 15 points, 15 penalty minutes and 181 loose balls. He also appeared in two championship games, one of which he won. On October 26, 2016, Self signed with the New England Black Wolves.[4] He retired in 2017 while he was injured.[5]

Statistics

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  Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2001 1 0 0 0 5 2-- -- -- -- -- --
2002 15 6 5 11 58 6-- -- -- -- ----
2003 16 4 9 13 90 15-- -- -- -- -- --
2004 16 3 12 15 71 8-- -- -- -- -- --
2005 13 4 15 19 64 163 0 3 3 12 4
2006 16 1 17 18 86 82 1 1 2 9 0
2007 16 3 14 17 91 213 2 3 5 11 6
2008 16 4 11 15 100 13-- -- -- -- -- --
2009 16 5 8 13 90 14-- -- -- -- -- --
2010 16 1 11 12 76 121 0 0 0 5 0
2011 15 2 8 10 77 362 0 0 0 9 0
2012 16 6 11 17 78 81 1 1 2 7 0
2013 7 0 1 1 22 30 0 0 0 12 4
2014 18 1 8 9 106 136 1 1 2 21 2
2015 18 2 3 5 53 154 0 0 0 14 4
NLL Totals !177 33 109 142 811 162 25 5 9 14100 20

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Transactions. The New York Times. 20 September 2002.
  2. Web site: Who Cashed in on the Sting Fallout?. July 4, 2008. Inside Lacrosse.
  3. Web site: THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE BUFFALO BANDITS . www.bandits.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150529131937/http://www.bandits.com/newsX.asp?type=News&aID=361 . 2015-05-29.
  4. Web site: Black Wolves Stay Active With Hawkins, Self Signings. Marisa Ingemi. In Lacrosse We Trust. October 26, 2016.
  5. Web site: Peterborough Lakers captain Scott Self retiring from National Lacrosse League after 17 seasons, but is not ruling out a return to Lakers. February 17, 2017. The Peterborough Examiner.
  6. Web site: 6 - Scott Self.