Matt Vinc | |
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— Lacrosse player — | |
Born |
St. Catharines, Ontario |
June 9, 1982
Position | Goaltender |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 220 pounds (100 kg) |
MSL team F. Teams |
Peterborough Lakers St. Catharines Athletics Six Nations Chiefs Brampton Excelsiors Victoria Shamrocks WLA |
NLL team F. Teams |
Rochester Knighthawks New York/Orlando Titans San Jose Stealth |
Nationality | Canada |
NLL Draft | 6th overall, 2005 San Jose Stealth |
Pro career | 2006–present |
Shoots | Right |
Nickname | Vino |
Matt Vinc (born June 9, 1982), is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender in the National Lacrosse League, currently playing for the Rochester Knighthawks and for the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.
Vinc was born in St. Catharines, Ontario. He was a member of Team Canada during the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Denis Morris Catholic High School in St. Catharines.
Vinc had an outstanding junior career. He played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from 1999 to 2003. His accomplishments playing for the A's include:
Vinc played high school field lacrosse at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School, along with fellow professional lacrosse players Billy Dee Smith, Craig Conn, and Sean Greenhalgh. In five years, he helped the Holy Cross Raiders to 2 gold medals, 1 silver, and 1 bronze at the OFSAA field lacrosse championships. This would begin a dynasty for the Holy Cross lacrosse program to excel in Niagara and Ontario competition.