Shawn Evans (lacrosse)
| Shawn Evans | |
|---|---|
| — Lacrosse player — | |
| Born |
April 28, 1986 Peterborough, Ontario |
| Position | Forward |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
| MSL team | Peterborough Lakers |
|
NLL team F. Teams |
New England Black Wolves Calgary Roughnecks Rochester Knighthawks |
| Nationality | Canada |
| NLL Draft | 2nd overall, 2005 Rochester Knighthawks |
| Pro career | 2006–present |
Shawn Evans (born April 28, 1986 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League. Evans' brothers, Scott and Stephen have also played in the NLL. Evans is the only lacrosse player in history to win the Minto Cup (the Canadian Junior lacrosse title), the Mann Cup (the Canadian Senior lacrosse title), and the NLL Champion's Cup all within 12 months of each other. He is also only one of three lacrosse players in history (the others being Craig Conn and Mark Matthews) to win 2 Minto Cups back to back (2006 & 2007) with 2 different Junior teams.
In May 2013, after winning the scoring title with 112 points, Evans was named NLL MVP.
During his seven-year tenure with the Peterborough Lakers and the Six Nations Arrows, Evans scored 199 goals and 462 points. He also finished his playoff career with 71 goals and 194 points. In combination with his regular season and playoff points, Evans his ranked 29th all time in Canadian Junior A lacrosse history with 656.
Evans' awards and accomplishments during his junior career include:
Evans played a year of NCAA Division I lacrosse at Bellarmine University in 2005. He was the leading freshman scorer that year totalling 53 goals and 21 assists for 74 points.
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