Taylor Wray | |
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— Lacrosse player — | |
Born |
Edmonton, AB, CAN |
June 27, 1981
Position | Defense |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 230 pounds (104 kg) |
NLL team F. Teams |
Philadelphia Wings Calgary Roughnecks |
Nationality | Canada |
NLL Draft | 2nd overall, 2003 Calgary Roughnecks |
Pro career | 2004–2012 |
Shoots | Right |
Taylor Wray (born June 27, 1981 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a former Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League, and the current Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Taylor's older brother Devan Wray is a former NLL player and former assistant coach for the Edmonton Rush.
Wray began his career with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2004, and won the NLL Championship with the Roughnecks that year. Wray was named both Rookie of the Year and Defensive Player of the Year in 2004.
In July 2007, Wray was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade.
Prior to the 2008 NCAA season, Wray was named Assistant Coach of the Lehigh University lacrosse team, under Head Coach Kevin Cassese. Prior to this, He had served as Assistant Coach for Queens University of Charlotte.
During the summer of 2011, Wray was named Head Coach of the Saint Joseph's University men's lacrosse team. Prior to the start of the 2013 season, Philadelphia head coach Johnny Mouradian announced that Wray has told the team he will not be returning to Wings.