Shawn Williams (lacrosse)

"This article is about Shawn Williams (Lacrosse Player). For Shawn Williams, the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, see Shawn Williams (Grappler)."

Infobox Lacrosse Player


image_size = 150px
position = Forward
shoots = Left
height_ft = 5
height_in = 11
weight_lb = 195
nll_team = Rochester Knighthawks
former_nll_teams = Buffalo Bandits
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
nationality = Canada
birth_date = Birth date and age|1974|6|20|mf=y
birth_place = Scarborough, Ontario, CA
career_start = 1998
nickname = Willie

Shawn Williams (b. June 20, 1974 in Scarborough, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League.

NLL career

Williams started his NLL career in 1998 with the Ontario Raiders. The Raiders moved to Toronto the next year, becoming the Toronto Rock. Following the 1999 season, Williams was traded to the Buffalo Bandits for a draft pick, and played two seasons in Buffalo. On May 18, 2001, Williams was traded again, this time to the Rochester Knighthawks as part of a seven player blockbuster deal.

Williams played his best season in 2004. When Knighthawk star John Grant, Jr. went down with a season-ending knee injury, Williams picked up the slack, finishing 8th in the league in points with 81, 3rd in goals with 45, and was named to the first All-Pro team. He was named Overall Player of the Week three times — all in the last four weeks of the season — and Offensive Player of the Week five times.

Williams has played in five NLL All-Star games, in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008, scoring the overtime winning goal in the 2008 game. [cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3373 |title=East All-Stars Win In Overtime, 17-16|work=NLL.com|date=March 16, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-16]

MSL / WLA Career

Williams has been a member of the Brooklin Redmen of the MSL since 1996, other than 2003, when he played one year in the WLA for the Coquitlam Adanacs. He was a member of the Mann Cup-winning Redmen in 2000. He has won the Bucko McDonald Memorial Trophy as the top scorer in the MSL three times, in 1999, 2001 (co-winner with Josh Sanderson), and again in 2004. Williams also holds the MSL record for most points in a game — 21, set on July 26, 1999 against the Ohsweken Wolves.

Field lacrosse

Williams is also an accomplished field lacrosse player, and has been a member of Team Canada at the last two World Lacrosse Championships. He also served as the (field) lacrosse coach for Brock University.

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MSL / WLA

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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH=June 20, 1974
PLACE OF BIRTH= Scarborough, Ontario, CA
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