Dan Dawson (born December 11, 1981 in
Oakville, Ontario) is a
Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the
Boston Blazers of the
National Lacrosse League and the
Hamilton Nationals of
Major League Lacrosse.
NLL career
Dawson was drafted in the sixth round (68th overall) by the
Columbus Landsharks in 2001, and played in 11 games in his rookie season with Columbus, tallying 3 goals, 329 loose balls. In 2003, he played in 16 games, setting career highs in goals and loose balls. In 2004, Dawson helped Team Canada beat Team USA in the
Heritage Cup. During the
2004 season, he led Arizona in assists and was 2nd in points. In
2005, Dawson finished 7th in the NLL with 84 points and 2nd in goals with 48. He scored a hat-trick in his first All-Star game with the West Division. In 2005 he was named a First Team All-Pro.
Dawson was selected first overall by the LumberJax in the
2008 dispersal draft, after the
Arizona Sting and
Boston Blazers announced that they would not be playing in the 2008 season. After leading the LumberJax's the
2008 Champions Cup final, Dawson was again put into National Lacrosse League dispersal draft pool when Arizona ceased operations. This time, Dawson was selected first overall by the
Boston Blazers.
During the
2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the
All-Star Game. Dawson and
Josh Sanderson both finished the season with 74 assists, a new league record.
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