Jeff Zywicki

Jeff Zywicki (born April 8, 1981) is a former professional lacrosse player from Ottawa, Ontario. He played college lacrosse at UMass. He was drafted 8th overall by the San Jose Stealth in the 2005 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft. He also played in Major League Lacrosse for the San Francisco Dragons, Denver Outlaws and the Toronto Nationals, who drafted him.

Jeff Zywicki

Born	(1981-04-08) April 8, 1981 (age 44) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	195 pounds (88 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Forward
NLL draft	8th overall, 2005 San Jose Stealth
NLL team	Washington Stealth
MLL team Former teams	Toronto Nationals San Francisco Dragons Denver Outlaws
Pro career	2006–

Early career

Zywicki grew up in Nepean, Ontario, Canada where he played his minor lacrosse. At 15, he led his Midget lacrosse team to a Provincial championship with his father, Eugene Zywicki as the head coach. At 16, Zywicki began playing for the Nepean Knights of the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League, where he finished second with 5.0 points per game to Andre Leduc (5.4 points per game) for most career points per game.^[1] In 1998, Zywicki had a career high 96 points and was awarded as the League's Most Outstanding Rookie.^[2] During his time with the Knights, Zywicki also split time playing with the Jr. ‘A’ Orillia Rama Kings.

College & professional career

Zywicki attended the University of Massachusetts Amherst where he was awarded ECAC Lacrosse League First Team honors as a senior.^[3]

That same year, Jeff was drafted 8th overall by the San Jose Stealth in the National Lacrosse League entry draft.^[4] He also plays for the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse.^[5] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.^[6]

International career

In 2006, Jeff lead the Canadian Men's lacrosse team to its first World Lacrosse Championship since 1978, when it defeated the U.S. 15–10 in the final of the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship. Jeff had an outstanding championship, being awarded the 'Best Attackman' and earning a spot on the All-World team after scoring a tournament record 28 goals in 8 games.

Statistics

NCAA

Season			GP	G	A	Pts	PPG
2001			7	1	2	3	--
2002			16	16	11	27	2.41
2003			16	41	21	62	3.50
2004			1	1	0	1	--
2005			16	44	9	53	3.18
Totals			55	103	43	146	2.79

NLL

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2006	San Jose		16	27	21	48	77	8		--	--	--	--	--	--
2007	San Jose		14	40	30	70	107	2		2	8	2	10	14	4
2008	San Jose		16	48	42	90	105	4		1	4	3	7	3	0
2009	San Jose		16	32	46	78	83	33		2	5	5	10	17	0
NLL Totals			62	147	139	286	372	47		5	17	10	27	34	4

MLL

			Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	GB	PIM		GP	G	2ptG	A	Pts	GB	PIM
2006	San Francisco		1	0	0	2	2	1	0		--	--	--	--	--	--	--
2006	Denver		4	6	0	3	9	4	0		2	5	0	1	6	1	0
2007	Rochester		12	31	0	17	48	23	0		1	1	0	0	1	3	0
2008	Rochester		11	31	0	14	45	26	0.5		2	7	0	1	8	5	1
2009	Toronto		10	19	0	14	33	14	2.5		2	4	0	1	5	3	0
MLL Totals			28	68	0	36	104	54	0.5		5	13	0	2	15	9	1

Junior

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1997	Nepean Knights	OLA Jr.B		3	3	1	4	0		5	10	11	21	2
1998	Nepean Knights	OLA Jr.B		16	57	39	96	8		8	13	10	23	20
1998	Orillia Rama Kings	OLA Jr.A		8	10	11	21	2		0	0	0	0	0
1999	Nepean Knights	OLA Jr.B		12	41	30	71	20		5	17	16	33	0
1999	Orillia Rama Kings	OLA Jr.A		9	22	18	40	0		0	0	0	0	0
2000	Nepan Knights	OLA Jr.B		12	29	32	61	55		7	19	19	38	8
2000	Orillia Rama Kings	OLA Jr.A		16	23	27	50	10		--	--	--	--	--
2001	Nepean Knights	OLA Jr.B		1	3	0	3	0		--	--	--	--	--
2001	Orillia Rama Kings	OLA Jr.A		16	18	21	39	8		6	10	9	19	9
2002	Orillia Rama Kings	OLA Jr.A		17	48	23	71	10		7	17	12	29	4
Junior A Totals				66	121	100	221	30		23	27	21	48	13
Junior B Totals				44	133	102	235	83		25	59	56	115	30

Senior

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2001	Akwesasne Thunder	MSL		1	0	2	2	0		--	--	--	--	--
2005	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		15	21	27	48	0		--	--	--	--	--
2006	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		5	9	3	12	0		6	9	17	26	0
2007	Brooklin Redmen	MSL		11	19	24	43	2		--	--	--	--	--
Senior A Totals				32	49	56	105	2		6	9	17	26	0