Mitch Belisle
Mitch Belisle (born November 9, 1985) is a professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and former player for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League.[2] Belisle represented the United States in the 2014 FIL World Championship[3] and the 2011 FIL World Indoor Championship.
Born | [1] | November 9, 1985
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Nationality | United States |
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) |
Position | Defense |
NLL draft | 13th overall, 2007 New York Titans |
NLL team Former teams | Georgia Swarm Minnesota Swarm Boston Blazers New York Titans |
MLL team | Boston Cannons |
NCAA team | Cornell University |
Pro career | 2007–2018 |
Collegiate career
Belisle is a graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] As a senior he was awarded the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defender.[5] He also received First-team All-American team honors, and was named to his second All-Ivy League team while leading the Big Red to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four. As a junior, he was awarded Cornell's "C.F. Morse Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award."[6] Belisle was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior society at Cornell.
Professional career
Belisle was selected by the Los Angeles Riptide as a second round selection (12th overall) in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[7]
The New York Titans drafted Belisle in the First Round (13th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.[6][8] In Week 13 of the 2008 NLL season, Belisle scored his first and second career goals, and was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors.[9]
Belisle joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season. During the season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[10]
He played in the 2012 and 2013 NLL seasons for the Minnesota Swarm. He was listed Inactive: Protected Player on December 7, 2013 and missed the 2014 NLL season.[11] He returned to the Swarm for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[12]
In addition to his professional career as a player, Belisle serves as the Director of Marketing for Trilogy Lacrosse, a leading lacrosse education organization based in Brooklyn, New York. [13]
Statistics
NLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2008 | New York | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
2009 | Boston | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
2010 | Boston | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
2011 | Boston | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
2012 | Minnesota | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
2013 | Minnesota | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
2015 | Minnesota | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2016 | Georgia | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2017 | Georgia | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
NLL Totals | 142 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 602 | 174 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 12 |
MLL
Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
2007 | Los Angeles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
2008 | Los Angeles | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2009 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2010 | Boston | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
2011 | Boston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
2012 | Boston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
2013 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2014 | Boston | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2015 | Boston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
2016 | Boston | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2017 | Boston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
2018 | Boston | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
MLL Totals | 132 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Awards
Preceded by Mike Culver |
William C. Schmeisser Award NCAA Defenseman of the Year 2007 |
Succeeded by Nick O’Hara |
References
- "The Official Site of the Boston Blazers - Roster". BlazersLacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- "Belisle on NLL Retirement: 'That Was Fun'". Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- "Team USA Names 23-Man Roster for FIL World Championship". laxpower.com. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- "Eleven Greats To Join Athletics Hall of Fame In 2017". Cornell University. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- "US Lacrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- "Mitch Belisle N.Y. Titans Bio". NYTitansLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Mitch Belisle L.A. Riptide Bio". LARiptide.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Q&A with New York Rookie, Mitch Belisle". NLLInsider.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- "Watson named Player of the Week". NLL.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- "Mitch Belisle Player Profile". Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- "Swarm announce final 20-man roster". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- "Mitch Belisle - Trilogy Lacrosse". Retrieved 2014-04-08.