Rory Glaves
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Rory Glaves is a Canadian
lacrosse player and an assistant captain for the Edmonton Rush
of the National Lacrosse League
. Glaves also played two years of college lacrosse
for the University of Hartford
. Glaves has won two Minto Cup
championships with the St. Catharines Athletics
(2001, 2003) and one Mann Cup
championship with the Victoria Shamrocks
(2005).
in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
from 1999 to 2003. He quickly earned a reputation as one of the best defensive players in the game. In 2003, Glaves was given the "Dean McLeod Award" for Playoffs M.V.P. He was also awarded the "John McCauley Award" for Best Defensive Player two years in a row. During his five-year tenure with the Athletics, Glaves helped lead the team to three straight league championships and two Minto Cups.
by the Vancouver Ravens
.
Shortly before the beginning of the 2005 NLL season
, the Ravens folded, and Glaves was selected second overall in the dispersal draft
by the Anaheim Storm
.
Glaves played every game for Anaheim. On July 20, 2005, the Storm folded, and Glaves was again put into a dispersal draft. Glaves was selected first overall by the Edmonton Rush
. Glaves played his first season in the NLL with the Rush in 2006
.
in 1998, and helped the Canucks to their second Sutherland Cup
championship in three years. He was then drafted 160th overall in the 1999 Ontario Hockey League
Priority Draft by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors
. Glaves would only play six games with the Majors before returning to the Canucks.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
lacrosse player and an assistant captain for the Edmonton Rush
Edmonton Rush
The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...
of the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
. Glaves also played two years of college lacrosse
College lacrosse
College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...
for the University of Hartford
University of Hartford
The University of Hartford is a private, independent, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in West Hartford, Connecticut. The degree programs at the University of Hartford hold the highest levels of accreditation available in the US, including the Engineering Accreditation Commission of...
. Glaves has won two Minto Cup
Minto Cup
The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada...
championships with the St. Catharines Athletics
St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A
The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Minto Cup Championships:...
(2001, 2003) and one Mann Cup
Mann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...
championship with the Victoria Shamrocks
Victoria Shamrocks
The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times...
(2005).
Junior career
Glaves played for the St. Catharines AthleticsSt. Catharines Athletics Jr. A
The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Minto Cup Championships:...
in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...
from 1999 to 2003. He quickly earned a reputation as one of the best defensive players in the game. In 2003, Glaves was given the "Dean McLeod Award" for Playoffs M.V.P. He was also awarded the "John McCauley Award" for Best Defensive Player two years in a row. During his five-year tenure with the Athletics, Glaves helped lead the team to three straight league championships and two Minto Cups.
Professional career
Glaves was drafted 2nd overall in the 2004 NLL entry draftNational Lacrosse League entry draft
The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system....
by the Vancouver Ravens
Vancouver Ravens
The Vancouver Ravens were a member of the National Lacrosse League , from 2002 to 2004. They played their three seasons at General Motors Place in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
.
Shortly before the beginning of the 2005 NLL season
2005 NLL season
The 2005 National Lacrosse League season began on January 1, 2005 and concluded with the championship game on May 14. The Toronto Rock won their fifth NLL championship, defeating the Arizona Sting 19-13 in Toronto....
, the Ravens folded, and Glaves was selected second overall in the dispersal draft
National Lacrosse League dispersal draft
The National Lacrosse League dispersal draft is a meeting where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose players from teams that are ceasing operations. The NLL has seen a lot of team changes over the years , so dispersal drafts have been commonplace...
by the Anaheim Storm
Anaheim Storm
The Anaheim Storm was a member of the National Lacrosse League. They played at the Arrowhead Pond in Anaheim, California. They were the New Jersey Storm from the 2002 season to 2003. Starting for the 2004 season the team relocated to Anaheim, California...
.
Glaves played every game for Anaheim. On July 20, 2005, the Storm folded, and Glaves was again put into a dispersal draft. Glaves was selected first overall by the Edmonton Rush
Edmonton Rush
The Edmonton Rush is a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League that started playing in the 2006 NLL season.The NLL announced that Edmonton, Alberta, Canada would receive an NLL franchise on May 5, 2005. They play their home games at Rexall Place...
. Glaves played his first season in the NLL with the Rush in 2006
2006 NLL season
-All-Star game:The 2006 All-Star Game was held at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario on February 25, 2006. The West Division defeated the East Division 14-13. The MVP of the game was Lewis Ratcliff of the Calgary Roughnecks, who scored 4 goals, including the game winner...
.
Hockey career
Glaves began his junior hockey career with the Jr.B Niagara Falls CanucksNiagara Falls Canucks
The Niagara Falls Canucks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Golden Horseshoe division of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League.-History:...
in 1998, and helped the Canucks to their second Sutherland Cup
Sutherland Cup
The Sutherland Cup is the ice hockey Ontario Junior "B" Provincial Championship trophy. The Sutherland Cup is now the championship trophy of the Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League. Until 2007, the Cup served as an interleague provincial championship...
championship in three years. He was then drafted 160th overall in the 1999 Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
Priority Draft by the Toronto St. Michael's Majors
Toronto St. Michael's Majors
The Toronto St. Michael's Majors, was a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League, based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The hockey program was founded and operated by St. Michael's College School in 1906, and adopted the name "Majors" in 1934, and was commonly referred to as St. Mike's...
. Glaves would only play six games with the Majors before returning to the Canucks.
National Lacrosse League
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2007 | Edmonton | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 53 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Edmonton | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2009 | Edmonton | 15 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 43 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Canadian Lacrosse Association
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999 | St. Catharines Athletics St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Minto Cup Championships:... |
OLA Jr.A OLA Junior A Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:... |
19 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 8 | ||
| 2001 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Minto Cup Minto Cup The Minto Cup is awarded annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team of Canada.It was donated in 1901 by the Governor-General, Lord Minto, and from 1901 until 1909 awarded to the senior men's champion of Canada... |
St. Catharines Athletics | CLA Canadian Lacrosse Association The Canadian Lacrosse Association , founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse... |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 18 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Minto Cup | St. Catharines Athletics | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 2003 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | ||
| Minto Cup | St. Catharines Athletics | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -- | ||
| 2004 | Victoria Shamrocks Victoria Shamrocks The Victoria Shamrocks are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Victoria, British Columbia. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .The Shamrocks have won the Mann Cup 8 times... |
WLA Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the... |
20 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Mann Cup Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion... |
Victoria Shamrocks | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Victoria Shamrocks | WLA | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Mann Cup | Victoria Shamrocks | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 83 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 27 | 60 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 23 | ||||
| Minto Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 15 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 33 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| Mann Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||