Craig Point
{{Short description|Iroquois lacrosse player}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
| position = Forward (box lacrosse), Midfield (field lacrosse)
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lbs = 215
| former_nll_teams = Buffalo Bandits
Rochester Knighthawks
Minnesota Swarm
| league = MSL
| team = Six Nations Chiefs
| former_mll_teams = Toronto/Hamilton Nationals
| nationality = {{flagicon|Iroquois}} Iroquois
| nll_draft = 3rd overall
| nll_draft_year = 2007
| nll_draft_team = Boston Blazers
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1986|1|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Ohsweken, Ontario
| career_start = 2008
| nickname =
|career_end=2017}}
Craig Point (born January 19, 1986), is an Iroquois lacrosse player who currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse. He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and comes from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.
Amateur career
Point led the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League to four straight league championships and a Minto Cup national championship in 2007. He also played on the Iroquois Nationals team in the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, leading the team in scoring and earning a silver medal.
In 2006, Point led Onondaga Community College to an undefeated season and a NJCAA National Championship.{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3061|title=Craig Point Entry Draft Prospect |accessdate=2008-02-14|date=2007-08-25|work=NLL.com}}
National Lacrosse League career
The Boston Blazers drafted Point in the first round (third overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. Point was traded to the Minnesota Swarm prior to the 2008 NLL season.{{cite web |url=http://www.mnswarm.com/team/player.asp?player_id=64|title=Craig Point Minnesota Swarm Player Bio |accessdate=2008-02-14|date=|work=MNSwarm.com}} Making an immediate impact on the league, Point was named Rookie of the Week four times and Rookie of the Month in February.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3343|title=Iannucci and Point Win Monthly Awards|work=NLL.com|date=March 4, 2008|accessdate=2008-03-04}} After the season, was awarded the Rookie of the Year award and was named the All-Rookie team.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3482 |work=NLL.com |title=Point Named Rookie of the Year |date=May 13, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-13 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517220825/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3482 |archive-date=May 17, 2008 }}
In February 2009, Point was traded along with Dean Hill to the Rochester Knighthawks for Aaron Wilson.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3810|work=NLL.com|title=Knighthawks trade Wilson to Swarm|date=February 19, 2009|accessdate=2009-02-21}}
Point was a member of the 2012 and 2013 Champion's Cup winning Rochester Knighthawks.
Canadian Senior "A" career
Point was a member of the 2013 Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs.
Major League Lacrosse career
Point was a member of the Nationals for three seasons: the first two when the team played in Toronto, and the third after the team moved to Hamilton. Although he was a member of the 2009 Steinfeld Cup winning Toronto Nationals, he played only three regular-season games with the team and did not appear in any playoff games.
Statistics
=Major League Lacrosse=
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=National Lacrosse League=
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|season7_year=2013
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|season8_year=2014
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=Canadian Lacrosse Association=
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|level=Junior "B"
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Awards
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{{succession box | before = Ryan Benesch | title = NLL Rookie of the Year | years = 2008 | after = Rhys Duch }}
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References
{{Reflist}}{{NLL Rookie of the Year Award}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Point, Craig}}
Category:Iroquois nations lacrosse players
Category:Lacrosse people from Ontario
Category:Minnesota Swarm players
Category:National Lacrosse League major award winners
Category:Native American sportspeople
Category:Rochester Knighthawks players
Category:Hamilton Nationals players
Category:First Nations sportspeople
Category:Onondaga Lazers athletes
Category:College men's lacrosse players in the United States