Graeme Hossack

{{Infobox lacrosse player|name=Graeme Hossack|birth_date={{birth date and age|1992|7|22|mf=y}}|nationality=Canadian|height_ft=6|height_in=2|weight_lbs=230|shoots=Left|position=Defense|ncaa_team=Lindenwood|class=2015|nll_draft=2nd overall|medaltemplates={{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}

First Team All-American (2015)
2x ECAC Specialist of the Year (2014–15)
3x First Team All-ECAC (2013–15)

NLL

3x Defensive Player of the Year (2018–20)
4x First Team All-League (2018–20, 2023)
1x Second Team All-League (2017)
All-Rookie Team (2016)

PLL

1x Champion (2023)
1x Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year (2021)
2x All-Star (2021, 2022)
2x First Team All-Pro (2021, 2023)
1x Second Team All-Pro (2022)

International

3x All-World Team (2018, 2019, 2023)|nickname=Cyborg|birth_place=Port Perry, Ontario}}

Graeme Hossack (born July 22, 1992) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a defenseman for the Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Archers Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).{{Cite web |title=Graeme Hossack – National Lacrosse League – on Pointstreak Sports Technologies |url=http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=9064522&seasonid=17281 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Pointstreak Sports Technologies |language=en}} In 2020, Hossack became the second player to be named the NLL Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years after Kyle Rubisch won four straight from 2012–15.{{Cite web |date=2021-09-08 |title=Thunderbirds Extend Three-Time NLL Defensive Player of the Year Graeme Hossack to a Five-Year Contract |url=https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/thunderbirds-extend-three-time-nll-defensive-player-of-the-year-graeme-hossack-to-a-five-year-contract/n-5750915 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=OurSports Central |language=en}}

College and junior career

Hossack played for the Whitby Warriors of the Ontario Junior Lacrosse League, where he won the Minto Cup in 2011 and 2013.

Hossack attended Lindenwood University where he played four seasons of Division II lacrosse as an LSM. He was a three-time First Team all-ECAC player, two-time ECAC Specialist of the Year, and as a senior, he became Lindenwood's first ever First Team All-American. He majored in environmental biology.{{Cite web |title=Graeme Hossack – Men's Lacrosse |url=https://lindenwoodlions.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/graeme-hossack/7328 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Lindenwood University Athletics |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Thunderbirds |first=Halifax |title=Graeme Hossack {{!}} Halifax Thunderbirds |url=https://www.halifaxthunderbirds.com/players/detail/hossack |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=www.halifaxthunderbirds.com |language=en}}

Professional career

= NLL =

Hossack was selected second overall in the 2015 NLL Draft by the Rochester Knighthawks.{{Cite web |date=2015-10-02 |title=2015 Nll Draft Results |url=https://www.nll.com/news/2015-nll-draft-results/ |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=NLL |language=en-US}} He made his professional debut on January 9, 2016, where he scored twice. He finished the season second among rookies with 91 loose balls and was named to the All-Rookie team. In his second season, Hossack was a finalist for the NLL Defensive Player of the Year Award and was named All-League Second Team. He then won the Defensive Player of the Year and first team All-League for the first time the following two seasons. Ahead of the 2020 season, the Knighthawks moved to Halifax, being rebranded as the Halifax Thunderbirds. Hossack continued his dominance, once again winning the Defensive Player of the Year Award and being named First Team All-League. In September 2021, The Thunderbirds re-signed Hossack to a five-year contract.{{Cite web |last=Chavez |first=Bob |date=2021-09-10 |title=Halifax Thunderbirds Ink Graeme Hossack to 5-Year Deal |url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/halifax-thunderbirds-ink-graeme-hossack-to-5-year-deal/58432 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Inside Lacrosse}}

Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse named Hossack the #5 best defender in the NLL.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-30 |title=NLL Top 50 Players: Top 30 Defenders & Transition Players|url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/nll-top-50-players-top-30-defenders-transition-players/60429 |access-date=2022-12-01 |website=Inside Lacrosse}}

Hossack was the runner-up for the 2023 NLL Defensive Player of the Year Award and was named first team all-NLL.{{Cite web |title=Calgary's Christian Del Bianco Named National Lacrosse League MVP |url=https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/pro/nll/calgarys-christian-del-bianco-named-national-lacrosse-league-mvp |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=www.usalaxmagazine.com |language=en}}

= MLL =

Hossack played 3 seasons in Major League Lacrosse for the Atlanta Blaze.

= PLL =

Hossack decided to enter the Premier Lacrosse League Entry Draft in 2021, having not played professional field lacrosse since 2018.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-23 |title=Entry Draft Spotlight: Graeme Hossack |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/entry-draft-spotlight-graeme-hossack |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}} He was selected second overall by Archers Lacrosse Club.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-26 |title=2021 Entry Draft Results |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/articles/2021-entry-draft-results |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}} As a close defenseman, Hossack was named an All-Star, and at the end of the season, was named the Dave Pietramala Defensive Player of the Year.{{Cite web |title=2021 PLL All-Star Game Presented by CrowdStrike |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/all-star-2021 |access-date=2022-06-24 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}}

International career

Hossack has represented Canada in the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship and the 2019 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, being named to the All-World Team both times.

Career statistics

=College=

class="wikitable"

!Season

!GP

!GS

!Pts

!GB

!CT

!FO

2012

|15

|94

|25

|0-0

2013

|13

|12

|115

|37

|0-0

2014

|12

|90

|41

|8–17

2015

|18

|16

|22

|153

|42

|5–10

Total

|58

|38

|33

|18

|51

|452

|145

|13–27

=NLL=

Source:{{Cite web |title=Graeme Hossack lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com |url=https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/stats/p-hossagra001 |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=www.statscrew.com |language=en}}

{{NLLCareerStats|player_name=Graeme Hossack|season1_year=2016|season1_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|season1_team=Rochester Knighthawks|season1_games_played=18|season1_goals=2|season1_assists=3|season1_loose_balls=91|season1_penalty_minutes=9|season2_year=2017|season2_team=Rochester Knighthawks|season2_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|season2_games_played=18|season2_goals=6|season2_assists=4|season2_loose_balls=125|season2_penalty_minutes=6|season3_year=2018|season3_team=Rochester Knighthawks|season3_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|season3_games_played=18|season3_goals=7|season3_assists=7|season3_loose_balls=163|season3_penalty_minutes=8|season3_playoff_games_played=5|season3_playoff_goals=4|season3_playoff_assists=1|season3_playoff_loose_balls=50|season4_year=2019|season4_team=Rochester Knighthawks|season4_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)|season4_games_played=18|season4_goals=8|season4_assists=16|season4_loose_balls=164|season4_penalty_minutes=12|season5_year=2020|season5_team_link=Halifax Thunderbirds|season5_games_played=12|season5_goals=9|season5_assists=9|season5_loose_balls=105|season5_penalty_minutes=7|season6_year=2022|season6_team_link=Halifax Thunderbirds|season6_games_played=18|season6_goals=3|season6_assists=12|season6_penalty_minutes=8|season6_loose_balls=129|season6_playoff_games_played=1|season6_playoff_loose_balls=3|season7_year=2023|season7_team_link=Halifax Thunderbirds|season7_games_played=18|season7_goals=2|season7_assists=7|season7_loose_balls=139|season7_penalty_minutes=8|season7_playoff_games_played=1|season7_playoff_goals=1|season7_playoff_loose_balls=9|season7_playoff_penalty_minutes=2|season8_year=2024|season8_team_link=Halifax Thunderbirds|season8_games_played=18|season8_goals=5|season8_assists=12|season8_loose_balls=119|season8_penalty_minutes=16|season8_playoff_games_played=1|season8_playoff_loose_balls=3|season8_playoff_penalty_minutes=2|season9_year=2025|season9_team_link=Halifax Thunderbirds|season9_games_played=18|season9_goals=5|season9_assists=16|season9_loose_balls=151|season9_penalty_minutes=14|season9_playoff_games_played=3|season9_playoff_loose_balls=19}}

=MLL=

Source:

{{MLLCareerStats|player_name=Graeme Hossack|season1_year=2016|season1_team_link=Atlanta Blaze|season1_games_played=12|season1_assists=1|season1_shots=1|season1_ground_balls=46|season1_penalty_minutes=3|season2_year=2017|season2_team_link=Atlanta Blaze|season2_games_played=11|season2_goals=1|season2_2pt_goals=1|season2_assists=1|season2_shots=10|season2_ground_balls=37|season2_penalty_minutes=4|season3_year=2018|season3_team_link=Atlanta Blaze|season3_games_played=6|season3_goals=1|season3_shots=1|season3_ground_balls=7|season2_faceoffs_att=1}}

=PLL=

Source:{{Cite web |title=Graeme Hossack |url=https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/graeme-hossack |access-date=2022-10-16 |website=Premier Lacrosse League |language=en-US}}

{{MLLCareerStats|player_name=Graeme Hossack|season1_year=2021|season1_team_link=Archers Lacrosse Club|season1_team=Archers LC|season1_games_played=9|season1_shots=5|season1_ground_balls=28|season1_penalties=1|season1_penalty_minutes=1|season1_faceoffs_won=5|season1_faceoffs_att=15|season1_playoff_games_played=1|season1_playoff_shots=1|season1_playoff_ground_balls=5|season1_playoff_faceoffs_att=3|season2_year=2022|season2_team=Archers LC|season2_team_link=Archers Lacrosse Club|season2_games_played=10|season2_shots=3|season2_ground_balls=38|season2_penalties=5|season2_penalty_minutes=4|season2_faceoffs_won=5|season2_faceoffs_att=30|season2_playoff_games_played=2|season2_playoff_ground_balls=5|season2_playoff_faceoffs_won=2|season2_playoff_faceoffs_att=3|season3_year=2023|season3_team=Archers LC|season3_team_link=Archers Lacrosse Club|season3_games_played=10|season3_assists=1|season3_shots=3|season3_ground_balls=35|season3_penalties=4|season3_penalty_minutes=3.5|season3_faceoffs_won=3|season3_faceoffs_att=16|season3_playoff_games_played=2|season3_playoff_shots=1|season3_playoff_ground_balls=6|season3_playoff_penalties=2|season3_playoff_penalty_minutes=1.5|season3_playoff_faceoffs_won=1|season3_playoff_faceoffs_att=1|season4_team_link=Utah Archers|season4_games_played=7|season4_shots=2|season4_ground_balls=20|season4_penalties=2|season4_penalty_minutes=2|season4_playoff_games_played=2|season4_playoff_goals=1|season4_playoff_2pt_goals=1|season4_playoff_shots=1|season4_playoff_ground_balls=4|season4_year=2024}}

References

External links

[https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/stats/p-hossagra001 Graeme Hossack professional lacrosse stats via statscrew.com]
[https://premierlacrosseleague.com/player/graeme-hossack Premier Lacrosse League bio and stats]

Category:Living people

Category:1992 births

Category:Atlanta Blaze players

Category:Canadian lacrosse players

Category:Halifax Thunderbirds players

Category:Rochester Knighthawks players

Category:Lacrosse people from Ontario

Category:People from Scugog

Category:Sportspeople from the Regional Municipality of Durham