Josh Sanderson
{{Short description|Canadian lacrosse player}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
| position = Forward
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 7
| weight_lb = 150
| pro_number = 19
| nll_team =
| nll_draft = 16th overall
| nll_draft_year = 1997
| nll_draft_team = Rochester Knighthawks
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|4|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Orangeville, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1998
| career_end = 2016
| former_nll_teams = Toronto Rock
Boston Blazers
Calgary Roughnecks
San Jose Stealth
Albany Attack
Rochester Knighthawks
| nickname = Shooter
|canlaxhof=2022}}
Josh "Shooter" Sanderson (born April 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional lacrosse player. Sanderson played 19 seasons in the National Lacrosse League including nine with the Toronto Rock.{{cite web|url=http://torontorock.com/josh-sanderson-retires/|work=Toronto Rock website|title=Josh Sanderson retires|date=June 15, 2016|accessdate=June 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170510070952/http://torontorock.com/josh-sanderson-retires/|archive-date=May 10, 2017|url-status=dead}}
In 2002, as a member of the Brampton Excelsiors, Sanderson was awarded the Mike Kelly Memorial Trophy as most valuable player in the Mann Cup competition.{{cite web|url=http://bible-of-lacrosse.com/newstats/manncup.txt |title=Historical Stats of the Mann Cup |work=Bible-of-Lacrosse.com |accessdate=2007-08-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013004812/http://www.bible-of-lacrosse.com/newstats/manncup.txt |archivedate=2007-10-13 }}
Professional career
Sanderson began his NLL career with the Rochester Knighthawks. After two seasons in Rochester, Sanderson was left unprotected in the expansion draft,{{cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/game0008preview.htm|title=Gaits to play together in Philly for first time since '94 MILL playoffs|work=Outsider's Guide to the NLL|accessdate=2006-12-12|date=February 24, 2000|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818173934/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/game0008preview.htm|archivedate=August 18, 2007}} and was chosen by his father, Albany Attack GM Terry Sanderson. Josh went on to be the leading scorer on the Attack for four years, including setting a new NLL record for assists in a season, with 68 in 2002.
After the 2003 NLL season, the Attack moved to San Jose, California, becoming the San Jose Stealth. After one year in San Jose, now-Toronto Rock GM Terry Sanderson once again acquired his son, as Josh was traded to the Rock in a 6-player blockbuster deal.{{cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news040728.htm |title=Sandersons reunited in Toronto after blockbuster trade |work=Outsider's Guide to the NLL |date=July 28, 2004 |accessdate=2006-12-12 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926234549/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news040728.htm |archivedate=September 26, 2007 }} In 2005, Sanderson broke his own single-season assists record with 71, and helped the Rock win their fifth NLL Championship.
During the 2008 season, Sanderson was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks for Lewis Ratcliff.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3394 |work=NLL.com |title=Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped in Blockbuster |date=March 25, 2008 |accessdate=2008-03-25 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080328230216/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3394 |archivedate=March 28, 2008 }} Calgary became the third team (after Albany and Toronto) where Sanderson played for his father, who was an assistant coach for the Roughnecks until the end of the 2009 NLL season.
In 2009, Sanderson broke his own record once again, as he and Dan Dawson both finished the season with 74 assists.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3925 |title=Sanderson & Dawson Set New Assists Record |work=NLL.com |date=April 17, 2009 |accessdate=2009-05-02 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090417085815/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3925 |archivedate=April 17, 2009 }}
Sanderson was named to the NLL All-Pro teams in 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006.{{cite web|url=http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/awardsallpro.htm|title=First & Second Team All-Pros|work=Outsider's Guide to the NLL|accessdate=2006-12-12|url-status=usurped|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061209134557/http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/awardsallpro.htm|archivedate=2006-12-09}} During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3811|title=All-Star reserves announced |date=February 19, 2009|publisher=NLL.com|accessdate=2009-03-05}}
On August 13, 2010, Sanderson was traded to the Boston Blazers along with a 1st round draft pick in the 2010 entry draft in exchange for Daryl Veltman, Jon Harnett and transition player Kyle Ross as well as the Blazers' first round selection in the 2010 Entry Draft.{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4597 |title=NLL.com -- Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Articles - JOSH SANDERSON TO BLAZERS IN BIG TRADE |website=www.nll.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100821181704/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=4597 |archive-date=2010-08-21}}
He was selected with the 4th pick in the Boston Blazers Dispersal Draft by the Minnesota Swarm.[http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5161 Philadelphia Acquires Dan Dawson] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083034/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5161 |date=2011-09-27 }} He was then traded from the Minnesota Swarm to the Toronto Rock, along with Nick Inch in exchange for 9th pick in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft, 12th pick in the 2011 NLL Entry Draft and a conditional first round pick in the 2012 NLL entry draft.[http://www.torontorock.com/article/welcome-back-shooter Welcome Back Shooter]
After contemplating retirement before the 2016 season, Sanderson decided to return for one more season, picking up 42 points in 11 games. Sanderson announced his retirement shortly after the conclusion of the 2016 season. He was subsequently named assistant General Manager of the Rock.{{cite web|url=http://torontorock.com/josh-sanderson-appointed-assistant-general-manager/|title=Josh Sanderson Appointed Assistant General Manager|work=Toronto Rock website|date=July 5, 2016|accessdate=July 15, 2016}} On August 8, 2023, he was named Head Coach and Assistant General Manager of the Calgary Roughnecks.{{cite web |url=https://www.insidelacrosse.com/article/josh-sanderson-named-head-coach-assistant-gm-for-calgary-roughnecks/61946|title=Josh Sanderson Named Head Coach/Assistant GM for Calgary Roughnecks |date=August 8, 2023|publisher=Inside Lacrosse|accessdate=2023-08-09}}
Statistics
=NLL=
{{NLLCareerStats
|player_name_link=Josh Sanderson
|season1_year=1998
|season1_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)
|season1_team=Rochester Knighthawks
|season1_games_played=4
|season1_goals=1
|season1_assists=3
|season1_loose_balls=10
|season1_penalty_minutes=6
|season2_year=1999
|season2_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019)
|season2_team=Rochester Knighthawks
|season2_games_played=5
|season2_goals=6
|season2_assists=6
|season2_loose_balls=17
|season2_penalty_minutes=2
|season3_year=2000
|season3_team_link=Albany Attack
|season3_games_played=11
|season3_goals=30
|season3_assists=34
|season3_loose_balls=61
|season3_penalty_minutes=6
|season4_year=2001
|season4_team_link=Albany Attack
|season4_games_played=14
|season4_goals=18
|season4_assists=32
|season4_loose_balls=68
|season4_penalty_minutes=18
|season5_year=2002
|season5_team_link=Albany Attack
|season5_games_played=16
|season5_goals=35
|season5_assists=68
|season5_loose_balls=62
|season5_penalty_minutes=12
|season5_playoff_games_played=2
|season5_playoff_goals=7
|season5_playoff_assists=10
|season5_playoff_loose_balls=14
|season5_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season6_year=2003
|season6_team_link=Albany Attack
|season6_games_played=15
|season6_goals=25
|season6_assists=51
|season6_loose_balls=61
|season6_penalty_minutes=7
|season7_year=2004
|season7_team_link=San Jose Stealth
|season7_games_played=16
|season7_goals=28
|season7_assists=61
|season7_loose_balls=60
|season7_penalty_minutes=10
|season7_playoff_games_played=1
|season7_playoff_goals=2
|season7_playoff_assists=2
|season7_playoff_loose_balls=3
|season7_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season8_year=2005
|season8_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season8_games_played=16
|season8_goals=31
|season8_assists=71
|season8_loose_balls=112
|season8_penalty_minutes=8
|season8_playoff_games_played=2
|season8_playoff_goals=5
|season8_playoff_assists=6
|season8_playoff_loose_balls=14
|season9_year=2006
|season9_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season9_games_played=16
|season9_goals=29
|season9_assists=69
|season9_loose_balls=92
|season9_penalty_minutes=6
|season9_playoff_games_played=1
|season9_playoff_goals=2
|season9_playoff_assists=2
|season9_playoff_loose_balls=1
|season10_year=2007
|season10_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season10_games_played=16
|season10_goals=31
|season10_assists=54
|season10_loose_balls=78
|season10_penalty_minutes=10
|season10_playoff_games_played=1
|season10_playoff_loose_balls=7
|season11_year=2008
|season11_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season11_games_played=11
|season11_goals=23
|season11_assists=27
|season11_loose_balls=61
|season11_penalty_minutes=6
|season12_year=2008
|season12_team_link=Calgary Roughnecks
|season12_games_played=4
|season12_goals=6
|season12_assists=8
|season12_loose_balls=19
|season12_playoff_games_played=2
|season12_playoff_goals=2
|season12_playoff_assists=8
|season12_playoff_loose_balls=10
|season12_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season13_year=2009
|season13_team_link=Calgary Roughnecks
|season13_games_played=16
|season13_goals=29
|season13_assists=74
|season13_loose_balls=73
|season13_penalty_minutes=4
|season13_playoff_games_played=3
|season13_playoff_goals=5
|season13_playoff_assists=14
|season13_playoff_loose_balls=14
|season14_year=2010
|season14_team_link=Calgary Roughnecks
|season14_games_played=16
|season14_goals=34
|season14_assists=70
|season14_loose_balls=67
|season14_penalty_minutes=2
|season14_playoff_games_played=1
|season14_playoff_assists=3
|season14_playoff_loose_balls=3
|season15_year=2011
|season15_team_link=Boston Blazers
|season15_games_played=16
|season15_goals=20
|season15_assists=43
|season15_loose_balls=52
|season15_penalty_minutes=4
|season15_playoff_games_played=1
|season15_playoff_assists=2
|season15_playoff_loose_balls=2
|season16_year=2012
|season16_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season16_games_played=14
|season16_goals=22
|season16_assists=42
|season16_loose_balls=50
|season16_penalty_minutes=2
|season16_playoff_games_played=2
|season16_playoff_goals=5
|season16_playoff_assists=2
|season16_playoff_loose_balls=13
|season17_year=2013
|season17_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season17_games_played=16
|season17_goals=29
|season17_assists=33
|season17_loose_balls=68
|season17_penalty_minutes=4
|season17_playoff_games_played=1
|season17_playoff_assists=1
|season17_playoff_loose_balls=1
|season18_year=2014
|season18_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season18_games_played=17
|season18_goals=22
|season18_assists=48
|season18_loose_balls=77
|season18_penalty_minutes=6
|season18_playoff_games_played=1
|season18_playoff_goals=2
|season18_playoff_assists=4
|season18_playoff_loose_balls=7
|season19_year=2015
|season19_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season19_games_played=18
|season19_goals=19
|season19_assists=83
|season19_loose_balls=90
|season19_penalty_minutes=10
|season19_playoff_games_played=4
|season19_playoff_goals=3
|season19_playoff_assists=10
|season19_playoff_loose_balls=19
|season19_playoff_penalty_minutes=8
|season20_year=2016
|season20_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season20_games_played=11
|season20_goals=11
|season20_assists=31
|season20_loose_balls=38
|season20_penalty_minutes=8
}}
Awards
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{{succession box | before = Mark Steenhuis | title = Champion's Cup MVP | years = 2009 | after = Lewis Ratcliff}}
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References
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Category:Boston Blazers players
Category:Calgary Roughnecks players
Category:Canadian lacrosse players
Category:National Lacrosse League All-Stars
Category:Sportspeople from Orangeville, Ontario
Category:Rochester Knighthawks players
Category:San Jose Stealth players