Rob Blasdell
{{Short description|Canadian lacrosse player}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
| position = Goaltender
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 1
| weight_lb = 205
| nll_team = Edmonton Rush
| former_nll_teams = Arizona Sting
San Jose Stealth
Albany Attack
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
Philadelphia Wings
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|5|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Brantford, Ontario, Canada
| career_start = 1998
| nickname = Blazer
}}
Rob "Blazer" Blasdell (born May 15, 1970) is a former Canadian lacrosse goaltender in the National Lacrosse League.
Professional career
Blasdell began his career with the Ontario Raiders in 1998, moving with them to Toronto the next year. After being left unprotected by the Rock, Blasdell was selected by the expansion Albany Attack in the 1999 expansion draft. Blasdell played four seasons in Albany, and was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2002 when he led the Attack to the NLL finals.
The Attack moved to San Jose before the 2004 season and Blasdell played in all 16 games that season, but after a blockbuster trade brought goaltender Anthony Cosmo to San Jose in the summer of 2004, Blasdell served as a backup for Cosmo for the 2005 season. He was then dealt to the Arizona Sting, where he earned the starting role and returned to the championship game in 2007.
After the cancellation and subsequent reinstatement of the 2008 season, the Arizona Sting and Boston Blazers announced that they would not be playing in 2008.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3141|work=NLL.com|title=League Releases New 2008 Schedule|date=November 2, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-02}} A dispersal draft was held, and Blasdell was selected third overall by the Philadelphia Wings.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=3142|title=Dawson selected first overall by Portland|work=NLL.com|date=November 5, 2007|accessdate=2007-11-05}} When the Arizona Sting ceased operations prior to the 2009 NLL season, another dispersal draft was held, and Blasdell was again selected by the Philadelphia Wings.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3533|work=NLL.com|title=Dawson joins Boston Blazers|date=June 30, 2008|accessdate=2008-06-30}}
Statistics
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! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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! Season !! Team !! GP !! Min !! GA !! Sv !! GAA !! Sv % !! GP !! Min !! GA !! Sv !! GAA !! Sv % | |||||||||||||
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| 1998 | Ontario | 5 | 161 | 42 | 90 | 15.65 | 68.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 1999 | Toronto | 5 | 149 | 21 | 87 | 8.46 | 80.56% | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% |
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| 2000 | Albany | 12 | 674 | 144 | 434 | 12.82 | 75.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 2001 | Albany | 13 | 745 | 151 | 474 | 12.16 | 75.84% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 2002 | Albany | 16 | 934 | 187 | 644 | 12.01 | 77.50% | 2 | 118 | 23 | 78 | 11.67 | 77.23% |
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| 2003 | Albany | 16 | 855 | 168 | 513 | 11.79 | 75.33% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 2004 | San Jose | 16 | 600 | 128 | 333 | 12.79 | 72.23% | 1 | 43 | 9 | 22 | 12.50 | 70.97% |
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| 2005 | San Jose | 5 | 157 | 35 | 95 | 13.37 | 73.08% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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| 2006 | Arizona | 12 | 622 | 129 | 362 | 12.45 | 73.73% | 2 | 118 | 24 | 80 | 12.17 | 76.92% |
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| 2007 | Arizona | 16 | 844 | 154 | 490 | 10.95 | 76.09% | 3 | 178 | 29 | 133 | 9.76 | 82.10% |
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| 2008 | Philadelphia | 14 | 659 | 153 | 434 | 13.93 | 75.09% | 1 | 30 | 8 | 19 | 16.00 | 70.37% |
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! colspan="2" | NLL Totals !! 130 !! 6401 !! 1312 !! 3956 !! 12.30 | 75.09%!! 11 !! 488 !! 93 !! 332 !! 11.43 !! 78.12% |
{{Lacrosse goaltender stats note}}
Awards
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{{succession box | before = Bob Watson | title = NLL Goaltender of the Year | years = 2002 | after = Pat O'Toole}}
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References
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Category:Arizona Sting players
Category:Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States
Category:Canadian lacrosse players
Category:Edmonton Rush players
Category:Lacrosse people from Ontario
Category:National Lacrosse League All-Stars
Category:National Lacrosse League major award winners
Category:Sportspeople from Brantford
Category:Philadelphia Wings players