Casey Powell facts for kids
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| Born | February 18, 1976 West Carthage, New York, U.S. |
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| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Both | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield / Attack / Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Syracuse University (1998) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 1998 Rochester Knighthawks |
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| NLL teams | Colorado Mammoth Boston Blazers Orlando Titans New York Titans Anaheim Storm Rochester Knighthawks |
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| MLL teams | Florida Launch Chesapeake Bayhawks Hamilton Nationals Rochester Rattlers Long Island Lizards |
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| Pro career | 1999–2016 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | CP | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2017 |
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Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is a retired professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. He is known as one of the greatest lacrosse players ever. Many people call him the best all-around attackman of his time.
Casey graduated from Syracuse University in 1998. There, he was named an All-American four times. He was also the Most Outstanding Player in NCAA Division I lacrosse in both 1997 and 1998. Casey Powell was honored by being inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017. He also joined the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2022.
After retiring from playing, Casey started focusing on other projects. He founded the World Lacrosse Foundation in 2015. This non-profit group works to help lacrosse grow around the world. He also helped create Speed Lacrosse, which is a faster, simpler version of the sport. Casey's younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, were also famous lacrosse players at Syracuse. All three brothers wore the special jersey number 22.
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College Career at Syracuse University
Casey Powell was an amazing player at Syracuse University. He was a first-team All-American three times. He played both attack and midfield positions. In 1995, he helped Syracuse win the NCAA National Championship.
Casey is the only player in NCAA Division I lacrosse history to be a first-team All-American at more than one position. He was even named Most Outstanding Player at two different positions. He earned this honor as a midfielder in 1996 and as an attackman in 1998. Casey followed in the footsteps of Gary Gait by wearing the famous number 22 jersey. His two younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, also wore this special number.
Professional Lacrosse Career
Casey Powell played in two major professional lacrosse leagues: Major League Lacrosse (MLL) and the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
Major League Lacrosse (MLL)
In 2001, Casey joined the Long Island Lizards in the first year of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). He led the Lizards to win the very first MLL Championship, called the Steinfeld Cup. In 2003, the Lizards won the championship again.
Casey was a top scorer in the MLL for many years. In 2005, he had a fantastic season, leading his team in scoring. He was named the MLL Offensive Player of the Year. Even at age 38, in 2014, he won the MLL Offensive Player of the Year award again. That same year, he was also named the MLL Most Valuable Player.
By 2017, Casey ranked among the MLL's all-time top players. He was sixth in goals (243), second in assists (237), and third in total points (484). He also holds the record for most points in MLL playoff games with 40.
National Lacrosse League (NLL)
Casey Powell was the very first player chosen in the 1998 National Lacrosse League entry draft. He was picked by the Rochester Knighthawks. He played two seasons for them.
He later played for other NLL teams like the Anaheim Storm and the New York Titans. He was named to the All-Star team several times. In 2010, Casey made history by becoming the first American-born player to win the NLL Most Valuable Player award.
Casey was also a host for a weekly radio show called "Inside the NLL with Casey Powell." In 2021, he was inducted into the NLL Hall of Fame.
International Play
Casey Powell was a captain for the U.S. Men's National Team in 2006. They won a silver medal at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship.
He also captained the U.S. Men's Indoor National Team in 2011. At that tournament, he was named the Most Valuable Player. Casey was an assistant captain in the 2015 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship. The U.S. team won bronze medals in both of these indoor championships.
Honors and Awards
Casey Powell has received many awards and honors throughout his amazing career:
- First Team All-American (1996, 1997, 1998)
- NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Player (1997, 1998)
- NCAA Division I National Attackman of the Year (1998)
- NCAA Division I National Midfielder of the Year (1996)
- Four-time NCAA All-Tournament team member (1995–1998)
- MLL Offensive Player of the Year (2005, 2014)
- NLL Most Valuable Player (2010) - He is the only American player to win this award.
- MLL Most Valuable Player (2014)
- Named to Lacrosse Magazine's All-Century Team
- Named the #1 indoor/outdoor American lacrosse player by LacrosseAllStars.com (2014)
- National Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2017)
- National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame (2021)
- Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame (2022)
Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame
On June 18, 2022, Casey Powell was inducted into the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He was one of the first eleven members ever to be inducted into this new Hall of Fame.
See also
- 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
- List of family relations in the National Lacrosse League
- Mike Powell
- Ryan Powell
- Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse
