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| age 28 |
height 6' 0" |
weight 196 |
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Joe WaltersNumber: # Position:
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F
Pro Experience:5th season College/Last Team:Maryland |
Shoots:L Resides:Rochester, NY |
Acquired:
He re-signed and agreed to a three-year deal with the Knighthawks on July 26, 2010… Was traded from Buffalo to Philadelphia on 8/01/07… Buffalo Bandits’ second-round selection (18th overall) in the 2006 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.
Career
He enters his fifth season in the NLL and fifth with the Knighthawks… Was named the team’s 2010, 2011 and 2012 Community Service Award winner… In 2012, he finished fifth in the NLL in playoff points (13) en route to his first NLL Championship… Was tied for first on the team in postseason assists with nine… He had a career game on 5/04/12, as he led Rochester with a career-best four assists, six points; tied his career high with two goals… During the regular season, he recorded a career-high 13 assists…The Knighthawks were 4-2 with Walters in the lineup during the regular season… Tied his career high with three assists on 4/14/12… Netted his first game-winning goal and added three assists on 2/18/12… In 2011, he recorded 11 points (1+10)… In 2009, he recorded 20 points (8+12) in 15 games and 50 loose balls in his rookie NLL season… In 2012, he was fifth in Major League Lacrosse with a career-high 46 points, despite playing in only 11 games… Also recorded a career-best 28 assists, as he led the Hamilton Nationals in assists and points… Played in his fifth MLL All-Star Game… All-MLL Team selection (2008-09, 2011)… Played for the Toronto National in 2009 and won the MLL title… In 2008, he helped the Rochester Rattlers win their first Major League Lacrosse title and was named the Playoff MVP… Won a silver medal with Team USA at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championships in London, Ontario… Completed a storied college career at the University of Maryland… With the Terrapins, he was a four-time All-American and the 2006 recipient of the Jack Turnbull Memorial Award as the Attackman of the Year… He was also a candidate for the Tewaaraton Trophy, given to the National Player of the Year… Maryland's all-time leader in points and goals with 227 and 153, respectfully… Three-time All-ACC selection and two-time ACC Player of the Year… In 2011, he made his Senior “A” box lacrosse debut with the Brampton Excelsiors… Won his first Mann Cup in 2011 with the Excels.




