Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil
 Lacrosse player 
Born (1985-12-14) December 14, 1985
Baltimore, Maryland
Position Midfielder
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 220 pounds (100 kg)
NCAA team Johns Hopkins University
Former NLL teams Washington Stealth
MLL Team
F. Teams
New York Lizards
Boston Cannons
Nationality  United States
NLL Draft 2nd overall, 2008
San Jose Stealth
Website
Career highlights

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Paul Rabil (born December 14, 1985), is an American professional lacrosse player with the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse. Rabil attended Dematha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and played his collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University.[1]

MLL career

Rabil was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[2] He was also named to his first MLL All-Star game.

In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Defensive Player of the Year.

In 2010, Rabil was named to his third consecutive All-Star team, and named First-Team All-Pro.

In 2011, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time. He also won the MLL Bud Light Skills Competition in 2011, making him the first player to have won both the Skills Competition and the MLL Fastest Shot competition. He has been called the best lacrosse player in the world.[3]

As of 2012, he plays for the Boston Cannons, is a midfielder, and is number 99.

In 2012, Rabil was named the MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the third time, tying the league record for most season-ending awards by a player. He also set the single-season points record (72) while playing midfield for the Boston Cannons.[4]

In 2014, Rabil was named to his seventh consecutive All-Star team, and named MLL First-Team All-Pro for the sixth consecutive year.

On January 5, 2015, Rabil was traded to the New York Lizards, along with fellow midfielder Mike Stone for veteran Max Seibald and draft picks.

Rabil played in and started 12 out of the 14 regular season games. He had 24 goals, 15 assists, and three two-point goals in the regular season. On August 1, 2015, Rabil had two goals and two assists in a semifinal playoff games against the Boston Cannons. New York would win in overtime 16-15. On August 8, 2015, Rabil had three goals and three assists as the Lizards defeated the Rochester Rattlers 15-12 in the MLL Steinfeld Cup Championship game. This made Paul Rabil a two time Steinfeld Cup Champion as he finished off the season with a total of 29 goals and 20 assists. He was named the Coca-Cola Player of the Game MVP of the championship.

NLL career

Rabil was drafted 2nd overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft.[5] Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup team, defeating the Toronto Rock. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship game.

In 2010, Rabil set the Washington Stealth team record for loose balls in a season, snagging 153 in 16 National Lacrosse League games.[6]

In January 2012, Rabil was selected to his second consecutive National Lacrosse League All-Star game. Since entering the NLL, he has been selected to every All-Star game in each season he has played.[7]

In February 2012, Rabil was traded to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Athan Iannucci,[5] but subsequently refused to report to the Rush.[8] He was placed on the hold-out list and did not play the rest of the 2012 season.

On July 27, 2012 Rabil was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis.[9] After he did not report to training camp, he was traded along with three other players to the Philadelphia Wings for Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson, and a first round draft pick.[10]

Awards and achievements

High school

College

International

Statistics

Paul Rabil held the record for the world's fastest lacrosse shot, by clocking in a 111 mph shot at the Major League Lacrosse Game. This was broken by Zak Dorn at the 2014 Fastest Shot Competition.[11][12]

NCAA

    Regular season
Season Team GP G A Pts
2005 Johns Hopkins 16 24 14 38
2006 Johns Hopkins 14 25 13 38
2007 Johns Hopkins 16 27 26 53
2008 Johns Hopkins 16 36 14 50
College totals 62 112 67 179

MLL

    Regular season
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2008 Boston 9 24 3 7 34 21 5.5
2009 Boston 12 33 8 12 53 15 2.5
2010 Boston 10 21 6 10 37 9 6
2011 Boston 11 28 4 18 50 14 1.5
2012 Boston 14 27 7 38 72 20 2
2013 Boston 14 32 3 19 54 17 1
2014 Boston 11 20 1 33 54 17 3.5
2015 New York 12 29 3 20 52 8 2.5
2016 New York
MLL totals 93 214 35 157 406 121 24.5

NLL

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2009 San Jose 16 16 18 34 60 6 2 1 2 3 10 7
2010 Washington 15 11 26 37 84 22 3 5 1 6 21 11
2011 Washington 16 14 30 44 153 36 3 2 6 8 19 0
2012 Washington 5 3 5 8 27 15 -- -- -- -- -- --
2013 Philadelphia 16 17 21 38 60 40 1 0 1 1 6 2
NLL totals 52 44 79 123 324 79 8 8 9 17 50 18
Preceded by
Joe Boulukos & Kyle Dixon
McLaughlin Award
2007
Succeeded by
Steven Brooks
Preceded by
John Grant, Jr.
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Matt Poskay
Preceded by
Matt Poskay
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Incumbent
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
John Grant, Jr.
Major League Lacrosse MVP
2009
Succeeded by
Matt Poskay
Preceded by
Matt Poskay
Major League Lacrosse MVP
2011
Succeeded by
Incumbent

References

  1. "Paul Rabil Blue Jays Player Bio". HopkinsSports.com. Retrieved 2007-05-21.
  2. "Paul Rabil selected with #1 Overall Pick". MajorLeagueLacrosse.com. May 28, 2008. Archived from the original on June 1, 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  3. "Major League Lacrosse: Paul Rabil Wins Bud Light Season MVP". InsideLacrosse.com. August 25, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-25.
  4. "Major League Lacrosse: Paul Rabil Sets Single Season Points Record". Majorleaguelacrosse.com. August 22, 2012. Archived from the original on August 19, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
  5. 1 2 "Rabil & Iannucci moved in West Division blockbuster". February 13, 2012. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
  6. "Paul Rabil". 2010. Retrieved 2012-04-13.
  7. Herald Staff (February 8, 2012). "Stealth's Duch, Rabil named NLL All-Stars". HeraldNet. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
  8. Moddejonge, Gerry (May 9, 2012). "Rush NLL's Rabil rousers". Edmonton Sun. Retrieved September 21, 2012.
  9. "Rochester acquires rights to Paul Rabil from Edmonton". NLL.com. July 27, 2012. Retrieved Sep 21, 2012.
  10. "Wings acquire Paul Rabil, move Dawsons in big trade". NLL.com. December 14, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2012.
  11. Ingemi, Marisa (June 27, 2014). "Chicago Outlaws Player Zack Dorn Wins Hardest Shot Contest". In Lacrosse We Trust. Retrieved February 16, 2015.
  12. "The Shot: Zack Dorn". Epoch Lacrosse. July 17, 2014.
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