Stan Cockerton
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Stan Cockerton was an All-American lacrosse player at the North Carolina State University from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979. He is ranked tenth all-time in Division I men's lacrosse scoring with 280 career points. Cockerton, a three time All America, learned the game in Ontario playing box lacrosse for the famed Oshawa Green Gaels junior team.
He also teamed with Mike French for the 1978 Canadian National Team upset over a heavily favored U.S. Team, scoring the overtime winning goal. He is currently an executive with both the Ontario Lacrosse Association and International Lacrosse Federation as well the founder of the Heritage Cup. Stan was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2003.
| Born | July 5, 1955, Oshawa, Ont. |
| Position | Attack |
| MSL
NCAA Team |
Brooklin Redmen |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2003 | |
Contents |
[edit] Statistics
[edit] North Carolina State University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 11 | 52 | 20 | 72 | 6.55 | |
| 1978 | 11 | 43 | 27 | 72 | 6.55 | |
| 1979 | 11 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 6.91 | |
| 1980 | 11 | 45 | 15 | 60 | 5.45 | |
| Totals | 44 | 191 | 87 | 278 | 6.32 |
[edit] OLA/WLA/MSL Statistics
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1970 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 25 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 43 | 33 | 76 | 86 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 49 | 28 | ||
| 1973 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 56 | 72 | 128 | 109 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1973 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1974 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 22 | 51 | 55 | 106 | 91 | 12 | 18 | 36 | 54 | 55 | ||
| 1975 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 28 | 68 | 62 | 130 | 102 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | ||
| 1976 | Oshawa Green Gaels | OLA Jr A | 26 | 87 | 81 | 168 | 67 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 20 | ||
| 1977 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 16 | 56 | 36 | 92 | 36 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 14 | ||
| 1978 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 11 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 31 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 12 | 25 | 44 | 69 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 6 | ||
| 1980 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 8 | 12 | 8 | 20 | 49 | 1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Junior A Totals | 158 | 319 | 315 | 634 | 501 | 44 | 66 | 90 | 153 | 121 | ||||
| PRO/MAJOR/SENIOR TOTALS | 48 | 121 | 111 | 232 | 126 | 12 | 25 | 23 | 49 | 22 | ||||
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Canadian Lacrosse Hall Of Fame entry
- Ontario Lacrosse Association web site
- Heritage Cup website
- 1978 USILA Men’s All-Americans
- Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Lacrosse records
- Oshawa Green Gaels Sports Hall of Fame entry
