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Rhys Duch

Canadian lacrosse player

Rhys W. Duch (born July 14, 1986, in Victoria, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League. During high school, he played for three years at Baggataway Club in Victoria, B.C. He was a two-time Provincial and overall MVP selection, and an eight-time Provincial All-Star.

Contents

  • 1 College career
  • 2 WLA career
  • 3 Statistics
    • 3.1 NLL
  • 4 Awards
  • 5 References

College career

Duch played college lacrosse for the Stony Brook University Seawolves.

In 2005, he was an America East All-Rookie pick. He scored two goals in the America East Championship game vs Albany (5/7); tallied three points on two goals and one *ist in the win over Vermont (4/16); had one *ist and one goal in the win over Hartford (4/9); recorded four points on three goals and one *ist vs Army (4/5); tallied three points on two goals and one *ist vs Albany (4/2); totaled three points with one goal and two *ists to help boost the Brook over Wagner (3/5); registered two goals against UM*; and tallied three points on two goals and one *ist in the win over Rutgers (3/22).

In 2006, Duch as named to the All-America East second team. He appeared in all 15 games and recorded 22 points off 15 goals and seven *ists, and scooped up 16 ground balls During the season, he handed out an *ist and picked up three ground balls versus Harvard (3/4); tallied a goal and recorded three ground balls at Army (3/7); dished an *ist at home against Rutgers (3/28); tallied two goals in America East opening win against Vermont (4/1); tallied a goal and an *ist in win over Denver (4/3); had a career game at Albany (4/8), registering six points off five goals and an *ist to lead the Seawolves to victory and earn America East Player of the Week honors; recorded a goal and two *ists in a win at Lehigh (4/12); registered a goal and an *ist vs. Hartford (4/15); found the back of the cage three times and scooped up three ground balls in a win over in-state rival Binghamton (4/22); and scored a goal against Hofstra (4/25).

In 2007, he saw action in all 13 games for the Seawolves with a pair of starts, a pair of multi-goal games, and scored points in eight contests. He scored a goal and *ist vs. Virginia (2/28); two points on a goal and *ist vs. Lehigh (3/24); a pair of goals at Siena (4/10); and another pair of goals in the OT win at #20 Hofstra (4/24).

In 2008, Duch played in every game with nine starts, was named to the second team All-America East, and led the Seawolves with a career-high 28 *ists. That mark placed him seventh in the Stoney Brook record book for *ists in a season. He finished fifth in the nation with his 2.0 *ists per game average. He was second on the team in ground balls with a career-high 44, third on the team in points (41), and sixth in goals (13). He finished his career 14th all-time at Stoney Brook with 106 points, with at least one point in every game but two.; He scored three goals and a pair of *ists vs. Siena (3/8); had a career high seven points (1g, 6a) at Delaware (3/15); tallied a career best six ground balls vs. Marist (3/25); scored seven points again (3g, 4a) at UMBC (3/29); and five points (1g, 4a) against Vermont (4/5) (that capped a seven-game run that saw him ac*ulate 33 points); and scored two *ists and 10 shots against Albany (5/1) in the America East Semifinals.

WLA career

Plays for the Victoria Shamrocks. During the 2008 season, he played in 9 games, scored 15 goals and 17 *ists. He was the Shamrocks top scorer in 2007.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–*ists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

Awards

References