Sean Greenhalgh (born July 15, 1982) is a former professional

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player. Sean is a cousin to

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, a

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, who plays for Dundee United.

Junior career

Born in

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, Greenhalgh had a very successful junior career with the St. Catharines Athletics of the

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. In 2000, he was awarded the "Joey Nieuwendyk Award" for Rookie of the Year. The following year, he would win the "Gaylord Powless Sportsmanship Award", and would help lead would lead the Athletics to their first Minto Cup in 10 years. In 2002, with arguably one of the greatest junior teams ever assembled, Greenhalgh and future professionals

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, Matt Vinc,

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and

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, led the Athletics to an undefeated season and their second league championship in a row. However, the A's would lose the Minto Cup to the

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. In Greenhalgh's final season, the Athletics won their third straight league championship and defeated the Burnaby Lakers to win their second Minto Cup in three years.

High school career

Greenhalgh was a five-year starter at

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, where along with fellow

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players

, Matt Vinc, and

, won 2

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championships, and created a dynasty at the school for many more years in the sport.

College career

After high school, Greenhalgh played for

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, where he was named 2005

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Player of the Year. He is second in career goals scored (136) and fourth in career points (169) at Cornell.

Professional career

NLL

Greenhalgh was drafted in the first round (3rd overall) of the 2005 NLL entry draft by the Philadelphia Wings. He had an impressive rookie season: * Led the Wings in goals (31) * Tied with Dan Marohl for the lead in points (73) * Won Overall Player of the Week twice, Offensive Player of the Week once, and Rookie of the Week five times * Named Rookie of the Month for January * Given the 2006

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In July 2007, Greenhalgh was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in a three-team blockbuster trade, but tore a knee ligament before the season began and missed the entire 2008 season (the same season in which the Bandits won the

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). Greenhalgh played six games with the Bandits during the 2010 season. He did not play the entire 2011 season and then retired from professional lacrosse.

MLL

Greenhalgh was selected by the

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in the second round (19th overall) in the 2008 MLL Supplemental Draft. He was also named to the Pre-Season Active roster of the Toronto Nationals for their inaugural season in 2009.

International career

Greenhalgh participated in the 2007 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships, representing

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(Greenhalgh has dual citizenship through his mother).

Statistics

NLL

OLA

NCAA

Awards

References

External links

Sean Greenhalgh Bio
Cornell University {{DEFAULTSORT:Greenhalgh, Sean 1982 births Living people Buffalo Bandits players Canadian lacrosse players Canadian people of Scottish descent Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse players Lacrosse forwards Lacrosse people from Ontario National Lacrosse League major award winners Philadelphia Wings players Sportspeople from St. Catharines