Jonathan David "Doc" Schneider (born April 25, 1987, in
Massapequa, New York
Massapequa (, ) is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Oyster Bay (town), New York, Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, Nassau County, on the South Shore (Long Island), South Shore of Long Island, in Ne ...
) is a
goaltender
In ice hockey, the goaltender (commonly referred to as goalie or netminder) is the player responsible for preventing the hockey puck from entering their own team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring. The goaltender mostly plays ...
formerly of the
Hamilton Nationals of
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001 Major League Lacrosse season, 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This w ...
.
Early life
Schneider, who is Jewish, acquired the nickname 'Doc' from his family.
He is the son of Roni and Irwin Schneider.
College
Previously he was the goaltender for the
UMass Minutemen where he made the 2006 NCAA All Tournament Team and was a 2007 candidate and 2009 finalist for the
Tewaaraton Trophy.
His 548 career saves rank him in fourth place at the school.
In July 2008 the ''
Jewish Sports Review
''Jewish Sports Review'' (JSR) was a bi-monthly magazine that operated from 1997 to 2022. Its editors were Ephraim Moxson and Shel Wallman.
The magazine identified Jewish athletes, including professionals, college players, athletes in internati ...
'' named Schneider a First-Team Jewish All-American.
MLL
References
External links
Major League Lacrosse players
American lacrosse players
1987 births
Living people
Jewish American sportspeople
Lacrosse goaltenders
UMass Minutemen lacrosse players
Hamilton Nationals players
Sportspeople from Massapequa, New York
Lacrosse players from Nassau County, New York
21st-century American Jews
Jews from New York (state)
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