Luke Wiles (born August 28, 1982) is a former

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player who played forward for the

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of the

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. Wiles was named to the 2006 NLL All-Rookie Team.

Junior career

Wiles had an outstanding junior career over six years with the Orillia Rama Kings and the St. Catharines Athletics. For two straight years (2001–2002), Wiles led the league in scoring. In 2003, he led the Athletics to a

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National championship, and took home tournament M.V.P honours. He finished his career 404 points in just 108 games, and is currently 53rd all time in Canadian Junior A lacrosse for career goals (regular season and playoffs combined) with 259.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:

Canadian Lacrosse Association

References

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