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Mike Carnegie (born March 4, 1984, in
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,
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) is a former professional
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defender. He wore #16 for the
Calgary Roughnecks The Calgary Roughnecks are a Canadian professional box lacrosse team based in Calgary, Alberta, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Scotiabank Saddledome. The team name is derived from the roughne ...
and
San Diego Seals The San Diego Seals are an American professional box lacrosse team based in San Diego, California, that competes in the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team plays its home games at Pechanga Arena. The Seals began play in the 2018-2019 seaso ...
in the
National Lacrosse League The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is a professional box lacrosse league in North America. The league comprises 14 teams8 in the United States and 6 in Canada. The NLL is headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...
. He won the
Champion's Cup The National Lacrosse League Cup (NLL Cup) is the trophy awarded each year to the champions of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). Prior to 2018, the league awarded the Champions Cup. The NLL Cup was redesigned in 2024. Winners Most Va ...
with the Roughnecks in 2009 and the
Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's box lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship is a best-of-seven, East vs West series played between the league champions of Major Series Lacrosse, the East, and Western Lacrosse Associat ...
in 2008 and 2009 with Brampton Excelsiors. In 2011, he won the gold medal at
2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship The 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship was the third World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, an international box lacrosse tournament organized by the Federation of International Lacrosse every four years. It took place between 21 and 28 May 2011 ...
playing for
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. In 2011, Carnegie was named one of Calgary's "Top 40 Under 40" by ''Avenue Magazine''. He donates half of his NLL salary to charity, especially to assist the people of
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, and is Christian. His wife Hailey is also actively involved in his charitable work. His younger brother Scott Carnegie is also a lacrosse player. Carnegie was the captain of the
Western Ontario Mustangs The Western Mustangs are the athletic teams that represent Western University in London, Ontario, Canada. The school's athletic program supports 46 varsity teams. Their mascot is a Mustang named J.W. and the school colours are purple and white. ...
lacrosse team.


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Mike Carnegie Burma Campaign
1984 births Living people Calgary Roughnecks players Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse defenders Lacrosse people from Ontario San Diego Seals players Sportspeople from London, Ontario Western Mustangs players Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Canadian Christians {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub