Mike Carnegie (born March 4, 1984, in
London
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,
Ontario
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) is a former professional
lacrosse
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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
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Winners
Most Va ...
with the Roughnecks in 2009 and the
Mann Cup
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in 2008 and 2009 with
Brampton Excelsiors. In 2011, he won the gold medal at
2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship
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playing for
Team Canada Canadian National Team or Team Canada may refer to:
Canada at multi-sport events
* Canada at the Olympics
** Canadian Olympic Committee
* Canada at the Paralympics
** Canadian Paralympic Committee
* Canada at the Commonwealth Games
* Canada at ...
.
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
Burma
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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
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lacrosse team.
References
External links
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
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