Tanner Fetch (born February 16, 1992) is a former

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professional box lacrosse goaltender for

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of the

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and a professional

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for the NLL on Bleacher Report Live. He also provides analysis for international lacrosse events, notably the annual

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. Fetch played goaltender for the Irish National Team at the

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. He was formerly the sportscaster on

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, NLL TV, and the Saskatchewan Rush.

Biography

Playing career

Professional

Tanner signed a Pro Tryout contract with the

and played two exhibition games with the team in 2021.

International

On the international stage, Tanner played for the Irish National Team at the 2017

. As a goalie, he also tended for the Irish Nationals at two European Box Lacrosse Invitational Tournaments and dawned the English colours when he played goal for the

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at the

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Senior

After graduating junior lacrosse, Fetch competed in the

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National Championship for the

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winning two back to back B-Side Gold medals in 2017 and 2018.

Junior

Tanner began his Junior B career originally for the Prince Albert Predators of the

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before being signed by the Saskatchewan SWAT who play major junior in the

Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League The Rocky Mountain Lacrosse League (RMLL) is a box lacrosse league based in Alberta with three teams in Saskatchewan and, as of 2018, one in Manitoba. It is sanctioned by the Alberta Lacrosse Association. RMLL organizes all senior and junior play ...

. He represented the SWAT at four major junior

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Championships during the 2010, 2011, 2012, and 2013 campaigns. During the 2011

National Championship, Fetch and the SWAT captured a bronze medal. During the 2010 and 2011 seasons, he played for the Coquitlam Adanacs in

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under Curt Malawsky before returning to the Saskatchewan SWAT.

Minor

In 2004, Tanner shared goaltender duties with

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when they represented Team Canada West at the 2004 Box Lacrosse Nationals All-Star Game under head coach Steve Toll of the NLL. That same year Fetch netminded for Team Saskatchewan, who went on to win B-Side gold at the National level. Fetch went on to represent Saskatchewan during the National Championship campaigns again in

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in 2006 and

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in 2008.

Field

Tanner played attack in field lacrosse, in 2017 he won the Newtownards Cup Championship and in 2018 he won the Irish Lacrosse League National Championship both with County Dublin Lacrosse Club.

Broadcasting

In 2018 Fetch worked as a play-by-play commentator for the

on NLL TV and

. In 2019 he returned as a colour commentator on

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broadcasts on

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. He hosted the

post game show ''Rush: After Hours'', where he interviewed players and coaches and gave the final game analysis following each game. Tanner currently works as a game analyst and studio analyst for the NLL on '' BR Live''. He also serves as floor reporter for all Saskatchewan Rush home games. Fetch provided

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and analysis for SHAW,

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, and Lax All Stars broadcasts during the 2018 World Junior Lacrosse Championships in

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. He also provided colour commentary for the 2017

in Turku, Finland and for multiple

national tournaments. Tanner was in

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at the

providing both play by play and colour commentary alongside Stephen Stamp.

Personal life

Aside from playing lacrosse, Fetch also played junior hockey and high school football. After attending

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he worked at

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as the artist services coordinator developing Warner's e-commerce storefront and merchandising for Warner's roster of artists. Tanner graduated from the

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in 2017 with a Business

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in Media and Public Relations.LinkedIn Profile. Tanner Fetch

Awards

* 2004 Team Canada West Goaltender * 2011 Founders Cup Bronze Medalist * 2016 Newtownards Cup Winner * 2017 Irish Lacrosse League National Champions

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fetch, Tanner 1992 births Living people Canadian television sportscasters National Lacrosse League announcers