Curtis Hodgson

Curtis Hodgson^[1] (born August 12, 1981 in Burnaby, British Columbia) is a former professional lacrosse defenseman for the Washington Stealth of the National Lacrosse League, where he won the Champions Cup.^[2]

Curtis Hodgson

Born	(1981-08-12) August 12, 1981 (age 42) Burnaby, British Columbia
Nationality	Canadian
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight	195 pounds (88 kg)
Shoots	Right
Position	Defense
NLL draft	43rd overall, 2001 Vancouver Ravens
NLL team	Washington Stealth
WLA team	Victoria Shamrocks
Pro career	2005–2017

Hodgson earned a Bachelor's degree from Simon Fraser University where he played lacrosse for four seasons. He is currently a teacher at Burnaby Central Secondary School where he also serves as co-athletic director and teaches Social Studies and Physical Education.

He won two Minto Cup Championships with the Burnaby Junior A Lakers in 2000 and 2002.

NLL career

In the 2008 Season, with the Stealth, he scored four goals and added 10 assists for 14 points. His 95 loose balls were good for third on the team.

In 2010, Hodgson was a member of the Stealth when they won the Champions Cup. In 2011 and 2013, Hodgson returned to the finals with the Stealth but lost.^[2]

He retired from the NLL on October 3, 2017. The stealth retired his jersey, which was the first time they had done that in their team’s history.^[3]

WLA career

Hodgson currently plays for the New Westminster Salmonbellies in the Western Lacrosse Association (WLA). He was selected as the winner of the Gord Nicholson Trophy as the league's top defenseman in both 2007 and 2008. Further, he has been a four-time, first-team All-WLA selection (2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008).

Statistics

NLL

Reference:^[4]

Curtis Hodgson		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2005	San Jose Stealth	16	4	4	8	44	6	0.50	2.75	0.38	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2006	San Jose Stealth	16	3	5	8	68	0	0.50	4.25	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2007	San Jose Stealth	16	4	9	13	64	12	0.81	4.00	0.75	2	0	1	1	10	0	0.50	5.00	0.00
2008	San Jose Stealth	16	4	10	14	95	18	0.88	5.94	1.13	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.00	0.00
2009	San Jose Stealth	16	4	8	12	82	16	0.75	5.13	1.00	2	1	0	1	6	0	0.50	3.00	0.00
2010	Washington Stealth	15	5	0	5	52	0	0.33	3.47	0.00	3	0	2	2	12	0	0.67	4.00	0.00
2011	Washington Stealth	16	0	7	7	41	24	0.44	2.56	1.50	3	0	0	0	10	0	0.00	3.33	0.00
2012	Washington Stealth	16	5	2	7	52	12	0.44	3.25	0.75	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2013	Washington Stealth	16	3	4	7	45	2	0.44	2.81	0.13	3	0	0	0	8	0	0.00	2.67	0.00
2014	Vancouver Stealth	18	1	8	9	57	0	0.50	3.17	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2015	Vancouver Stealth	18	1	4	5	45	6	0.28	2.50	0.33	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2016	Vancouver Stealth	18	0	5	5	39	8	0.28	2.17	0.44	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.00	0.00	0.00
2017	Vancouver Stealth	14	1	4	5	24	0	0.36	1.71	0.00	1	0	0	0	1	0	0.00	1.00	0.00
		211	35	70	105	708	104	0.50	3.36	0.49	15	1	3	4	48	0	0.27	3.20	0.00
Career Total:		226	36	73	109	756	104	0.48	3.35	0.46

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

WLA

			Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2005	Burnaby		15	13	16	29	15		--	--	--	--	--
2006	Burnaby		16	12	11	23	19		5	0	2	2	4
2007	Burnaby		16	8	16	24	9		6	4	2	6	0
2008	Burnaby		11	5	3	8	8		7	2	3	5	6
2009	Victoria		7	2	0	2	0		5	2	2	4	4
WLA Totals			65	40	46	86	51		23	8	9	17	14

References

1. . Stealth Lacrosse Academy. Archived from the original on 2017-03-23. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
2. "Vancouver Stealth Captain Curtis Hodgson Retires From NLL". Inside Lacrosse. October 3, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
3. Mark Donahue. "Stealth Salute the Captain, Retire Curtis Hodgson's Jersey". Lax All Stars. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
4. "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.