Phil Sanderson
Phil "Flip" Sanderson (born January 23, 1977 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League and formerly of the Toronto Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. Sanderson is one of a number of Sandersons involved (or formerly involved) in the NLL, including his brother Nate and cousin Josh.
| Born | January 23, 1977 Orangeville, ON, CAN |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Weight | 175 pounds (79 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Defenseman |
| NLL draft | 56th overall, 1997 Rochester Knighthawks |
| NLL team Former teams | Toronto Rock Albany Attack San Jose Stealth Rochester Knighthawks Buffalo Bandits |
| MLL team Former teams | Free Agent Toronto Nationals |
| Pro career | 2000– |
| Nickname | Flip |
Phil was on the 1999 Rochester Knighthawks practice squad before being signed by the Albany Attack for the 2000 season.
On July 31, 2009, Sanderson was traded from the Buffalo Bandits to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Chris Driscoll.[1]
Statistics
NLL
Reference:[2]
| Phil Sanderson | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 2000 | Albany Attack | 12 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 98 | 28 | 0.67 | 8.17 | 2.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2001 | Albany Attack | 14 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 154 | 21 | 0.86 | 11.00 | 1.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2002 | Albany Attack | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 109 | 48 | 0.75 | 6.81 | 3.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0.50 | 6.00 | 0.00 |
| 2003 | Albany Attack | 16 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 97 | 48 | 1.13 | 6.06 | 3.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 | San Jose Stealth | 15 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 66 | 14 | 0.33 | 4.40 | 0.93 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 2.00 |
| 2005 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 113 | 25 | 0.81 | 7.06 | 1.56 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 2 | 0.50 | 10.50 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 113 | 14 | 0.75 | 7.06 | 0.88 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | Toronto Rock | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 75 | 6 | 0.67 | 8.33 | 0.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2007 | Buffalo Bandits | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0.67 | 5.83 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0.50 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 92 | 20 | 0.44 | 5.75 | 1.25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 0.33 | 6.33 | 1.33 |
| 2009 | Buffalo Bandits | 16 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 137 | 15 | 0.75 | 8.56 | 0.94 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 0.00 | 6.00 | 2.50 |
| 2010 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 80 | 21 | 0.31 | 5.00 | 1.31 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2011 | Toronto Rock | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 14 | 0.14 | 4.00 | 1.00 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0.33 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 2012 | Toronto Rock | 10 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 0.40 | 4.10 | 1.20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 192 | 25 | 95 | 120 | 1,266 | 286 | 0.63 | 6.59 | 1.49 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 88 | 15 | 0.29 | 5.18 | 0.88 | ||
| Career Total: | 209 | 28 | 97 | 125 | 1,354 | 301 | 0.60 | 6.48 | 1.44 | ||||||||||
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.