Colin Doyle (lacrosse)
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- For the Irish soccer player, see Colin Doyle.
| Born | September 8, 1977, Kitchener, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) |
| NLL Team | Toronto Rock |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 1997 – present |
| Shoots | Left |
| Nickname | Popeye |
Colin "Popeye" Doyle (b. September 8, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.
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[edit] NLL Career
Colin Doyle began his NLL career in 1998, playing for the Ontario Raiders. He scored 34 goals and 27 assists, leading the Raiders in scoring. He was named NLL Rookie of the Year.
In 1999, the Raiders moved to Toronto, becoming the Toronto Rock, where they won their first of 5 NLL Championships. Doyle has finished first or second in Rock scoring every year since the team's inception, and was named league MVP in 2005. He has been named playoff MVP an unprecedented three times - in 1999, 2002, and 2005.
[edit] International Lacrosse Career
2002 - Member of Team Canada, finalists in the Heritage Cup
2003 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships in Hamilton, Ontario
2004 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the Heritage Cup
2006 - Member of Team Canada, winners of the World (Field) Lacrosse Championships in London, Ontario
[edit] Statistics
[edit] National Lacrosse League
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1998 | Ontario | 11 | 34 | 27 | 61 | 49 | 16 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | Toronto | 12 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 60 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | Toronto | 11 | 16 | 26 | 42 | 43 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 2001 | Toronto | 14 | 26 | 33 | 59 | 55 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2002 | Toronto | 16 | 47 | 33 | 80 | 58 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2003 | Toronto | 16 | 39 | 55 | 94 | 63 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | Toronto | 16 | 33 | 55 | 88 | 64 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Toronto | 16 | 42 | 69 | 111 | 94 | 21 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 16 | 0 | ||
| NLL Totals | 113 | 254 | 335 | 589 | 486 | 179 | 13 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 50 | 12 | |||
[edit] Awards
| Preceded by: Jim Veltman |
NLL Most Valuable Player 2005 |
Succeeded by: Steve Dietrich |
| Preceded by: Jeff Wilfong |
NLL Rookie of the Year 1998 |
Succeeded by: Jesse Hubbard |
