Casey Powell
Casey Powell (born February 18, 1976) is an American retired professional lacrosse player from West Carthage, New York. In 1998, he graduated from Syracuse University, where he was a four-time USILA All-American. Powell was the NCAA Division I Most Outstanding Player in 1997 and 1998. Powell was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017, and the Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2022. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest lacrosse players of all time, and the greatest attackman of his generation.
| Born | February 18, 1976 West Carthage, New York, U.S. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Both | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield / Attack / Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Syracuse University (1998) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 1998 Rochester Knighthawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL teams | Colorado Mammoth Boston Blazers Orlando Titans New York Titans Anaheim Storm Rochester Knighthawks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Florida Launch Chesapeake Bayhawks Hamilton Nationals Rochester Rattlers Long Island Lizards | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 1999–2016 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | CP | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2017 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Powell played in Major League Lacrosse, the semi-professional field lacrosse league, from its first year in 2001 through 2016, although he played in only 8 games between 2009 and 2013. Yet Powell ranks sixth in goals (243), second in assists (237), and third in points (484) on the MLL career totals list as of 2017. Powell also tops the all-time MLL playoff point chart with 40. In 2005 and 2014, he won the MLL Offensive Player of the Year award. Powell earned the MVP award in 2014 at age 38. After retiring from professional lacrosse, Powell shifted focus to other business and philanthropic endeavors. Powell started the World Lacrosse Foundation, a non-profit organization for the advancement of lacrosse in 2015. He is a founder of Speed Lacrosse, a modified version of the sport. His younger brothers, Ryan and Mikey, were also lacrosse stars at Syracuse; all wore jersey #22.