Mitchell Dye Belisle (born November 9, 1985) is an American former professional lacrosse player for the Boston Cannons of Major League Lacrosse and former player for the Georgia Swarm in the National Lacrosse League.[2] Belisle represented the United States in the 2014 FIL World Championship[3] and the 2011 FIL World Indoor Championship.
 Belisle in 2010 | |
| Born | November 9, 1985[1] |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 190 pounds (86 kg) |
| Position | Defense |
| NLL draft | 13th overall, 2007 New York Titans |
| NLL team Former teams | Georgia Swarm Minnesota Swarm Boston Blazers New York Titans |
| MLL team | Boston Cannons |
| NCAA team | Cornell University |
| Pro career | 2007–2018 |
Collegiate career
editBelisle is a graduate of Cornell University and a member of the Cornell Athletics Hall of Fame.[4] As a senior he was awarded the Schmeisser Award as the nation's top defender.[5] He also received First-team All-American team honors, and was named to his second All-Ivy League team while leading the Big Red to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Final Four. As a junior, he was awarded Cornell's "C.F. Morse Lacrosse Scholar-Athlete of the Year Award."[6] Belisle was elected to the Sphinx Head Society, the oldest senior society at Cornell.
Professional career
editBelisle was selected by the Los Angeles Riptide as a second round selection (12th overall) in the 2007 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.[7]
The New York Titans drafted Belisle in the First Round (13th overall) in the 2007 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft.[6][8] In Week 13 of the 2008 NLL season, Belisle scored his first and second career goals, and was awarded "Transition Player of the Week" honors.[9]
Belisle joined the Boston Blazers for their inaugural season during the 2009 NLL season. During the season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[10]
He played in the 2012 and 2013 NLL seasons for the Minnesota Swarm. He was listed Inactive: Protected Player on December 7, 2013 and missed the 2014 NLL season.[11] He returned to the Swarm for the 2015 and 2016 seasons.[12]
In addition to his professional career as a player, Belisle serves as the Director of Marketing for Trilogy Lacrosse, a leading lacrosse education organization based in Brooklyn, New York.[13]
Statistics
editNLL
edit| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2008 | New York | 12 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | Boston | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 104 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Boston | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 101 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Boston | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 70 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2012 | Minnesota | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 57 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Minnesota | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2015 | Minnesota | 17 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 66 | 25 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2016 | Georgia | 18 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 62 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | Georgia | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | ||
| NLL Totals | 142 | 15 | 33 | 48 | 602 | 174 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 59 | 12 | |||
MLL
edit| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | 2ptG | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 2007 | Los Angeles | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2008 | Los Angeles | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2010 | Boston | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | Boston | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Boston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | Boston | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2014 | Boston | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2015 | Boston | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2016 | Boston | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2017 | Boston | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2018 | Boston | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 1.5 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| MLL Totals | 132 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 213 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |||
Awards
editReferences
edit- ^ "The Official Site of the Boston Blazers - Roster". BlazersLacrosse.com. Retrieved 2009-04-06.
- ^ "Belisle on NLL Retirement: 'That Was Fun'". Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "Team USA Names 23-Man Roster for FIL World Championship". laxpower.com. Retrieved 2014-07-01.
- ^ "Eleven Greats To Join Athletics Hall of Fame In 2017". Cornell University. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
- ^ "US Lacrosse Division I Awards". USLacrosse.org. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-02-27.
- ^ a b "Mitch Belisle N.Y. Titans Bio". NYTitansLacrosse.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-20. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Mitch Belisle L.A. Riptide Bio". LARiptide.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-28. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Q&A with New York Rookie, Mitch Belisle". NLLInsider.com. Retrieved 2008-03-24.
- ^ "Watson named Player of the Week". NLL.com. March 26, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
- ^ "Mitch Belisle Player Profile". Retrieved 2014-04-05.
- ^ "Swarm announce final 20-man roster". Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ^ "Mitch Belisle - Trilogy Lacrosse". Retrieved 2014-04-08.
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