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Wesley Berg
Born (1993-04-19) April 19, 1993 (age 31)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanada
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NCAA teamDenver Pioneers men's lacrosse
NLL draft4th overall, 2015
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL teamCalgary Roughnecks (2016–present)
MLL teamDenver Outlaws
teamNew Westminster Salmonbellies
Pro career2016–

Wesley Berg (born April 19, 1993 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League and the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse.

Junior and Major

Berg began his amateur career with the Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League in 2010.[1] In his first season with the Adanacs, Berg finished with 42 points. Berg and the Adanacs went on to win the Minto Cup.[2] In 2011, Berg finished first in the league in both goals (60) and points (114) and was awarded the Bill Dickinson Trophy as the leagues scoring champion.[3][4] Berg only appeared in 19 regular season games in the following three seasons putting up 98 points during this span.[5]

NCAA

Prior to joining the Pioneers, Berg attended and played lacrosse at Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Playing for coach Bill Tierney at Denver, Berg started at midfield in his freshman season. In his freshman season, Berg was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year after finishing the season tied for second on the team in goals (26) and fifth in points (37).[6]

Moving to the attack position in his sophomore year, Berg helped the Pioneers earn their first No. 1 ranking in program history. He started in 17-of-19 games, leading the team in goals (56) and points (72).[7]

In his junior season, Berg started in all 19 games finishing the season ranked first on the team in goals (48) and points (68).[8]

In his senior season, Berg started in all 19 games finishing the season ranked first on the team in goals (58) and second in points (78). Berg tied for the programs second-most points in a season and broke his own program single-season goals record. Berg and the Pioneers won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship 10–5 against Maryland as Berg was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.[9]

Denver was 56–14 in Wesleys's four years there, with three straight trips to the final four as well as one national title in his senior season. Berg finished his college career as Denver's career leader in points (255) and goals (188). He also finished his career on a 38-game active point streak and scored 39 career NCAA Tournament goals, the second most in NCAA history.[10]

MLL

Berg was drafted in the second round (15 overall) of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws.[11] In his rookie season with the Outlaws, Berg appeared in only 2 games scoring his first career goal against the Ohio Machine on May 29, 2015.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page). Berg made his first playoff appearance during the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Playoffs.[12] He notably scored 3 goals in the 2016 MLL Championship game as the Denver Outlaws went on to win 19-18 over Ohio.[13]

NLL

Berg was drafted in the first round (4th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks.[14] In 2016, Berg was named the NLL Rookie of the Month for March, leading all NLL rookies in scoring with 20 points.[15][16]Berg finished the 2016 NLL season as a NLL Rookie of the Year finalist, finishing the season with 67 points.[17] In 2017, Berg ranked third on the Roughnecks and 14th overall in scoring.[18][19]


Statistics

NLL

Reference:[20]

Mitchell Jones 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

2013 Washington Stealth 3 1 3 4 1 0 1.33 0.33 0.00 –––––––––
2014 Buffalo Bandits 4 2 3 5 22 4 1.25 5.50 1.00 –––––––––
2015 Buffalo Bandits 3 8 3 11 16 0 3.67 5.33 0.00 1 0 2 2 3 0 2.00 3.00 0.00
2016 Buffalo Bandits 17 11 22 33 119 4 1.94 7.00 0.24 4 5 2 7 25 0 1.75 6.25 0.00
2017 Buffalo Bandits 18 31 38 69 93 2 3.83 5.17 0.11 –––––––––
45 53 69 122 251 10 2.71 5.58 0.22 5 5 4 9 28 0 1.80 5.60 0.00
Career Total: 50 58 73 131 279 10 2.62 5.58 0.20

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.

References

  1. ^ "Wesley Berg". www.wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. Wamps Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  2. ^ "2010 MINTO CUP". www.wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. Wamps Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  3. ^ "2011 LEADERS". www.bcjall.com. British Columbia Junior A Lacrosse League. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  4. ^ "BILL DICKINSON TROPHY". www.wampsbibleoflacrosse. Wamps Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Wesley Berg". www.wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. Wamps Bible of Lacrosse. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  6. ^ Gauldin, Anna (7 May 2012). "Berg earns Rookie of the Year". University of Denver Clarion. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  7. ^ Mike, Chambers (23 April 2013). "Wesley Berg potent for Denver lacrosse after move from midfield". The Denver Post. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Wesley Berg". www.denverpioneers.com. Denver Pioneers. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  9. ^ Timanus, Eddie (25 May 2015). "West is finally best: Denver wins NCAA men's lacrosse title". USA Today. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  10. ^ "PIONEERS WIN FIRST MEN'S LACROSSE TITLE". Denver Pioneers. 25 May 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
  11. ^ "2015 Collegiate Draft Results". Major League Lacrosse. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  12. ^ "DENVER OUTLAWS BEAT THE NEW YORK LIZARDS 20-17 TO ADVANCE TO THE 2016 MLL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME". Denver Outlaws. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Denver Outlaws Win MLL Championship Over Ohio Machine, 19-18". Inside Lacrosse. 21 August 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  14. ^ "2015 NLL DRAFT CLASS". Calgary Roughnecks. 28 September 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  15. ^ "ROOKIE OF THE MONTH". Calgary Roughnecks. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  16. ^ "ROUGHNECKS' BERG NAMED ROOKIE OF THE MONTH FOR MARCH". National Lacrosse League. 1 April 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  17. ^ "2016 NLL ROOKIE OF THE YEAR FINALISTS". National Lacrosse League. 29 June 2016. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  18. ^ "PLAYER STATS - 2017 REGULAR SEASON". www.calgaryroughnecks.com. Calgary Roughnecks. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
  19. ^ "ALL PLAYER STATS". www.nll.com. National Lacrosse League.
  20. ^ "Mitch Jones". www.bandits.com. Buffalo Bandits. Retrieved 13 June 2017.
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