# Craig Point

Craig Point (born January 19, 1986), is an Iroquois lacrosse player who currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League and the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse. He was born in Ohsweken, Ontario, and comes from the Six Nations of the Grand River First Nation.

## Amateur career

Point led the Six Nations Arrows of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League to four straight league championships and a Minto Cup national championship in 2007. He also played on the Iroquois Nationals team in the 2015 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, leading the team in scoring and earning a silver medal.
In 2006, Point led Onondaga Community College to an undefeated season and a NJCAA National Championship.

## National Lacrosse League career

The Boston Blazers drafted Point in the first round (third overall) in the 2007 NLL Entry Draft. Point was traded to the Minnesota Swarm prior to the 2008 NLL season. Making an immediate impact on the league, Point was named Rookie of the Week four times and Rookie of the Month in February. After the season, was awarded the Rookie of the Year award and was named the All-Rookie team.
In February 2009, Point was traded along with Dean Hill to the Rochester Knighthawks for Aaron Wilson.
Point was a member of the 2012 and 2013 Champion's Cup winning Rochester Knighthawks.

## Canadian Senior "A" career

Point was a member of the 2013 Mann Cup champion Six Nations Chiefs.

## Major League Lacrosse career

Point was a member of the Nationals for three seasons: the first two when the team played in Toronto, and the third after the team moved to Hamilton. Although he was a member of the 2009 Steinfeld Cup winning Toronto Nationals, he played only three regular-season games with the team and did not appear in any playoff games.

## Statistics
### Major League Lacrosse

Reference:
| Craig Point | Craig Point | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2009 | Toronto Nationals | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Toronto Nationals | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Hamilton Nationals | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Total: | Career Total: | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

### National Lacrosse League

Reference:
| Craig Point | Craig Point | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 |
| 2008 | Minnesota Swarm | 16 | 27 | 34 | 61 | 74 | 8 | 3.81 | 4.63 | 0.50 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2009 | Minnesota Swarm | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 2.00 | 3.25 | 2.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 17 | 11 | 28 | 47 | 10 | 2.80 | 4.70 | 1.00 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 2010 | Rochester Knighthawks | 16 | 31 | 15 | 46 | 95 | 38 | 2.88 | 5.94 | 2.38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 20 | 27 | 47 | 67 | 0 | 3.13 | 4.47 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2012 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 10 | 14 | 24 | 22 | 2 | 3.43 | 3.14 | 0.29 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3.33 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 9 | 11 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 2.00 | 1.80 | 0.70 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2.67 | 1.67 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 4.43 | 2.57 | 2.71 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2.25 | 1.50 | 0.00 |
| 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 22 | 24 | 46 | 35 | 2 | 3.07 | 2.33 | 0.13 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2.00 | 1.33 | 1.33 |
| 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 4.50 | 3.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Buffalo Bandits | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | | 105 | 162 | 167 | 329 | 403 | 94 | 3.13 | 3.84 | 0.90 | 16 | 22 | 18 | 40 | 31 | 4 | 2.50 | 1.94 | 0.25 |
| Career Total: | Career Total: | 121 | 184 | 185 | 369 | 434 | 98 | 3.05 | 3.59 | 0.81 | | | | | | | | | |
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.

### Canadian Lacrosse Association

Reference:
| Craig Point - Junior "B" | Craig Point - Junior "B" | Craig Point - Junior "B" | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2002 | Six Nations Rebels | OLA JR B | 5 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2.60 | 0.80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Six Nations Rebels | OLA JR B | 17 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 1.94 | 1.12 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1.14 | 0.57 |
| | | | 22 | 20 | 26 | 46 | 23 | 2.09 | 1.05 | 14 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 1.14 | 0.57 |
| Junior "B" Career Total: | Junior "B" Career Total: | Junior "B" Career Total: | 36 | 25 | 37 | 62 | 31 | 1.72 | 0.86 | | | | | | | |
| Craig Point - Junior "A" | Craig Point - Junior "A" | Craig Point - Junior "A" | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2002 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0.33 | 1.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2003 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2004 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 20 | 26 | 30 | 56 | 20 | 2.80 | 1.00 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 2.57 | 0.57 |
| 2005 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 22 | 38 | 21 | 59 | 20 | 2.68 | 0.91 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 35 | 16 | 1.94 | 0.89 |
| 2006 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 21 | 41 | 24 | 65 | 24 | 3.10 | 1.14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 34 | 15 | 2.43 | 1.07 |
| 2007 | Six Nations Arrows | OLA JR A | 18 | 34 | 30 | 64 | 27 | 3.56 | 1.50 | 15 | 28 | 24 | 52 | 6 | 3.47 | 0.40 |
| | | | 85 | 140 | 105 | 245 | 95 | 2.88 | 1.12 | 54 | 71 | 68 | 139 | 41 | 2.57 | 0.76 |
| Junior "A" Career Total: | Junior "A" Career Total: | Junior "A" Career Total: | 139 | 211 | 173 | 384 | 136 | 2.76 | 0.98 | | | | | | | |
| Craig Point - Senior "A" | Craig Point - Senior "A" | Craig Point - Senior "A" | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | Pts/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2008 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 17 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 2.35 | 0.12 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 2.25 | 0.50 |
| 2009 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 14 | 21 | 34 | 55 | 10 | 3.93 | 0.71 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2.00 | 1.20 |
| 2010 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 15 | 26 | 44 | 70 | 19 | 4.67 | 1.27 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 18 | 3.45 | 1.64 |
| 2011 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 10 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 2.70 | 1.10 | 11 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 4 | 3.36 | 0.36 |
| 2012 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 14 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 2.43 | 0.57 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2.20 | 0.80 |
| 2013 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 18 | 24 | 47 | 71 | 23 | 3.94 | 1.28 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 38 | 12 | 2.71 | 0.86 |
| | | | 88 | 116 | 181 | 297 | 73 | 3.38 | 0.83 | 55 | 74 | 80 | 154 | 50 | 2.80 | 0.91 |
| Senior "A" Career Total: | Senior "A" Career Total: | Senior "A" Career Total: | 143 | 190 | 261 | 451 | 123 | 3.15 | 0.86 | | | | | | | |
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per game; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per game

## Awards

| Preceded byRyan Benesch | NLL Rookie of the Year 2008 | Succeeded byRhys Duch |