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Mark Matthews

#42 • Forward • Toronto Rock

Age:

Hometown:

Oshawa, ON

Birthdate:

January 27, 1990

Weight:

230 lbs.

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Bio

Acquired

Traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Zach Manns, Adam Jay and the Rock’s first round selection in the 2023 NLL Draft on September 16, 2023.

Career

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Regular Season Stats

Year	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	PIM	LB	TO	FT	BS	Min	W	L	GA	GAA
2013	Edmonton	16	38	31	69	4.31	12	47	29	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Edmonton	18	31	47	78	4.33	18	54	66	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Edmonton	18	53	62	115	6.39	6	64	81	6	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Saskatchewan	18	40	69	109	6.06	23	76	88	10	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Saskatchewan	18	40	73	113	6.28	25	61	77	4	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Saskatchewan	18	32	84	116	6.44	6	67	66	7	-	0.00	-	-	-	-
2019	Saskatchewan	18	41	64	105	5.83	8	70	55	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2020	Saskatchewan	10	13	41	54	5.40	2	37	37	5	-	-	-	-	-	-
2022	Saskatchewan	18	30	62	92	5.11	10	59	57	3	0	-	-	-	-	-
Total		152	318	533	851	5.60	110	535	556	46	0	0	-	-	-	0.00

Playoff Stats

Year	Team	GP	G	A	PTS	PPG	PIM	LB	TO	FT	BS	Min	W	L	GA	GAA
2013	Edmonton	1	2	2	4	4.00	0	2	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
2014	Edmonton	3	6	5	11	3.67	4	6	8	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
2015	Edmonton	5	13	14	27	5.40	4	11	13	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
2016	Saskatchewan	4	8	14	22	5.50	2	16	24	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
2017	Saskatchewan	4	7	20	27	6.75	0	17	11	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
2018	Saskatchewan	4	3	19	22	5.50	2	11	11	3	-	0.00	-	-	-	-
2019	Saskatchewan	1	1	3	4	4.00	0	2	4	0	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total		22	40	77	117	5.32	12	65	75	5	-	0	-	-	-	0.00

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Acquired

Traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Zach Manns, Adam Jay and the Rock’s first round selection in the 2023 NLL Draft on September 16, 2023.

Career

NLL: Originally drafted by the Edmonton (now Saskatchewan) Rush in the 1st round, 1st overall in the 2013 NLL Draft …Made his NLL debut on January 13, 2013 in Edmonton against the Toronto Rock… Scored first NLL goal on January 13, 2013 in Edmonton against the Toronto Rock… Topped 100 points for the first time in his career in 2015, and achieved that mark for 5 straight seasons… With 54 points in 10 games in the pandemic shortened 2020 season, he was on pace to reach 100 points once again… 2013 NLL Rookie of the Year… Won the NLL Cup with the Rush in 2015, 2016, and 2018… NLL Cup finals MVP in 2015, beating the Rock in the finals… 2018 NLL MVP… All-League First Team 2015-2018… Became the 15^th player in NLL history to reach the 1,000 point plateau at Las Vegas on March 1, 2024 with an assist on a Tom Schreiber goal… Entering the 24-25 season is the current NLL Iron Man having never missed a game in his NLL career, playing 188 consecutive regular season games.

MLL: Played in the MLL from 2012-2020 with Denver, New York, Rochester, Atlanta, Ohio, and Philadelphia… Drafted in the first round of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse draft by the Denver Outlaws… In 52 career games, scored 100 goals, 54 assists, and 154 points.

NCAA – Denver: Played all four years at Denver… Named USILA All-American in his junior and senior years and made the USILA All-American team at attack in 2011 and 2012… Made the NCAA semifinals in 2011… Ranks 4th all-time in points at Denver with 216…

Junior: Began his junior career with the Jr. B Green Gaels in 2009… Headed out west to the Coquitlam Jr. A Adanacs of the BCJALL and won the Minto Cup Canadian Jr. A Championship in 2010… Returned home and was a part of the Whitby Jr. A Warriors from 2011-2013 and won the Minto Cup in 2011 and 2013.

Real with Mark

Outside of the lacrosse world, Matthews is a real estate agent within the Durham Region.