Lewis Ratcliff
Lewis Ratcliff (born April 24, 1981) is a retired professional lacrosse player. Originally from London, England, Ratcliff moved to Victoria at the age of 7.
| Born | April 24, 1981 London, England[1] |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian England |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 210 pounds (95 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Forward |
| NLL teams | Vancouver Stealth Washington Stealth Toronto Rock Calgary Roughnecks |
| MLL teams | San Francisco Dragons |
| Pro career | 2003–2015 |
NLL career
Ratcliff was drafted 49th overall by the Calgary Roughnecks in the 2001 NLL entry draft. In 2004, the Roughnecks won the Champion's Cup, defeating the Buffalo Bandits in Buffalo. In 2006, Ratcliff was named MVP of the NLL All-Star Game,[2] scoring 4 goals, one of which was the game winner with only 4.4 seconds left in the game.
On March 25, 2008, Ratcliff was traded to the Toronto Rock for forward Josh Sanderson.[3] After a single season in Toronto, Ratcliff was traded back west to the Washington Stealth along with Tyler Codron and Joel Dalgarno in a blockbuster deal for former NLL MVP Colin Doyle.[4] He stayed with the Stealth through their move to Vancouver, and announced his retirement on February 6, 2015.[5]
WLA career
Ratcliff was a longtime member of the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association out of British Columbia Canada. He is a 2-time Mann Cup champion with the team[2] and has twice led the league in scoring. In early 2010 Ratcliff was traded (with the consent of the Shamrock players and coaching staff), to the Nanaimo Timbermen of the WLA at his own request to be closer to his current place of residence.
In September 2012, Ratcliff tested positive for use of two forms of steroids and a prohibited pain medication during the Mann Cup. Ratcliff has waived his hearing and accepted his suspension which is due to end on November 9, 2014.[6]
MLL career
Ratcliff was drafted by the San Francisco Dragons of the MLL in 2006. He played one game and recorded 1 goal and 1 assist. Later in the season he was put on waivers due to his commitment of playing in the WLA rather than the MLL.
Statistics
NLL
Reference:[7]
| Lewis Ratcliff | 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 |
| 2003 | Calgary Roughnecks | 14 | 24 | 21 | 45 | 64 | 4 | 3.21 | 4.57 | 0.29 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 5.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| 2004 | Calgary Roughnecks | 16 | 34 | 37 | 71 | 42 | 12 | 4.44 | 2.63 | 0.75 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 5.67 | 5.67 | 0.67 |
| 2005 | Calgary Roughnecks | 16 | 36 | 50 | 86 | 69 | 10 | 5.38 | 4.31 | 0.63 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 7.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2006 | Calgary Roughnecks | 16 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 94 | 4 | 5.69 | 5.88 | 0.25 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 9.00 | 10.00 | 0.00 |
| 2007 | Calgary Roughnecks | 16 | 50 | 54 | 104 | 98 | 6 | 6.50 | 6.13 | 0.38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2008 | Calgary Roughnecks | 12 | 29 | 35 | 64 | 65 | 8 | 5.33 | 5.42 | 0.67 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2008 | Toronto Rock | 5 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 26 | 2 | 5.60 | 5.20 | 0.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Toronto Rock | 16 | 34 | 34 | 68 | 68 | 8 | 4.25 | 4.25 | 0.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 46 | 51 | 97 | 63 | 4 | 6.06 | 3.94 | 0.25 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 2 | 4.33 | 6.00 | 0.67 |
| 2011 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 62 | 2 | 5.75 | 3.88 | 0.13 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 5.67 | 2.67 | 0.67 |
| 2012 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 36 | 40 | 76 | 65 | 13 | 4.75 | 4.06 | 0.81 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Washington Stealth | 16 | 31 | 36 | 67 | 40 | 0 | 4.19 | 2.50 | 0.00 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 | 1.33 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | Vancouver Stealth | 17 | 23 | 32 | 55 | 42 | 2 | 3.24 | 2.47 | 0.12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Vancouver Stealth | 4 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 3.75 | 3.50 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 196 | 440 | 519 | 959 | 812 | 75 | 4.89 | 4.14 | 0.38 | 16 | 32 | 49 | 81 | 69 | 6 | 5.06 | 4.31 | 0.38 | ||
| Career Total: | 212 | 472 | 568 | 1,040 | 881 | 81 | 4.91 | 4.16 | 0.38 | ||||||||||
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
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | League | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1999 | BC Jr.A | Victoria Shamrocks | 6 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2000 | BC Jr.A | Victoria Shamrocks | 24 | 38 | 41 | 79 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2001 | BC Jr.A | Victoria Shamrocks | 11 | 17 | 12 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | BC Jr.A | Victoria Shamrocks | 24 | 66 | 61 | 127 | 30 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 11 | ||
| 2002 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 2003 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 20 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 18 | 47 | 57 | 104 | 0 | 16 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 11 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 8 | 16 | 26 | 32 | 58 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 17 | 54 | 46 | 100 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 14 | ||
| 2007 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 16 | 47 | 46 | 93 | 8 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 11 | 24 | 32 | 56 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2009 | WLA | Victoria Shamrocks | 18 | 43 | 73 | 116 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 65 | 131 | 123 | 254 | 72 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 11 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 113 | 289 | 320 | 609 | 60 | 71 | 119 | 133 | 252 | 24 | ||||
References
- Inside Lacrosse Archived 2008-08-30 at the Wayback Machine
- "Lewis Ratcliff". Washington Stealth bio. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 18 October 2011.
- "Ratcliff, Sanderson Swapped in Blockbuster". NLL.com. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 28 March 2008.
- "Breaking: Colin Doyle Swapped for Lewis Ratcliff, Tyler Codron, and Joel Dalgarno". NLLInsider.com. 14 December 2009. Archived from the original on 22 January 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- Ewen, Steve (6 February 2015). "Lewis Ratcliff, one of the NLL's all-time leading scorers, retires from Vancouver Stealth". The Province. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
- "Lewis Ratcliff Suspended For Two Years For Positive Test at Mann Cup". In Lacrosse We Trust. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved 11 January 2017.