Mitch de Snoo

Mitchell "Mitch" de Snoo (born October 22, 1992) is a professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League and the Oakville Rock of Major Series Lacrosse. Hailing from Oshawa, Ontario, de Snoo attended Monsignor Paul Dwyer Catholic High School, where he played four years of lacrosse and ice hockey.

Mitch de Snoo
Born (1992-10-22) October 22, 1992
Oshawa, Ontario
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NCAA teamDrexel (2015)
NLL draft13th overall, 2015
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team
Former teams		Toronto Rock
Buffalo Bandits
MSL teamOakville Rock
Pro career2016–
Career highlights

College

He played collegiality at Drexel University, where he earned a degree in biomedical engineering. de Snoo was key to Drexel lacrosse making their first NCAA tournament where they upset Penn in the first round. That season, de Snoo scored the game-winner with 46 seconds left in the third overtime beating Penn State 13-12 in a key Colonial Athletic Association game.[1]

Pro Lacrosse

de Snoo played junior lacrosse for the Clarington Green Gaels and the Whitby Warriors, with whom he won the Minto Cup in 2013.[2] He was in the third round (15th overall) in the 2014 MSL draft by the Oakville Rock.

de Snoo was drafted in the second round (13th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks, and was traded to the Buffalo Bandits on December 28, 2016 in exchange for Brandon Goodwin.[3] On July 6, 2020, de Snoo was traded to the Toronto Rock in exchange for Brock Sorensen, Alex Tulett, & conditional 2022 draft pick.[4]

de Snoo was named Defensive Player of the Year for the NLL's 2021-2022 season.[5] Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse named de Snoo the #2 best defender in the NLL.[6]

Off the floor, de Snoo earned a master's degree in laboratory medicine and pathobiology from the University of Toronto, having done research into genetic inheritable forms of Parkinson's. Currently, he is pursuing a medical degree at the University of Toronto.[7]

He resides in Toronto with his wife, Meg de Snoo, and their dog. [8]

Statistics

NCAA [9]

    Regular Season
SeasonTeamGPGAPts
2012Drexel16000
2013Drexel15404
2014Drexel18527
2015Drexel15718
College Totals6416319

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
2023Toronto111091910213------------
2022Toronto165611121102011190
2021Toronto1137105393112122
2020Buffalo111568625101160
2019Buffalo1759141312540112814
2018Buffalo163121512739------------
2017Buffalo183121511142------------
2016Buffalo1617898840002010
NLL Totals14464761409118825813211426

See also

References
  1. "Mitch de Snoo - 2015 Men's Lacrosse Biography". Retrieved 11 December 2018.
  2. McNair, Brian (December 31, 2013). "Minto Cup champion Whitby Warriors best of 2013". DurhamRegion.com. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  3. "Bandits acquire de Snoo from Roughnecks". TSN.com. December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  4. "Rock Acquire Mitch de Snoo". TorontoRock.com. July 6, 2020. Retrieved July 6, 2020.
  5. "CURRIER, DE SNOO, VINC WIN NATIONAL LACROSSE LEAGUE TRANSITION, DEFENSIVE PLAYER, GOALTENDER OF THE YEAR AWARDS". NLL.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  6. "NLL Top 50 Players: Top 30 Defenders & Transition Players". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2022-12-01.
  7. Goods, Jack (April 20, 2018). "Bandits' Mitch de Snoo waiting to hear on medical school". The Buffalo News. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  8. "Rock City Unplugged Episode 2". YouTube. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  9. "drexeldragons.com Statistics".


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