Chris White (lacrosse)
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Chris White is a professional box lacrosse
Box lacrosse
Box lacrosse, also known as indoor lacrosse and sometimes shortened to boxla, LAX or simply box, is an indoor version of lacrosse played mostly in North America. The game originated in Canada, where it is the most popular version of the game played in contrast to the traditional field lacrosse game...

 player in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...

 with the Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo Bandits
The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....

.

Professional career

White was originally drafted in the second round, 20th overall by the Albany Attack
Albany Attack
The Albany Attack was the name of a franchise which played in the National Lacrosse League from the 2000 season through the 2003 season. The Attack played in the former Pepsi Arena in Albany, New York...

 in the 2001 NLL Entry Draft.

White played one season with the Attack, then transferred with the franchise when it relocated to San Jose, California
San Jose, California
San Jose is the third-largest city in California, the tenth-largest in the U.S., and the county seat of Santa Clara County which is located at the southern end of San Francisco Bay...

 and became the San Jose Stealth
San Jose Stealth
The San Jose Stealth were a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America from 2004 until 2009. They played at the HP Pavilion at San Jose, which is also the home of the NHL's San Jose Sharks and the AFL's San Jose SaberCats. They relocated to San...

 in 2004.

He was acquired by the Bandits in a trade on December 4, 2004. He was traded to the Bandits by the Stealth in exchange for a first-round pick, 11th overall (which was originally the Toronto Rock
Toronto Rock
The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...

's pick) in the 2005 NLL Entry Draft.

As of the conclusion of the 2008 season, White is ninth all-time on the Bandits penalty list. To start the 2009 season
2009 Buffalo Bandits season
The Buffalo Bandits are a lacrosse team based in Buffalo, New York playing in the National Lacrosse League . The 2009 season was the franchise's 18th season...

, he was named captain of the Bandits in place of injured Rich Kilgour. White served as captain for four games. During the 2009 NLL season
2009 NLL season
-Pre-season:* August 19, 2008: The NLL announced that the Minnesota Swarm would be moving from the East division to the West division, giving the West six teams to the East's seven....

, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All Star Game is a lacrosse game played each year between two teams representing the two divisions of the National Lacrosse League .-1991 :...

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NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts PIM LB GP G A Pts PIM LB
2003 Albany 13 1 1 2 18 27
2004 San Jose 16 3 3 6 43 47 1 0 2 2 0 7
2005 Buffalo 7 0 1 1 17 22 1 0 0 0 2 2
2006 Buffalo 16 0 8 8 51 58 3 0 2 2 10 11
2007 Buffalo 15 0 5 5 51 39 2 0 3 3 6 8
2008 Buffalo 16 3 4 7 59 50 3 0 1 1 2 14
2009 Buffalo 16 0 8 8 66 47 2 0 0 0 4 2
NLL Totals 99 7 30 37 305 280 12 0 8 8 24 44
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