Ken Montour
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Ken Montour is a professional box lacrosse
player in the National Lacrosse League
with the Buffalo Bandits
. Montour is currently on his third separate stint with the Bandits.
During the 2009 NLL season
, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game
., and was also named NLL Goaltender of the Year
.
During the 2010 season, Montour was hit by Toronto Rock
defender Drew Petkoff and suffered a concussion. Montour finished the game but missed the rest of that season and the entire 2011 season
, and has also missed all but one half-day in his job as a teacher.
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....
. Montour is currently on his third separate stint with the Bandits.
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 :...
., and was also named NLL Goaltender of the Year
National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award
The National Lacrosse League Goaltender of the Year Award is given annually to the best NLL goaltender of the year.In the 2008 season, the award was sponsored by the US Navy and was known as the "US Navy Goaltender of the Year award". In the 2007 season, it was the "Progressive National Lacrosse...
.
During the 2010 season, Montour was hit by 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...
defender Drew Petkoff and suffered a concussion. Montour finished the game but missed the rest of that season and the entire 2011 season
2011 NLL season
The 2011 National Lacrosse League season, the 25th in the history of the NLL, began January 8, 2011 and ended with the Championship game, won by the Toronto Rock 8-7.-Team movement:...
, and has also missed all but one half-day in his job as a teacher.
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | ||
| 2002 | Columbus | 3 | 125 | 31 | 96 | 14.84 | 75.59% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 6 | 62 | 22 | 46 | 21.46 | 67.65% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Columbus | 16 | 147 | 36 | 78 | 14.74 | 68.42% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Arizona | 7 | 208 | 39 | 108 | 11.24 | 73.47% | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | ||
| 2006 | Arizona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Buffalo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00% | 1 | 17 | 2 | 12 | 6.87 | 85.71% | |||
| 2007 | Philadelphia | 12 | 102 | 21 | 48 | 12.30 | 69.57% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo | 15 | 480 | 82 | 346 | 10.24 | 80.84% | 3 | 60 | 12 | 41 | 12.00 | 77.36% | ||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 15 | 651 | 104 | 451 | 9.58 | 81.26% | 2 | 104 | 16 | 74 | 9.21 | 82.22% | ||
| 2010 | Buffalo | 7 | 385 | 70 | 260 | 10.90 | 78.79% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| NLL Totals | 85 | 2,161 | 405 | 1,433 | 11.24 | 77.97%!! 9 !! 182 !! 30 !! 127 !! 9.91 !! 80.89% | |||||||||