Paul Rabil
Encyclopedia
Paul Rabil is a lacrosse
player with the Washington Stealth
of the National Lacrosse League
and the Boston Cannons
of Major League Lacrosse
. Rabil attended DeMatha Catholic High School
(North East, MD) and played his collegiate lacrosse at the Johns Hopkins University
.
and the 2007
NCAA Championship winning Blue Jay teams, as well as the 2008 NCAA finalists
. Rabil was awarded the 2007 McLaughlin Award
given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse midfielder. Rabil was selected, as one of the five finalists for the 2007 and 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy
, awarded to the "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. Rabil was the team's leading scorer in all three of his trips to the NCAA finals, scoring nine goals and handing out six assists in those finals.
by the Boston Cannons
in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft
. Paul Rabil was drafted 2nd overall in the National Lacrosse League entry draft
on September 6 in Boston. In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP
and MLL Offensive Player of the Year. Paul Rabil also won the MLL Fastest Shot competition in 2009 and 2010, with his shot measured at 111 miles per hour (49.6 m/s), the current world record. Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth
National Lacrosse League
Champion's Cup
team, defeating the Toronto Rock
. 15 to 11. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship.
Lacrosse
Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...
player with the Washington Stealth
Washington Stealth
The Washington Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America. Based in Everett , the Stealth began play in the 2010 NLL season, with home games played at the 8,513-seat Comcast Arena at Everett.The team was previously known as the...
of 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...
and the Boston Cannons
Boston Cannons
The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
of Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
. Rabil attended DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School
DeMatha Catholic High School, named after Saint John of Matha, is a four-year Catholic high school for young men located in Hyattsville, Maryland, USA. DeMatha is known for academic achievement, music, arts, service and athletics...
(North East, MD) and played his collegiate lacrosse at the Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
.
College career
Rabil was a key contributor for the 20052005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 35th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament...
and the 2007
2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...
NCAA Championship winning Blue Jay teams, as well as the 2008 NCAA finalists
2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 10 through May 26, 2008. This was the 38th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...
. Rabil was awarded the 2007 McLaughlin Award
McLaughlin Award
The Lt. Donald McLaughlin Jr. Award — also known as the "Don McLaughlin Award" — has been given annually since 1973 by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association to the NCAA's most outstanding college lacrosse midfielder. The award is presented to the best midfielder in Division I,...
given to the nation's most outstanding NCAA lacrosse midfielder. Rabil was selected, as one of the five finalists for the 2007 and 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy
Tewaaraton Trophy
The Tewaaraton Trophy is an award given annually, since 2001, to the most outstanding American college lacrosse player. It is the lacrosse equivalent of football's Heisman Trophy. The trophy is presented by the Greater Washington Sports Alliance and the University Club of Washington, D.C...
, awarded to the "Most Outstanding" collegiate lacrosse player in the United States. Rabil was the team's leading scorer in all three of his trips to the NCAA finals, scoring nine goals and handing out six assists in those finals.
Professional career
Three days later, Rabil was selected 1st overallMajor League Lacrosse first overall collegiate draft choice
This is a list of Major League Lacrosse college draft first overall picks, by year:...
by the Boston Cannons
Boston Cannons
The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft
MLL Collegiate Draft
The Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft is the annual draft of outstanding amateur lacrosse players from American colleges and universities into the professional ranks of Major League Lacrosse . The U.S. league, made up of six teams organized in a single conference, began conducting the draft in...
. Paul Rabil was drafted 2nd overall in the National Lacrosse League entry draft
National Lacrosse League entry draft
The National Lacrosse League entry draft is an annual event where the general managers of National Lacrosse League teams choose eligible players for their rosters from US college programs and Canada's junior lacrosse system....
on September 6 in Boston. In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP
Major League Lacrosse MVP Award
The Bud Light Major League Lacrosse MVP Award is awarded annually to the best performing player of Major League Lacrosse....
and MLL Offensive Player of the Year. Paul Rabil also won the MLL Fastest Shot competition in 2009 and 2010, with his shot measured at 111 miles per hour (49.6 m/s), the current world record. Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth
Washington Stealth
The Washington Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America. Based in Everett , the Stealth began play in the 2010 NLL season, with home games played at the 8,513-seat Comcast Arena at Everett.The team was previously known as the...
National Lacrosse League
2010 NLL season
The 2010 National Lacrosse League season, the 24th in the history of the NLL, began on January 8, 2010 and ended with the Championship game on May 15.-Team movement:...
Champion's Cup
Champion's Cup
The Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League.-Winners:-Most Valuable Players:-Champion's Cup appearances:Only currently active teams are listed.-All-time Champion's Cup wins:...
team, defeating 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...
. 15 to 11. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship.
Awards and achievements
- 2005 USILA Third Team All-AmericanUSILA All-American TeamThe USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
- 20052005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe 2005 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 35th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament...
NCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipNCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays) - 2006 USILA First Team All-American
- 2007 USILA First Team All-American
- 20072007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 12 through May 28, 2007. This was the 37th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament...
NCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipNCAA Men's Lacrosse ChampionshipThe annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays) - 2008 USILA First Team All-American
- 2009 Major League Lacrosse MVP
- 2009 Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the YearMajor League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year AwardWarrior Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually to the best all around offensive player of the MLL....
- 2010 National Lacrosse LeagueNational Lacrosse LeagueThe 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...
Champion's CupChampion's CupThe Champion's Cup is the trophy awarded to the playoff winners in the National Lacrosse League.-Winners:-Most Valuable Players:-Champion's Cup appearances:Only currently active teams are listed.-All-time Champion's Cup wins:...
Champion (Washington StealthWashington StealthThe Washington Stealth are a member of the National Lacrosse League, the professional box lacrosse league of North America. Based in Everett , the Stealth began play in the 2010 NLL season, with home games played at the 8,513-seat Comcast Arena at Everett.The team was previously known as the...
) - 2010 World Lacrosse ChampionshipWorld Lacrosse ChampionshipThe World Lacrosse Championship is the world championship for international men's field lacrosse. From its inception in 1967 through the 2006 event, it was sanctioned by the International Lacrosse Federation...
MVP - 2011 Major League Lacrosse MVPMajor League Lacrosse MVP AwardThe Bud Light Major League Lacrosse MVP Award is awarded annually to the best performing player of Major League Lacrosse....
- 2011 Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the YearMajor League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year AwardWarrior Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year Award is given annually to the best all around offensive player of the MLL....
- 2011 Major League LacrosseMajor League LacrosseMajor League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
Steinfeld CupSteinfeld CupThe Steinfeld Cup is the trophy given annually to the winners ofthe New Balance Major League Lacrosse Championship. It is named after MLL founder Jake Steinfeld...
Champion (Boston CannonsBoston CannonsThe Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the 2001 season. From 2006 to 2008, they were in the Eastern Conference. From the league's inception in 2001 through 2005, they were in the...
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