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Eli Salama

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Eli Salama
Born (1996-08-24) August 24, 1996 (age 28)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight211 pounds (96 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionDefence/LSM
NCAA teamRIT Tigers
NLL draft12th overall, 2018
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL teamCalgary Roughnecks
MLL teamsDallas Rattlers
PLL teamChrome LC
Pro career2019
Career highlights

NCAA:

  • USILA Division III Defenseman of the Year (2018)
  • Liberty League Defenseman of the Year (2018)
  • First team All-American (2018)
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's box lacrosse
World Lacrosse Box Championships
Winner 2024 Utica

Eli Salama (born August 24, 1996) is a Canadian professional lacrosse defenceman playing with the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL), for whom he serves as an alternate captain, and Chrome Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).[1][2][3][4] He previously played for the Dallas Rattlers of the MLL.

College career

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Salama played for the RIT Tigers for four seasons and advanced to the NCAA Championship game with the Tigers 20 2017. In 2018, he was named USILA Division III Long-Pole of the Year, Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year, USILA First Team All-American and All-Liberty League First Team. [5]

Professional career

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NLL

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Salama was drafted 12th overall in the 2018 NLL draft by the Calgary Roughnecks and joined the team in the 2019 season, winning an NLL Championship as a rookie.

PLL

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Salama plays long stick midfield for Chrome Lacrosse Club.[6]

Statistics

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NCAA

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Season Team GP GS G A Pts GB CT
2015 RIT 11 0 0 1 1 4 3
2016 RIT 15 0 0 3 3 14 10
2017 RIT 23 0 4 5 9 44 28
2018 RIT 22 22 10 11 21 51 29
Total 71 22 14 20 34 113 70

NLL

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Eli Salama 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

2019 Calgary Roughnecks 16 1 4 5 67 22 0.31 4.19 1.38 4 0 0 0 15 9 0.00 3.75 2.25
2020 Calgary Roughnecks 10 5 7 12 55 13 1.20 5.50 1.30
2022 Calgary Roughnecks 16 2 4 6 84 20 0.38 5.25 1.25 1 1 1 2 9 0 2.00 9.00 0.00
2023 Calgary Roughnecks 18 3 5 8 116 20 0.44 6.44 1.11 4 0 0 0 21 6 0.00 5.25 1.50
2024 Calgary Roughnecks 13 2 8 10 59 22 0.77 4.54 1.69
73 13 28 41 381 97 0.56 5.22 1.33 9 1 1 2 45 15 0.22 5.00 1.67
Career Total: 82 14 29 43 426 112 0.52 5.20 1.37

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.

MLL

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Eli Salama Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2019 Dallas Rattlers 16 5 4 0 9 15 0 6 6 0 0
16 5 4 0 9 15 0 6 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 16 5 4 0 9 15 0 6 6 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL

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Eli Salama Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2020 Chrome 5 1 1 1 3 4 5 1 1 0 0
2021 Chrome 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022 Chrome 10 3 1 2 6 11 20 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023 Chrome 10 1 1 1 3 7 13 3 3 0 28
26 5 3 4 12 23 38 7 7 0 28 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 27 5 3 4 12 23 38 7 7 0 28

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

References

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  1. ^ Pollock, Riley (2022-12-10). "CALGARY ROUGHNECKS NAME 2022-23 LEADERSHIP GROUP". Calgary Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-12-11.
  2. ^ "Eli Salama lacrosse Statistics on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  3. ^ "Eli Salama". Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  4. ^ "Eli Salama". NLL. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ "Former men's lacrosse stars Eli Salama and Kyle Killen selected in 2018 NLL Draft." US Official News, 27 Sept. 2018. Gale OneFile: News, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A556120023/STND?u=wikipedia&sid=ebsco&xid=afa41c80. Accessed 15 Oct. 2022.
  6. ^ "Eli Salama". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2022-10-15.