Jeremy Thompson (lacrosse)

Jeremy Thompson (born February 1, 1987) is an American professional lacrosse player for the Saskatchewan Rush of the National Lacrosse League, and the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse. He was a two time Junior College Lacrosse National Champion and was 2nd team All-American at Syracuse University. Jeremy is also a member of the Iroquois National Team with his brothers.[1]

Early life

Jeremy grew up in the Onondaga Nation, NY, and was one of five children of Doloris and Jerome Thompson. Jeremy and his brothers, Jerome, Miles, and Lyle, began playing lacrosse at a very young age due to the spiritual and cultural significance lacrosse has in the Native American community. He attended LaFayette High School outside Syracuse, New York, where he led them to two state championships and became an Under Armour and US Lacrosse All-American.

College

After high school, Jeremy Thompson went on to attend Onondaga Community College. While he was there, Jeremy helped them win two NJCAA national championships, two Mid-State Conference championships, as well as two Region III championships. In his two seasons at OCC, the Lazers went 31-0 with two undefeated national championship seasons. After his time in Junior College, he attended Syracuse University, nearby to his hometown of Nedrow, NY. His first season at Syracuse, he was a USILA Second Team All-American and was All Big East. His senior season he was Third Team All-American as well as All Big East for the second straight year.[2] His brothers Miles and Lyle both played lacrosse at the University of Albany with their cousin Ty Thompson. His other brother Jerome (Haina) played with him at Onondaga Community College.

Professional career

Jeremy Thompson currently plays in both the National Lacrosse League and Premier Lacrosse League. In the NLL, he plays for the Saskatchewan Rush and in PLL, he plays for the Atlas. He started his MLL career on the Florida Launch but was traded with his brother Lyle Thompson to the Chesapeake Bayhawks on March 3, 2017. He signed with the Atlas on June 16 from the waiver wire after playing for the Chaos in the inaugural PLL season. [3]

NLL

Reference:[4]

Jeremy Thompson 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

2012 Buffalo Bandits 14 3 6 9 72 25 0.64 5.14 1.79 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 0.00 0.00
2013 Edmonton Rush 16 7 5 12 131 32 0.75 8.19 2.00 1 0 2 2 6 0 2.00 6.00 0.00
2014 Edmonton Rush 18 9 8 17 165 23 0.94 9.17 1.28 3 0 0 0 25 0 0.00 8.33 0.00
2015 Edmonton Rush 18 8 7 15 181 41 0.83 10.06 2.28 5 3 1 4 34 0 0.80 6.80 0.00
2016 Saskatchewan Rush 18 7 13 20 174 6 1.11 9.67 0.33 4 1 1 2 37 0 0.50 9.25 0.00
2017 Saskatchewan Rush 18 5 12 17 179 18 0.94 9.94 1.00 4 4 1 5 44 0 1.25 11.00 0.00
2018 Saskatchewan Rush 18 6 9 15 164 26 0.83 9.11 1.44 3 1 2 3 17 0 1.00 5.67 0.00
120 45 60 105 1,066 171 0.88 8.88 1.43 20 9 7 16 163 0 0.80 8.15 0.00
Career Total: 140 54 67 121 1,229 171 0.86 8.78 1.22

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.

References
  1. "Jeremy Thompson - Thompson Brothers". Thompson Brothers. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  2. "Jeremy Thompson - 2011 Men's Lacrosse". Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  3. "Launch Trade Lyle Thompson to Bayhawks | US Lacrosse Magazine". www.uslaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
  4. "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.


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