John Lade is our focus as we move on two the second edition of the NALL Profiles series. Lade was drafted with the 26th pick (6th Round) in the NALL college draft by the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Shamrocks. Lade is a shutdown outdoor defenseman, who looks to translate that talent to the indoor game. He has already signed with the Shamrocks, so expect him to be suiting up in green and orange this winter.
The Morristown, New Jersey native had a very successful college career, starting at Villanova for his freshman year and then transferring to Syracuse. Lade was named to the USILA All-American first team both his Junior and Senior year at Syracuse. His senior year he became only the fourth defenseman in the storied Syracuse Orange lacrosse history to win the William C. Schmeisser Award as the top defenseman in the country. Lade also received a few more honors in his college career, as he was named to the All-Big East first team both his Junior and Senior years.
Before ever playing for Syracuse, Lade was a part of US Under 19 team in 2008 that won a gold medal at the World Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia. The US went 5-0 in Round Robin play, then went on to beat England 25-5 in the semi-finals. They matched up against the hosting team, Canada, in the finals. They ended up winning 19-12 to win the Gold Medal and keep the US's streak of winning every Under-19 championship alive.
Lade was drafted with the 16th pick in the 2011 MLL Draft by the Boston Cannons. Lade played three games his rookie season, getting 3 ground balls. He was traded to Rochester this off-season for the 19th pick in the 2012 MLL entry draft.
It was announced on October 31st that Lade had signed with the Shamrocks, joining former Syracuse teammate Josh Amidon. Hopefully he will develop into a great NALL defenseman in Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Remember, Shamrocks tickets cam be purchased at the website at great prices.
Who do you want to be the next feature player for the NALL Profiles? Comment below with any ideas. Remember to check out my show on the lacrosse radio network, Goods On Lacrosse. It will take place every Wednesday at 6 p.m. eastern starting this week. I'll throw in some NLL, NALL, even some CLax. Make sure to check that out. Please follow me on twitter @GoodsOnSabres, I'm hoping to get to 50 followers by the end of the week. Also check out yesterday's Lax Live with Marisa Ingemi, as I was the second guest on the show. We talk some NALL and NLL lacrosse. And finally, as always, thanks for reading!
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