Daryl Veltman

Daryl Veltman (born September 25, 1985) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player. He is currently a member of the New England Black Wolves in the National Lacrosse League.

Daryl Veltman

Born	(1985-09-25) September 25, 1985 Brampton, Ontario
Nationality	Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	180 pounds (82 kg)
Shoots	Left
Position	Attack
NCAA team	Hobart College
NLL draft	1st overall, 2008 Boston Blazers
NLL team Former teams	New England Black Wolves Calgary Roughnecks, Buffalo Bandits
WLA team	Coquitlam Adanacs
Pro career	2009–

High School/College career

Veltman attended the Connecticut college-preparatory Salisbury School, before enrolling at Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Veltman played collegiate lacrosse for the Hobart College Statesmen. As a freshman in 2005, he was honored by the ECAC Lacrosse League as "Rookie of the Year." During his freshman season, Veltman led his team in scoring. In all three subsequent seasons, he would continue his team's leading scorer. Veltman was recognized by the conference with ALL-ECAC team honors three times, including first-team recognition as a senior.[1]

Canadian Box career

Junior

Veltman played junior box lacrosse in the Ontario Lacrosse Association. From 2000 to 2002, Veltman was a member of the Halton Hills Bulldogs in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. In 2002, he was named his conference's Most Valuable Player.[2] From 2003 to 2006 he played Junior A lacrosse with the Orangeville Northmen. In 2005, he led the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League in scoring with a career high 102 points.

Senior

After some controversy about transferring provinces within the Canadian Lacrosse Association,[3][4] Veltman moved west to British Columbia and joined the Coquitlam Adanacs of the Western Lacrosse Association in 2007.[5] During his rookie season, Veltmen helped the Adanacs to a league championship and their first Mann Cup appearance since 2001.

Professional career

Veltman was selected with the first overall pick by the expansion Boston Blazers of the National Lacrosse League in the 2008 NLL Entry Draft.[6][7] In his rookie season, Veltman was named Rookie of the Week twice, and was also named Rookie of the Month for both January and February.

Veltman is the nephew of Jim Veltman, former Toronto Rock captain and current Rock advisor and National Lacrosse League all-time loose-ball leader.[7]

On August 8, 2015, Veltman signed a two-year contract with the Buffalo Bandits

International career

In 2003, he represented Team Canada at the Under-19 World Lacrosse Championships, helping his team win the silver medal.[1]

Statistics

Hobart College

Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	GB
2005	Hobart	14	28	22	50	30
2006	Hobart	13	22	9	31	16
2007	Hobart	14	33	11	44	38
2008	Hobart	11	26	11	37	23
Totals	52	109	53	162	107

National Lacrosse League

			Regular Season							Playoffs
Season	Team		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM
2009	Boston		15	34	43	77	92	2		1	3	4	7	6	0
NLL Totals			15	34	43	77	92	2		1	3	4	7	6	0

Canadian Lacrosse Association

				Regular Season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000	Halton Hills Bulldogs	OLA Jr.B		5	5	4	9	2		1	0	0	0	0
2001	Halton Hills Bulldogs	OLA Jr.B		19	22	25	47	14		7	8	7	15	6
2002	Halton Hills Bulldogs	OLA Jr.B		22	44	49	93	22		8	16	11	27	2
2003	Orangeville Northmen	OLA Jr.A		8	12	19	31	2		13	10	30	40	6
2004	Orangeville Northmen	OLA Jr.A		19	30	47	77	4		9	7	17	24	2
2005	Orangeville Northmen	OLA Jr.A		22	38	64	102	41		13	19	29	48	28
2006	Orangeville Northmen	OLA Jr.A		11	9	23	32	13		11	12	11	23	4
2007	Coquitlam Adanacs	WLA		9	8	11	19	0		9	10	6	16	0
Mann Cup	Coquitlam Adanacs	CLA		--	--	--	--	--		5	5	4	9	4
2009	Coquitlam Adanacs	WLA		10	20	27	47	10		6	4	14	18	6
Junior A Totals				60	89	153	242	60		46	48	87	135	40
Junior B Totals				46	71	78	149	38		16	24	18	42	8
Senior A Totals				19	28	38	66	10		15	14	20	34	6
Mann Cup Totals				--	--	--	--	--		5	5	4	9	4

References

1. "Hobart Lacrosse Media Guide: 2008 (Page 9 of 15)" (PDF). HWS.edu. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
2. "O.L.A. Junior B Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
3. "CLA Transfer Review Committee Review: Daryl Veltman" (PDF). Canadian Lacrosse Association. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
4. "Appeal by Daryl Veltman & WLA from a decision of the CLA Transfer Review Committee" (PDF). Canadian Lacrosse Association. June 14, 2007. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
5. "Bible of Lacrosse Player Statistics - Daryl Veltman". Bible-of-Lacrosse.com. Retrieved 2008-10-03.
6. "Daryl Veltman Selected First By Boston". NLL.com. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-09-07. Retrieved 2008-09-08.
7. Borrelli, Tom (September 29, 2008). "Beanie Baby: Veltman Brings Winning Pedigree to Boston". LaxMagazine.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-03.