Cory Bomberry

Cory Bomberry (born August 9, 1976) is an Iroquois lacrosse player who is currently a free agent. He played most recently for the Rochester Knighthawks of the National Lacrosse League. He spent his career as an attacker.

Cory Bomberry
Born (1976-08-09) August 9, 1976
Six Nations, Ontario
Nationality Iroquois
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight215 pounds (98 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL draft3rd overall, 1996
Rochester Knighthawks
NLL team
Former teams
Rochester Knighthawks
Buffalo Bandits
Arizona Sting
MSL teamSix Nations Chiefs
Pro career1997–

Bomberry can be considered as one of the most famous and most popular Iroquois lacrosse players. Although he spent most of his NLL career in Rochester, he also well known for his tenure in Buffalo. What's more, his goal on Feb. 18, 2006 against Minnesota, assisted by Bandits star John Tavares, helped Tavares to tie Gary Gait's then-existing NLL Career Points Record.

NLL career

He was selected as a first-round pick of the Knighthawks in 1997. He entered the league as two-time winner of Mann Cup with the Six Nations Chiefs in 1995 and 1996. He played there from 1997 to 2003 and won the 1997 championship. He then left the team and spent one year in Arizona Sting and three years in Buffalo Bandits. In Buffalo, he also took part in the 2008 NLL Championship, which was his seventh trip to the finals. In 2009, it was reported, that Bomberry was returning to Knighthawks, but he was released after the season.[1]

During his 13 year pro career, he has twice been recognized by the Turtle Island News, leading native weekly newspaper in North America, as the winner of the National Lacrosse League Native American MVP Award.

International career

Bomberry also took part in number of major international events, including three World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in 2003, and 2007, and 2011. The Iroquois Nationals won silver medals in all three tournaments.

Statistics

    Regular Season   Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1997Rochester102222------------
1998Rochester1219315056261325102
1999Rochester1211213262142224142
2000Rochester121725427114224696
2001Rochester142442666914102260
2002Rochester1622446610412232560
2003Rochester16224365724216760
2004Arizona162343664610------------
2005Arizona15242347003381100
2006Buffalo1521274889033912170
2007Buffalo151633494602235100
2008Buffalo16173855590313480
2009Buffalo15153651460214520
2010Rochester841115322------------
NLL Totals183235419654754105232145667910

References

  1. "BOMBERRY RETURNS TO KNIGHTHAWKS". nll.com. November 13, 2009. Retrieved 2011-05-31.
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