 Del Bianco with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2023
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| Born | August 31, 1997 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) |
| Shoots | Right |
| Position | Goaltender |
| NLL draft | 15th overall, 2015 Calgary Roughnecks |
| NLL team | Calgary Roughnecks |
| Pro career | 2016– |
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Christian Del Bianco (born August 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional lacrosse goaltender playing for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).[1][2] Drafted 15th overall in the second round in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft, he has played his entire NLL career in Calgary. In November 2022, he was re-signed for two more years to the end of the 2024 NLL season.[3]
Del Bianco was named to the NLL All-League 2nd Team in 2019.[4] Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse named Del Bianco the #5 best goalie in the NLL.[5]
Del Bianco was named the 2023 NLL Goalie of the Year and MVP, having set a league record for most minutes played by a goalie in a season, and leading the Roughnecks to their highest win total in club history.[6] Del Bianco is just the second goalie to win NLL MVP, after Steve Dietrich in 2006, and the third non-forward to win the award, following Dietrich and transition player Jeff Shattler in 2011.[7]
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- ^ "Christian Del Bianco". Roughnecks. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ Saelhof, Todd (2022-11-03). "Roughnecks re-up cornerstone goalie Christian Del Bianco ahead of camp". Calgary Herald. Retrieved 2022-11-05.
- ^ "Christian Del Bianco". NLL. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
- ^ "The IL Indoor Top 50 is Back, with a Twist: Top 7 Goalies". Inside Lacrosse. 2022-11-29. Retrieved 2022-11-30.
- ^ "@NLL". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-05-25.
- ^ "Calgary's Christian Del Bianco Named National Lacrosse League MVP". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2023-05-30.