Born | Peterborough, Ontario, Canada | April 28, 1986
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Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 180 pounds (82 kg) |
Position | Forward |
NLL draft | 2nd overall, 2005 Rochester Knighthawks |
NLL team Former teams | Vancouver Warriors Rochester Knighthawks New England Black Wolves Calgary Roughnecks Buffalo Bandits Halifax Thunderbirds |
MSL team | Peterborough Lakers |
Pro career | 2006– |
Shawn Evans (born April 28, 1986, in Peterborough, Ontario) is a former Canadian professional lacrosse player who played in the National Lacrosse League, and the Major League Lacrosse. Evans' brothers, Scott and Stephen have also played in the NLL.[1] Evans is one of two lacrosse player in history to win the Minto Cup (the Canadian Junior lacrosse title), the Mann Cup (the Canadian Senior lacrosse title), and the NLL Champion's Cup all within 12 months of each other. He is also only one of three lacrosse players in history (the others being Craig Conn and Mark Matthews) to win 2 Minto Cups back to back (2006 & 2007) with 2 different Junior teams.
In May 2013, after winning the scoring title with 112 points, Evans was named NLL MVP.[2]