Clay Hill (born Clay Squire on May 17, 1976, in Hamilton, Ontario) is a professional box lacrosse player. He was a member of the National Lacrosse League's Buffalo Bandits for seven seasons, where he won a NLL Championship in 2008.[2] He also played from 1997 until 2012 as a member of the Mann Cup-eligible Six Nations Chiefs.[1] Now, late in his career, he plays in the semi-professional Canadian Lacrosse League during the winter[3] and the OLA Senior B Lacrosse League in the summer.[4]

Clay Hill
Born (1976-05-17) May 17, 1976 (age 48)
Hamilton, Ontario[1]
Nationality Canada
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight185 pounds (84 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL draft31st overall, 1997
Buffalo Bandits
NLL teamBuffalo Bandits
Career teamSix Nations Chiefs (MSL)
Ohsweken Demons (CLax)
Six Nations Rivermen (OSBLL)
Mohawk Stars (OSBLL)
Pro career1997–
Career highlights

NLL Championship: 2008
CLax Championship: 2012

Career

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Hill joined the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse in 2002.[5] He was originally selected by the Bandits of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in the 4th Round of the 1997 MILL Entry Draft but did not sign with the team until December 7, 2004.[citation needed] He played his first NLL game in 2005.

In 2008, Hill played all 16 regular season games and all 3 playoff games as he, with the Buffalo Bandits, won the NLL Championship.[6]

In 2011, Hill left the National Lacrosse League. He played his final season as a member of the Six Nations Chiefs of Major Series Lacrosse in 2012, competing for the Mann Cup Senior A championship of Canada.[7] He and the Chiefs made it to the league finals before falling to the Peterborough Lakers.[8] Completing his seventh season with the bandits, Hill has accumulated 61 points over the course of 99 games and played in a cumulative total of 10 playoff games for the Buffalo Bandits prior to retiring from the team. [9]

In 2012, Hill joined the Ohsweken Demons of the Canadian Lacrosse League.[10] He and the Demons would go on to win the inaugural CLax Championship.[11] For his play, the league named him to the league's second all-star team.[12]

Family

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Clay Hill was raised in the Six Nations (a First Nations Reserve), in one of the Iroquois Nations. The main reserve where Clay Hill is born is found between the cities of Brantford, Caledonia, and Hagersville. The land includes around 18,000 hectares of land.[13] In the summer, Hill travels through the Toronto area to look for job opportunities, particularly steel construction, to support his family when he is in offseason.[9]

Statistics

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Statistics provided by: http://www.nll.com/.

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2005 Buffalo 16 1 5 6 62 12 1 0 0 0 5 0
2006 Buffalo 11 2 3 5 52 4 0 0 0 0 0 0
2007 Buffalo 16 1 7 8 60 4 2 1 3 4 14 0
2008 Buffalo 16 7 5 1 85 4 3 0 1 1 9 2
2009 Buffalo 14 2 13 15 73 10 2 0 1 1 8 0
2010 Buffalo 10 0 8 8 48 4 1 0 0 0 2 0
2011 Buffalo 16 1 6 7 43 21 2 1 1 2 4 0
NLL Totals 99 14 47 61 423 59 11 2 6 8 42 2

CLA/CLax

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Statistics provided by: https://web.archive.org/web/20140224031603/http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1993 Six Nations OJALL 14 6 12 18 38 12 2 8 10 12
1994 Six Nations OJALL 23 12 21 33 51 5 4 1 5 4
1995 Six Nations OJALL 14 9 13 22 50 - - - - -
1996 Did Not Participate
1997 Six Nations OJALL 16 18 39 57 51 15 5 36 41 44
- Six Nations MSL 3 1 0 1 0 - - - - -
1998 Six Nations MSL 17 9 24 33 54 - - - - -
1999 Six Nations MSL 16 2 17 19 54 3 1 0 1 4
2000 Six Nations MSL 10 8 9 17 8 - - - - -
2001 Six Nations MSL 12 6 4 10 11 - - - - -
2002 Six Nations MSL 1 3 0 3 2 - - - - -
- Six Nations OSBLL 13 13 23 36 26 6 11 11 22 4
2003 Six Nations MSL 10 8 4 12 10 3 2 2 4 0
2004 Six Nations MSL 15 6 16 22 18 7 6 4 10 10
2005 Six Nations MSL 15 3 11 14 14 7 6 3 9 2
2006 Six Nations MSL 4 0 2 2 4 - - - - -
- Mohawk Stars OSBLL 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 6 0
2007 Six Nations MSL 3 2 7 9 0 - - - - -
- Mohawk Stars OSBLL 7 4 7 11 8 6 2 2 4 4
2008 Six Nations MSL 10 5 2 7 4 4 3 2 5 8
2009 Six Nations MSL 13 5 4 9 17 4 1 1 2 2
2010 Six Nations MSL 16 8 9 17 24 11 4 3 7 35
2011 Six Nations MSL 18 5 5 10 24 11 1 2 3 23
2012 Ohsweken CLax 14 10 20 30 34 2 1 5 6 0
- Six Nations MSL 13 1 9 10 13 10 0 4 4 12
2013 Ohsweken CLax 5 2 4 6 2 1 1 1 2 0
- Six Nations OSBLL 12 1 12 13 12 6 2 2 4 0
MSL Totals 176 72 123 195 257 60 24 21 45 96
OSBLL Totals 33 18 43 61 46 20 18 18 36 8
OJALL Totals 67 45 85 130 190 32 11 45 56 60
CLax Totals 19 12 24 36 36 3 2 6 8 0

References

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  1. ^ a b http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/players.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  2. ^ "Clay Hill (D) Buffalo Bandits". National Lacrosse League. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2010-08-25.
  3. ^ "CLax Players of the Week: Vyse, Hill, Fowler and Potter earn honours | IL Indoor.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  4. ^ Locals power Knighthawks to east final | Brantford Expositor
  5. ^ http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/2002seniora.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  6. ^ Buffalo Bandits - National Lacrosse League - team roster | Pointstreak Sports Technologies
  7. ^ "Groundhog Day for Chiefs | Brantford Expositor". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  8. ^ http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/2012seniora.txt [bare URL plain text file]
  9. ^ a b Jafari, Michael. "Hill Ready For Next Challenge". bandits.com. Buffalo Bandits.
  10. ^ "Ohsweken Demons and Iroquois Ironmen to meet in all-Native final for the first Creator's Cup CLax championship | IL Indoor.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  11. ^ Demons win inaugural Creator’s Cup
  12. ^ "Oshawa Express". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  13. ^ Six Nations Elected Council. "Six Nations Of The Grand River". www.sixnations.ca. Archived from the original on 2017-06-18. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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