Matt Disher (born July 10, 1976, in Hagersville, Ontario)(Grew up in Arthur, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Disher has been named NLL Player of the Week four times, defensive player of the week three times, and was named Rookie of the Month in February 1999.He was known for being the last player or goalie to wear the traditional style of field lacrosse helmet.

Matt Disher
Born (1976-07-10) July 10, 1976 (age 48)
Hagersville, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight240 pounds (109 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionGoaltender
NLL draft7th overall, 1998
Buffalo Bandits
NLL team
Former teams
Edmonton Rush
Portland LumberJax
Minnesota Swarm
Anaheim Storm
Ottawa Rebel
Buffalo Bandits
Pro career1999

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game.[1]

Statistics

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    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv %
1999 Buffalo 6 331 85 257 15.41 75.15% -- -- -- -- -- --
2000 Buffalo 11 558 151 381 16.24 71.62% 1 14 7 5 30.00 41.67%
2001 Ottawa 3 180 42 118 14.00 73.75% -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Ottawa 16 577 151 412 15.70 73.18% -- -- -- -- -- --
2003 Ottawa 16 759 156 504 12.33 76.36% -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Anaheim 16 674 149 426 13.26 74.09% -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Minnesota 14 788 189 512 14.39 73.04% -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 Minnesota 16 429 80 266 11.19 76.88% 1 40 6 31 9.00 83.78%
2007 Minnesota 16 301 87 169 17.34 66.02% 1 0 0 0 0 0.00%
2008 Edmonton 9 216 41 126 11.39 75.45% -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 Portland 4 244 44 163 10.82 78.74% 3 132 33 80 14.98 70.80%
2009 Portland 13 733 132 502 10.80 79.18% 1 15 6 9 24.00 60.00%
2010 Edmonton 16 808 174 527 12.92 75.18% 2 120 19 104 9.50 84.55%
NLL Totals 156 6,598 1,481 4,363 13.47 74.66% 9 321 71 229 13.27 76.33%

References

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  1. ^ "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.