| Born | October 9, 1985 Baltimore, Maryland | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 pounds (88 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Defenseman LSM | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Salisbury University (2008) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| NLL teams | San Jose Stealth Washington Stealth Philadelphia Wings San Diego Seals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | San Francisco Dragons Washington Bayhawks Chesapeake Bayhawks Ohio Machine New York Lizards | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| PLL teams | Atlas LC Redwoods LC Cannons LC | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2008–2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Kyle Hartzell (born September 10, 1985)[1] is an American former professional lacrosse player. He is currently the Head Lacrosse Coach for the University of Texas at Austin, as well as assistant coach and defensive coordinator for the Boston Cannons of the Premier Lacrosse League. He graduated from Salisbury University (D3) in 2007. Hartzell previously played for the Atlas Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League. Kyle is playing for the NLL Expansion Team the San Diego Seals[2][3] Kyle Hartzell has also played professional lacrosse for Washington, Chesapeake, Ohio, and New York in the Major League Lacrosse. Hartzell had a career high 11 goals in 2012 as a part of the Ohio Machine, as well as 22 total caused turnovers. Known for his flashy over-the-head and rusty gate checks and his outspoken personality, Hartzell has become one of the most well-known defensive players in lacrosse.
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Playing career
Raised in Dundalk, Maryland Hartzell primarily played soccer growing up and only began playing lacrosse as a freshman in high school, originally as an attackman. He was not recruited out of high school, first attending CCBC-Essex, where he started as a midfielder before switching to LSM. He won an NJCAA Championship in 2004, then transferring to Salisbury University, where he walked on to the lacrosse team. At Salisbury, Hartzell did not play much until his senior season, switching between midfield and defense before finding his role as a full time defenseman his senior year. He would captain the Gulls to a 23-0 season and national championship, finishing the season with 42 caused turnovers and 83 ground balls, while being named team defensive MVP, first team all league, and third team All-American.[4][5][6]
Professionally, Hartzell has played in MLL for the San Francisco Dragons, Washington/Chesapeake Bayhawks, Ohio Machine, and New York Lizards, in NLL with the San Jose/Washington Stealth, Philadelphia Wings, and San Diego Seals, and in the PLL for Atlas Lacrosse Club and Redwoods Lacrosse Club. He won MLL championships in 2010 with Chesapeake and 2015 with New York, as well as an NLL championship in 2010 with Washington.
Internationally, Hartzell has represented the United States three times, once in box and twice in field. He won a bronze medal at the 2011 World Indoor Lacrosse Championship, a silver at the 2014 World Lacrosse Championship, and a gold at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.[7]
Hartzell announced his retirement from professional lacrosse on September 18, 2023. He finished his career with 89 points between MLL and PLL, the fourth most of any longpole in history.[8]
Coaching career
On April 11, 2024, Hartzell was hired as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator by the Boston Cannons, the rebranded Cannons Lacrosse Club.[9]
Stats
MLL
Reference:[10]
| Kyle Hartzell | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2008 | San Francisco Dragons | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009 | Washington Bayhawks | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2010 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 0 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Ohio Machine | 14 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 42 | 60 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Ohio Machine | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 55 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | New York Lizards | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 26 | 50 | 0 | 3.5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | New York Lizards | 11 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 0 | 3.5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | New York Lizards | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 23 | 46 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | New York Lizards | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 34 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | New York Lizards | 12 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | 40 | 17 | 16 | 73 | 190 | 394 | 0 | 51.5 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Total: | 139 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 75 | 197 | 412 | 0 | 53 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
PLL
| Kyle Hartzell | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA |
| 2019 | Atlas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Atlas | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2021 | Redwoods | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Redwoods | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | Cannons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 |
| 31 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Career Total: | 37 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 51 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 39 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted
NLL
Reference:[1]
| Kyle Hartzell | Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2008-09 | San Jose Stealth | 12 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 86 | 11 | 0.75 | 7.17 | 0.92 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2009-10 | Washington Stealth | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 2 | 0.22 | 5.44 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 4.67 | 0.00 |
| 2010-11 | Washington Stealth | 15 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 53 | 9 | 0.40 | 3.53 | 0.60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2011-12 | Washington Stealth | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 4 | 0.31 | 3.15 | 0.31 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2012-13 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 80 | 6 | 0.69 | 5.00 | 0.38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018-19 | San Diego Seals | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 53 | 6 | 0.20 | 5.30 | 0.60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 2.00 |
| 75 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 362 | 38 | 0.45 | 4.83 | 0.51 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 0.00 | 3.40 | 0.40 | ||
| Career Total: | 80 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 379 | 40 | 0.43 | 4.74 | 0.50 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
References
- ^ a b "Kyle Hartzell". NLL. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "Kyle Hartzell #81". Kyle Hartzell. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Lambrecht, Gary. "Ringmaster: Kyle Hartzell Wins at Every Level". Lacrosse Magazine. Archived from the original on 28 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ Get to Know Atlas' Kyle Hartzell, retrieved 2021-08-23
- ^ Pollitt, Richard. "'A true success story': Former SU lacrosse player to represent Team USA". The Daily Times. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "Team USA's Hartzell Eyes Missing Ring". www.usalaxmagazine.com. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "SEALS SIGN DEFENSEMAN KYLE HARTZELL". San Diego Seals. 2019-02-12. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ "https://twitter.com/PremierLacrosse/status/1703843735241703779?s=20". X (formerly Twitter). Retrieved 2023-09-18.
{{cite web}}: External link in|title= - ^ Griffin, Sarah (2024-04-11). "Boston Cannons hire Kyle Hartzell as an assistant coach and defensive coordinator". Premier Lacrosse League. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
- ^ "Kyle Hartzell - Major League Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies". Pointstreak Sports Technologies. Retrieved 2021-08-23.
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