ABOUT - Mike Leong

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Birth Date:	January 11, 1984
Height:	6' 1"
Weight:	208 lbs.
Shoots:	Right

Mike came to Coquitlam in 2006 as another astute Adanac draft pick. As a defensive specialist, he has earned his regular role on a talent-laden Adanacs defensive corps.

He first played lacrosse at age 10 and played all of his minor lacrosse in Surrey. He enjoyed the chance to play Midget lacrosse at the BC Summer Games, winning a gold medal. He was a solid contributor on four Provincial championship teams and was tournament MVP in one Bantam lacrosse championship year.

His Surrey Junior “A” squad topped the regular season league standings in his final year. Mike is a strong, mobile defenseman who checks hard but clean. His Junior “A” stats included 8 goals and 17 assists for 25 points plus only 47 PiM in 72 games.

He potted one goal and added six assists plus only 2 PiM in 14 regular season games last season. His WLA stats through last year’s Mann Cup included 2 goals and 9 assists plus only 14 PiM in 46 games.

Mike is personable and is well-liked by his teammates because of his work ethic, his commitment to teamwork and his effective and reliable defense. He says that he likes lacrosse because “It’s fun, entertaining, good exercise, and you meet a lot of people. I like the physical, skills and team aspects. Lacrosse is like a battle that you don’t want to loose. There’s another army of men trying to get into your territory and take something important from you and it’s my job to stop them.”

Mike has also played centre back in soccer, football and any other sport he can fit in to his busy schedule. He enjoys working out, camping and lake fishing. He doesn’t cook often but he says that he is a magician on the BBQ with steaks being his specialty. After high school he studied in college and now works as a short-haul truck driver. He plans to go back to school at BCIT. He’s single but that shouldn’t last long. Mike’s favourite movies are Scarface and Casino while his favourite actors are Denzel Washington and Al Pacino. He likes to listen to hip hop and to rhythm and blues.

The people most influential in his lacrosse career have been his parents, Jim and Margaret, all of his coaches and WLA standouts Rory McDade, Kris Bride, Ray Guze and the superlative defenseman, former Adanac captain Pat Coyle.

MIKE LEONG			Regular Season					Playoffs
Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2006	Coquitlam	WLA	14	1	6	7	2	6	0	1	1	0
2007	Coquitlam	WLA	15	1	1	2	10	11	0	1	1	2
2008	Coquitlam	WLA	17	0	0	0	10	11	0	0	0	2
2009	Coquitlam	WLA	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
TOTALS			46	2	7	9	22	28	0	2	2	4