{{short description|American lacrosse player (born 1984)}} {{Infobox lacrosse player | image = | position = Goaltender (field) / Transition (box) || shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lb = 180 | nll_team = Philadelphia Wings | former_nll_teams = Boston Blazers | former_mll_teams = Florida Launch<br>New York Lizards<br>Hamilton Nationals<br>Rochester Rattlers | league= Former NCAA | team= University at Albany | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|9|30}} | birth_place = Penn Yan, New York, U.S. | nationality = American | career_start = 2008 | nickname = |PLL teams=Chaos Lacrosse Club}}
'''Brett Queener''' (born September 30, 1984 in Penn Yan, New York) is an American lacrosse player. He is currently a member<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierlacrosseleague.com/person/brett-queener|title=Player Detail|website=PremierLacrosseLeague|language=en|access-date=2019-03-07}}</ref> of the Chrome Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League and was selected by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League. He never played for them.<ref name = Ratt/> Queener is best known as a field lacrosse goaltender, however he plays an offensive position in indoor box lacrosse. Queener is currently the head coach of the Community School of Naples varsity lacrosse team.<ref name=week3>{{cite web|url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2009/01/20/nll-rookie-rankings-week-3/|title=NLL Rookie Rankings: Week 3|last=Kojima|first=Steve|date=January 20, 2009|publisher=NLLInsider.com|quote="10. Brett Queener, Boston - The athletic field goalie turned runner for the Blazers looked good in his debut, impressive on the draw team and decent defensively. He led the Boston with a team-high nine gbs and contributed two assists..."|accessdate=2009-01-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122114148/http://www.nllinsider.com/2009/01/20/nll-rookie-rankings-week-3/|archive-date=January 22, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Early years== Queener, a field lacrosse goaltender, began playing high-school varsity lacrosse for the Penn Yan Academy as an 8th grader. At Penn Yan, under his father and head coach Harry Queener, he helped the team capture five consecutive sectional titles.<ref name=orange>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2007/04/20/Sports/Mlax-End.To.End.Brett.Queener.Blocks.Goals.Scores.Goals-2870148.shtml |title=End to end: Brett Queener blocks goals, scores goals |last=Friedman |first=Josh |date=April 19, 2007 |publisher=The Daily Orange |accessdate=2009-01-20 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> As a high school senior, Queener was recognized by US Lacrosse as an All-American.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/all-amer/USL-HS2003-AA-M.php|title=2003 Men's Division HS All-Americans|date=July 28, 2003|work=US Lacrosse|publisher=Lax Power|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>
==College career== After high school, Queener enrolled at Penn State University, but left due to being kicked out by the college.<ref name =quint>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=113164|title=From the booth: Queener's goal against Hopkins|date=March 1, 2006|last=Kessenich|first=Quint|publisher=Inside Lacrosse|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071214032920/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2|archive-date=December 14, 2007|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref> He then enrolled at Herkimer County Community College. While at Herkimer, Queener led the lacrosse team to the 2005 National Junior College Athletic Association national championship, and was named "National Junior College Player of the Year".<ref name = albany>{{cite web|url=http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=82540&SPID=7980&DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=877137&Q_SEASON=2007|title=Brett Queener Bio - University at Albany|publisher=UAlbanySports.com|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref>
Queener transferred and joined the University at Albany Great Danes, an NCAA Division I collegiate lacrosse program in 2006. During his first game with the Great Dane's, against the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays, Queener ran the length of the field and scored a goal. He would accomplish this feat four more times during his career, setting a Division 1 lacrosse record for most career goals scored by a goal tender with five.<ref name =quint/> While at Albany, he was named to the All-America East Conference team three times.<ref name = Ratt>{{cite web|url=http://www.rochesterrattlers.com/team/roster/index.html?player_id=45|title=Brett Queener Bio - Rochester Rattlers|publisher=RochesterRattlers.com|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> In 2007, he led the Great Danes to the 2007 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament, advancing to the quarterfinals before losing, in overtime, to Cornell University.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=897954|title=UAlbany Edged in Overtime By Cornell in NCAA Lacrosse Championship's Quarterfinals |date=May 19, 2007|publisher=UAlbanySports.com|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref> Even though Queener was the team's starting goaltender, during man-up situations he would come out of net, exchange his goaltender stick for a short crosse and play offense.<ref name = orange/>
==MLL career== Queener was selected with the fifth-round selection (48th overall) by the Rochester Rattlers in Major League Lacrosse in the 2008 MLL Collegiate Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=1475386|title= UAlbany's Jordan Levine & Brett Queener Chosen in Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft|date= 28 May 2008|publisher=UAlbanySports.com|accessdate=2009-01-20}}</ref><ref name=pennlax>{{cite web|url=http://www.chronicle-express.com/archive/x223014586/Another-Penn-Yan-laxer-heads-to-the-pros |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119203958/http://www.chronicle-express.com/archive/x223014586/Another-Penn-Yan-laxer-heads-to-the-pros |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 19, 2013 |title=Another Penn Yan laxer heads to the pros |last=Pinneo |first=Gary |date=July 22, 2008 |publisher=The Chronicle-Express |accessdate=2009-01-20 }}</ref> Queener was named Rookie of the Week in week 12 of the 2008 MLL season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://majorleaguelacrosse.com/news/pressreleases/index.html?article_id=1162|title=Huntley, Mcclay, Keenan, Queener Earn Weekly Awards|date=August 4, 2008|publisher=MajorLeagueLacrosse.com|accessdate=2009-01-20}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He went on to help the Rattlers win their first Steinfeld Cup championship, splitting goaltender responsibilities with Mike Levin. With Levin starting the first half of the championship game, Queener came off the bench to play the second half. Making 10 saves, Queener also was involved in "highlight reel" clearings of the ball from the defensive end to the offensive side of the field. He was a factor on offensive plays, and assisted on one goal. His play was described by league MVP John Grant, Jr. as "a special half by a goaltender."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=192366 |title=Kings and Queener |last=Shannon |first=Geoff |date=November 3, 2008 |publisher=Inside Lacrosse |accessdate=2009-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218185645/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=192366 |archivedate=December 18, 2008 }}</ref> In part due to this performance, ''Inside Lacrosse'' named Queener the "Lacrosse Personality of the Year."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/11/04/the-2008-laxie-awards-lacrosse-personality-of-the-year/ |title=The 2008 Laxie Awards: Lacrosse Personality of the Year |last=Shannon |first=Geoff |date=November 4, 2008 |publisher=Inside Lacrosse |accessdate=2009-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211151413/http://blogs.insidelacrosse.com/2008/11/04/the-2008-laxie-awards-lacrosse-personality-of-the-year/ |archivedate=December 11, 2008 }}</ref> Prior to the 2014 season, he became a member of the Florida Launch, the first professional lacrosse team in Florida. During the second quarter of the game, Queener took a shot to his hand. He came out of the game, and the backup, Adam Fullerton, was put in. Queener came out after halftime with a sling on his arm. He needed an x-ray. The shot may have broken his hand.
==NLL career== Undrafted in the National Lacrosse League draft, Queener joined the expansion Boston Blazers as a free agent. As a field lacrosse goalkeeper, Queener attended the Blazers free agent camp attempting to make the team as a field player and not a goaltender (the skills required and the protective equipment worn by indoor, or box lacrosse goaltenders are very different from the field lacrosse goaltender).<ref name=USgoalie>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3611 |title=The American Goalie |date=October 8, 2008 |publisher=NLL.com |accessdate=2009-01-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008222344/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3611 |archivedate=2008-10-08 }}</ref> After attending a free agent camp, Queener was invited to participate in the Blazers regular camp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2008/10/31/brett-queener-out-of-the-net-and-into-bostons-free-agent-camp/|title=Brett Queener: out of the net and into Boston's free agent camp|last=Ward|first=Lauren|date=October 31, 2008|publisher=NLL Insider|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108090959/http://www.nllinsider.com/2008/10/31/brett-queener-out-of-the-net-and-into-bostons-free-agent-camp/|archive-date=January 8, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nllinsider.com/2008/11/05/and-now-for-your-brett-queener-update/|title=And now for your Brett Queener update|last=Ward|first=Lauren|date=November 5, 2008|publisher=NLL Insider|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208224140/http://www.nllinsider.com/2008/11/05/and-now-for-your-brett-queener-update/|archive-date=December 8, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> Prior to the season, the Blazers announced that Queener made the roster as a transition or forward player. In his first professional indoor lacrosse game, Queener recorded two assists and nine looseballs.<ref name=week3/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/stats.php?ps=http://nll.stats.pointstreak.com/boxscore.html?gameid=795172|title=Box Score: New York Titans 13, Boston Blazers 9|date=January 19, 2009|publisher=NLL.com|accessdate=2009-01-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090121145014/http://www.nll.com/stats.php?ps=http%3A%2F%2Fnll.stats.pointstreak.com%2Fboxscore.html%3Fgameid%3D795172|archive-date=January 21, 2009|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>
Queener played three seasons with the Blazers before the team folded in the summer of 2011. He was chosen in the fourth round of the resulting dispersal draft by the Philadelphia Wings.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5161|work=NLL.com|title=Philadelphia acquires Dan Dawson|date=September 6, 2011|accessdate=2011-11-27|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927083034/http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=5161|archivedate=September 27, 2011}}</ref>
==Personal== Queener comes from a lacrosse family. His father Harry is a lacrosse coach at Penn Yan Academy.<ref name = orange/> His mother is also a coach of the girls team at the high school. His brother, Brice, is a former professional lacrosse player and currently a lacrosse coach. His older sister, Sarah, was a collegiate All-American and is current women's lacrosse head coach at Pomona-Pitzer Colleges. His younger sister, Sylvia, plays Division II women's lacrosse at Limestone College.
==Statistics== ===NLL=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="6" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 || Boston || 5 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 23 || 15 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- |- ALIGN="center" | 2010 || Boston || 13 || 6 || 11 || 17 || 51 || 21 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2011 || Boston || 11 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 44 || 4 || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- || -- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | NLL totals !! 29 !! 8 !! 15 !! 23 !! 118 !! 40!! 1 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 2 |}
==References== {{Reflist|2}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Queener, Brett}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:American lacrosse players Category:Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse players Category:Major League Lacrosse players Category:Boston Blazers players Category:Philadelphia Wings players Category:Hamilton Nationals players Category:Lacrosse players from New York (state)