Chase Fraser

{{Short description|Canadian lacrosse player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox lacrosse player | name=Chase Fraser | image=Chase_Fraser_2023.jpg | position = Forward (box), Attack (field) | caption = Fraser with the Buffalo Bandits in 2023 | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lb =200 | nll_team = Las Vegas Desert Dogs | former_nll_teams = Buffalo Bandits | nationality = Canadian | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|08|03}} | birth_place = Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | nll_draft = 13th overall | nll_draft_year = 2017 | nll_draft_team = Buffalo Bandits | pll_team = Chaos LC | ncaa_team = UDC Neumann | class = 2017 | career_start=2018 | career_highlights=

PLL: *1x Champion (2021)

NLL: *3x Champion (2023, 2024, 2025) }}

'''Chase Fraser''' (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a forward for the Las Vegas Desert Dogs of the National Lacrosse League and as an attackman for Chaos Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.

== Early life and amateur Career == Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Fraser's athletic career began with baseball, but he found the physicality of lacrosse more to his liking, and he developed a rivalry with future Bandits teammate Josh Byrne. From his Sophomore to Senior year of High School, he attended Blue Ridge School, an all boys, all boarding school in Saint George, Virginia, where he was recruited to play lacrosse. He helped Blue Ridge to their best lacrosse season in decades. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://bandits.com/fraser-embraces-role-as-fan-favorite-in-banditland/|title=Fraser Embraces Role as Fan Favorite in Banditland|last=Della Penna|first=Griffin|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> Fraser played his first three years of college lacrosse for the District of Columbia Firebirds, where he tallied 87 goals and 22 assists over 33 games and helped inaugurate the lacrosse program at the University of the District of Columbia. Fraser spent his senior year at Neumann University, where he scored 66 goals in 14 games.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delcotimes.com/2021/09/18/pll-feature/|title=From Neumann to PLL final, Chase Fraser takes unusual path to top|last=DeGeorge|first=Matthew|date=September 18, 2021|work=Delaware County Daily Times|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> He played junior lacrosse for the Delta Islanders of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League, where he played in the 2016 Minto Cup tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-sports/islanders-advance-to-minto-cup-3036636|title=Islanders advance to Minto Cup|last=Booth|first=Mark|date=July 31, 2016|work=Delta Optimist|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> Fraser was taken third overall in the 2017 Western Lacrosse Association draft by the Nanaimo Timbermen.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/sports/timbermen-take-steps-forward-on-draft-day/|title=Timbermen take steps forward on draft day|last=Sakaki|first=Greg|date=February 19, 2017|work=Nanaimo News Bulletin|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> In 34 career regular season games with Nanaimo, he tallied 64 goals and 36 assists.

== Professional career == Fraser was drafted thirteenth overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. With the Bandits, Fraser reached the NLL Cup Finals in 2019 and 2022, and won the NLL Cup in 2023, 2024 and 2025.

On October 22, 2025, Fraser signed with the Las Vegas Desert Dogs.

In the field game, Fraser has played for the Chaos Lacrosse Club since 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usalaxmagazine.com/pro/pll/meet-the-fraze-chase-fraser%E2%80%99s-unlikely-path-to-pll-stardom|title=Meet the Fraze: Chase Fraser’s Unlikely Path to PLL Stardom|last=Rice|first=Nelson|date=September 16, 2021|work=USA Lacrosse Magazine|access-date=June 16, 2023}}</ref> He helped Chaos to a PLL Championship game appearance in 2022, and the league championship in 2021.

== Statistics ==

=== NLL === {{NLLCareerStats|player_name=Chase Fraser|season1_year=2018|season1_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season1_games_played=9|season1_goals=8|season1_assists=6|season1_loose_balls=41|season1_penalty_minutes=8|season2_year=2019|season2_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season2_games_played=16|season2_goals=29|season2_assists=15|season2_loose_balls=84|season2_penalty_minutes=10|season2_playoff_games_played=4|season2_playoff_goals=7|season2_playoff_loose_balls=21|season2_playoff_penalty_minutes=10|season3_year=2020|season3_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season3_games_played=8|season3_goals=16|season3_assists=10|season3_loose_balls=34|season3_penalty_minutes=21|season4_year=2022|season4_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season4_games_played=18|season4_goals=32|season4_assists=24|season4_loose_balls=62|season4_penalty_minutes=14|season4_playoff_games_played=6|season4_playoff_goals=5|season4_playoff_assists=4|season4_playoff_loose_balls=18|season4_playoff_penalty_minutes=6|season5_year=2023|season5_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season5_games_played=4|season5_goals=9|season5_assists=3|season5_loose_balls=16|season5_penalty_minutes=6|season5_playoff_games_played=6|season5_playoff_goals=10|season5_playoff_assists=3|season5_playoff_loose_balls=19|season5_playoff_penalty_minutes=4|season6_year=2024|season6_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season6_games_played=17|season6_goals=31|season6_assists=26|season6_loose_balls=50|season6_penalty_minutes=21|season6_playoff_games_played=5|season6_playoff_goals=11|season6_playoff_assists=3|season6_playoff_loose_balls=15|season6_playoff_penalty_minutes=8|season7_year=2025|season7_team_link=Buffalo Bandits|season7_games_played=17|season7_goals=26|season7_assists=24|season7_loose_balls=42|season7_penalty_minutes=20|season7_playoff_games_played=6|season7_playoff_goals=8|season7_playoff_assists=4|season7_playoff_loose_balls=3|season7_playoff_penalty_minutes=6}}

=== PLL === {{MLLCareerStats|player_name=Chase Fraser|season1_year=2021|season1_team=Chaos LC|season1_team_link=Chaos Lacrosse Club|season1_games_played=5|season1_goals=12|season1_assists=1|season1_shots=35|season1_ground_balls=5|season1_penalties=1|season1_penalty_minutes=0.5|season1_playoff_games_played=3|season1_playoff_goals=6|season1_playoff_assists=2|season1_playoff_shots=16|season1_playoff_ground_balls=5|season2_year=2022|season2_team=Chaos LC|season2_team_link=Chaos Lacrosse Club|season2_games_played=7|season2_goals=12|season2_assists=1|season2_shots=39|season2_ground_balls=15|season2_penalties=2|season2_penalty_minutes=1.5|season2_playoff_games_played=3|season2_playoff_goals=2|season2_playoff_shots=10|season2_playoff_ground_balls=1|season2_playoff_penalties=1|season2_playoff_penalty_minutes=2|season3_year=2023|season3_team=Chaos LC|season3_team_link=Chaos Lacrosse Club|season3_games_played=3|season3_goals=4|season3_shots=17|season3_ground_balls=4|season3_playoff_games_played=1|season3_playoff_shots=2}}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== *[http://nllstats.com/player?id=31754 NLL stats at nllstats.com] *[https://www.statscrew.com/lacrosse/stats/p-frasecha001 NLL and PLL stats at statscrew.com] *[https://stats.pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=10923933 WLA stats at pointstreak.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Byrne, Josh}} Category:1995 births Category:Living people Category:Lacrosse people from Vancouver Category:Buffalo Bandits players Category:Premier Lacrosse League players Category:Blue Ridge School alumni Category:Neumann University alumni Category:UDC Firebirds athletes