{{short description|Canadian lacrosse player (born 1987)}} {{Infobox lacrosse player | position = Attack | shoots = Left | height_ft = 5 | height_in = 10 | weight_lbs = 200 | nll_team = Philadelphia Wings | former_nll_teams = Vancouver Stealth<br>Edmonton Rush<br>Buffalo Bandits | mll_team = Free Agent | former_mll_teams = Hamilton Nationals | former_ncaa_teams = University of Albany | league = MSL | team = Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|23|mf=y}} | birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada | nll_draft = 9th overall | nll_draft_year = 2009 | nll_draft_team = Edmonton Rush | career_start = 2009 | nickname = }} '''Corey Small''' (born March 23, 1987, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock of the National Lacrosse League and formerly the Hamilton Nationals in Major League Lacrosse.
==High school career== Small attended Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines. During his senior year at Holy Cross, he helped lead the Raiders to a provincial championship.
==Canadian Box career== ===Junior=== Small played for the St. Catharines Athletics in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League from to 2004 to 2008. In 2005, he won the Gaylord Powless Sportsmanship Award. During his 5 years for the Athletics, Small totaled up 127 goals and 278 points in just 102 games. He would also round up 40 goals and 77 points in 30 playoff games.
===Senior=== Small was selected 2nd overall in the 2009 Major Series Lacrosse draft by the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks, just ahead of former Athletics teammate Dan Coates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://lacrosseinsidethegame.com/2009/02/03/2009-major-series-lacrosse-draft/|title=2009 Major Series Lacrosse Draft|date=February 3, 2009|publisher=lacrosseinsidethegame.com|accessdate=2009-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090207193134/http://lacrosseinsidethegame.com/2009/02/03/2009-major-series-lacrosse-draft/|archive-date=February 7, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Small finished his first season with the Kodiaks with 13 goals and 35 points.
==Professional career== ===Major League Lacrosse=== After finishing his successful four-year tenure at the University of Albany, Small was drafted 22nd overall by the Toronto Nationals in the 2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/events/collegiatedraft/|title=MAJOR LEAGUE LACROSSE COLLEGIATE DRAFT 2009 Collegiate Draft Results|date=May 27, 2009|publisher=majorleaguelacrosse.com|accessdate=2009-05-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171604/http://www.majorleaguelacrosse.com/events/collegiatedraft/|archive-date=March 3, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
===National Lacrosse League=== On September 9, 2009, Small was drafted 1st round, 9th overall in the 2009 NLL entry draft by the Edmonton Rush.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.swarmitup.com/2009EDOrder.htm|title=2009 NLL Entry Draft Results|publisher=Swarm It Up|date=September 9, 2009|access-date=August 18, 2019}}</ref> After missing the 2014 season due to injury, Small returned to the Rush in 2015 but was traded to the Vancouver Stealth shortly into the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.edmontonrush.com/news_article/show/468090?referrer_id=698126 |work=Edmonton Rush web site |date=January 19, 2015 |accessdate=January 19, 2015 |title=Rush trade Corey Small to Stealth |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150120023222/http://www.edmontonrush.com/news_article/show/468090?referrer_id=698126 |archivedate=January 20, 2015 }}</ref>
==Statistics== ===NCAA=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !!Team!! GP !!G !! A !! Pts !! PPG !! |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 ||UAlbany|| 10 || 20 || 5 || 25 || 2.00 || |- ALIGN="center" | 2007 ||UAlbany|| 18 || 24 || 7 || 31 || 1.72 || |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008 ||UAlbany|| 13 || 34 || 11 || 45 || 3.46 || |- ALIGN="center" | 2009 ||UAlbany|| 10 || 31 || 5 || 36 || 3.60 || |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" |Totals !! 51 !! 109 !! 28 !! 137 !! 2.13 !! |}
===MLL=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="0" width="70%" style="text-align:center" |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" | Regular Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | ! colspan="8" | Playoffs |- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! GP ! G | 2ptG ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GB ! S ! GP ! G ! 2ptG ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GB ! S |- ALIGN="center" | 2009 | Toronto Nationals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | MLL totals | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0.5 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * [http://www.ualbanysports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=82540&SPID=7980&DB_OEM_ID=15800&ATCLID=877301&Q_SEASON=2008 Bio from University of Albany web site]
{{DEFAULTSORT:Small, Corey}} Category:1987 births Category:Living people Category:Albany Great Danes men's lacrosse players Category:Buffalo Bandits players Category:Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Category:Canadian lacrosse players Category:Edmonton Rush players Category:Vancouver Warriors players Category:Victoria Shamrocks players Category:Major League Lacrosse players Category:Lacrosse players from St. Catharines Category:Hamilton Nationals players