# Corey Small

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{{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](/source/Philadelphia_Wings_(2018%E2%80%93present))
| former_nll_teams = [Vancouver Stealth](/source/Vancouver_Stealth)<br>[Edmonton Rush](/source/Edmonton_Rush)<br>[Buffalo Bandits](/source/Buffalo_Bandits)
| mll_team = Free Agent
| former_mll_teams = [Hamilton Nationals](/source/Hamilton_Nationals)
| former_ncaa_teams = [University of Albany](/source/University_of_Albany)
| league = [MSL](/source/Major_Series_Lacrosse)
| team = [Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks](/source/Kitchener-Waterloo_Kodiaks)
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1987|3|23|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [St. Catharines](/source/St._Catharines), [Ontario](/source/Ontario), Canada
| nll_draft = 9th overall
| nll_draft_year = 2009
| nll_draft_team = [Edmonton Rush](/source/Edmonton_Rush)
| career_start = [2009](/source/2009_MLL_season)
| nickname =
}}
'''Corey Small''' (born March 23, 1987, in [St. Catharines](/source/St._Catharines), [Ontario](/source/Ontario)) is a [Canadian](/source/Canadians) professional [lacrosse](/source/lacrosse) player who plays for the Toronto Rock of the [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League) and formerly the [Hamilton Nationals](/source/Hamilton_Nationals) in [Major League Lacrosse](/source/Major_League_Lacrosse).

==High school career==
Small attended [Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School](/source/Holy_Cross_Catholic_Secondary_School_(St._Catharines)) in [St. Catharines](/source/St._Catharines). During his senior year at Holy Cross, he helped lead the Raiders to a [provincial](/source/OFSAA) championship.

==Canadian Box career==
===Junior===
Small played for the [St. Catharines Athletics](/source/St._Catharines_Athletics_Jr._A) in the [OLA Junior A Lacrosse League](/source/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](/source/Major_Series_Lacrosse) draft by the [Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks](/source/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](/source/University_of_Albany), Small was drafted 22nd overall by the [Toronto Nationals](/source/Toronto_Nationals_(lacrosse)) in the [2009 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft](/source/MLL_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](/source/National_Lacrosse_League_entry_draft) by the [Edmonton Rush](/source/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](/source/2014_NLL_season) due to injury, Small returned to the Rush in [2015](/source/2015_NLL_season) but was traded to the [Vancouver Stealth](/source/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" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Season !!Team!! GP !!G !! A !! Pts !! PPG !!
|- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
|	2006	||[UAlbany](/source/Albany_Great_Danes_men's_lacrosse)||	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" | &nbsp;
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! colspan="8" | Regular&nbsp;Season
! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp;
! 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

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