# Matt Hossack

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{{Infobox lacrosse player
| name = Matt Hossack
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1994|02|08}}
| birth_place = [Port Perry, Ontario](/source/Port_Perry%2C_Ontario), Canada
| death_date = <!-- {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD}} -->
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| nationality =
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| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 192
| shoots = Right
| position = Defence/Transition
| ncaa_team = [Rochester Institute of Technology](/source/Rochester_Institute_of_Technology)
| class = 
| nll_draft = 14th overall
| nll_draft_year = 2016
| nll_draft_team = [Saskatchewan Rush](/source/Saskatchewan_Rush)
| nll_team =[Saskatchewan Rush](/source/Saskatchewan_Rush)
| former_nll_teams = [Panther City Lacrosse Club](/source/Panther_City_Lacrosse_Club)
| mll_draft = 
| mll_draft_year = 
| mll_draft_team = 
| mll_team = [Atlanta Blaze](/source/Atlanta_Blaze)
| former_mll_teams = [Denver Outlaws](/source/Denver_Outlaws)
| pll_team = [Philadelphia Waterdogs](/source/Philadelphia_Waterdogs)
| former_pll_teams =
| cla_team = [Brooklin Lacrosse Club](/source/Brooklin_Lacrosse_Club)
| former_cla_teams = [Whitby Warriors](/source/Whitby_Warriors)
| league = [MSL](/source/Major_Series_Lacrosse)
| team = 
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| career_start = 2016
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| nickname = Hoss
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'''Matt Hossack''' (born February 02, 1994) is a Canadian professional [lacrosse](/source/lacrosse) player currently playing for the [Saskatchewan Rush](/source/Saskatchewan_Rush) of the [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League) and for the [Philadelphia Waterdogs](/source/Philadelphia_Waterdogs) of the [Premier Lacrosse League](/source/Premier_Lacrosse_League).

==College career==
Hossack attended the [Rochester Institute of Technology](/source/Rochester_Institute_of_Technology), where he was named the [Liberty League](/source/Liberty_League) Defensive Player of the Year for two straight seasons with the [RIT Tigers](/source/RIT_Tigers). At RIT he finished 5th all time in ground balls with 369 ground balls, as well as second all time in caused turnovers with 139.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ritathletics.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/matt-hossack/11598 | title=Matt Hossack - 2016 - Men's Lacrosse }}</ref>

==Professional career==
Hossack was drafted 14th overall by the [Saskatchewan Rush](/source/Saskatchewan_Rush) in 2016.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.nll.com/players/791/ | title=Matt Hossack }}</ref> He went on to win one NLL Championship in the 2018 NLL Cup Finals with the Rush.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/local-sports/one-hossack-will-win-nll-champions-cup-thats-guaranteed | title=One Hossack will win NLL Champions Cup, that's guaranteed }}</ref> He was drafted in the 2020 NLL expansion draft by the [Panther City Lacrosse Club](/source/Panther_City_Lacrosse_Club).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sasktoday.ca/central/opinion/sports-this-week-rush-lose-hossack-to-panther-city-4173122 | title=Sports This Week - Rush lose Hossack to Panther City }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://thestarphoenix.com/sports/local-sports/rush-lose-hossack-in-nll-expansion-draft | title=Rush lose Hossack in NLL expansion draft }}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|number=1410011053572997121|user=PantherCityLax|title=First Pick- Matt Hossack - Defender History Made!! Congrats to @Du_Hoss42 on being our first pick in the 2021 e…|date=June 29, 2021}}</ref>

Hossack has played for the [Brooklin Lacrosse Club](/source/Brooklin_Lacrosse_Club) of the [Major Series Lacrosse](/source/Major_Series_Lacrosse) and has won a [Minto Cup](/source/Minto_Cup) with the [Whitby Warriors](/source/Whitby_Warriors) Junior A lacrosse club.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=8686388 | title=Matt Hossack - Major Series Lacrosse - on Pointstreak Sports Technologies }}</ref>

===NLL stats===
{{NLLCareerStats
	|player_name_link= Matt Hossack
	|player_name= Matt Hossack

	|season1_year=2017
	|season1_team_link=Saskatchewan Rush
	|season1_games_played=6
	|season1_goals=5
	|season1_assists=1
	|season1_loose_balls=19
	|season1_penalty_minutes=0
	|season1_playoff_games_played=4
	|season1_playoff_goals=1
	|season1_playoff_assists=1
	|season1_playoff_loose_balls=11

        |season2_year=2018
	|season2_team_link=Saskatchewan Rush
	|season2_games_played=17
	|season2_goals=3
	|season2_assists=7
	|season2_loose_balls=61
	|season2_penalty_minutes=4
	|season2_playoff_games_played=4
	|season2_playoff_goals=2
	|season2_playoff_assists=3
	|season2_playoff_loose_balls=25

        |season3_year=2019
	|season3_team_link=Saskatchewan Rush
	|season3_games_played=18
	|season3_goals=3
	|season3_assists=14
	|season3_loose_balls=93
	|season3_penalty_minutes=10
	|season3_playoff_games_played=1
	|season3_playoff_goals=0
	|season3_playoff_assists=0
	|season3_playoff_loose_balls=12

        |season4_year=2020
	|season4_team_link=Saskatchewan Rush
	|season4_games_played=10
	|season4_goals=1
	|season4_assists=4
	|season4_loose_balls=40
	|season4_penalty_minutes=2
	|season4_playoff_games_played=0
	|season4_playoff_goals=0
	|season4_playoff_assists=0
	|season4_playoff_loose_balls=0
    |season4_playoff_penalty_minutes=0

        |season5_year=2021
	|season5_team_link=Panther City Lacrosse Club
	|season5_games_played=17
	|season5_goals=2
	|season5_assists=7
	|season5_loose_balls=117
	|season5_penalty_minutes=14
	|season5_playoff_games_played=0
	|season5_playoff_goals=0
	|season5_playoff_assists=0
	|season5_playoff_loose_balls=0
        
       }}

Source:<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=8686388 |title=Matt Hossack |accessdate=May 19, 2022 |publisher=National Lacrosse League}}</ref>

==Awards and honours==
*[Minto Cup](/source/Minto_Cup), 2013 (with the Brooklin Lacrosse Club)
*2015 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year
*2016 Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year
*[NLL Cup](/source/National_Lacrosse_League_Cup), [2018](/source/2018_NLL_season) (with the Saskatchewan Rush)
*[NLL Defensive Player of the Year], [2025](/source/'24_'25NLL_season) (with the Saskatchewan Rush)

== References ==
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== External links ==
*[https://www.nll.com/players/791/ Matt Hossack] at NLL.com
* [https://ritathletics.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/roster/matt-hossack/11598 RIT Tigers bio]

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