{{Infobox lacrosse player | position = Transition | shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0 | weight_lb = 195 | league = MSL | team = | nll_team = | former_nll_teams = Edmonton Rush<br>Colorado Mammoth<br>Rochester Knighthawks<br>San Jose Stealth<br>Toronto Rock<br>Ontario Raiders | nationality = Canadian | nll_draft = 43rd overall | nll_draft_year = 1997 | nll_draft_team = Ontario Raiders | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1974|6|16|mf=y}} | birth_place = St. Catharines, Ontario | career_start = 1998 | career_end = 2012 | nickname = Speedin' Stevie |nllhof=2021}} '''Steve Toll''' (born June 16, 1974 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian retired dual-sport athlete. In his 14-year National Lacrosse League career, Toll won five NLL Championships four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Rochester Knighthawks. He was a transition specialist, and in 2007 was awarded the first ever National Lacrosse League Transition Player of the Year Award. Toll also played professional hockey in the East Coast Hockey League for the Raleigh Icecaps, and played for 3 different teams in the Central Hockey League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2925 |title=Toll named Transition Player of the Year |accessdate=2007-05-01 |last= |first= |date=May 1, 2007 |format= |work=NLL.com |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

In October 2011, Toll announced that he was retiring from the NLL to become the Director of Operations for the Durham and Oshawa franchises of the new Canadian Lacrosse League (CLax).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ilindoor.com/2011/10/14/clax-notebook-familiar-names-to-lead-oshawa-and-durham-franchises/|author=Stamp, Stephen|title=CLax Notebook: Familiar names to lead Oshawa and Durham franchises|date=October 14, 2011|accessdate=2012-01-02|work=ILIndoor.com}}</ref>

==Junior career== Toll had one of the greatest junior lacrosse careers in St. Catharines Athletics history. Toll would finish his five-year tenure with the A's as the all time leader in assists (355) and points (607) (regular season and playoffs combined).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/junioratop100.txt|title=Top 100 Career Leaders For Goals, Assists, And Points In Canadian Junior A Lacrosse|publisher=wampsbibleoflacrosse.com}}</ref>

==Hockey career== Toll played ice hockey and lacrosse for Rochester Institute of Technology; he was named the NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Player of the Year in 1997. Toll also played professional hockey in the East Coast Hockey League and Central Hockey League.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/042007aab.html|title=For Whom the Bell Tolls|accessdate=2007-08-17 |last=Borrelli |first=Tom |date=April 20, 2007 |work=LaxMagazine.com |publisher= |quote= }}</ref>

==Statistics==

===NLL=== :Reference:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/players/player?id=8234561|title=Player National Lacrosse League|accessdate=March 9, 2020|work=NLL.com}}</ref> {{NLLCareerStats |player_name_link=Steve Toll

|season1_year=1998 |season1_team_link=Ontario Raiders |season1_games_played=1 |season1_loose_balls=2

|season2_year=1999 |season2_team_link=Toronto Rock |season2_games_played=1 |season2_assists=1 |season2_loose_balls=4 |season2_playoff_games_played=2 |season2_playoff_goals=2 |season2_playoff_assists=1 |season2_playoff_loose_balls=10 |season2_playoff_penalty_minutes=5

|season3_year=2000 |season3_team_link=Toronto Rock |season3_games_played=12 |season3_goals=9 |season3_assists=13 |season3_loose_balls=78 |season3_penalty_minutes=6 |season3_playoff_games_played=2 |season3_playoff_goals=1 |season3_playoff_assists=8 |season3_playoff_loose_balls=18

|season4_year=2001 |season4_team_link=Toronto Rock |season4_games_played=14 |season4_goals=15 |season4_assists=20 |season4_loose_balls=128 |season4_penalty_minutes=6 |season4_playoff_games_played=2 |season4_playoff_goals=1 |season4_playoff_assists=7 |season4_playoff_loose_balls=15

|season5_year=2002 |season5_team_link=Toronto Rock |season5_games_played=16 |season5_goals=26 |season5_assists=39 |season5_loose_balls=125 |season5_penalty_minutes=11 |season5_playoff_games_played=2 |season5_playoff_goals=1 |season5_playoff_assists=3 |season5_playoff_loose_balls=8

|season6_year=2003 |season6_team_link=Toronto Rock |season6_games_played=16 |season6_goals=27 |season6_assists=26 |season6_loose_balls=91 |season6_penalty_minutes=2 |season6_playoff_games_played=2 |season6_playoff_goals=3 |season6_playoff_assists=5 |season6_playoff_loose_balls=19 |season6_playoff_penalty_minutes=5

|season7_year=2004 |season7_team_link=Toronto Rock |season7_games_played=16 |season7_goals=19 |season7_assists=34 |season7_loose_balls=141 |season7_penalty_minutes=5 |season7_playoff_games_played=1 |season7_playoff_assists=1 |season7_playoff_loose_balls=6

|season8_year=2005 |season8_team_link=San Jose Stealth |season8_games_played=12 |season8_goals=4 |season8_assists=8 |season8_loose_balls=76

|season9_year=2005 |season9_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season9_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season9_games_played=5 |season9_goals=5 |season9_assists=5 |season9_loose_balls=33 |season9_playoff_games_played=2 |season9_playoff_goals=2 |season9_playoff_assists=5 |season9_playoff_loose_balls=21

|season10_year=2006 |season10_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season10_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season10_games_played=16 |season10_goals=14 |season10_assists=18 |season10_loose_balls=119 |season10_penalty_minutes=6 |season10_playoff_games_played=2 |season10_playoff_goals=3 |season10_playoff_assists=2 |season10_playoff_loose_balls=15

|season11_year=2007 |season11_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season11_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season11_games_played=16 |season11_goals=14 |season11_assists=24 |season11_loose_balls=177 |season11_penalty_minutes=2 |season11_playoff_games_played=3 |season11_playoff_goals=2 |season11_playoff_assists=3 |season11_playoff_loose_balls=28 |season11_playoff_penalty_minutes=2

|season12_year=2008 |season12_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season12_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season12_games_played=16 |season12_goals=7 |season12_assists=25 |season12_loose_balls=166 |season12_penalty_minutes=8

|season13_year=2009 |season13_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season13_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season13_games_played=16 |season13_goals=4 |season13_assists=13 |season13_loose_balls=178 |season13_penalty_minutes=6 |season13_playoff_games_played=1 |season13_playoff_goals=1 |season13_playoff_loose_balls=12 |season13_playoff_penalty_minutes=2

|season14_year=2010 |season14_team_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |season14_team=Rochester Knighthawks |season14_games_played=16 |season14_goals=5 |season14_assists=8 |season14_loose_balls=153 |season14_penalty_minutes=10

|season15_year=2011 |season15_team_link=Colorado Mammoth |season15_games_played=16 |season15_goals=2 |season15_assists=11 |season15_loose_balls=75 |season15_penalty_minutes=19 |season15_playoff_games_played=1 |season15_playoff_loose_balls=2

|season16_year=2012 |season16_team_link=Edmonton Rush |season16_games_played=6 |season16_goals=3 |season16_assists=1 |season16_loose_balls=16 |season16_penalty_minutes=2 |season16_playoff_games_played=3 |season16_playoff_assists=1 |season16_playoff_loose_balls=6 }}

===OLA=== {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Regular&nbsp;Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="5" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! League !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! PIM |- ALIGN="center" | 1991 || St. Catharines Athletics || OLA Jr.A || 20 || 11 || 16 || 27 || 4|| 14 || 8 || 7 || 15 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | Minto Cup || St. Catharines Athletics || CLA || -- || -- || -- || -- || --|| 5 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1992 || St. Catharines Athletics || OLA Jr.A || 20 || 29 || 56 || 85 || 41|| 14 || 19 || 14 || 33 || 34 |- ALIGN="center" | 1993 || St. Catharines Athletics || OLA Jr.A || 22 || 36 || 44 || 80 || 10|| 16 || 25 || 30 || 55 || 29 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1994 || St. Catharines Athletics || OLA Jr.A || 21 || 40 || 57 || 97 || 31|| 12 || 22 || 37 || 59 || 42 |- ALIGN="center" | 1995 || St. Catharines Athletics || OLA Jr.A || 20 || 35 || 62 || 97 || 31|| 13 || 27 || 32 || 59 || 45 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1996 || Peterborough Lakers || MSL || 24 || 45 || 48 || 93 || 16|| 5 || 6 || 8 || 14 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 1997 || Niagara Falls Gamblers || MSL || 18 || 21 || 36 || 57 || 8|| 11 || 9 || 12 || 21 || 24 |- ALIGN="center" | Mann Cup || Niagara Falls Gamblers || CLA || -- || -- || -- || -- || --|| 5 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 30 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 1998 || Buffalo Gamblers || MSL|| 11 || 12 || 13 || 25 || 8|| 9 || 5 || 6 || 11 || 8 |- ALIGN="center" | 1999 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 15 || 18 || 41 || 59 || 26|| 10 || 16 || 17 || 33 || 21 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2000 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 13 || 13 || 33 || 46 || 30|| 11 || 14 || 18 || 32 || 20 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | Mann Cup || Brooklin Redmen || CLA|| -- || -- || -- || -- || --|| 4 || 4 || 11 || 15 || 4 |- ALIGN="center" | 2001 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 14 || 26 || 46 || 72 || 40|| 10 || 13 || 20 || 33 || 16 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2002 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 14 || 12 || 23 || 35 || 34|| 10 || 1 || 13 || 14 || 30 |- ALIGN="center" | 2003 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 3 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 5|| 10 || 13 || 11 || 24 || 6 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2004 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 16 || 18 || 32 || 50 || 32|| 4 || 1 || 9 || 10 || 9 |- ALIGN="center" | 2005 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 17 || 11 || 41 || 52 || 40|| -- || -- || -- || -- || -- |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2006 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 12 || 14 || 31 || 45 || 8|| 8 || 6 || 6 || 12 || 28 |- ALIGN="center" | 2007 || Brooklin Redmen || MSL|| 12 || 4 || 25 || 29 || 2|| -- || -- || -- || -- || -- |- ALIGN="center" | 2007 || St. Regis Indians || MSL|| 7 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 2|| 10 || 6 || 2 || 8 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2008 || St. Regis Indians || MSL|| 16 || 8 || 12 || 20 || 2|| 9 || 5 || 5 || 10 || 16 |- ALIGN="center" | 2009 || St. Regis Indians || MSL|| 18 || 13 || 32 || 45 || 44|| 9 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 22 |- ALIGN="center" | 2010 || Peterborough Lakers || MSL|| 15 || 7 || 11 || 18 || 26 || 13 || 8 || 11 || 19 || 6 |- ALIGN="center" | 2011 || Peterborough Lakers || MSL|| 17 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 10 || 6 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 10 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !colspan="3" |Junior A Totals!!103!!151!!235!!386!!117!!69!!101!!120!!221!!150 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !colspan="3" |Minto Cup Totals!!--!!--!!--!!--!!--!!5!!0!!1!!1!!0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !colspan="4" |Senior A Totals!!210!!222!!422!!644!!297!!116!!97!!138!!235!!202 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" !colspan="4" |Mann Cup Totals!!--!!--!!--!!--!!--!!9!!7!!17!!24!!33 |}

==References== {{reflist}}

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