Matt Disher (born July 10, 1976, in Hagersville, Ontario)(Grew up in Arthur, Ontario) is a goaltender for the Edmonton Rush in the National Lacrosse League. Disher has been named NLL Player of the Week four times, defensive player of the week three times, and was named Rookie of the Month in February 1999.He was known for being the last player or goalie to wear the traditional style of field lacrosse helmet.
| Born | July 10, 1976 Hagersville, Ontario, Canada |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 240 pounds (109 kg) |
| Shoots | Left |
| Position | Goaltender |
| NLL draft | 7th overall, 1998 Buffalo Bandits |
| NLL team Former teams | Edmonton Rush Portland LumberJax Minnesota Swarm Anaheim Storm Ottawa Rebel Buffalo Bandits |
| Pro career | 1999– |
During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a starter to the All-Star Game.[1]
Statistics
NLL
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| Season | Team | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | GP | Min | GA | Sv | GAA | Sv % | ||
| 1999 | Buffalo | 6 | 331 | 85 | 257 | 15.41 | 75.15% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | Buffalo | 11 | 558 | 151 | 381 | 16.24 | 71.62% | 1 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 30.00 | 41.67% | ||
| 2001 | Ottawa | 3 | 180 | 42 | 118 | 14.00 | 73.75% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Ottawa | 16 | 577 | 151 | 412 | 15.70 | 73.18% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Ottawa | 16 | 759 | 156 | 504 | 12.33 | 76.36% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Anaheim | 16 | 674 | 149 | 426 | 13.26 | 74.09% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2005 | Minnesota | 14 | 788 | 189 | 512 | 14.39 | 73.04% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006 | Minnesota | 16 | 429 | 80 | 266 | 11.19 | 76.88% | 1 | 40 | 6 | 31 | 9.00 | 83.78% | ||
| 2007 | Minnesota | 16 | 301 | 87 | 169 | 17.34 | 66.02% | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| 2008 | Edmonton | 9 | 216 | 41 | 126 | 11.39 | 75.45% | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | Portland | 4 | 244 | 44 | 163 | 10.82 | 78.74% | 3 | 132 | 33 | 80 | 14.98 | 70.80% | ||
| 2009 | Portland | 13 | 733 | 132 | 502 | 10.80 | 79.18% | 1 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 24.00 | 60.00% | ||
| 2010 | Edmonton | 16 | 808 | 174 | 527 | 12.92 | 75.18% | 2 | 120 | 19 | 104 | 9.50 | 84.55% | ||
| NLL Totals | 156 | 6,598 | 1,481 | 4,363 | 13.47 | 74.66% | 9 | 321 | 71 | 229 | 13.27 | 76.33% | |||