List of career achievements by Gary Gait

This page details statistics, records, and other achievements pertaining to Gary Gait.

Professional career statistics and achievements

National Lacrosse League

Source: NLL.com

Major League Lacrosse

Source: majorleaguelacrosse.com

National Lacrosse League Achievements

• 7-time regular season leader, total goals (1995–99, 2003, 2004)
• 2-time regular season leader, total assists (1991, 1997)
• 7-time regular season leader, total points (1991, 1995, 1997–00, 2004)

Championship Game

• played in 7 championship games (1 Detroit, 4 Philadelphia and 2 Baltimore)
• does not hold any Championship Game records

Rank among NLL Championship Game leaders in other stats:

• 2nd, goals, career (21)
• 4th, assists, career (15)

Playoffs

Holds NLL Playoff Records for:

• goals, career (65)

All-Star Game

• selected 3 times
• does not hold any All-Star Game records

Rank among NLL All-Star Game leaders in other stats:

• 2nd, goals, game (5)

:*Behind Mark Steenhuis (6)

• 2nd, points, game (8)

:*scored 5 goals and 3 assists for 8 points (1991 All-Star game)

:*Behind Paul Cantabene (10)

• 5th, goals, career (6)

:*Tied with Gavin Prout

Regular season

Holds NLL regular season records for:

• MVP honors (6)

:*The only other player to win multiple MVP Awards is John Tavares (3)

• consecutive MVP honors (5)
• All-Pro Team honors (15)
• consecutive All-Pro Team honors (15)
• All-Pro First Team honors (14)
• consecutive All-Pro First Team honors (14)
• goals, career (596)

:*John Tavares finished the 2007 season 5 goals behind Gait's record (591)

• goals per game, career (3.425)
• goals, season (61)

:*Also holds 2nd, 3rd, 10th and 11th place for this record

• goals, game (10)

:*Set vs. the Toronto Rock on January 9, 1999

:*Shared with his brother, Paul

• points, game (14)

:*Set vs. the Toronto Rock on January 9, 1999 Rank among NLL regular season leaders in other stats:

• 2nd, assists, career (495)
• 7th, assists per game, career (2.845)
• 2nd, points, career (1,091)

:*Held record until John Tavares passed Gait in March 2006

• 3rd, points per game, career (6.270)
• 3rd, loose balls, career (1076)
• 8th, assists, season (62)
• 3rd, points, season (112)
• 2nd, shots on goal, season (253)

:*Also holds 3rd place for this record

• 6th, loose balls, season (120)

Philadelphia Wings franchise records

Holds Philadelphia Wings records for:

• goals, 10-game season (43)
• assists, 10-game season (32)
• points, 10-game season (72)
• points, 8-game season (48)
• shots on goal, 10-game season (126)
• shots on goal, 8-game season (132)

Rank among Philadelphia Wings leaders in other stats:

• 5th, goals, career (150)
• 7th, assists, career (102)
• 5th, points, career (252)
• 5th, goals, season (43)

:*Also holds 9th place for this record

• 10th, points, season (72)

Colorado Mammoth franchise records

Holds Colorado Mammoth records for:

• games played, career (113)
• goals, career (387)
• assists, career (335)
• points, career (722)
• goals, season (61)*

:*Also holds 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 10th place for this record

• shots on goal, season (244)

:*Also holds 2nd, 4th, 6th and 7th place for this record

• goals, game (10)*
• goals, 16-game season (61)
• goals, 14-game season (43)
• goals, 12-game season (57)
• assists, 14-game season (47)
• points, 14-game season (90)
• points, 12-game season (85)
• shots on goal, 16-game season (253)
• shots on goal, 14-game season (146)
• shots on goal, 12-game season (157)

Rank among Colorado Mammoth leaders in other stats:

• 2nd, loose balls, career (655)
• 2nd, assists, season (62)

:*Also holds 6th and 7th place for this record

• 2nd, points, season (96)

:*Also holds 3rd, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th place for this record

• 6th, loose balls, season (120)

*NLL record

Coaching records

• Coaching stats as of the end of the 2006 season
• Gary Gait does not hold any coaching records

Rank among NLL coaching leaders in other stats:

• 7th, regular season win percentage, career (62.50%)
• 8th, postseason wins, career (3)

:*There is a 4-way tie for this record

Major League Lacrosse Achievements

• Scored 3 (hat trick) or more goals in 34 games (31 regular season, 3 postseason)
• Scored 6 goals (sock trick) in 4 games (2 regular season, 2 postseason)
• 1-time regular season leader, total goals (2005)
• 1-time regular season leader, total points (2005)
• 1-time regular season leader, total hat tricks (2005)

Post season

Holds MLL post season records for:

• goals, career (29)
• points, career (35)
• hat tricks, career (3)

:*There is a 5-way tie for this record

• shots, career (72)
• power play assists, game (2)

:*Set vs. the Long Island Lizards in the 2002 Championship Game on September 1 Rank among MLL post season leaders in other stats:

• 5th, assists, career (8)

:*Tied with Ryan Boyle

• 8th, ground balls, career (24)

Regular season

Holds MLL regular season records for:

• overtime goals, career (2)

:*There is a 4-way tie for this record

• overtime points, career (2)

:*There is an 8-way tie for this record Rank among MLL regular season leaders in other stats:

• 6th, goals, career (159)
• 5th, hat tricks, career (31)
• 12th, assists, career (62)
• 8th, points, career (222)
• 9th, shots, career (435)

Career Highs

Regular season:

• goals: 6 (2 times)
• assists: 4 (3 times)
• points: 8 (2 times)

Postseason:

• goals: 6 (2 times)
• assists: 4 (September 1, 2002 vs. Long Island Lizards)
• points: 7 (August 24, 2003 vs. Long Island Lizards)
• power play assists: 2 (September 1, 2002 vs. Long Island Lizards)*

*MLL record

Other Interesting Notes

• Games in which Gait was leading scorer (or tied for leading scorer): 20 (17 regular season, 3 post season)
• Games in which Gait was team's leading scorer (or tied for leading scorer): 23 (20 regular season, 3 post season)

College career achievements

NCAA Tournament

• 1-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player
• 1-time All-Tournament Team
• 2-time Tournament leader, total points (1988, 1990)

Holds NCAA Tournament Records for:

• goals, career (50)
• goals, game (9)

:*Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988

:*Shared with Oliver Brown

• goals, quarterfinal (9)

:*Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988

• points, game (12)

:*Set vs. Navy on May 22, 1988

:*Shared with Ed Mullen Rank among NCAA Tournament leaders in other stats:

• 2nd, goals, tournament (15)

:*Set during the 1990 tournament

:*Held for 16 years until Matt Ward broke it in 2006 with 16

:*Also holds 3rd place for this record with 14 goals

• 3rd, goals, championship game (5)

:*Set during the 1990 Championship Game

:*Tied with many

Career and Season NCAA Records

• 1st, career goals (192)
• 2nd, goals in a season (70)
• 3rd, career goals per game (3.43)
• 17th, career points (253)
• 5th, goals per game, season (4.67)
• 3rd, points, game (12)

:*Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy

• 3rd, goals, game (9)

:*Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy

Syracuse Men's Lacrosse records

• goals, career (192)
• goals per game, career (3.43)
• goals, season (70)
• goals per game, season (4.67)
• goals, game (9)
• goals, tournament (15, 1990)
• goals, tournament game (9)*

:*Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy

• points, tournament game (12)*

:*Set May 22, 1988 vs. Navy

Hall of Fame Inductions

• US Lacrosse National Hall of Fame – November 12, 2005
• National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame – February 23, 2006 – Charter Class

Awards

• NLL Most Valuable Player Award: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003
• NLL Championionship Game MVP Award: 1991, 1995
• NLL Sportsmanship Award: 2004 (tie), 2005
• NLL Rookie of the Year Award: 1991
• NLL Player of the Month: 6 times
• NLL Player of the Week: 7 times (1994–2001)
• NLL Overall Player of the Week: 6 times (2002–2005)
• NLL Offensive Player of the Week: 3 times
• MLL Most Valuable Player Award: 2005 (tie)
• MLL Championship Game MVP Award: 2005
• MLL All-Star MVP Award: 2004
• MLL Offensive Player of the Week: 2 times
• MLL Most Valuable Player of the Game Award: 12 times
• Lt. Raymond Enners Award (NCAA Player of the Year): 1988, 1990
• McLaughlin Award: 1988, 1989
• NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player: 1990

Honors

• 3-time All-World Team (1990, 1994, 1998)
• 14-time NLL All-Pro First Team (1991-2004)
• 1-time NLL All-Pro Second Team (2005)
• 2-time All-MLL Team (2004, 2005)
• 3-time All-American First Team (1988, 1989, 1990)
• 1-time All-American Honorable Mention (1987)
• 1-time NCAA All-Tournament Team (1987)
• Named to Lacrosse Magazine's All-20th Century Team
• Named to the NCAA's 25th Anniversary Team

Team honors

• Three NCAA National Championships - Syracuse University: 1988, 1989, 1990
• Two Mann Cups - Victoria Shamrocks: 1997, 1999
• Three NLL Championships - Detroit Turbos: 1991 - Philadelphia Wings: 1994, 1995
• Three MLL Steinfeld Cups - Long Island Lizards: 2001 - Baltimore Bayhawks: 2002, 2005
• Heritage Cup - Canada: 2004
• World Championship - Canada: 2006

Coaching honors

• Seven NCAA Women's National Championships - University of Maryland Assistant Coach: 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001
• NLL Champion's Cup - Colorado Mammoth Head Coach: 2006
• Two MLL Steinfeld Cups - Baltimore Bayhawks Player-Coach: 2002, 2005

Physical statistics

• Height: 6 feet 2 inches (188 cm)
• Weight: 210 lb (95 kg)

See also

NCAA Men's Division I Lacrosse Records

References

• Inside Lacrosse
• National Lacrosse League Career Stats
• The Outsider's Guide to the NLL
• Major League Lacrosse Record Books

External links

• Gary Gait: Head Coach Profile at the Colorado Mammoth Official Website
• Gary Gait: MLL Player Profile at Pointstreak.com
• Gary Gait: NLL Player Profile at Pointstreak.com
• Gary Gait: Archived Player Profile from 2005 at the Colorado Mammoth Official Website
• Gary Gait National Hall of Fame Biography