Christian Del Bianco
Canadian professional lacrosse player
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Christian Del Bianco (born August 31, 1997) is a Canadian professional box lacrosse goaltender for the Vancouver Warriors of the National Lacrosse League (NLL).[1][2] Drafted 15th overall in the second round in the 2015 NLL Entry Draft, he has played most of his career in Calgary.
Del Bianco with the Calgary Roughnecks in 2023 | |||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||||
| Born | August 31, 1997 Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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| Position | Goaltender | ||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | ||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 15th overall, 2015 Calgary Roughnecks | ||||||||||||||
| NLL team Former teams | Vancouver Warriors Calgary Roughnecks | ||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2016– | ||||||||||||||
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NLL:
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Medal record
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Del Bianco announced via social media on July 23, 2024 that he chose not to re-sign with Calgary to focus on off-floor endeavors.[3] Calgary retained his rights under the CBA by using their "Franchise Tag" on him before they traded him to the Vancouver Warriors at the trade deadline of the 2025 season on March 10, 2025.[4]
Del Bianco was named to the NLL All-League 2nd Team in 2019.[5] Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse named Del Bianco the #5 best goalie in the NLL.[6]
Del Bianco was named the 2023 NLL Goalie of the Year and MVP, having set a league record for most minutes played by a goalie in a season, and leading the Roughnecks to their highest win total in club history.[7] Del Bianco is just the second goalie to win NLL MVP, after Steve Dietrich in 2006, and the third non-forward to win the award, following Dietrich and transition player Jeff Shattler in 2011.[8]
Career statistics
Reference: [9]
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Sv | Sv % | GP | Min | W | L | GA | GAA | Sv | Sv % | |||||
| 2016 | Calgary | 1 | 0:19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 0.000 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2017 | Calgary | 18 | 192:21 | 0 | 3 | 45 | 14.04 | 110 | 0.710 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2018 | Calgary | 18 | 788:34 | 7 | 6 | 138 | 10.50 | 530 | 0.793 | 2 | 119:59 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 13.00 | 83 | 0.761 | |||||
| 2019 | Calgary | 18 | 1,074:44 | 10 | 8 | 200 | 11.17 | 716 | 0.782 | 4 | 241:12 | 4 | 0 | 35 | 8.71 | 181 | 0.838 | |||||
| 2020 | Calgary | 10 | 608:51 | 5 | 5 | 111 | 10.94 | 458 | 0.805 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2022 | Calgary | 18 | 1,070:28 | 10 | 8 | 197 | 11.04 | 666 | 0.772 | 1 | 59:59 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 15.00 | 37 | 0.712 | |||||
| 2023 | Calgary | 18 | 1,080:19 | 13 | 5 | 167 | 9.28 | 712 | 0.810 | 4 | 239:59 | 2 | 2 | 37 | 9.25 | 139 | 0.790 | |||||
| 2024 | Calgary | 18 | 1,081:56 | 8 | 10 | 192 | 10.65 | 748 | 0.796 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
| 2025 | Vancouver | 6 | 355:50 | 6 | 0 | 52 | 8.77 | 238 | 0.821 | 3 | 178:57 | 1 | 2 | 30 | 10.06 | 117 | 0.796 | |||||
| 125 | 6,253:22 | 59 | 45 | 1,102 | 10.57 | 4,178 | 0.791 | 14 | 840:06 | 8 | 6 | 143 | 10.21 | 557 | 0.796 | |||||||
| Career Total: | 139 | 7,093:28 | 67 | 51 | 1,245 | 10.53 | 4,735 | 0.792 | ||||||||||||||
GP–Games played;Min–Minutes played;W–Wins;L–Losses;GA–Goals against;GAA–Goals against average;Sv–Number of saves;Sv %–Save percentage;
