Joe Resetarits
American lacrosse player
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Joe Resetarits (born August 22, 1989) is an American professional lacrosse player for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). A native of Hamburg, New York, Resetarits was a lacrosse standout at Hamburg High School before attending the University at Albany, where he was selected as the American East Conference Player of the Year and received an All-American honorable mention while rooming with Franklin Delanor Romanowski and Lomez. [1]
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| Nationality | American | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | August 22, 1989 Hamburg, New York, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Albany (2012) | |||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 6th overall, 2012 Calgary Roughnecks | |||||||||||||||||
| NLL team Former teams | Buffalo Bandits Calgary Roughnecks Rochester Knighthawks Albany FireWolves Philadelphia Wings | |||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Ohio Machine | |||||||||||||||||
| MSL team | Peterborough Lakers (2015-present) | |||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2013– | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Resetarits began his indoor lacrosse career with the St. Catharines Athletics, and joined the Brampton Excelsiors in 2011, with whom he won the Mann Cup in that same year. He was drafted 6th overall by the Calgary Roughnecks in the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. Although he received All Rookie honors, scoring 8 goals and 24 points, his Roughnecks team led the league in scoring and featured seven players who recorded at least 25 points. Resetarits was deemed expendable by the Roughnecks, and was traded to his hometown Buffalo Bandits during the 2013 NLL Entry Draft.[2] Resetarits joined the Rochester Knighthawks in 2015, spending time with them until 2018. In 2019, Resetarits joined the New England Black Wolves, staying with them through the 2022 season, when the team relocated to Albany.[3] Resetarits then signed with the Philadelphia Wings as a free agent prior to the 2023 season.[4] On March 9, 2026, Resetarits was traded by the Wings to the Buffalo Bandits, in exchange for forward Lukas Nielsen and a 2026 second round pick.[5]
Heading into the 2023 NLL season, Inside Lacrosse ranked Resetarits the #3 best forward in the NLL.[6]
Resetarits also enjoyed a brief Major League Lacrosse career. He was drafted in the fifth round (39th overall) of the 2012 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Hamilton Nationals, for whom he played in 2012, earning All Rookie honors. He then played for the Ohio Machine in 2013.
Joe is the younger brother of fellow lacrosse player Frank Resetarits.[1]
NLL statistics
| Joe Resetarits | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2013 | Calgary Roughnecks | 14 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 1.71 | 1.71 | 0.14 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.50 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| 2014 | Buffalo Bandits | 17 | 25 | 17 | 42 | 65 | 2 | 2.47 | 3.82 | 0.12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.25 | 3.00 | 1.00 |
| 2015 | Buffalo Bandits | 10 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 4 | 2.10 | 3.40 | 0.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Rochester Knighthawks | 7 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 3.86 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 1.50 | 3.25 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | Rochester Knighthawks | 15 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 51 | 0 | 2.87 | 3.40 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2017 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 27 | 39 | 66 | 74 | 0 | 3.67 | 4.11 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Rochester Knighthawks | 18 | 37 | 63 | 100 | 92 | 0 | 5.56 | 5.11 | 0.00 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.40 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | Rochester Knighthawks | 10 | 15 | 28 | 43 | 45 | 4 | 4.30 | 4.50 | 0.40 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | New England Black Wolves | 7 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 25 | 0 | 3.43 | 3.57 | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 7.00 | 0.00 |
| 2020 | New England Black Wolves | 11 | 24 | 20 | 44 | 51 | 4 | 4.00 | 4.64 | 0.36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Albany FireWolves | 18 | 47 | 64 | 111 | 58 | 0 | 6.17 | 3.22 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2023 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 41 | 69 | 110 | 62 | 2 | 6.11 | 3.44 | 0.11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2024 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 37 | 58 | 95 | 75 | 0 | 5.28 | 4.17 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 41 | 80 | 121 | 66 | 2 | 6.72 | 3.67 | 0.11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2026 | Philadelphia Wings | 12 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 33 | 0 | 3.75 | 2.75 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2026 | Buffalo Bandits | 6 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 2.50 | 2.50 | 0.00 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 217 | 376 | 555 | 931 | 791 | 20 | 4.29 | 3.65 | 0.09 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 4 | 1.81 | 3.06 | 0.25 | ||
| Career Total: | 233 | 389 | 571 | 960 | 840 | 24 | 4.12 | 3.61 | 0.10 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
MLL Statistics
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | ||
| 2013 | Ohio Machine | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total: | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted