Nick Carlson
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | May 19, 1980 Lantzville, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Left |
| NLL draft | 5th overall, 2002 New York Saints |
| NLL teams | Colorado Mammoth New York Saints |
| Pro career | 2003-2012 and 2014– |
Nick Carlson (born May 19, 1980) is a former lacrosse player for the Colorado Mammoth in the National Lacrosse League.
Carlson was born in the small town of Lantzville, British Columbia, and grew up playing box lacrosse in the Nanaimo Minor Lacrosse Association.[1][2] He was not introduced to outdoor lacrosse until his junior year of high school.[1]
Carlson played college lacrosse at Limestone University in Gaffney, South Carolina, where he helped the Saints win the 2000 NCAA Division II tournament.[3] As a sophomore in 2001, he earned Deep South Conference Player of the Year honors after setting program records for points in a season (83) and goals in a game (10).[1]
During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[4]
