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Matt Beers

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MattBeers

Position: Defense
Height: 6-3
Weight: 205
Hometown: Coquitlam, BC
Birth Date: November 22, 1989
NLL Seasons: 2
Twitter: @MattBeers2

Matt Beers Bio

How Acquired: Selected 13th overall in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft

2011 Season: Appeared in 15 regular season games and three postseason games for the Stealth... Tallied a goal and five assists for six points and added 53 loose balls and nine forced turnovers... Tallied a career-high three assists against the Colorado Mammoth on 2/18/2011... Scored a goal and added two assists in the Western Division Semifinals vs. Minnesota Swarm on 4/30/2011.

NLL Career: Has played in 30 regular season games and tallied 16 points and 143 loose balls since being drafted by the Stealth with the 13th overall selection in the 2009 NLL Entry Draft... In six career postseason appearances, has one goal, two assists and 25 loose balls... Appeared in 15 regular season games and all three playoff games as a rookie with the Stealth in 2010… Earned 2010 NLL All-Rookie Team Honors… Tallied two goals and eight assists for ten points and collected 90 loose balls… Led NLL rookies with 67 PIM... Scored first career goal in first NLL game (1/09/10 vs. Colorado)… Recorded 15 loose balls in three playoff games.

Lacrosse Career: Drafted in the first round of the WLA draft by the Burnaby Lakers in 2011... Did not play rookie WLA season due to injury... One of the top defenders in the BCLA Junior A Lacrosse League during his time with the Coquitlam Adanacs… Won the Minto Cup (Canadian Jr. ‘A’ Championship) with Coquitlam in 2010… Two-time Junior Defender of the Year (2009, 2010)… Two-time BCJALL first-team All-Star… Was the Adanacs Team Captain in 2009 and 2010… Set career-highs in 2010 with 21 assists and 22 points… Recorded a career-high seven goals and 12 assists for 19 points in 2009 with the Adanacs… Has won five provincial gold medals and five silver medals in his junior career.

Personal: Instructor for the Stealth Lacrosse Academy... Played high school field lacrosse for the Charles Best Blue Devils… Works in construction as a sheet metal worker.

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  • Matt Beers Interview

  • 01/08/2012, 11:30pm (PST), By Washington Stealth
  • VIDEO: Stealth defenseman Matt Beers talks about getting ready for opening night on January 14 at the Comcast Arena.
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