44 Travis Gillespie
Height: 6'0" Weight: 215 Position: Defender
Birthdate: Sep 14, 1975
Hometown: New Westminster, BC, Canada
Years in NLL: 5th
How Acquired: 07/28/08: Traded from Boston along with Tom Johnson and a third round pick in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft in exchange for Sean Morris, Steve Panarelli and a second round pick in the 2010 NLL Entry Draft.
2009 Season: Appeared in seven games last season before sustaining a season-ending leg injury… Recorded a goal, seven assists and 41 loose balls.
Lacrosse Career: Originally drafted in the first round (fourth overall) by the Columbus Landsharks in the 2002 NLL entry draft. … Made two playoff appearances with Calgary before taking two seasons off to pursue a firefighting career… Named an All-American three times, including a first- team selection as a senior at Limestone College. … Was named All-League three times and was also selected as an Academic All-American. … Was a member of Team Canada’s under-19 field lacrosse team that won a silver medal in Adelaide, Australia. … Was a member of the Mann Cup winning Coquitlam Adanacs in 2000 and played Junior A lacrosse in both Port Coquitlam and Orangeville.
Personal: Currently works as a firefighter in Coquitlam, British Columbia. … Earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Limestone College.
Lacrosse Career: Originally drafted in the first round (fourth overall) by the Columbus Landsharks in the 2002 NLL entry draft. … Made two playoff appearances with Calgary before taking two seasons off to pursue a firefighting career… Named an All-American three times, including a first- team selection as a senior at Limestone College. … Was named All-League three times and was also selected as an Academic All-American. … Was a member of Team Canada’s under-19 field lacrosse team that won a silver medal in Adelaide, Australia. … Was a member of the Mann Cup winning Coquitlam Adanacs in 2000 and played Junior A lacrosse in both Port Coquitlam and Orangeville.
Personal: Currently works as a firefighter in Coquitlam, British Columbia. … Earned a bachelor’s degree in Liberal Studies from Limestone College.
