Dallas Eliuk

Dallas Eliuk
Born (1964-11-04) November 4, 1964 (age 60)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight195 pounds (88 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionGoaltender
NLL teamsPortland LumberJax
Philadelphia Wings
Pro career1991–2008
NicknameDally-Lama
NLL Hall of Fame, 2009

Dallas Eliuk (born November 4, 1964, in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former goaltender and assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League. Upon his retirement from play, Eliuk coached one season with the Portland LumberJax and two with the Colorado Mammoth. Dallas played for 18 years, 15 seasons for the Philadelphia Wings before being traded to the LumberJax (per his request), where he played for three seasons. Eliuk won four championships with the Wings, two championship MVP awards, was named to the All-Pro team nine times, and retired as the league's all-time leader in saves.[1] Because of his success, his longevity, and unparalleled acrobatic athleticism, he is considered a legend in indoor lacrosse, and widely regarded as the best goalie to ever to play the game.[1]

Eliuk was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame November 2013. Eliuk and Jim Veltman were inducted into the National Lacrosse League Hall of Fame in March, 2009.[2]

In January 2005, when the Wings were in Anaheim for a game against the Storm, several members of the team, including Eliuk, went to a taping of the game show The Price Is Right. Eliuk was chosen to participate, and won a world-map lithograph, some dinnerware, and an exercise machine. The episode aired on February 11, 2005.[3]

Eliuk married former Radio D.J. Daria O'Neill on December 31, 2007. Their first child Xander Eliuk was born in May 2009.[4][5]

Statistics

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv % GP Min GA Sv GAA Sv %
1991 Philadelphia 10 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- --
1992 Philadelphia 8 448 102 312 13.66 75.36% 3 142 21 96 8.87 82.05%
1993 Philadelphia 8 443 89 274 12.05 75.48% 2 92 14 52 9.13 78.79%
1994 Philadelphia 7 316 62 211 11.77 77.29% 2 109 21 67 11.56 76.14%
1995 Philadelphia 7 391 68 240 10.43 77.92% 2 121 30 72 14.88 70.59%
1996 Philadelphia 10 502 91 284 10.88 75.73% 2 119 23 80 11.60 77.67%
1997 Philadelphia 8 476 81 299 10.21 78.68% 1 60 15 35 15.00 70.00%
1998 Philadelphia 12 636 133 435 12.55 76.58% 3 177 35 108 11.86 75.52%
1999 Philadelphia 12 699 146 474 12.53 76.45% 1 60 13 46 13.00 77.97%
2000 Philadelphia 10 580 130 419 13.44 76.32% 1 60 14 29 14.00 67.44%
2001 Philadelphia 14 747 149 504 11.96 77.18% 2 119 19 75 9.54 79.79%
2002 Philadelphia 14 598 140 424 14.04 75.18% 1 59 12 45 12.20 78.95%
2003 Philadelphia 16 899 196 608 13.09 75.62% -- -- -- -- -- --
2004 Philadelphia 16 726 140 439 11.57 75.82% -- -- -- -- -- --
2005 Philadelphia 16 662 141 449 12.77 76.10% -- -- -- -- -- --
2006 Portland 13 616 114 377 11.10 76.78% 1 58 13 31 13.39 70.45%
2007 Portland 16 718 146 452 12.20 75.59% -- -- -- -- -- --
2008 Portland 16 255 53 155 12.45 74.52% 3 48 9 38 11.37 80.85%
NLL Totals 213 9,714 1,981 6,356 12.24 76.24% 24 1,224 239 774 11.71 76.41%

References

  1. ^ a b "Eliuk Tabbed Jax Assistant Coach". NLL.com. November 11, 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  2. ^ "Eliuk & Veltman To Enter Hall of Fame". NLL.com. February 10, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-02-12. Retrieved 2009-02-10.
  3. ^ "News and Notes Archive". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. August 24, 2005. Archived from the original on 2007-02-28. Retrieved 2007-04-25.
  4. ^ Vondersmith, Jason (January 11, 2008). "Holy goalie!". Portland Tribune. Archived from the original on February 3, 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-12.
  5. ^ Acker, Lizzy (October 30, 2017). "Where is Portland's favorite radio DJ, Daria?". OregonLive.com. Retrieved 31 October 2017.

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