Chase Fraser (born August 3, 1995) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a forward for the Buffalo Bandits of the National Lacrosse League and as an attackman for Chaos Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League.

Chase Fraser
Born (1995-08-03) August 3, 1995 (age 29)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight200 pounds (91 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward (box), Attack (field)
NCAA teamUDC Neumann (2017)
NLL draft13th overall, 2017
Buffalo Bandits
NLL teamBuffalo Bandits
PLL teamChaos LC
Pro career2018–
Career highlights

PLL:

  • 1x Champion (2021)

NLL:

  • 2x Champion (2023, 2024)

Early life and amateur Career

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Born in Vancouver, British Columbia, Fraser's athletic career began with baseball, but he found the physicality of lacrosse more to his liking, and he developed a rivalry with future Bandits teammate Josh Byrne. He attended Blue Ridge School in Saint George, Virginia, where he was recruited to play lacrosse.[1] Fraser played his first three years of college lacrosse for the District of Columbia Firebirds, where he tallied 87 goals and 22 assists over 33 games and helped inaugurate the lacrosse program at the University of the District of Columbia. Fraser spent his senior year at Neumann University, where he scored 66 goals in 14 games.[2] He played junior lacrosse for the Delta Islanders of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League, where he played in the 2016 Minto Cup tournament.[3] Fraser was taken third overall in the 2017 Western Lacrosse Association draft by the Nanaimo Timbermen.[4] In 34 career regular season games with Nanaimo, he tallied 64 goals and 36 assists.

Professional career

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Fraser was drafted thirteenth overall in the 2017 NLL Entry Draft by the Buffalo Bandits. With the Bandits, Fraser reached the NLL Cup Finals in 2019 and 2022, and won the NLL Cup in 2023 and 2024.

In the field game, Fraser has played for the Chaos Lacrosse Club since 2021.[5] He helped Chaos to a PLL Championship game appearance in 2022, and the league championship in 2021.

Statistics

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Chase Fraser Regular Season Playoffs
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

2018 Buffalo Bandits 9 8 6 14 41 8 1.56 4.56 0.89
2019 Buffalo Bandits 16 29 15 44 84 10 2.75 5.25 0.63 4 7 0 7 21 10 1.75 5.25 2.50
2020 Buffalo Bandits 8 16 10 26 34 21 3.25 4.25 2.63
2022 Buffalo Bandits 18 32 24 56 62 14 3.11 3.44 0.78 6 5 4 9 18 6 1.50 3.00 1.00
2023 Buffalo Bandits 4 9 3 12 16 6 3.00 4.00 1.50 6 10 3 13 19 4 2.17 3.17 0.67
55 94 58 152 237 59 2.76 4.31 1.07 16 22 7 29 58 20 1.81 3.63 1.25
Career Total: 71 116 65 181 295 79 2.55 4.15 1.11

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.

Chase Fraser Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2021 Chaos LC 5 12 0 1 13 35 5 1 0.5 0 0 3 6 0 2 8 16 5 0 0 0 0
2022 Chaos LC 7 12 0 1 13 39 15 2 1.5 0 0 3 2 0 0 2 10 1 1 2 0 0
2023 Chaos LC 3 4 0 0 4 17 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
15 28 0 2 30 91 24 3 2 0 0 7 8 0 2 10 28 6 1 2 0 0
Career Total: 22 36 0 4 40 119 30 4 4 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

References

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  1. ^ Della Penna, Griffin (March 22, 2022). "Fraser Embraces Role as Fan Favorite in Banditland". Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  2. ^ DeGeorge, Matthew (September 18, 2021). "From Neumann to PLL final, Chase Fraser takes unusual path to top". Delaware County Daily Times. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  3. ^ Booth, Mark (July 31, 2016). "Islanders advance to Minto Cup". Delta Optimist. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  4. ^ Sakaki, Greg (February 19, 2017). "Timbermen take steps forward on draft day". Nanaimo News Bulletin. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
  5. ^ Rice, Nelson (September 16, 2021). "Meet the Fraze: Chase Fraser's Unlikely Path to PLL Stardom". USA Lacrosse Magazine. Retrieved June 16, 2023.
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