Club Director
CLUB DIRECTOR
Chris Sanderson
Team Canada
Team Canada
3 x All World Goalie
2006 World Champion
Member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Coach, Philadelphia Wings
University of Virginia, '95-'98
2006 World Champion
Member of the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame
Coach, Philadelphia Wings
University of Virginia, '95-'98
Chris Sanderson is considered by many to be the greatest field lacrosse goalie that Canada has ever produced.
Sanderson played at the University of Virginia, where his career included four tournament appearances and two trips to the Final Four. In 1996, with Sanderson in goal, UVa came within an overtime goal of a National Championship, losing to Princeton in the title game.
After a successful career at Virginia, Sanderson joined the Canadian National Team in 1998. Team Canada waged an epic battle with the US in the 1998 Championship game, eventually losing in overtime after overcoming and 11-goal deficit. Sanderson was selected to the All World Team, and voted the best goalie in the tournament. He represented Canada again in 2002, helping Canada earn a silver medal. Playing in the World Games for a third time in 2006, Sanderson was instrumental when Canada defeated the US, earning the Canadians a gold medal for the first time since 1976, and ending the Americans' 28-year unbeaten streak. This tournament cemented Sanderson's place in history when became the first goalie to earn All World designation for a second time.
In 2010, Sanderson made an emotional and inspirational return to Team Canada, playing in his fourth consecutive World Games while being treated for brain cancer. Canada lost to the US in the finals, but Sanderson played some of the best lacrosse of his life in this tournament. He once again made the All World Team and was named Best Goaltender of the Tournament for the third time in his career.
Professionally, Chris played in the National Lacrosse League for 5 years. He was a member of the 2001 Philadelphia Wings team that won the NLL Champions Cup. In 2005, Chris transitioned from the field to the bench and is currently an assistant coach with the Philadelphia Wings.
