Paul Dawson (born September 16, 1985) is a Canadian box lacrosse player who plays defense for the Buffalo Bandits. His older brother Dan, played for the Toronto Rock.
Dawson was drafted as a goaltender in the first round (7th overall) in the 2006 National Lacrosse League entry draft. As a goaltender, Dawson played with the Brampton Excelsiors in the Senior A Major Series Lacrosse League. The San Jose Stealth converted him from a goaltender to a defenseman starting with the 2008 NLL season. He was then traded to the Boston Blazers, where he played two seasons with his brother Dan.
In 2010, Dawson was traded to the Calgary Roughnecks, who subsequently traded him to the Philadelphia Wings.Sports in Brief: Injury ends season for Venus Williams A year later, Dawson was reunited with his brother when Dan Dawson was acquired in the Boston Blazers dispersal draft. Both Dawsons played one season in Philadelphia before being traded together to the Rochester Knighthawks for a package of four players including Paul Rabil. Paul Dawson remained in Rochester until being traded to the San Diego Seals during the middle of the 2019 season. The following season he returned to Rochester, joining the newly formed Rochester Knighthawks, after the original Knighthawks franchise moved to Canada becoming the Halifax Thunderbirds. After 3 seasons Paul became a free agent and was signed by the Colorado Mammoth for the 2024 season.
Statistics
NLL Regular SeasonPlayoffsSeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM2007San Jose Stealth200000 -- -- -- -- -- --2008San Jose Stealth1505531221112302009Boston Blazers16391250311000102010Boston Blazers1624675651000702011Philadelphia Wings1659145035 -- -- -- -- -- --2012Philadelphia Wings1606653671000302013Rochester Knighthawks1610138343101922014Rochester Knighthawks18235612961121482015Rochester Knighthawks17336597340001002016Rochester Knighthawks131455218 -- -- -- -- -- --2017Rochester Knighthawks183366230 -- -- -- -- -- --2018Rochester Knighthawks183710712950441502019Rochester Knighthawks100333418 -- -- -- -- -- --2019San Diego Seals80002541000402020Rochester Knighthawks122466429 -- -- -- -- -- --2022Rochester Knighthawks180226572 -- -- -- -- -- --2023Rochester Knighthawks1825774281000302024Colorado Mammoth130224729 -- -- -- -- -- --2024Buffalo Bandits600018450111342025Buffalo Bandits18022601860001742026Buffalo Bandits180225912100012NLL totals31429751041,08065336371010020
Awards 4x NLL champion (2013, 2014, 2024, 2025)
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