Wesley Berg

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Wesley Berg
— Lacrosse player —
Born (1993-04-19) April 19, 1993 (age 31)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Position Forward
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight 205 pounds (93 kg)
MSL team Oakville Rock
NLL team Calgary Roughnecks (2016–present)
MLL Team Denver Outlaws
Nationality Canada
NLL Draft 4th overall, 2015
Calgary Roughnecks
Pro career 2016–present
Shoots Right

Wesley Berg (born April 19, 1993 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Calgary Roughnecks of the National Lacrosse League and the Denver Outlaws in Major League Lacrosse. Berg also plays for the Oakville Rock of Major Series Lacrosse (MSL).

Junior and Major

Berg began his amateur career with the Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League in 2010.[1] In his first season with the Adanacs, Berg finished with 42 points. Berg and the Adanacs went on to win the Minto Cup.[2] In 2011, Berg finished first in the league in both goals (60) and points (114) and was awarded the Bill Dickinson Trophy as the leagues scoring champion.[3][4] Berg only appeared in 19 regular season games in the following three seasons putting up 98 points during this span.[5]

Berg was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the 2015 Major Series Lacrosse entry draft by the Oakville Rock.[6][7] In 2016, Berg finished 9th in scoring with 52 points.[8]

NCAA

Prior to joining the Pioneers, Berg attended and played lacrosse at Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Playing for coach Bill Tierney at Denver, Berg started at midfield in his freshman season. In his freshman season, Berg was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year after finishing the season tied for second on the team in goals (26) and fifth in points (37).[9]

Moving to the attack position in his sophomore year, Berg helped the Pioneers earn their first No. 1 ranking in program history. He started in 17-of-19 games, leading the team in goals (56) and points (72).[10]

In his junior season, Berg started in all 19 games finishing the season ranked first on the team in goals (48) and points (68).[11]

In his senior season, Berg started in all 19 games finishing the season ranked first on the team in goals (58) and second in points (78). Berg tied for the programs second-most points in a season and broke his own program single-season goals record. Berg and the Pioneers won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship 10–5 against Maryland as Berg was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.[12]

Denver was 56–14 in Wesleys's four years there, with three straight trips to the final four as well as one national title in his senior season. Berg finished his college career as Denver's career leader in points (255) and goals (188). He also finished his career on a 38-game active point streak and scored 39 career NCAA Tournament goals, the second most in NCAA history.[13]

MLL

Berg was drafted in the second round (15th overall) of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws.[14] In his rookie season with the Outlaws, Berg appeared in only 2 games scoring his first career goal against the Ohio Machine on May 29, 2015.[15] In 2016, Berg was fifth on the team in scoring with 22 points in 10 games.[16] Berg made his first playoff appearance during the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Playoffs.[17] He notably scored 3 goals in the 2016 MLL Championship game as the Denver Outlaws went on to win 19-18 over Ohio.[18]

NLL

Berg was drafted in the first round (4th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks.[19] In 2016, Berg was named the NLL Rookie of the Month for March, leading all NLL rookies in scoring with 20 points.[20][21]Berg finished the 2016 NLL season as a NLL Rookie of the Year finalist, finishing the season with 67 points.[22] In 2017, Berg ranked third on the Roughnecks and 14th overall in scoring.[23][24]

International

Berg was selected to play for team Canada at the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in Denver, Colorado.[25] On Saturday, July 19, 2014 Canada defeated the United States 8-5 to win gold. Berg played in all seven games finishing the tournament with 5 goals and 7 points.[26]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[27]

Wesley Berg 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

2016 Calgary Roughnecks 18 27 40 67 88 16 3.72 4.89 0.89 3 3 6 9 16 0 3.00 5.33 0.00
2017 Calgary Roughnecks 18 35 44 79 75 7 4.39 4.17 0.39 – – – – – – – – –
36 62 84 146 163 23 4.06 4.53 0.64 3 3 6 9 16 0 3.00 5.33 0.00
Career Total: 39 65 90 155 179 23 3.97 4.59 0.59

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;

MLL

Reference:[28]

Wesley Berg 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
2016 Denver Outlaws 10 18 0 4 22 -- 13 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
10 18 0 4 22 0 13 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 12 23 0 4 27 0 15 0 3 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

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