The England men’s box team attacker Corey Small reached a huge 400 career National Lacrosse League goals with a hat-trick for Toronto Rock in a 10-11 defeat to San Diego Seals on Saturday.
An elder statesman in the team at 37-years-old, Small currently sits fourth in the top points-scorers table for Toronto Rock this season with 20 (nine goals and 11 assists).
Originally selected by Edmonton Rush in the first round of draft picks in the 2009 NLL Draft, Small made his NLL debut over 15 years ago on 15 Januray 2010 against Washington Stealth where he scored his first NLL goal and assist.
Since then, Small’s career has been nothing short of extraordinary and 241 points (102 goals and 139 assists) in 70 games across four seasons for Rush earned him a move to Vancouver Stealth midway through the 2015 season.
Another 349 points (148 goals and 201 assists) in 70 games over three seasons followed including an incredible 2017 season where he bagged 117 points in just 19 games.
Small moved from Canada to USA ahead of the 2019 season to join Buffalo Bandits where he recorded 126 points (62 goals and 64 assists) over two seasons that also included the shortened 2020 season due to the pandemic.
A single season in Philadelphia with Wings in 2021/2022 (66 points: 30 goals and 36 assists) was followed by a return to his homeland in 2022 as he was snapped up as a free agent by Toronto Rock where he returned 91 points (45 goals and 46 assists) last season.
Small made his England debut at the 2024 World Lacrosse Box Championships in Utica, USA where he scored 12 points (six goals and six assists) in five games as England finished fourth.