Mike Accursi
 Accursi with the Rochester Knighthawks in 2012 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nickname | No Mercy |
| Born | February 25, 1975 Pelham, Ontario, Canada |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) |
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg; 12 st 7 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Position | Forward |
| Shoots | Right |
| NLL teams | Rochester Knighthawks Buffalo Bandits Edmonton Rush Syracuse Smash Ontario Raiders |
| Pro career | 1998–2014 |
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Mike Accursi (born February 25, 1975, in Pelham, Ontario) is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse player. He is also a teacher and lacrosse coach at Holy Cross Catholic Secondary School in St. Catharines, Ontario.[1] Accursi professionally coaches currently for the newly relocated lacrosse team, Halifax Thunderbirds of the National Lacrosse League, and has formerly coached for the Rochester Knighthawks.
Accursi has been very successful during his lacrosse career, winning two Champion's Cups in consecutive years with the Rochester Knighthawks and the Buffalo Bandits. He has also won two Mann Cups in the Canadian Lacrosse Association; one with the Brampton Excelsiors (2002) and one with the Peterborough Lakers (2004).
Junior career
For five years, Accursi played for the Burlington Chiefs and the St. Catharines Athletics of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1993, Accursi was awarded the "P.C.O. Trophy" for Rookie of the Year.[2]
Statistics
NLL
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1998 | Ontario | 12 | 24 | 18 | 42 | 63 | 28 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | Syracuse | 11 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 35 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2000 | Buffalo | 12 | 30 | 18 | 48 | 79 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | Buffalo | 14 | 29 | 25 | 54 | 94 | 18 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 16 | 26 | 20 | 46 | 96 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 15 | 35 | 20 | 55 | 85 | 18 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 16 | 26 | 28 | 54 | 87 | 18 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 2 | ||
| 2005 | Rochester | 16 | 23 | 48 | 71 | 74 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2006 | Rochester | 16 | 27 | 36 | 63 | 61 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Rochester | 16 | 26 | 51 | 77 | 69 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Edmonton | 9 | 11 | 22 | 33 | 37 | 6 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| Buffalo | 4 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 4 | |||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 16 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 66 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2010 | Buffalo | 15 | 25 | 19 | 44 | 49 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||
NLL head coaching statistics
| Team | Season | Regular Season | Playoffs | Playoff result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | W% | GC | W | L | W% | |||
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2020 | 12 | 8 | 4 | .667 | – | – | – | – | Season suspended due to COVID-19 pandemic |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2022 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (TOR) |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2023 | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost Eastern Conference Semifinal (TOR) |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2024 | 18 | 10 | 8 | .556 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost NLL Quarterfinals (ALB) |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2025 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | Lost NLL Semifinals (SSK) |
| Halifax Thunderbirds | 2026 | 18 | 8 | 10 | .444 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | Lost NLL Finals (TOR) |
| Totals: | 6 | 102 | 58 | 44 | .569 | 12 | 4 | 8 | .333 | |
OLA
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1992 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.B | 12 | 22 | 25 | 47 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.A | 11 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 30 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1993 | Burlington Chiefs | OLA Jr.A | 21 | 44 | 50 | 94 | 81 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1994 | Niagara Spartan Warriors | OLA Jr.B | 8 | 19 | 14 | 33 | 27 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 51 | 28 | ||
| 1995 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 19 | 18 | 43 | 61 | 52 | 13 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 18 | ||
| 1996 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA.Jr.A | 20 | 25 | 36 | 61 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | 18 | ||
| 1997 | Niagara Falls Gamblers | MSL | 19 | 11 | 16 | 27 | 43 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 24 | ||
| Mann Cup | Niagara Falls Gamblers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1998 | Buffalo Gamblers | MSL | 18 | 10 | 25 | 35 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 1999 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 15 | 19 | 18 | 37 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 10 | ||
| Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 2000 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 13 | 27 | 15 | 42 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 23 | ||
| 2001 | Akwesasne Thunder | MSL | 6 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 12 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 9 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 15 | ||
| Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 7 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 4 | ||
| 2004 | Windsor Warlocks | MSL | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2004 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 21 | 46 | 2 | ||
| Mann Cup | Peterborough Lakers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 6 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| Mann Cup | Peterborough Lakers | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2006 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 7 | 10 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 2 | ||
| 2007 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 7 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 2 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2008 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 6 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 15 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 10 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 71 | 100 | 144 | 244 | 215 | 20 | 16 | 42 | 58 | 36 | ||||
| Junior B Totals | 20 | 41 | 39 | 80 | 60 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 54 | 30 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 131 | 139 | 169 | 308 | 145 | 99 | 107 | 127 | 234 | 110 | ||||
| Mann Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 15 | ||||
References
- ↑ "High schoolteacher selected to carry Winter Games torch". stcatharinesstandard.ca. September 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-09-19.
- ↑ "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
- 1975 births
- Living people
- Lacrosse forwards
- Buffalo Bandits players
- Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States
- Canadian lacrosse players
- Canadian sportspeople of Italian descent
- Edmonton Rush players
- Halifax Thunderbirds coaches
- Lacrosse people from Ontario
- National Lacrosse League All-Stars
- People from Pelham, Ontario
- Sportspeople from the Regional Municipality of Niagara
- Rochester Knighthawks players
- Canadian lacrosse biography stubs