Paul Rabil
American lacrosse player

Paul Rabil

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American lacrosse player
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14 December 1985(Gaithersburg, Montgomery County, Maryland, U.S.A.)
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Introduction

Paul Rabil (born December 14, 1985), is a former Lebanese-American professional lacrosse player with the New York Lizards of Major League Lacrosse and the recent founder of a new professional lacrosse organization, the Premier Lacrosse League. He attended Dematha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Maryland, and played collegiate lacrosse at Johns Hopkins University.

MLL career

Rabil was selected 1st overall by the Boston Cannons in the 2008 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft. That year, he also competed in the MLL All-Star Game.

In 2009, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year.

In 2010, Rabil competed in his third consecutive All-Star team, and was named First-Team All-Pro.

In 2011, Rabil was named the MLL MVP and MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the second time. He also won the MLL Bud Light Skills Competition in 2011, making him the first player to have won both the Skills Competition and the MLL Fastest Shot competition. Many have named him the best lacrosse player in the world.

In 2012, Rabil was declared the MLL Offensive Player of the Year for the third time, tying the league record for most season-ending awards by a player. He also set the single-season points record (72) while playing midfield for the Boston Cannons.

In 2014, Rabil was named to his seventh consecutive All-Star team, and named MLL First-Team All-Pro for the sixth consecutive year.

On January 5, 2015, Rabil was traded to the New York Lizards, along with fellow midfielder Mike Stone for veteran Max Seibald and draft picks.

Rabil played in and started 12 out of the 14 regular season games.He had 24 goals, 15 assists, and three two-point goals in the regular season.On August 1, 2015, Rabil had two goals and two assists in a semifinal playoff games against the Boston Cannons.New York would win in overtime 16-15.On August 8, 2015, Rabil had three goals and three assists as the Lizards defeated the Rochester Rattlers 15-12 in the MLL Steinfeld Cup Championship game.This made Paul Rabil a two time Steinfeld Cup Champion as he finished off the season with a total of 29 goals and 20 assists.He was named the Coca-Cola Player of the Game MVP of the championship.

NLL career

Rabil was drafted 1st overall in the 2008 National Lacrosse League entry draft. Paul was a part of the 2010 Washington Stealth National Lacrosse League Champion's Cup team, defeating the Toronto Rock. Paul scored 2 goals in the championship game.

In 2010, Rabil set the Washington Stealth team record for loose balls in a season, snagging 153 in 16 National Lacrosse League games.

In January 2012, Rabil was selected to his second consecutive National Lacrosse League All-Star game. Since entering the NLL, he has been selected to every All-Star game in each season he has played.

In February 2012, Rabil was traded to the Edmonton Rush in exchange for Athan Iannucci, but subsequently refused to report to the Rush. He was placed on the hold-out list and did not play the rest of the 2012 season.

On July 27, 2012 Rabil was traded to the Rochester Knighthawks for Jarrett Davis. After he did not report to training camp, he was traded along with three other players to the Philadelphia Wings for Dan Dawson, Paul Dawson, and a first round draft pick.

Premier Lacrosse League Founder

Paul Rabil and his brother, Mike Rabil, founded the PLL with known investors The Chernin Group and The Raine Group as direct competition to the MLL. The league's inaugural season is set to debut June 1, 2019.

Rabil is set to play midfield for the Atlas in 2019

Awards and achievements

High school

  • 2002 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
  • 2003 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
  • 2003 High School All-America
  • 2003 The Washington Post's Player of the Year
  • 2003 The Washington Post's First-Team
  • 2004 Washington Catholic Athletic Conference Champion (DeMatha Catholic High School)
  • 2004 High School All-America
  • 2000 Elementary School (Christ the King)

College

  • 2005 USILA Third Team All-American
  • 2005 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays)
  • 2006 USILA First Team All-American
  • 2007 USILA First Team All-American
  • 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship Winner (Johns Hopkins Blue Jays)
  • 2008 USILA First Team All-American

International

  • 2010 World Lacrosse Championship Best Midfielder
  • 2010 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2010 World Lacrosse Championship MVP
  • 2010 World Lacrosse Championship Winner United States of America
  • 2014 World Lacrosse Championship FIL Best Midfielder
  • 2014 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team
  • 2018 World Lacrosse Championship All-Tournament Team

Statistics

Paul Rabil held the record for the world's fastest lacrosse shot, by clocking in a 111 mph shot at the Major League Lacrosse Game. This was broken by Zak Dorn at the 2014 Fastest Shot Competition.

NCAA

    Regular season
Season Team GP G A Pts
2005 Johns Hopkins 16 24 14 38
2006 Johns Hopkins 14 25 13 38
2007 Johns Hopkins 16 27 26 53
2008 Johns Hopkins 16 36 14 50
College totals 62 112 67 179

MLL

Season Team   GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2008 Boston 9 24 3 7 34 21 5.5
2009 Boston 12 33 8 12 53 15 2.5
2010 Boston 10 21 6 10 37 9 6
2011 Boston 11 28 4 18 50 14 1.5
2012 Boston 14 27 7 38 72 20 2
2013 Boston 14 32 3 19 54 17 1
2014 Boston 11 20 1 33 54 17 3.5
2015 New York 12 29 3 20 52 8 2.5
2016 New York 14 43 6 23 72 26 2.5
2017 New York 14 26 3 19 48 15 4
MLL totals 121 283 44 199 526 169 31

NLL

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2009 San Jose 16 16 18 34 60 6 2 1 2 3 10 7
2010 Washington 15 11 26 37 84 22 3 5 1 6 21 11
2011 Washington 16 14 30 44 153 36 3 2 6 8 19 0
2012 Washington 5 3 5 8 27 15 -- -- -- -- -- --
2013 Philadelphia 16 17 21 38 60 40 1 0 1 1 6 2
NLL totals 52 44 79 123 324 79 8 8 9 17 50 18
Preceded by
Joe Boulukos & Kyle Dixon
McLaughlin Award
2007
Succeeded by
Steven Brooks
Preceded by
John Grant, Jr.
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2009
Succeeded by
Matt Poskay
Preceded by
Matt Poskay
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Incumbent
Major League Lacrosse Offensive Player of the Year
2012
Succeeded by
Kevin Crowley
Preceded by
John Grant, Jr.
Major League Lacrosse MVP
2009
Succeeded by
Matt Poskay
Preceded by
Matt Poskay
Major League Lacrosse MVP
2011
Succeeded by
Brendan Mundorf