Ben McIntosh

Ben McIntosh is a Canadian professional lacrosse player, born on 28 May 1991. He prepped at Western Reserve Academy, where he was first team All Midwest in lacrosse and also played centre on the ice hockey team, and then starred at Drexel University, becoming a two-time All-American, setting the school single-season goals record with 48 in 2014 and leading Drexel to its first NCAA tournament appearance. He was taken first overall in the 2015 National Lacrosse League Entry Draft by the Edmonton Rush and won the league's rookie of the year award with 37 goals and 49 assists in his first season; the Rush won the Champion's Cup in 2016 and 2018 as well. He was also the first overall pick of the 2013 Western Lacrosse Association draft and won WLA titles with the Maple Ridge Burrards in 2016 and 2018. In the Premier Lacrosse League he started with the Archers in 2019 and was picked up by the Waterdogs in the 2020 expansion draft, and in 2020 he was traded to the Philadelphia Wings. He was named to the All World Team at the 2018 World Lacrosse Championship.