Mark Matthews (lacrosse)

Mark Matthews, born on January 27, 1990, is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League, where he won the 2018 league MVP award. He is known for popularizing the toe drag dodge, his signature move. He grew up in Oshawa playing minor hockey, played four years at the University of Denver, where he graduated as the all-time career points leader and reached the 2011 NCAA semi-finals, and won Minto Cups in 2010 and 2011. The Edmonton Rush took him in the first round of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft, he was named Rookie of the Year, and he was named MVP of the 2015 championship finals. He also played in Major League Lacrosse for several teams from 2012, and was traded to the Toronto Rock in July 2023.