Wesley Berg

Canadian lacrosse player
Wesley Berg
Born (1993-04-19) April 19, 1993 (age 31)
Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward (box), Attack (field)
NCAA teamDenver
NLL draft4th overall, 2015
Calgary Roughnecks
NLL team
Former teams		San Diego Seals
Calgary Roughnecks
MLL teamsDenver Outlaws
PLL team
Former teams		Redwoods L.C.
Waterdogs L.C.
Chaos L.C.
MSL teamOakville Rock
Pro career2016–
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2014 Denver
Runner-up 2018 Netanya
Runner-up 2023 San Diego

Wesley Berg (born April 19, 1993 in Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL) and Redwoods Lacrosse Club in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL).

Junior and Major

Berg began his amateur career with the Coquitlam Adanacs Jr. A of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League in 2010.[1] In his first season with the Adanacs, Berg finished with 42 points. Berg and the Adanacs went on to win the Minto Cup.[2] In 2011, Berg finished first in the league in both goals (60) and points (114) and was awarded the Bill Dickinson Trophy as the league's scoring champion.[3][4] Berg only appeared in 19 regular season games in the following three seasons putting up 98 points during this span.[1]

Berg was drafted in the second round (17th overall) of the 2015 Major Series Lacrosse entry draft by the Oakville Rock.[5][6] In 2016, Berg finished 9th in scoring with 52 points.[7]

NCAA

Prior to joining the University of Denver Pioneers, Berg attended and played lacrosse at Charles Best Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Playing for coach Bill Tierney at Denver, Berg started at midfield in his freshman season. He was named the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rookie of the Year after finishing the season tied for second on the team in goals (26) and fifth in points (37).[8]

Moving to the attack position in his sophomore year, Berg helped the Pioneers earn their first No. 1 ranking in program history. He started in 17-of-19 games, leading the team in goals (56) and points (72).[9]

In his junior season, Berg started in all 19 games and finished the season ranked first on the team in goals (48) and points (68).[10]

In his senior season, Berg started in all 19 games and finished the season ranked first on the team in goals (58) and second in points (78). Berg tied for the program's second-most points in a season and broke his own program single-season goals record. Berg and the Pioneers won the 2015 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship 10–5 against Maryland as Berg was awarded the Most Outstanding Player of the Tournament.[11]

Denver was 56–14 in Berg's four years there, with three consecutive trips to the final four as well as one national title in his senior season. Berg finished his college career as Denver's career leader in points (255) and goals (188). He also finished his career on a 38-game active point streak and scored 39 career NCAA Tournament goals, the second most in NCAA history.[12]

MLL

Berg was drafted in the second round (15th overall) of the 2015 Major League Lacrosse Collegiate Draft by the Denver Outlaws.[13] In his rookie season with the Outlaws, Berg appeared in only 2 games scoring his first career goal against the Ohio Machine on May 29, 2015.[14] In 2016, Berg was fifth on the team in scoring with 22 points in 10 games.[15] Berg made his first playoff appearance during the 2016 Major League Lacrosse Playoffs.[16] He notably scored 3 goals in the 2016 MLL Championship game as the Denver Outlaws went on to win 19–18 over Ohio.[17]

NLL

Berg was drafted in the first round (4th overall) of the 2015 NLL Entry Draft by the Calgary Roughnecks.[18] In 2016, Berg was named the NLL Rookie of the Month for March, leading all NLL rookies in scoring with 20 points.[19][20] Berg finished the 2016 NLL season as a NLL Rookie of the Year finalist, finishing the season with 67 points.[21] In 2017, Berg ranked third on the Roughnecks and 14th overall in scoring.[22][23]

Premier Lacrosse League

On October 22, 2018 it was announced that Berg was joining the Premier Lacrosse League for the summer 2019 season. On March 4, 2019 it was announced that Berg was joining the Chrome Lacrosse Club.[24]

On May 3, 2021, Berg was traded from Waterdogs Lacrosse Club to Chaos Lacrosse Club along with a first round pick in the 2022 College Draft in exchange for goaltender Dillon Ward.[25]

Berg signed a two year contract with Redwoods Lacrosse Club ahead of the 2023 season.[26]

International

Berg was selected to play for Team Canada at the FIL 2014 World Lacrosse Championship in Denver, Colorado.[27] On Saturday, July 19, 2014, Canada defeated the United States 8–5 to win gold. Berg played in all seven games, finishing the tournament with 5 goals and 7 points.[28]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[29]

Wesley Berg Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP GP G A Pts LB PIM Pts/GP LB/GP PIM/GP

2016 Calgary Roughnecks 18 27 40 67 88 16 3.72 4.89 0.89 3 3 6 9 16 0 3.00 5.33 0.00
2017 Calgary Roughnecks 18 35 44 79 75 7 4.39 4.17 0.39 –––––––––
2018 Calgary Roughnecks 18 37 49 86 82 4 4.78 4.56 0.22 2 6 6 12 8 0 6.00 4.00 0.00
2020 San Diego Seals 12 19 39 58 52 4 4.83 4.33 0.33 –––––––––
2022 San Diego Seals 17 34 50 84 79 12 4.94 4.65 0.71 4 7 10 17 19 2 4.25 4.75 0.50
2023 San Diego Seals 18 39 70 109 100 12 6.06 5.56 0.67 1 2 2 4 5 0 4.00 5.00 0.00
101 191 292 483 476 55 4.78 4.71 0.54 10 18 24 42 48 2 4.20 4.80 0.20
Career Total: 111 209 316 525 524 57 4.73 4.72 0.51

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

MLL

Reference:[30]

Wesley Berg Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2015 Denver Outlaws 2 1 0 0 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
2016 Denver Outlaws 10 18 0 4 22 70 13 0 3 0 0 2 5 0 0 5 17 2 0 0 0 0
2017 Denver Outlaws 10 20 0 5 25 73 13 0 0 0 0 2 5 0 1 6 12 2 0 0 0 0
2018 Denver Outlaws 7 5 0 7 12 25 8 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
29 44 0 16 60 173 34 0 3 0 0 4 10 0 1 11 29 4 0 0 0 0
Career Total: 33 54 0 17 71 202 38 0 3 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

PLL

Reference:[31]

Wesley Berg Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA GP G 2PG A Pts Sh GB Pen PIM FOW FOA
2019 Redwoods LC 4 4 0 0 4 8 4 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 0 5 13 5 0 0 0 0
2020 Waterdogs LC 5 1 0 4 5 12 3 1 0.5 0 0 –––––––––––
2021 Chaos LC 5 5 0 2 7 11 4 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 0.5 0 0
2022 Chaos LC 4 3 0 3 6 10 2 0 0 0 0 –––––––––––
2023 Redwoods LC 10 21 0 2 23 43 21 2 1 0 0 2 7 0 0 7 14 1 0 0 0 0
28 34 0 11 45 84 34 3 1.5 0 0 8 12 0 0 12 30 8 1 0.5 0 0
Career Total: 36 46 0 11 57 114 42 4 2 0 0

GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted

External links

Premier Lacrosse League bio

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