Nickname Sheets Position Defenseman Shoots Right Height 6-1 Weight 210 Birthday February 17, 1981 Birthplace Vancouver, British Columbia Residence Fairfield, Connecticut College Canisius Occupation Teacher/Coach Social Media Drafted 2003 Vancouver Ravens Round 1 Overall 1 Acquired Signed as a free agent on January 6, 2006 Left Released on March 11, 2009 Highlights Minto Cup champion in 2000 & 2002 with the Burnaby Lakers Played junior lacrosse with Burnaby and New Westminster of the BC Jr A Scored game winning goals against Toronto on April 1, 2006 Portland on February 2, 2007 Led the Swarm in face off wins in 2006 & 2007 Won a Swarm single season record 129 face offs in 2007 Led the Swarm in loose balls in 2006 Scooped up a Swarm single game record 23 loose balls against New York on February 18, 2007 Assistant Head Coach with Sacred Heart University (2014 - 2017) Head Coach with Canisius (2018 - Present) Transactions 01/06/06 - The Swarm sign D Mark Miyashita to an one-year contract. 02/10/06 - The Swarm release D Mark Miyashita. 03/03/06 - The Swarm sign D Mark Miyashita to an one-year contract. 11/30/06 - The Swarm re-sign F Spencer Martin, F Scott Stewart, D Eric Pacey, D Michael Kilby and D Mark Miyashita to one-year contracts. 03/21/07 - The Swarm place D Mark Miyashita on the Injured Reserve List. 11/21/07 - The Swarm re-sign D Mark Miyashita to an one-year contract. 12/18/07 - The Swarm re-sign D Mark Miyashitato an one-year contract and activate him to the Active Roster from the Injured Reserve List. 03/06/08 - The Swarm place D Mark Miyashita on the Injured Reserve List. 03/11/09 - The Swarm release D Mark Miyashita from the injured reserve list. Regular Season Year Team GP G A Pts S Sh% PIM LB FT FOW FOT 2004 Vancouver Ravens 12 7 16 23 19 .368 2 63 168 339 2005 Colorado Mammoth 10 2 7 9 3 .667 12 33 6 15 2006 Minnesota Swarm 10 4 10 14 20 .200 4 87 80 183 2007 Minnesota Swarm 8 3 5 8 7 .429 2 98 129 215 2008 Minnesota Swarm 6 1 3 4 6 .167 6 43 38 96 Totals Regular Season 46 17 41 58 55 .309 26 324 421 848   Playoffs Year Team GP G A Pts S Sh% PIM LB FT FOW FOT 2006 Minnesota Swarm 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 5 11 19 Totals Playoffs 1 0 1 1 2 .000 0 5 11 19 2006 Regular Season Versus H/A Date MN OPP G A Pts PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG S SOG LB FT FOW FOT Philadelphia Away 01/14/06 13 10 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 6 3 16 Rochester Home 01/21/06 6 12 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 10 9 16 Rochester Home 01/29/06 9 10 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 12 7 22 Edmonton Away 02/03/06 7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4 7 17 Buffalo Away 03/04/06 11 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0 11 24 Portland Away 03/17/06 14 12 2 1 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 2 5 12 27 Buffalo Home 03/24/06 11 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 13 26 Toronto Home 04/01/06 10 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 3 15 9 21 San Jose Home 04/09/06 9 8 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 7 19 Portland Home 04/15/06 8 13 0 3 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 4 2 20 13 19 2006 Playoffs Versus H/A Date MN OPP G A Pts PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG S SOG LB FT FOW FOT Buffalo Away 04/23/06 10 11 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 5 11 19 2007 Regular Season Versus H/A Date MN OPP G A Pts PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG S SOG LB FT FOW FOT Rochester Home 01/19/07 11 10 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 13 10 23 Calgary Away 01/27/07 14 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 18 32 Portland Away 02/02/07 11 8 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 6 15 22 New York Away 02/17/07 15 14 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 17 21 32 New York Home 02/18/07 17 14 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 23 22 33 Chicago Away 02/24/07 19 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 20 33 Buffalo Home 03/04/07 15 16 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 20 19 33 Philadelphia Home 03/18/07 11 9 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 7 2008 Regular Season Versus H/A Date MN OPP G A Pts PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG S SOG LB FT FOW FOT Toronto Home 01/12/08 11 4 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 7 14 Rochester Away 01/26/08 18 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 5 14 San Jose Away 02/02/08 14 12 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 5 6 17 New York Home 02/08/08 16 9 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 9 6 17 Portland Home 02/10/08 14 13 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 12 20 Philadelphia Away 02/22/08 8 17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2 14