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'{{Infobox lacrosse player | position = Transition/Midfield || shoots = Right | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 2 | weight_lb = 205 | nll_team = | former_nll_teams = [[Washington Power]] ([[2001 NLL season|2001]]&ndash;[[2002 NLL season|2002]])<br>[[Colorado Mammoth]] ([[2003 NLL season|2003]]&ndash;[[2009 NLL season|2009]])<br>[[Philadelphia Wings]] ([[2010 NLL season|2010]]) | mll_team = [[Chicago Machine]] | former_mll_teams = [[Baltimore Bayhawks]] ([[2001 MLL season|2001]]&ndash;[[2005 MLL season|2005]])<br>[[Denver Outlaws]] ([[2006 MLL season|2006]]&ndash;[[2009 MLL season|2009]])<br>[[Washington Bayhawks]] (2009&ndash;[[2010 MLL season|2010]])*<br>[[Toronto Nationals]] (2010)<br>*<small>appeared in no games</small> | league= [[NCAA]] | team= [[Princeton University]] | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|7|29|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Annapolis, Maryland]] | nationality = United States | career_start = [[2002 MLL season|2002]] | nickname = |career_highlight=<nowiki></nowiki> ;College highlights * [[List of recipients of Today's Top VIII Award|Top VIII Award]] (2001) * [[McLaughlin Award]] (1998 & 2000) * Men's [[Ivy League]] Player of the Year (2000) * [[All-American]] 3x (1st team: 1998, 1999, 2000) * [[Academic All-American]] (1st team: 2000; 2nd team: 1999) * USILA Scholar All-American (2000) * [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship]] ([[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|1997]] & [[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|1998]]) ;Professional highlights * Major League Lacrosse [[Steinfeld Cup]] Champion (2002 & 2005) * [[Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game|Major League Lacrosse All-Star]] 5x (2001, 2002, 2005, 2006, 2007) * Major League Lacrosse 10th Anniversary Team (2010) * Major League Lacrosse All-time playoff goals scored record. * National Lacrosse League [[Champion's Cup]] (2006) * [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game|National Lacrosse League All-Star]] (2007) }} '''Joshua S. "Josh" Sims''' (born July 29, 1978, in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]) is a professional [[lacrosse]] player who last played [[field lacrosse]] with the [[Chicago Machine]] of [[Major League Lacrosse]] in 2010 and [[box lacrosse]] in the [[National Lacrosse League]] with the [[Philadelphia Wings]] in 2010. He starred as a member of the [[Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse]] team from 1997 through 2000. He is a two-time NCAA champion, two-time MLL champion, and one-time NLL champion. At Princeton, he earned [[Ivy League]] Player of the Year honors, three first team [[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]] (USILA) [[All-American]] recognitions and three first team All-Ivy League selections, NCAA midfielder of the year honors, NCAA [[Top VIII Award]] recognition and two-time [[Academic All-American]] (first team once) honors. During his college career, Princeton earned four Ivy League championships, four [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship]] tournament invitations and two NCAA championships. As a professional, he is a five-time MLL All-star and an NLL All-star. In the MLL, he has earned two league championships and holds the all-time league record for playoff goals scored. He also has an NLL championship. He was selected to the MLL 10th Anniversary team in August 2010. ==Background== As an [[ambidexterous]] junior lacrosse midfielder, he scored 20 goals and had 16 assists for the [[Severn School]], earning him All-[[Anne Arundel County]] honors from the ''[[Baltimore Sun]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-06-01/sports/1995152141_1_arundel-south-river-midfield|title=1995 All-Anne Arundel Boys Lacrosse Team|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1995-06-01|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Brown, Doug}}</ref> Sims was an All-Anne Arundel County selection by the ''Baltimore Sun'' again as a senior [[captain (sports)|captain]] when he was also named an All-Metro selection for controlling 72% of his [[face-off]]s, while scoring 28 goals and adding 12 assists.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-06-01/sports/1996153067_1_arundel-county-anne-arundel-saints|title=1996-All-Metro boys lacrosse teams|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1996-06-01|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Satterfield, Lem}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-05-30/sports/1996151148_1_witte-cavaliers-south-carroll|title=1996 All-Carroll County boys lacrosse team|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1996-05-30|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]}}</ref> Sims was a member of the Under-19 Team USA that won the World Championship in Tokyo in 1996.<ref name=2NTVA/> ==Collegiate career== After graduating from Severn, Sims attended [[Princeton University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1996-06-22/sports/1996174075_1_lacrosse-south-high-chase-martin|title=National festival loaded with local talent 1,600 high school stars here for 3-day event|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=1996-06-22|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Kivinski, Steven}}</ref> He was the first Princeton Student-Athlete to be presented with the [[List of Recipients of Today's Top VIII Award|NCAA Top VIII Award]] (the first lacrosse player to be presented with the award since 1983).<ref name=JSfPetwNTVa>{{cite web|url=https://www.dailyprincetonian.com/archives/2000/12/15/sports/2080.shtml|title=Josh Sims '00 first Princetonian ever to win NCAA Top VIII award|work=[[The Daily Princetonian]]|author=Hollander, Sophia|date=2000-12-15}}</ref> He was only the fourth Ivy League athlete honored in the award's 27-year history.<ref name=JSfPetwNTVa/> He was awarded the 1998 & 2000 [[McLaughlin Award]] as the best NCAA [[lacrosse]] midfielder.<ref name=PU25/> He was a first team [[USILA All-American Team]] selection in 1998, 1999 and 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/1998_AA.pdf|title=1998 Men’s All-Americans|accessdate=2010-08-13|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/1999_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 1999 Division I All-Americans|accessdate=2010-08-13|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usila.org/AllAmericanPDFs/2000_AA_All.pdf|title=USILA 2000 Division I All-Americans|accessdate=2010-08-13|publisher=[[United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association]]}}</ref> He was also first team All-Ivy League in 1998, 1999 and 2000.<ref name=98IML>{{cite web|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20050122160104/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9798.asp |archivedate=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9798.asp|title=1998 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}}</ref><ref name=99IML>{{cite web|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20050122161045/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9899.asp |archivedate=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9899.asp|title=1999 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-18|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}}</ref><ref name=00IML>{{cite web|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20050122162210/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9900.asp |archivedate=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9900.asp|title=2000 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-18|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}}</ref> Sims earned the 2000 Men's Ivy League Player of the Year.<ref name=PU25/><ref name=PU25>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf|title=Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-12|publisher=Princeton University|page=25}}</ref> As a freshman, he was a member of the 1997 team that is regarded as the best in school history with a record number of wins during its 15&ndash;0 season.<ref name=MLPU>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf|title=Men’s Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-11|publisher=[[Princeton University]]|year=2010}}</ref> He served as co-[[captain (sports)|captain]] of the 2000 team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/fls/10600/pdf/MLAX.Record.Book.pdf|title=Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-12|publisher=Princeton University|page=21}}</ref> Sims is one of two Princeton Lacrosse two-time Academic All-Americans.<ref>{{cite web|archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20051124194337/http://ivyleaguesports.com/documents/aca-aa-lacrosse.asp|archivedate=2005-11-24|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/aca-aa-lacrosse.asp|title=Lacrosse Academic All-Americans|accessdate=2010-03-29|publisher=Ivyleaguesports.com}}</ref> Following the 1999 season, he was selected as an at-large second team Academic All-American, and following the 2000 season, he was a first team selection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cosida.com/documents/2010/4/19/alltimeaaaindividualbyschool-1.pdf|title=Academic All-America All-Time List|accessdate=2010-08-25|publisher=[[College Sports Information Directors of America]]}}</ref> He was also a 2000 USILA Scholar All-American.<ref name="PU25"/> The 1997&ndash;2000 teams were 6&ndash;0 undefeated outright Ivy League Conference champions.<ref name=98IML/><ref name=99IML/><ref name=00IML/><ref name=97IML>{{cite web|archiveurl= http://web.archive.org/web/20050122154418/http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9697.asp |archivedate=2005-01-22|url=http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/mlax9697.asp|title=1997 Ivy Men's Lacrosse|accessdate=2010-08-17|publisher=IvyLeagueSports.com}}</ref> Two of these undefeated league champions won the [[1997 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship|1997]] and [[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]]s, becoming the first team to [[threepeat]] since [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|Syracuse]] from 1988&ndash;90 and the first to be recognized to have done so without an NCAA scandal since [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|Johns Hopkins]] from 1978&ndash;80.<ref name=LPWTa3STaB>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/26/sports/lacrosse-princeton-wins-title-as-3-seniors-take-a-bow.html|title=Lacrosse; Princeton Wins Title as 3 Seniors Take a Bow|accessdate=2010-08-09|date=1998-05-26|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Wallace, William N.}}</ref> The 1999 and 2000 teams also earned [[NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship]] invitations, bringing the schools streak to eleven consecutive seasons.<ref name=MCR>{{cite web|url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_records/2009/2009champs.pdf|title=Men's Championship Results|accessdate=2010-08-08|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]|page=5}}</ref> In Sims' first game as a Tiger, he scored the game-winning goal in a 1997 [[overtime (sports)|overtime]] 7&ndash;6 victory over [[Johns Hopkins Blue Jays men's lacrosse|Johns Hopkins]].<ref name=JSfPetwNTVa/> Ten years later, [[ESPN]] described the goal as a "leaping, behind-the-back" shot,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sports.espn.go.com/ncaa/news/story?id=2763251|title=Faceoff Classic seeks to boost lacrosse's visibility: The inaugural Faceoff Classic features two of the nation's best lacrosse rivalries -- Virginia-Syracuse and Johns Hopkins-Princeton|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2007-02-14|author=Swezey, Christian|publisher=[[ESPN]]}}</ref> while the ''Baltimore Sun'' described the shot by saying that ". . .Sims flicked in a rebound shot blindly behind his back."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-05-23/sports/1997143123_1_princeton-championship-games-tigers|title=Princeton flourishes on close calls Tigers have taken three lacrosse titles in overtime thrillers|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1997-05-23|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Hensley, Jamison}}</ref> He was recognized twice in 1997 as Ivy League Rookie of the Week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1997-04-29/sports/7901011408_1_johns-hopkins-seed-beat-loyola|title=Loyola-hopkins Game Will Have Bye-product: No. 6 Vs. No. 4 Is Worth Fourth Spot, Bye In Ncaas|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1997-04-29|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Hensley, Jamison and Katherine Dunn}}</ref> During the 1998 season, Sims became a scoring threat from midfield as most defenses focused on the All-American trio of Princeton attackmen ([[Jesse Hubbard]], [[Chris Massey (lacrosse)|Chris Massey]] and [[Jon Hess (lacrosse)|Jon Hess]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-05-20/sports/1998140123_1_sims-tigers-midfielder|title=Sims is quick to fill new role Scoring, confidence up as Princeton bids for third straight title|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1998-05-20|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Hensley, Jamison}}</ref> In the [[1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] tournament, Sims scored a game-high four goals in the quarterfinal 11&ndash;9 victory over [[Duke Blue Devils men's lacrosse|Duke]] and a team-high three goals, including the game-winning goal in the semifinal 11&ndash;10 victory against [[Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse|Syracuse]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/17/sports/lacrosse-tigers-and-orange-advance.html|title=Lacrosse; Tigers and Orange Advance|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=1998-05-17|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Wallace, William N.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/sports/plus-lacrosse-tigers-terps-final-orange-coach-retires.html|title=Plus: Lacrosse; Tigers-Terps Final; Orange Coach Retires|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=1998-05-24|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Wallace, William N.}}</ref> For his efforts, he was named to the All-tournament team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1998-05-26/sports/1998146061_1_princeton-hess-tierney|title='Good run' puts Princeton in rare dynasty category Third straight title a charm for senior trio|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=1998-05-26|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=McMullen, Paul}}</ref> In 1999, he scored a quadruple overtime game winning goal helping Princeton secure it invitation to the [[1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] tournament with its seventh consecutive victory.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/sports/college-lacrosse-notebook-loyola-maryland-greyhounds-close-undefeated-season.html|title=College Lacrosse Notebook: Loyola Of Maryland; Greyhounds Close In On Undefeated Season|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=1999-04-30|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Wallace, William N.}}</ref> In the [[2000 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship]] tournament, he posted two goals and two assists in the 10&ndash;7 quarterfinal victory over [[Maryland Terrapins men's lacrosse|Maryland]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1999/04/30/sports/college-lacrosse-notebook-loyola-maryland-greyhounds-close-undefeated-season.html|title=Lacrosse; Powell Leads Syracuse; Princeton Survives|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2000-05-21|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Hollander, Sophia}}</ref> He also scored in the 12&ndash;11 semifinal victory against [[Virginia Cavaliers men's lacrosse|Virginia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2000/05/28/sports/lacrosse-syracuse-and-princeton-survive-to-reach-final.html|title=Lacrosse; Syracuse and Princeton Survive to Reach Final|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2000-05-28|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Hollander, Sophia}}</ref> Sims' two goals made him the only person to score multiple goals for Princeton in the championship game 13&ndash;7 loss to Syracuse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2000-05-30/sports/0005300082_1_casey-powell-tigers-orangemen|title=Syracuse pounds Princeton: Powell, Orangemen roll, 13-7, for first crown since 1995|accessdate=2010-08-25|date=2000-05-30|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Lambrecht, Greg}}</ref> ==Professional career== ===NLL career=== Sims played the [[2000 NLL season|2000]] and [[2001 NLL season|2001 season]]s for the [[Washington Power]] of the [[National Lacrosse League]]. <ref name=CS>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/careerstats.php|title=Career Stats|accessdate=2010-08-19|publisher=[[National Lacrosse League]]}}</ref> He then played the [[2003 NLL season|2003]] through [[2009 NLL season|2009]] seasons with the [[Colorado Mammoth]].<ref name=CS/> Sims was an original member of the Mammoth when they moved from Washington. He helped lead the [[Colorado Mammoth|Mammoth]] to their [[2006 NLL season|2006]] [[National Lacrosse League]] [[Champion's Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradomammoth.com/Team/player.aspx?PID=10|title=#4 Josh Sims |accessdate=2010-08-21|publisher=[[Colorado Mammoth]]}}</ref> In [[2007 NLL season|2007 Season]] he was recognized by the league as one of the top transition players in the game by being named [[National Lacrosse League Weekly Awards|Transition Player of the Week]] three times and being named to his first [[National Lacrosse League All-Star Game]] as a reserve.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=2763 NLL.com|title=NLL Announces All-Star Game Reserves|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2007-02-22|publisher=[[National Lacrosse League]]}}</ref> Prior to the 2009 NLL season, Sims announced his retirement from the [[indoor lacrosse]] league, and officially retired after the 2009 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/article.php?id=3664|title=Sims retires from Mammoth|date=December 8, 2008|publisher=NLL.com|accessdate=2008-12-09}}</ref> However, he returned to play the [[2010 NLL season|2010 season]] for the [[Philadelphia Wings]].<ref name=CS/> ===MLL career=== Sims who is currently a member of the [[Chicago Machine]] had played in the MLL since 2001: [[Baltimore Bayhawks]] ([[2001 MLL season|2001]]&ndash;[[2005 MLL season|2005]]); [[Denver Outlaws]] ([[2006 MLL season|2006]]&ndash;[[2009 MLL season|2009]]); and [[Toronto Nationals]] (2010)<ref name=2010MLLPE>{{cite web|url=http://media.majorleaguelacrosse.com.s3.amazonaws.com/files/Player-encyclopedia-2010.pdf|title=2010 Major League Lacrosse Player Encyclopedia|accessdate=2010-08-19|publisher=[[Major League Lacrosse]]|page=123}}</ref> Sims was a starter and scored in the inaugural [[MLL All-Star Game]] in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-08-03/sports/0108030403_1_bayhawks-goals-millon|title=Bayhawks' Millon MVP in 1st MLL all-star game: 3-goal, 4-assist game, Denihan's effort boost Nationals to 24-18 win|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2001-08-03|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Schulz, Nick}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2001-07-25/sports/0107250280_1_bayhawks-brian-reese-johns-hopkins|title=Eight Bayhawks are named all-stars|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2001-07-25|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Zrebiec, Jeff}}</ref> In [[2002 MLL season|2002]] and [[2005 MLL season|2005]] he was a member of the [[Baltimore Bayhawks]] Major League Lacrosse Champion [[Steinfeld Cup]] winners.<ref>[http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=28 denveroutlaws.com: Players<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In the 2002 All-Star game he had a goal and an assist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-07-22/sports/0207220167_1_bayhawks-urick-goals|title=Bayhawks shine in MLL All-Star Game: Several of team's players help Nationals win, 21-16|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2002-07-22|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Zrebiec, Jeff}}</ref> In the 2002 championship game, he scored four second half goals in the 21&ndash;13 victory over the [[Long Island Lizards]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-09-02/sports/0209020129_1_lizards-bayhawks-lacrosse|title=Bayhawks reach MLL's peak, 21-13: Near-perfect performance foils Lizards, wins title|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2002-09-02|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Zrebiec, Jeff}}</ref> which followed a two-goal semifinal performance in a 15&ndash;10 victory over the [[Boston Cannons]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2002-08-26/sports/0208260226_1_bayhawks-goals-lizards|title=Bayhawks cash in, head to title game: Nearly flawless first half, Cattrano's big day earn 15-10 win, Lizards rematch|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2002-08-26|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Zrebiec, Jeff}}</ref> During the 2005 season, he made his third MLL All-Star Game appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebayhawks.com/news/index.html?article_id=37|title=Eight Bayhawks Selected As All-Stars|accessdate=2010-08-22|date=2005-06-22|publisher=[[Chesapeake Bayhawks]]}}</ref> During the playoff semifinals, he 3 goals and 9 ground balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebayhawks.com/news/index.html?article_id=54|title=Bayhawks Top Rattlers, Advance to MLL Championship Game|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2005-08-20|publisher=[[Chesapeake Bayhawks]]}}</ref> One of his goals put the Bayhawks ahead for good.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2005-08-20/sports/0508200421_1_bayhawks-powell-sims|title=Bayhawks win, return to championship game: Fending off Rattlers, 20-13, puts them in familiar spot: Long Island stands in way|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2005-08-20|work=[[Baltimore Sun]]|author=Hickling, Dan}}</ref> Sims was acquired by the [[Denver Outlaws]] on March 6, 2006 for the Outlaws 2006 first-round, 2nd overall, Collegiate Draft Pick that eventually became [[Kyle Dixon]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://thebayhawks.com/news/index.html?article_id=66|title=Bayhawks Send Sims To Denver For #2 Collegiate Draft Pick|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2006-03-06|publisher=[[Chesapeake Bayhawks]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=4181 |title=Lacrosse News: Terps' Walters Goes No. 1 Overall in 2006 MLL Draft|accessdate=2010-08-21|publisher=LaxPower}}</ref> Sims returned to the MLL All-Star game in 2006 and 2007 representing the Outlaws.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/stories/061506aab.html|title=Princeton Well-Represented In Major League Lacrosse All-Star Event: Hubbard, Sims to play against four Tigers from Team USA |accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2006-06-15|publisher=CSTV Networks, Inc.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/?id=3492766|title=MLL's Top Players To Gather At 2007 MLL All-Star Game|accessdate=2010-08-23|date=2007-06-22|publisher=CSTV Networks, Inc.}}</ref> He scored two goals (one for two points) in the 2006 contest.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://laxnews.com/modules.php?name=News&file=print&sid=118|title= Team USA Lacrosse 18 MLL All Stars 10|accessdate=2010-08-27|date=2006-07-06|work=LAXnews}}</ref> On December, 2009, Sims was picked up by the [[Washington Bayhawks]] during the MLL supplemental draft. On February 12, 2010, Sims was traded from the Bayhawks to the Toronto Nationals. In June, Sims was traded from the Nationals to the Chicago Machine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2010/06/07/major-league-lacrosse-complete-collegiate-draft-list|title=Major League Lacrosse: Complete Collegiate Draft List|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2010-06-07|publisher=Street & Smith's Sports Group}}</ref> Josh Sims is currently the Major League Lacrosse All-Time leader in post-season goals scored (29). In August 2010, during the MLL championship weekend, he was named to the 11-man MLL 10th Anniversary team.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goprincetontigers.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=10600&ATCLID=204980948|title=Hubbard, Sims Named To MLL 10th Anniversary Team|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2010-08-21|publisher=Princeton Athletic Communications}}</ref> ==Personal== Sims is the founder of ''Icon Lacrosse, LLC'', and former Director of the ''Boulder Valley Lacrosse Association''.<ref>http://www.boulderlacrosse.org/bvlacommunity/staff.php</ref> He is now the director of the Superior Lacrosse Club, which he founded along with [[Greg Bastis]] and his wife Meghan as a youth developmental community organization.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.superiorlacrosseclub.com|title=Superior Lacrosse Club Q & A|accessdate=2010-08-26|publisher=Superior Lacrosse}}</ref> According to his Denver Outlaws biography, he is married to Meghan Bauer Sims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.denveroutlaws.com/team/players/index.html?player_id=28|title=#4 Josh Sims, M|accessdate=2010-08-25|publisher=[[Denver Outlaws]]}}</ref><!-- and the couple has two daughters, Madeline & Lia.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}} His brother, Wes Sims, played lacrosse at Whittier College.{{Citation needed|date=August 2010}}--> In college, he helped the Tigers to raise approximately $60,000 for the Central Jersey Pediatric AIDS foundation and worked with the [[Special Olympics]].<ref name=JSfPetwNTVa/> He was an [[economics]] major at Princeton and an honors graduate, mainting a 3.54 [[GPA]].<ref name=2NTVA>{{cite web|url=http://www.ncaa.org/wps/portal/ncaahome?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/ncaa/NCAA/Media%20and%20Events/Awards/Honors%20Program/Top%20Eight/2001.html|title=2001 NCAA Top VIII Awards |accessdate=2010-08-21|year=2001|publisher=[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]}}</ref><ref name=JSfPetwNTVa/><ref>{{cite journal|url=http://www.princeton.edu/pr/pwb/01/0219/5a.shtml|title=Sims earns top NCAA honor|accessdate=2010-08-21|date=2001-02-19|work=[[Princeton Weekly Bulletin]]|volume=90|issue=17}}</ref> ==Statistics== ===NLL=== The following are his NLL career stats:<ref name=CS/> {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="6" | Regular&nbsp;Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="6" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001 || Washington || 11 || 12 || 13 || 25 || 67 || 6|| 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 10 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2002 || Washington || 14 || 11 || 12 || 23 || 74 || 6|| 2 || 3 || 2 || 5 || 13 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003 || Colorado || 14 || 8 || 20 || 28 || 112 || 8|| 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 17 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2004 || Colorado || 13 || 5 || 12 || 17 || 85 || 15|| 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 10 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005 || Colorado || 16 || 14 || 14 || 28 || 111 || 12|| 1 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" | 2006 || Colorado || 16 || 12 || 7 || 19 || 104 || 26|| 3 || 4 || 3 || 7 || 26 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007 || Colorado || 15 || 19 || 20 || 39 || 136 || 12|| 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 2 |- ALIGN="center" |2008||Colorado||10||5||5||10||59||10|| 0||0|| 0||0|| 0||0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 || Colorado || 3 || 1 || 5 || 6 || 22 || 0|| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 || Philadelphia || 11 || 2 || 9 || 11 || 49 || 8|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | NLL Totals !! 123 !! 89 !! 117 !! 206!! 819 !! 103!! 12 !! 14 !! 8 !! 22 !! 94 !! 6 |} ===MLL=== The following are his MLL career stats:<ref name=2010MLLPE/> {| BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="3" CELLSPACING="0" |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="7" | Regular&nbsp;Season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" | &nbsp; ! colspan="7" | Playoffs |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season !! Team !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM !! GP !! G !! 2ptG !! A !! Pts !! LB !! PIM |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2001 || Baltimore || 14 || 16 || 1 || 9 || 26 || 15 || 3.5 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 4 || 8 || 0.5 |- ALIGN="center" | 2002 || Baltimore || 14 || 23 || 2 || 9 || 34 || 27 || 1.5 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 8 || 10 || 1 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2003 || Baltimore || 7 || 12 || 2 || 5 || 19 || 20 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 1 || 7 || 7 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2004 || Baltimore || 3 || 5 || 1 || 1 || 7 || 5 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 7 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2005 || Baltimore || 9 || 18 || 0 || 5 || 23 || 26 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 0 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2006 || Denver || 11 || 19 || 7 || 11 || 37 || 43 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 9 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2007 || Denver || 12 || 11 || 2 || 9 || 22 || 19 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || 1 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" | 2008 || Denver || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 3 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2009 || Denver || 9 || 11 || 0 || 8 || 19 || 7 || 1.5 || 2 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || 2 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 || Toronto || 2 || 4 || 1 || 1 || 6 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#f0f0f0" | 2010 || Chicago || 7 || 10 || 0 || 5 || 15 || 12 || 2.5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 |- ALIGN="center" bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="2" | MLL Totals !! 89 !! 130 !! 16 !! 63 !! 209 !! 176 !! 20 !! 16 !! 29 !! 0 !! 7 !! 42 !! 47 !! 1.5 |} ==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}} ==External links== *[http://www.pointstreak.com/prostats/playerpage.html?playerid=797086&seasonid=3806 Sims] at [[Major League Lacrosse|MLL]] *[http://stats.nll.com/stats/player.php?id=66 Sims] at [[National Lacrosse League|NLL]] *[http://articles.baltimoresun.com/keyword/josh-sims Sims archive] at ''[[Baltimore Sun]]'' {{S-start}} {{Succession box| before = Jim Gonnella<br>[[Jay Jalbert]] | title = [[McLaughlin Award]]| years = 1998<br>2000 | after = [[Jay Jalbert]]<br>[[Doug Shanahan]]}} {{Succession box| before = [[Hunter Bledsoe]]<br>[[Debbie Ferguson]]<br>[[Brian Moorman]]<br>[[Stephanie Nickitas]]<br>[[Sally Northcroft]]<br>[[Chad Pennington]]<br>[[Michael Ruffin]]<br>[[Kelly Schade]] | title = [[Top VIII Award]] | years = 2001<br>[[Drew Brees]]<br>[[Matthew Busbee]]<br>[[Alia Fischer]]<br>[[Andrea Garner]]<br>[[Kristy Kowal]]<br>[[Kevin Listerman]]<br>[[Amanda Scott]] | after = [[Kimberly Black]]<br>[[Emily Bloss]]<br>[[Andre Davis]]<br>[[Misty Hyman]]<br>[[Leah Juno]]<br>[[Nancy Metcalf]]<br>[[Bryce Molder]]<br>[[Ruth Riley]]}} {{Succession box| before = [[Joe Pilch]] | title = Men's [[Ivy League]] Player of the Year| years = 2000 | after = [[Ryan Mollett]]}} {{Succession box| before = ??? | title = MLL All-Time Post season goals leader| years = 20??&ndash;present | after = current leader}} {{S-end}} {{MLL 10th Anniversary Team}} {{Good article}} {{Persondata |NAME=Sims, Josh |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION=Lacrosse player |DATE OF BIRTH=July 28, 1978 |PLACE OF BIRTH=Annapolis, Maryland |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Sims, Josh}} [[Category:1978 births]] [[Category:American lacrosse players]] [[Category:Colorado Mammoth players]] [[Category:Lacrosse midfielders]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Major League Lacrosse players]] [[Category:National Lacrosse League All-Stars]] [[Category:National Lacrosse League weekly award winners]] [[Category:Philadelphia Wings players]] [[Category:Princeton Tigers men's lacrosse players]] [[Category:Washington Stealth players]]'