Dane Dobbie was one of the fiercest competitors the lacrosse world has ever seen and this summer he announced his retirement from playing the game he loves but is immediately taking on a management role with the Calgary Roughnecks – the Lacrosse Operations Adviser for the team he played 13 seasons for and won two championships with.

My broadcasting career started in the BC Junior ‘A’ League in 2007 when Dane Dobbie was playing for the then dynasty Burnaby Lakers under Curt Malawsky and even then, he was the Dane Dobbie we came to know in the NLL. Ridiculous stick skills and creativity, the grit to be punished with and without the ball, the IQ and the compete that stayed with him throughout his entire NLL career. The spirit of the game personified. The type of players you love to watch play the game.

He’s retiring 10th all-time in points in the NLL, 6th in goals and 1st all time in playoff goals where legends are made. He’ll be the first to tell you those numbers will come if you hang around long enough, but he was of the players that you’ll remember for much more than that. There were so many Dane Dobbie moments throughout his career – especially in the later years – that will go down in lacrosse lore.

He’s a warrior that’s been through it all and seen it all and know he’ll bring that expertise to the Roughnecks as he helps Josh Sanderson and Mike Board bring back a winning Roughneck culture to the exceptional lacrosse city of Calgary, Alberta.

On this episode we’ll talk about the ingredients that made up his most successful teams, where his unrivaled competitiveness came from and why it’s ‘heart’ above everything.

Dane Dobbie is on Coaches Calls, thanks for listening.

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