Jamie Hanford's Experience
Quick Facts
- Chaos Lacrosse Club (PLL) Defensive Coordinator, 2022 PLL Runner Ups
- St. Edward’s School Associate Head Coach
- Loyola Defenseman/LSM, Captain, 3x All American
- NLL & MLL All-Star, Colorado Mammoth All-Decade Team
- US Lacrosse CT Hall of Fame (2012)
- Team USA World Cup Team (2000, 2002)
- CT State Player of the Year (1994)
- Two Time NLL Champion (2001 & 2006)
- MLL Champion (2002)
Full Bio
Jamie Hanford was a 3x All-American at Loyola College and was a 13 year indoor / outdoor All-Pro Professional Lacrosse player. During his pro career he helped the Philadelphia Wings and the Colorado Mammoth, win NLL Championships. While a member of the Baltimore Bayhawks, he helped the team win the MLL Championship in 2002. In 2002, Jamie was assistant captain of Team USA and helped the team win the Heritage Cup. Jamie is one of Darien High School’s greatest lacrosse players of all-time. He was a 3x All FCIAC player, 2x All-Sate, All-American, and CT Player of the year in 1994. He helped Darien win its first two FCIAC championships in 1992 & 1994. In his senior year, he was the North South All-Star Game MVP. In 2012, he was selected to be inducted into the Connecticut Lacrosse Hall of Fame (only the second lacrosse player ever to be honored by the CT Chapter). In all, Jamie excelled playing three sports in High School. As a multiple sport athlete, he would earn All-FCIAC honors in three sports – Football, Ice Hockey, and Lacrosse. Jamie has been coaching in lacrosse camps for nearly two decades. Jamie is the Defensive Coordinator for the MLL Atlanta Blaze. Jamie is also the founder of Force 5 Lacrosse. Jamie lives in Darien with wife Stephanie, and has two boys: Hunter (9) and Finn (7).