Zach Currier Bio
Zach Currier (born 30 May 1994) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player who plays as a midfielder for the Philadelphia Waterdogs of the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) and as a transition player for the San Diego Seals of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). A two-way standout regarded as one of the most versatile players in the sport, he has won championships in the NLL, Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and the PLL. Currier has also served as president of the NLL Players’ Association since 2020.
Early Life and Background
Zach Currier was born on 30 May 1994 in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Roger Currier and Michelle Dunn, and he grew up alongside two older brothers, Josh and Andrei, and a younger sister, Grace. His older brother Josh is also a professional lacrosse player, giving the Currier household a clear connection to the sport. He first picked up a lacrosse stick at the age of eight, originally taking up the game to build toughness for hockey, the traditional winter sport in his region.
Currier attended Culver Military Academy in Indiana for his high school education, a choice that pushed him into a structured athletic environment away from home. The disciplined setting helped him develop the physical and mental habits that would later define his two-way style of play. He went on to enroll at Princeton University, where he completed an engineering degree while serving as one of the top midfielders in the NCAA.
Path to Lacrosse
Currier’s road to elite lacrosse began at Princeton University, where he played four years of varsity lacrosse for the Tigers. As a senior in 2017, he led the nation in assists with 34 and in total points with 58 among midfielders, earning First Team All-American honors. He also paced Princeton in caused turnovers in each of his final two seasons and finished his college career ranked second all-time in ground balls at the school with 302.
His college production made him one of the most coveted prospects in the 2017 drafts. Currier was selected third overall by the Calgary Roughnecks of the NLL and sixth overall by the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse, both in 2017. He capped his Princeton career with First Team All-Ivy recognition in 2016 and 2017, an Honorable Mention All-America nod in 2016, and a First Team All-America selection in 2017.
Zach Currier Career
Early Career (2017–2018)
Currier entered the professional ranks in 2017, splitting his commitments between the Calgary Roughnecks in the NLL and the Denver Outlaws in MLL. With Denver, he quickly found a winning locker room, capturing the MLL championship in his second professional season. His combination of size, speed, and field awareness made him a near-immediate contributor on both rosters.
In Calgary, his development was just as fast. During his second NLL season in 2018–19, Currier won an NLL championship with the Roughnecks, establishing himself as one of the league’s brightest young transition players. The dual-title stretch gave him rare early exposure to high-stakes playoff lacrosse in two formats.
NLL Breakthrough (2019–2023)
Currier’s star turn came during the 2022 NLL season, when he set the league’s single-season record for caused turnovers with 62. That same year, he collected 237 loose balls, the highest single-season total ever recorded by a player who was not a primary faceoff taker. Inside Lacrosse suggested it may have been the best season ever played by a transition player in the league’s history. He was named NLL Transition Player of the Year for his efforts.
Entering the 2023 NLL campaign, Inside Lacrosse ranked Currier as the number one defender in the NLL. He lived up to the billing by repeating as NLL Transition Player of the Year, becoming just the fourth player to win the award in back-to-back seasons and the fifth to win it twice, while also earning First Team All-NLL honors. He won the award a third time in 2026, further cementing his reputation as the standard at his position.
PLL Era (2019–Present)
Currier elected to leave MLL for the Premier Lacrosse League ahead of the 2020 season, and he was taken first overall in the PLL Entry Draft by Waterdogs Lacrosse Club. The selection matched his status as a top-flight, do-everything midfielder, and he quickly became the heartbeat of the Waterdogs midfield. In 2021, he won the Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Award and finished as a finalist for the Jim Brown MVP Award, leading the Waterdogs in scoring from midfield with 11 goals and 11 assists while leading all non-faceoff specialists in the PLL in ground balls with 51.
In 2022, Currier again led all non-faceoff specialists in ground balls with 53, more than a dozen clear of his nearest challenger, as the Waterdogs captured their first PLL Championship. He has remained with the Philadelphia Waterdogs organization as the franchise’s identity and on-field leader.
San Diego Seals Move (2024–Present)
On 11 July 2024, Currier was traded from the Calgary Roughnecks to the San Diego Seals in a package that also sent former teammate Curtis Dickson to San Diego, along with draft picks in the 2024 and 2026 NLL Entry Drafts. The move paired him with a contending Seals roster and gave him a fresh opportunity to chase another NLL title while continuing his dual commitments.
Driving Style and Strengths
Currier is widely described as a “throwback” player, a two-way midfielder equally comfortable on offense, on defense, and on the wing for faceoffs, a rare combination in modern lacrosse. The Premier Lacrosse League has called him the best two-way player in the world, citing his ground-ball skill, his work as a faceoff wing, and his ability to push transition pace and beat defenders one-on-one.
Notable Events and Milestones
Currier’s signature moments include setting the NLL single-season caused-turnover record with 62 in 2022, winning the NLL Transition Player of the Year three times, and earning First Team All-NLL honors. He has also represented Canada on the international stage, taking silver at the 2018 and 2023 World Lacrosse Championships in field lacrosse and winning gold at the 2019 and 2024 World Indoor Lacrosse Championships.
Zach Currier Career Wins
Zach Currier has built a professional résumé that features championships in each of the three major professional lacrosse leagues he has played in. He won an MLL title with the Denver Outlaws, an NLL championship with the Calgary Roughnecks, and a PLL title with the Philadelphia Waterdogs. He has also been a perennial award contender, with multiple Transition Player of the Year honors and All-League selections.
NLL Highlights
Currier was named the NLL Transition Player of the Year in 2022, 2023, and 2026, and earned First Team All-NLL honors in 2023. His 2022 record of 62 caused turnovers remains a league benchmark, and he was named the top defender in the NLL by Inside Lacrosse heading into 2023. He added an NLL championship ring during his second season with the Calgary Roughnecks.
PLL and MLL Highlights
In the PLL, Currier captured the Gait Brothers Midfielder of the Year Award in 2021 and helped the Waterdogs win their first PLL Championship in 2022, leading all non-faceoff specialists in ground balls that season. In MLL, he was part of the Denver Outlaws squad that won a championship in his second professional season.
Zach Currier Family
Family Background and Racing Lineage
Currier comes from a family with a clear lacrosse tradition. He is the son of Roger Currier and Michelle Dunn, and he has two older brothers, Josh and Andrei, and a younger sister, Grace. His older brother Josh is also a professional lacrosse player, and the brothers represent one of the more notable sibling pairings in North American lacrosse.
Personal Life
Currier graduated from Princeton University with an engineering degree and has worked for Warrior, helping design lacrosse equipment, blending his academic background with his lifelong connection to the sport. He has served as president of the NLL Players’ Association since 2020, advocating on behalf of his peers around the league.
2025 Season Performance
The 2025 campaign finds Zach Currier balancing duties between the Philadelphia Waterdogs in the PLL and the San Diego Seals in the NLL, fresh off his trade from Calgary in July 2024. With the Seals, he continues to anchor a defense that expects to contend in the NLL playoffs, while he remains a two-way engine for the Waterdogs’ midfield in the PLL’s summer schedule. His third Transition Player of the Year honor in 2026 reflects the form he carried into this stretch of his career.
Currier’s 2025 outlook remains built around his trademark production in ground balls, caused turnovers, and transition scoring, the areas that have defined his prime. As both a player and the president of the NLL Players’ Association, he continues to shape the league’s competitive landscape on and off the floor. Expect him to remain a focal point of any championship push his teams make in 2025 and beyond.