OSHAWA, ON – It’s time to Meet The Wolves! Today we’re highlighting #11 Jackson Nishimura who is one of the most dynamic defenders in the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
Watch his 2025-2026 season highlights below:
Known as “Nish” by his teammates and coaches, he is from Toronto and played his junior lacrosse with the Toronto Beaches of the Ontario Junior A League. He currently serves as an assistant coach for the Toronto Beaches during the summer.
Originally drafted 26th overall in the 2018 NLL Entry Draft by the New England Black Wolves, Nishimura recently finished his seventh season in the league as part of the Oshawa FireWolves inaugural season. In 88 career games played he has produced 60 points on 21 goals and 39 assists, collected 488 loose balls, and caused 47 turnovers.
Nishimura suffered an injury early in the 2024-2025 season that sidelined him for most of the year. After recovering, the 2025-2026 season in Oshawa would be the best of his NLL career.
“Nish had a great bounce back year,” said Glenn Clark, General Manager and Head Coach of the Oshawa FireWolves. “It’s hard to miss a whole season and come back as strong as he did. He was solid on defence and his transition and loose ball game were excellent.”
This past season #11 tied a career high of 16 points in a season on 6 goals and 10 assists. He also collected 103 loose balls, blocked 9 shots, and had a career high of 12 caused turnovers.
6 goals was a career high for Nishimura in a season and it seemed like he always came up big with a transition goal when the team needed it most.
“Nish needs to continue to be a difference maker in transition,” said Clark. “Transition goals can change outcomes of games.”
When #11 is racing down the floor with the ball you can feel the energy of the FireWolves fans grow and then explode when the ball hits the back of the net.
Looking ahead to the Oshawa FireWolves’ 2026-2027 season, Nishimura will be a huge part of what makes the defence and transition run smoothly.
“Nish continues to work on his craft,” said Clark. He understands that he will not over power a lot of O guys so he relies on positioning and awareness to have success on the back end.”
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About Oshawa FireWolves
The Oshawa FireWolves are Durham Region’s professional box lacrosse team, competing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) out of the Tribute Communities Centre in downtown Oshawa, ON. For more information, visit OshawaFireWolves.com. Follow the team on Facebook at facebook.com/FireWolvesNLL, Twitter @FireWolvesNLL, and Instagram @FireWolvesNLL.
About National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is North America’s largest professional lacrosse league and welcomed more than 1 million fans for the third consecutive year during the 2024-25 season. Founded in 1986, the NLL is comprised of 14 franchises across Canada and the United States, and recently unveiled its largest brand campaign ever, “Welcome to The Next Major League™” and introduced its comprehensive grassroots initiative, NLL UnBOXed™, that will expand the League’s footprint to 60 communities across North America by 2028. For the latest scores and developments in the National Lacrosse League, please visit: NLL.com and find the NLL on Facebook, Instagram, X, YouTube and TikTok. Games are available live and streaming on TSN, TSN+, the ESPN family of networks, ESPN+, and NLL+.
About Tribute Communities Centre
The Tribute Communities Centre is Durham Region’s premier sports and live entertainment facility and is managed by Oak View Group. The Tribute Communities Centre is home to the Oshawa FireWolves of the National Lacrosse League, Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, and hosts a myriad of events including concerts, circuses, ice skating and family shows. Visit TributeCommunitiesCentre.com, and follow on Facebook, Instagram, and X.
About Oak View Group
Oak View Group (OVG) is the global leader in premium live entertainment infrastructure and services, with a platform spanning venue development and end-to-end capabilities across venue management, hospitality, and sponsorship sales. Founded in 2015, the company serves a collection of seven world-class owned venues and a client roster of the most iconic arenas, stadiums, convention centers, music festivals, performing arts centers, and cultural institutions, spanning four continents. Visit OakViewGroup.com, and follow OVG on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and X.
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