Geoff played with the Burnaby Jr Lakers in 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 and was a three-time Minto Cup Champion. He continued to play with the Senior “A” Coquitlam Adanacs, leading them to win the 2007 WLA championshipSnider attended the University of Denver. In 2006, with the Pioneers, he was named a third-team All-American. His 194 recorded groundballs as a senior holds the record for a single-season groundballs in NCAA lacrosse. In addition, he holds the standard for highest average groundballs per game in a season with 11.41. Snider was drafted by the Philadelphia Wings of the National Lacrosse League in the first round (fourth overall) of the 2006 NLL Entry Draft. Snider made an immediate impact on the league scoring 13 points (6G, 7A), collecting 53 loose balls and winning 53 of 79 face-off attempts in five games during his first month of action in the league. He was also the only rookie voted onto the 2007 All-Star team and won the Accuracy challenge in the All-Star game Skills Competition. After the season, Snider was named to the 2007 All-Rookie team. In the 2008 season, Snider was named to the All-Star team. He set league records in loose balls (244), faceoffs won (318), and penalty minutes (103), and fell just short of tying his own faceoff winning percentage record of 75%, winning 73.8% of his faceoffs. Snider was drafted by the Denver Outlaws of Major League Lacrosse in the second round of the MLL Collegiate Draft. During the 2007 MLL season, Snider played in the MLL All-Star Game representing the Western Conference. Snider has participated in two MLL championships. In 2008 with the Denver Outlaws, and in 2009 with the champion Toronto Nationals. In international play he was on Team Canada in 2006, 2010, 2014, and 2018. Snider won the tournament MVP award at the 2006 World Lacrosse Championship where he dominated face-offs helping the Canadian National Men’s Lacrosse team win their first World Championship win since 1978. In addition, he has been a team coach in 2012, 2016, and 2022.
