Jason Crosbie

Jason Crosbie

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	(1975-06-25) June 25, 1975 (age 50) Bowmanville, Ontario
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	314 lb (142 kg; 22 st 6 lb)
Sport
Position	center
Shoots	Left
NLL draft	24th overall, 1998 Ontario Raiders
NLL team Former teams	Toronto Rock Philadelphia Wings Buffalo Bandits Arizona Sting Montreal Express Rochester Knighthawks
Pro career	2001–

Jason Crosbie (born June 25, 1975 in Bowmanville, Ontario) is a Canadian former lacrosse player who is currently an assistant coach in the National Lacrosse League for the New York Riptide.

NLL

Crosbie began his career in 2001 with the Rochester Knighthawks, then played with the Montreal Express in 2002 (where he holds the franchise record for penalty minutes - the team's only year in existence). ^[1] In 2003, he was picked up by the Buffalo Bandits, where he played for three seasons before joining the Arizona Sting in 2006. The Bandits traded to re-acquire Crosbie just before the 2006 NLL trade deadline., ^[2] where he played through the 2007 season.

In July 2007, Crosbie was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade. ^[3] In one season with Philadelphia, Crosbie set a career high in assists with forty. Prior to the 2009 NLL season, after playing nine seasons in the league, in five different cities, Crosbie signed a two-year contract with his hometown Toronto Rock as an unrestricted free agent. ^{[4] [5]}

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. ^[6]

In the summer of 2009, Crosbie was released from the Toronto Rock and he is currently a free agent. ^[7]

Canadian Box career

Crosbie played with the 2006 Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers. Prior to playing with the Lakers, he was a member of the Brooklin Redmen from 1997 through 2004. Crosbie is also coach of the Clarington Green Gaels, alongside of Jonas Derks of the Chicago Shamrox. The Green Gaels won the 2004 Founders Cup championship of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues under Crosbie's direction . ^[8] In 2007, Crosbie's Green Gaels were undefeated during the regular season in their attempt to reclaim the Cup.

Statistics

NLL

Reference: ^[9]

Jason Crosbie		Regular Season									Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP	GP	G	A	Pts	LB	PIM	Pts/GP	LB/GP	PIM/GP
2001	Rochester Knighthawks	7	7	8	15	13	4	2.14	1.86	0.57	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2002	Montreal Express	15	13	26	39	92	59	2.60	6.13	3.93	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2003	Buffalo Bandits	16	25	35	60	103	14	3.75	6.44	0.88	2	3	9	12	6	7	6.00	3.00	3.50
2004	Buffalo Bandits	16	19	19	38	81	14	2.38	5.06	0.88	3	2	8	10	8	4	3.33	2.67	1.33
2005	Buffalo Bandits	14	20	30	50	69	10	3.57	4.93	0.71	1	0	3	3	10	0	3.00	10.00	0.00
2006	Arizona Sting	9	12	29	41	30	7	4.56	3.33	0.78	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	Buffalo Bandits	7	6	8	14	26	6	2.00	3.71	0.86	3	3	4	7	7	0	2.33	2.33	0.00
2007	Buffalo Bandits	12	11	14	25	53	8	2.08	4.42	0.67	2	3	1	4	5	0	2.00	2.50	0.00
2008	Philadelphia Wings	16	11	40	51	80	8	3.19	5.00	0.50	1	0	3	3	4	0	3.00	4.00	0.00
2009	Toronto Rock	15	12	38	50	83	6	3.33	5.53	0.40	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2010	Philadelphia Wings	7	6	8	14	25	2	2.00	3.57	0.29	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		134	142	255	397	655	138	2.96	4.89	1.03	12	11	28	39	40	11	3.25	3.33	0.92
Career Total:		146	153	283	436	695	149	2.99	4.76	1.02

GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.

References

1. "Montreal Express Record Book". The Outsiders Guide. Archived from the original on 2007-08-11. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
2. "Transactions Prior to the NLL Trading Deadline". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
3. "Three Team Blockbuster Trade Announced". NLL.com. July 24, 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
4. "Toronto inks Crosbie to Two-Year Contract". NLL.com. August 8, 2008. Archived from the original on August 19, 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-12.
5. Girard, Daniel (February 6, 2009). "Rock's Crosbie loving hometown lifestyle". Toronto Star. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
6. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
7. "Toronto Rock release vet Jason Crosbie". nllinsider.com. July 9, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2009.
8. Cayley, Shawn (2007-06-15). "The tradition continues in Clarington:Crosbie and Derks leading Green Gaels back towards promised land". NewsDurhamRegion.com. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
9. "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.