Pat Cougevan

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Pat Cougevan
Born (1971-07-13) July 13, 1971 (age 53)
Penn Yan, New York, US
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight215 pounds (98 kg)
Shootsright
PositionDefense
NLL team Rochester Knighthawks
Pro career 1996–

Pat Cougevan (born July 13, 1971) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. In 2007, he was named the team's "Comeback Player of the Year" after suffering a season-ending injury in the 2006 season.

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Cougevan was an All-American lacrosse player at Penn Yan High School in his native Penn Yan, New York. [1] [2]

Cougevan played college lacrosse at Syracuse, helping them win the 1993 NCAA tournament as a senior. [1] After graduation, he was an assistant coach at Colgate for a year before accepting a job as a legislative aide for state Senator Randy Kuhl. [1] Cougevan played in recreational lacrosse leagues until he joined the newly-formed Rochester Knighthawks of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1995. [1] He played in just seven games in his first five seasons, but became a regular member of the rotation during the 2002 season. [1]

Cougevan was inducted into the Rochester Knighthawks Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2012. [3]

Cougevan has a master's degree in Business Administration from Alfred University and is married.

Statistics

NLL

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMGPGAPtsLBPIM
1996Rochester100010------------
1998Rochester301134------------
2000Rochester300036------------
2002Rochester161124512200064
2003Rochester120113292000100
2004Rochester14000274110004
2005Rochester151234016201140
2006Rochester401134000000
2007Rochester140112515300030
2008Rochester14112114------------
2009Rochester6000100000000
NLL Totals9238112007410011238

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Maiorana, Sal (February 8, 2002). "Cougevan tried again and finally succeeded". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 27. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Maiorana, Sal (March 30, 2007). "Gritty Cougevan rehabs leg, career". Democrat and Chronicle . p. 25. Retrieved November 13, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "K-hawks honor Thorpe, Cougevan". Democrat and Chronicle . December 13, 2011. p. 24. Retrieved November 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com.


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