Pat Coyle (lacrosse)

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Pat Coyle
Born (1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 (age 55)
Orangeville, ON, CAN
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionDefense
NLL teams Colorado Mammoth
Vancouver Ravens
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
Detroit Turbos
Pro career 19942008
NicknameKing
Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2017
NLL Hall of Fame, 2014

Pat Coyle (born September 17, 1969 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit Turbos, the Ontario Raiders, the Toronto Rock, and the Colorado Mammoth. Coyle was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and won five NLL Championships; four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Colorado Mammoth. He has been the head coach of the Colorado Mammoth since 2017.

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Professional career

In 1994, Coyle played with the Detroit Turbos of the MILL, but was suspended indefinitely from the MILL for striking a referee. [1] When the MILL became the NLL in 1998, it was decided that the suspension did not apply to the new league, and Coyle was signed by the Ontario Raiders. [1] The Raiders became the Toronto Rock the next season, and Coyle went on to win four championships with the Rock before being traded to the Vancouver Ravens after the 2004 season. [2] However, just weeks before the 2005 season began, the league announced that the Ravens would not play in 2005, and Coyle immediately became a free agent. He was signed by the Colorado Mammoth, where he won his fifth championship in 2006. [3]

During the 2008 season, Coyle announced that he would be retiring after the season. [1] He was named to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017. [4]

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [5]

Pat Coyle Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GPGPGAPtsLBPIMPts/GPLB/GPPIM/GP

1994 Detroit Turbos 633623251.003.834.1710007190.007.0019.00
1998 Ontario Raiders 808851481.006.386.00
1999 Toronto Rock 11651182431.007.453.91211215161.007.508.00
2000 Toronto Rock 10371066391.006.603.90201111180.505.509.00
2001 Toronto Rock 1441014104651.007.434.6420111590.507.504.50
2002 Toronto Rock 1541216109601.077.274.0020112540.5012.502.00
2003 Toronto Rock 162101299310.756.191.9421236101.503.005.00
2004 Toronto Rock 161131486190.885.381.191011621.006.002.00
2005 Colorado Mammoth 162151788211.065.501.311000320.003.002.00
2006 Colorado Mammoth 15111129760.806.470.4030221620.675.330.67
2007 Colorado Mammoth 121346140.335.080.331101801.008.000.00
2008 Colorado Mammoth 1518974140.604.930.931000700.007.000.00
154281051339403750.866.102.44183912119820.676.614.56
Career Total:172311141451,0594570.846.162.66

GPGames played; GGoals; AAssists; PtsPoints; LBLoose balls; PIMPenalty minutes; Pts/GPPoints per games played; LB/GPLoose balls per games played; PIM/GPPenalty minutes per games played.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Borrelli, Tom (April 8, 2008). "Borrelli: Coyle Wants to Walk Away a Winner". Lacrosse Magazine Online. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
  2. "Ravens Acquire Coyle". NLL.com. August 3, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
  3. "Coyle Signs with Mammoth". NLL.com. December 20, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
  4. "Pat Coyle Inducted Into Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame". NLL.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  5. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
Preceded by
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NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2002
Succeeded by