Pat McCready

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Pat McCready
Rochester Knighthawks - 2012 - Pat McCready at city ceremony cropped.JPG
Born (1974-10-18) October 18, 1974 (age 49)
St. Catharines, ON, CAN
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL teams Rochester Knighthawks
Toronto Rock
Buffalo Bandits
Charlotte Cobras
MSL team Peterborough Lakers
Pro career 19962012
NicknameSpeedy

Pat McCready (born October 18, 1974 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a retired Canadian lacrosse player who played most of his National Lacrosse League career for Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, and Charlotte Cobras. As of 2013, he ranks third in NLL history in loose balls (1,593), second in penalty minutes (468), and seventh in games played (219).

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NLL career

McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 with the Charlotte Cobras. In 1997, he joined the Rochester Knighthawks where he played until he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits in a blockbuster deal that exchanged seven players between the two teams before the 2002 season. [1] In 2007, McCready made his National Lacrosse League All-Star Game debut. [2]

On August 5, 2009, McCready was traded from the Buffalo Bandits along with a third-round draft pick in 2009 to the Toronto Rock in exchange for a second-round draft pick in the 2009 entry draft, first-round pick in 2010, and a second-round pick in 2011. [3]

On December 18, 2010, McCready signed a one-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks. [4] He played the 2011 and 2012 seasons as a teammate of his nephew, Joel McCready, winning a championship in 2012. McCready retired before the 2013 season.

Canadian Box career

Junior

McCready played five years with the St. Catharines Athletics of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League. During his rookie season with the Niagara Spartan Warriors, he was called up to play with the Athletics. McCready played with the team the entire playoffs and helped the team to their second league championship in a row. In 1995, McCready was named the league's "Best Defensive Player". [5]

Senior

McCready won the Mann Cup with the Brampton Excelsiors in 1998. He also won the Presidents Cup in 2003 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. He currently plays for the Peterborough Lakers of Major League Lacrosse.

Family

Pat's nephew, Joel McCready, currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks. Pat's late father, Bob "Buff" McCready, who was the Bandits' first head coach in 1992, was inducted into the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 1997.

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [6]

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

1996 Charlotte Cobras 1014112571202.507.102.00
1997 Rochester Knighthawks 10415194881.904.800.802011570.502.503.50
1998 Rochester Knighthawks 98142246372.445.114.111033723.007.002.00
1999 Rochester Knighthawks 10716234682.304.600.802000420.002.001.00
2000 Rochester Knighthawks 913102343102.564.781.1120001120.005.501.00
2001 Rochester Knighthawks 1310112170521.625.384.001000200.002.000.00
2002 Buffalo Bandits 16162440173132.5010.810.81
2003 Buffalo Bandits 15141529118291.937.871.9321341322.006.501.00
2004 Buffalo Bandits 1662026166361.6310.382.2532242401.338.000.00
2005 Buffalo Bandits 137162377441.775.923.381123923.009.002.00
2006 Buffalo Bandits 15111526154361.7310.272.4031342701.339.000.00
2007 Buffalo Bandits 1351823126251.779.691.9221121121.005.501.00
2008 Buffalo Bandits 1581523121441.538.072.93308823192.677.676.33
2009 Buffalo Bandits 94121655241.786.112.6720221661.008.003.00
2010 Toronto Rock 1536984280.605.601.8730441701.335.670.00
2011 Rochester Knighthawks 1561218101181.206.731.201000900.009.000.00
2012 Rochester Knighthawks 165131894381.135.882.3831122070.676.672.33
2191412433841,5934701.757.272.153173037198511.196.391.65
Career Total:2501482734211,7915211.687.162.08

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.

Canadian Lacrosse Association

  Regular Season Playoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1991 Niagara Spartan Warriors OLA Jr.B 181091939----------
1991 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A 61012082242
1992St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A203811321411225
1993St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A213811531662846
1994St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A2417335069133172041
1995St. Catharines AthleticsOLA.Jr.A2014354936137172412
1996 North Shore Indians WLA 20182240171149139
1997North Shore IndiansWLA811213371125733
1998 Brampton Excelsiors MSL 111515304523513
Mann Cup Brampton Excelsiors CLA ----------325726
1999 Six Nations Chiefs MSL346100----------
1999 Peterborough Lakers MSL342607106169
2000Peterborough LakersMSL91217291933360
2001 St. Catharines Athletics MSL13181735174612182
2002St. Catharines AthleticsMSL4671323----------
2002 Brooklin Redmen MSL4681408681422
2003St. Catharines AthleticsMSL43691033367
2003 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks OLA Sr. B 23030684126
2004St. Catharines AthleticsMSL949131221012
2004Kitchener-Waterloo KodiaksOLA Sr. B000003651110
2005Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL1015193446127142132
2006Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL54711611681426
2007Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL757122114101422
2008Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL211229813214
2009 St. Regis Indians MSL11101626695131812
Junior A Totals91388412221064193958126
Junior B Totals18109193900000
Senior A Totals12312614927520110667107174193
Senior B Totals2303091492316
Mann Cup Totals----------325726

Awards

Preceded by
Sandy Chapman
NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2011
Succeeded by

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References

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  2. "Will Speedy Throw Down?:Bandits vet Pat McCready has waited 12 years for his All-Star opportunity". LaxMagazine.com. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  3. "ROCK ACQUIRE PAT McCREADY FROM BUFFALO BANDITS". TorontoRock.com. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
  4. "Knighthawks bring back veteran McCready". OurSportsCentral.com. December 19, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2013.
  5. "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com.
  6. "National Lacrosse League Pointstreak Stats". NLL.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.