| Pat McCready | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1974 , St. Catharines, Ontario, CA |
| Position | Forward |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) |
| MSL Team | St. Regis Indians |
| NLL Team F. Teams |
Toronto Rock Buffalo Bandits Rochester Knighthawks Charlotte Cobras |
| Nationality |  Canada |
| Pro Career | 1996 – present |
| Shoots | Right |
| Nickname | Speedy |
Pat McCready (b. October 18, 1974 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock in the National Lacrosse League.
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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]
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".[4]
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 St. Regis Indians 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
National Lacrosse League
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | ||
| 1996 | Charlotte | 10 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 71 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1997 | Rochester | 10 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||
| 1998 | Rochester | 9 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 2 | ||
| 1999 | Rochester | 10 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 2000 | Rochester | 9 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 43 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2001 | Rochester | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 70 | 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2002 | Buffalo | 16 | 16 | 24 | 40 | 173 | 13 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2003 | Buffalo | 15 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 118 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Buffalo | 16 | 6 | 20 | 26 | 166 | 36 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | Buffalo | 13 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 77 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2006 | Buffalo | 15 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 154 | 36 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | Buffalo | 13 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 126 | 25 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2008 | Buffalo | 15 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 121 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 19 | ||
| 2009 | Buffalo | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 55 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | ||
| NLL Totals | 173 | 127 | 212 | 349 | 1314 | 386 | 24 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 152 | 44 | |||
Canadian Lacrosse Association
| Regular Season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1991 | Niagara Spartan Warriors | OLA Jr.B | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1991 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | ||
| 1992 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 20 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 32 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 25 | ||
| 1993 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 21 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 46 | ||
| 1994 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA Jr.A | 24 | 17 | 33 | 50 | 69 | 13 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 41 | ||
| 1995 | St. Catharines Athletics | OLA.Jr.A | 20 | 14 | 35 | 49 | 36 | 13 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 1996 | North Shore Indians | WLA | 20 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | ||
| 1997 | North Shore Indians | WLA | 8 | 1 | 12 | 13 | 37 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 33 | ||
| 1998 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 11 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | ||
| Mann Cup | Brampton Excelsiors | CLA | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | ||
| 1999 | Six Nations Chiefs | MSL | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 1999 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 9 | ||
| 2000 | Peterborough Lakers | MSL | 9 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2001 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 13 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | ||
| 2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | ||
| 2002 | Brooklin Redmen | MSL | 4 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2003 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | ||
| 2003 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | OLA Sr. B | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2004 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2004 | Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks | OLA Sr. B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 10 | ||
| 2005 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 10 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 32 | ||
| 2006 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 26 | ||
| 2007 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 7 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 22 | ||
| 2008 | Brampton Excelsiors | MSL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 4 | ||
| 2009 | St. Regis Indians | MSL | 11 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 12 | ||
| Junior A Totals | 91 | 38 | 84 | 122 | 210 | 64 | 19 | 39 | 58 | 126 | ||||
| Junior B Totals | 18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Senior A Totals | 123 | 126 | 149 | 275 | 201 | 106 | 67 | 107 | 174 | 193 | ||||
| Senior B Totals | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 16 | ||||
| Mann Cup Totals | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | ||||
References
- ^ "Bandits, Knighthawks swap seven in blockbuster trade". The Outsiders Guide to the NLL. http://www.lacrosse-network.com/outsidersguide/news010518a.htm. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "Will Speedy Throw Down?:Bandits vet Pat McCready has waited 12 years for his All-Star opportunity". LaxMagazine.com. http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/030107aaa.html. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
- ^ "ROCK ACQUIRE PAT McCREADY FROM BUFFALO BANDITS". TorontoRock.com. http://www.torontorock.com/index.php/article/rock-acquire-pat-mccready-from-buffalo-bandits. Retrieved 2009-08-11.
- ^ "O.L.A. Junior A Trophy Winners". wampsbibleoflacrosse.com. http://wampsbibleoflacrosse.com/newstats/jrtrophy.txt.
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