Pat McCready

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 and Buffalo Bandits. 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).

Pat McCready
Born (1974-10-18) October 18, 1974
St. Catharines, ON, CAN
NationalityCanada
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight190 pounds (86 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionForward
NLL teamsRochester Knighthawks
Toronto Rock
Buffalo Bandits
Charlotte Cobras
MSL teamPeterborough Lakers
Pro career19962012
NicknameSpeedy

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 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

1996 Charlotte Cobras 10 14 11 25 71 20 2.50 7.10 2.00
1997 Rochester Knighthawks 10 4 15 19 48 8 1.90 4.80 0.80 2 0 1 1 5 7 0.50 2.50 3.50
1998 Rochester Knighthawks 9 8 14 22 46 37 2.44 5.11 4.11 1 0 3 3 7 2 3.00 7.00 2.00
1999 Rochester Knighthawks 10 7 16 23 46 8 2.30 4.60 0.80 2 0 0 0 4 2 0.00 2.00 1.00
2000 Rochester Knighthawks 9 13 10 23 43 10 2.56 4.78 1.11 2 0 0 0 11 2 0.00 5.50 1.00
2001 Rochester Knighthawks 13 10 11 21 70 52 1.62 5.38 4.00 1 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 2.00 0.00
2002 Buffalo Bandits 16 16 24 40 173 13 2.50 10.81 0.81
2003 Buffalo Bandits 15 14 15 29 118 29 1.93 7.87 1.93 2 1 3 4 13 2 2.00 6.50 1.00
2004 Buffalo Bandits 16 6 20 26 166 36 1.63 10.38 2.25 3 2 2 4 24 0 1.33 8.00 0.00
2005 Buffalo Bandits 13 7 16 23 77 44 1.77 5.92 3.38 1 1 2 3 9 2 3.00 9.00 2.00
2006 Buffalo Bandits 15 11 15 26 154 36 1.73 10.27 2.40 3 1 3 4 27 0 1.33 9.00 0.00
2007 Buffalo Bandits 13 5 18 23 126 25 1.77 9.69 1.92 2 1 1 2 11 2 1.00 5.50 1.00
2008 Buffalo Bandits 15 8 15 23 121 44 1.53 8.07 2.93 3 0 8 8 23 19 2.67 7.67 6.33
2009 Buffalo Bandits 9 4 12 16 55 24 1.78 6.11 2.67 2 0 2 2 16 6 1.00 8.00 3.00
2010 Toronto Rock 15 3 6 9 84 28 0.60 5.60 1.87 3 0 4 4 17 0 1.33 5.67 0.00
2011 Rochester Knighthawks 15 6 12 18 101 18 1.20 6.73 1.20 1 0 0 0 9 0 0.00 9.00 0.00
2012 Rochester Knighthawks 16 5 13 18 94 38 1.13 5.88 2.38 3 1 1 2 20 7 0.67 6.67 2.33
219 141 243 384 1,593 470 1.75 7.27 2.15 31 7 30 37 198 51 1.19 6.39 1.65
Career Total: 250 148 273 421 1,791 521 1.68 7.16 2.08

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
1991Niagara Spartan WarriorsOLA Jr.B181091939----------
1991St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A61012082242
1992St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A203811321411225
1993St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A213811531662846
1994St. Catharines AthleticsOLA Jr.A2417335069133172041
1995St. Catharines AthleticsOLA.Jr.A2014354936137172412
1996North Shore IndiansWLA20182240171149139
1997North Shore IndiansWLA811213371125733
1998Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL111515304523513
Mann CupBrampton ExcelsiorsCLA----------325726
1999Six Nations ChiefsMSL346100----------
1999Peterborough LakersMSL342607106169
2000Peterborough LakersMSL91217291933360
2001St. Catharines AthleticsMSL13181735174612182
2002St. Catharines AthleticsMSL4671323----------
2002Brooklin RedmenMSL4681408681422
2003St. Catharines AthleticsMSL43691033367
2003Kitchener-Waterloo KodiaksOLA Sr. B23030684126
2004St. Catharines AthleticsMSL949131221012
2004Kitchener-Waterloo KodiaksOLA Sr. B000003651110
2005Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL1015193446127142132
2006Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL54711611681426
2007Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL757122114101422
2008Brampton ExcelsiorsMSL211229813214
2009St. Regis IndiansMSL11101626695131812
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
Kyle Rubisch

References

  1. "Bandits, Knighthawks swap seven in blockbuster trade". The Outsiders Guide to the NLL. Archived from the original on 2007-08-18. Retrieved 2007-08-03.
  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.
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