Pat McCready
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Pat McCready is a Canadian lacrosse player who plays for the Toronto Rock
in the National Lacrosse League
.
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
.
In 2007
, McCready made his National Lacrosse League All-Star Game
debut.
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.
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".
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
.
. 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.
Toronto Rock
The Toronto Rock is a lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario. The Rock of the late 1990s / early 2000s has been called a dynasty, having won five NLL championships in seven years. From 1999 to 2003, the Rock appeared in an NLL-record...
in the National Lacrosse League
National Lacrosse League
The National Lacrosse League is a men's professional indoor lacrosse league in North America. It currently has nine teams; three in Canada and six in the United States. Unlike other lacrosse leagues which play in the summer, the NLL plays its games in the winter and spring. Each year, the playoff...
.
NLL career
McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 19961996 MILL season
-Awards:-Weekly Awards:Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.-Monthly Awards:An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.-All-Pro Teams:First Team:*Gary Gait, Philadelphia*Paul Gait, Rochester...
with the Charlotte Cobras
Charlotte Cobras
The Charlotte Cobras were a member of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League . They were based at Independence Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina and only played during the 1996 season. In October 1995 the MILL announced that Charlotte had been awarded an expansion franchise to begin play for the 1996...
. In 1997
1997 MILL season
-Awards:-Weekly Awards:Each week, a player is awarded "Player of the Week" honours.-Monthly Awards:An award is also given out monthly for the best overall player.-All-Pro Teams:First Team:*Gary Gait, Philadelphia*Paul Gait, Rochester...
, he joined the Rochester Knighthawks
Rochester Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...
where he played until he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits
Buffalo Bandits
The Buffalo Bandits are a team in the National Lacrosse League . They play at the First Niagara Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, until the MILL turned into the NLL in 1998....
in a blockbuster deal that exchanged seven players between the two teams before the 2002 season
2002 NLL season
-All Star Game:The 2002 All-Star Game was held on April 21 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, where the North team beat the South 14-10. The MVP was Toronto's Steve Toll, who scored three goals. At the time, this also marked Paul Gait's final professional lacrosse game, as he...
.
In 2007
2007 NLL season
The Knighthawks had the overall top seed in the playoffs, but were unable to host the Championship game due to a scheduling conflict at the Blue Cross Arena.-Team Movement:...
, McCready made his National Lacrosse League All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All-Star Game
National Lacrosse League All Star Game is a lacrosse game played each year between two teams representing the two divisions of the National Lacrosse League .-1991 :...
debut.
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.
Junior
McCready played five years with the St. Catharines AthleticsSt. Catharines Athletics Jr. A
The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Minto Cup Championships:...
of the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
OLA Junior A Lacrosse League
The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:...
. 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".
Senior
McCready won the Mann CupMann Cup
The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion...
with the Brampton Excelsiors
Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)
The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:...
in 1998. He also won the Presidents Cup
Presidents Cup (box lacrosse)
The Presidents Cup is the National Senior level box lacrosse championship for the Canadian Lacrosse Association. The Championship is annual and awards a "Gold", "Silver", and "Bronze" placing. The skill levels have been adjusted in recent years, Senior "B" teams from across Canada now compete for...
in 2003 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks
The Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Kitchener, Ontario. The Kodiaks play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-External links:* * * *...
. He currently plays for the Peterborough Lakers
Peterborough Lakers (MSL)
The Peterborough Lakers are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario. They play in the Major Series Lacrosse league where under the current format, they compete in 20 regular season games from May through July and playoffs beginning in August and ending with the Mann Cup in September...
of Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse
Major League Lacrosse, or MLL, is a professional men's field lacrosse league that is made up of five teams in the United States and one team in Canada.- History :...
.
Family
Pat's nephew, Joel McCready, currently plays for the Rochester KnighthawksRochester Knighthawks
The Rochester Knighthawks are a professional lacrosse team in the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks were previously members of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1995 to 1997...
. 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.
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 OLA Junior B Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association in Ontario, Canada.-History:The Junior "B" level of the Ontario Lacrosse Association has been around since at least 1964... |
18 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 39 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1991 | St. Catharines Athletics St. Catharines Athletics Jr. A The St. Catharines Athletics are a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. The Athletics play in the OLA Junior A Lacrosse League.-Minto Cup Championships:... |
OLA Jr.A OLA Junior A Lacrosse League The Ontario Junior A Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league in Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. The playoff champion moves on to compete for the National Championship—the Minto Cup.-The teams:-Playoff Champions:... |
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 Langley Thunder The Langley Thunder are a Senior A box lacrosse club, based in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. The team competes in the 7-team Western Lacrosse Association .... |
WLA Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association is an amateur league of men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the... |
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 Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) The Brampton Excelsiors are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The Excelsiors play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-Season-by-season results:... |
MSL Major Series Lacrosse Major Series Lacrosse is a Senior A box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Most of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League. Each year, the playoff teams battle for the right to compete against the... |
11 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||
| Mann Cup Mann Cup The Mann Cup is the trophy awarded to the senior men's lacrosse champions of Canada. The championship series is played between the Western Lacrosse Association champion and the Major Series Lacrosse champion... |
Brampton Excelsiors | CLA Canadian Lacrosse Association The Canadian Lacrosse Association , founded in 1867, is the governing body of lacrosse in Canada. It conducts national junior and senior championship tournaments for men and women in both field and box lacrosse... |
-- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 26 | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Six Nations Chiefs Six Nations Chiefs The Six Nations Chiefs are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Six Nations, Ontario. The chiefs play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" League.-See also:* Six Nations Arrows - an affiliated Junior "A" box lacrosse team.-External links:* * * *... |
MSL | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 1999 | Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers (MSL) The Peterborough Lakers are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario. They play in the Major Series Lacrosse league where under the current format, they compete in 20 regular season games from May through July and playoffs beginning in August and ending with the Mann Cup in September... |
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 St. Catharines Athletics (MSL) The St. Catharines Athletics are a defunct Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.-Championships:***... |
MSL | 13 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | Brooklin Redmen Brooklin Redmen The Brooklin Redmen are a box lacrosse team from Whitby, Ontario. The Redmen play in the Major Series Lacrosse league . The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highest level of competitive box lacrosse in Canada... |
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 Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks The Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks are Senior "A" box lacrosse team from Kitchener, Ontario. The Kodiaks play in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League.-External links:* * * *... |
OLA Sr. B OLA Senior B Lacrosse League The OLA Senior B Lacrosse League is a box lacrosse league based out of Ontario, Canada sanctioned by the Ontario Lacrosse Association. Many of the players in the league play or have played in the National Lacrosse League... |
2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 6 | |||||||||||||
| 2004 | St. Catharines Athletics | MSL | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | >- ALIGN="center" | 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 St. Regis Indians The St. Regis Indians are a former Senior "A" box lacrosse team from St. Regis Mohawk Reservation, New York on Akwesasne island. The Indians played in the Major Series Lacrosse Senior "A" Lacrosse League from 1998 to 2009. From 1998 to 2005, the team was known as the Akwesasne Thunder.-External... |
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 | |||||||||||||||