Pat McCready (born October 18, 1974 in

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) is a retired

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lacrosse player who played most of his

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career for

Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks are own ...

Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, t ...

Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. Oakville resident ...

, 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).

NLL career

McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in

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with the Charlotte Cobras. In

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, he joined the

where he played until he was traded to the

in a blockbuster deal that exchanged seven players between the two teams before the 2002 season. In

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, McCready made his

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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. On December 18, 2010, McCready signed a one-year deal with the Rochester Knighthawks. 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

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. 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

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with the Brampton Excelsiors in 1998. He also won the

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in 2003 with the Kitchener-Waterloo Kodiaks. He currently plays for the

Peterborough Lakers Peterborough Lakers may refer to: *Peterborough Lakers (MSL), a Senior A box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada *Peterborough Lakers Jr. A The Peterborough Lakers are Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Peterborough, Ontario, Canada. ...

Major League Lacrosse Major League Lacrosse (MLL) was a men's field lacrosse league in the United States. The league's inaugural season was in 2001. Teams played anywhere from ten to 16 games in a summertime regular season. This was followed by a four-team playoff ...

Family

Pat's nephew, Joel McCready, currently plays for the

. Pat's late father, Bob "Buff" McCready, who was the Bandits' first head coach in 1992, was inducted into the

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in 1997.

Statistics

NLL

Reference:

Canadian Lacrosse Association

Awards

References

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