Pat Coyle (lacrosse)

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Born September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) (age 38),
Orangeville, Ontario, CA
Position Defense
Height
Weight
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
220 pounds (100 kg)
NLL Team
F. Teams
Colorado Mammoth
Vancouver Ravens
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
Detroit Turbos
Nationality Flag of Canada Canada
Pro Career 19942008
Shoots Left
Nickname King

Pat Coyle (b. September 17, 1969 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit Turbos, the Ontario Raiders, the Toronto Rock, and the Colorado Mammoth. Coyle was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and won five NLL Championships; four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Colorado Mammoth.

In 1994, Coyle played with the Detroit Turbos of the MILL, but was suspended indefinitely from the MILL for striking a referee.[1] When the MILL became the NLL in 1998, it was decided that the suspension did not apply to the new league, and Coyle was signed by the Ontario Raiders.[1] The Raiders became the Toronto Rock the next season, and Coyle went on to win four championships with the Rock before being traded to the Vancouver Ravens after the 2004 season.[2] However, just weeks before the 2005 season began, the league announced that the Ravens would not play in 2005, and Coyle immediately became a free agent. He was signed by the Colorado Mammoth, where he won his fifth championship in 2006.[3]

During the 2008 season, Coyle announced that he would be retiring after the season.[1]

Contents

[edit] Statistics

[edit] NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
1994 Detroit 6 3 3 6 23 25 1 0 0 0 7 19
1998 Ontario 8 0 8 8 51 48 -- -- -- -- -- --
1999 Toronto 11 6 5 11 82 43 2 1 1 2 15 16
2000 Toronto 10 3 7 10 66 39 2 0 1 1 11 18
2001 Toronto 14 4 10 14 104 65 2 0 1 1 15 9
2002 Toronto 15 4 12 16 109 60 2 0 1 1 25 4
2003 Toronto 16 2 10 12 99 31 2 1 2 3 6 10
2004 Toronto 16 1 13 14 86 19 1 0 1 1 6 2
2005 Colorado 16 2 15 17 88 21 1 0 0 0 3 2
2006 Colorado 16 1 11 12 97 6 3 0 2 2 16 2
2007 Colorado 13 1 3 4 61 4 1 1 0 1 8 0
Totals   141 27 97 124 866 361 17 3 9 12 112 82

[edit] Awards

Preceded by
none
NLL Defensive Player of the Year
2002
Succeeded by
Jim Moss

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Borrelli, Tom (April 8, 2008). Borrelli: Coyle Wants to Walk Away a Winner. Lacrosse Magazine Online. Retrieved on 2008-05-23.
  2. ^ Ravens Acquire Coyle. NLL.com (August 3, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-26.
  3. ^ Coyle Signs with Mammoth. NLL.com (December 20, 2004). Retrieved on 2007-03-26.


Persondata
NAME Coyle, Pat
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION Lacrosse player
DATE OF BIRTH September 17, 1969
PLACE OF BIRTH Orangeville, Ontario, CA
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH