Jason Crosbie

Jason Crosbie
Born June 25, 1975 (1975-06-25) (age 36),
Bowmanville, Ontario, CA
Position Forward
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Nationality  Canada
Pro Career 2001present

Jason Crosbie (born June 25, 1975 in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian lacrosse player who is currently a free agent in the National Lacrosse League and a member of the Peterborough Lakers of the Major Series Lacrosse.

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NLL

Crosbie began his career in 2001 with the Rochester Knighthawks, then played with the Montreal Express in 2002 (where he holds the franchise record for penalty minutes - the team's only year in existence).[1] In 2003, he was picked up by the Buffalo Bandits, where he played for three seasons before joining the Arizona Sting in 2006. The Bandits traded to re-acquire Crosbie just before the 2006 NLL trade deadline.,[2] where he played through the 2007 season.

In July 2007, Crosbie was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade.[3] In one season with Philadelphia, Crosbie set a career high in assists with forty. Prior to the 2009 NLL season, after playing nine seasons in the league, in five different cities, Crosbie signed a two year contract with his hometown Toronto Rock as an unrestricted free agent.[4][5]

During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[6]

In the summer of 2009, Crosbie was released from the Toronto Rock and he is currently a free agent.[7]

Canadian Box career

Crosbie played with the 2006 Mann Cup champion Peterborough Lakers. Prior to playing with the Lakers, he was a member of the Brooklin Redmen from 1997 through 2004. Crosbie is also coach of the Clarington Green Gaels, alongside of Jonas Derks of the Chicago Shamrox. The Green Gaels won the 2004 Founders Cup championship of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues under Crosbie's direction .[8] In 2007, Crosbie's Green Gaels were undefeated during the regular season in their attempt to reclaim the Cup.

Statistics

NLL

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM
2001 Rochester 7 7 8 15 13 4 -- -- -- -- -- --
2002 Montreal 15 13 26 39 92 59 -- -- -- -- -- --
2003 Buffalo 16 25 35 60 103 14 2 3 9 12 6 7
2004 Buffalo 16 19 19 38 81 14 3 2 8 10 8 4
2005 Buffalo 14 20 30 50 69 10 1 0 3 3 10 0
2006 Arizona 9 12 29 41 30 7 -- -- -- -- -- --
Buffalo 7 6 8 14 26 6 3 3 4 7 7 0
2007 Buffalo 12 11 14 25 53 8 2 3 1 4 5 0
2008 Philadelphia 16 11 40 51 80 8 1 0 3 3 4 0
2009 Toronto 15 12 38 50 83 6 -- -- -- -- -- --
NLL Totals 127 136 247 383 630 136 12 11 28 39 40 11

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