Pat Coyle (lacrosse)

For the WNBA coach, see Pat Coyle (basketball).
Pat Coyle
Born September 17, 1969 (1969-09-17) (age 42),
Orangeville, ON, CAN
Position Defense
Height
 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Former NLL Teams Colorado Mammoth
Vancouver Ravens
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
Detroit Turbos
Nationality  Canada
Pro Career 1994–2008
Shoots Left
Nickname King

Pat Coyle (born 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.

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Professional career

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]

Statistics

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
2008 Colorado 15 1 8 9 74 14 1 0 0 0 7 0
NLL Totals 156 28 105 133 940 375 18 3 9 12 119 82

Awards

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

References

  1. ^ a b c Borrelli, Tom (April 8, 2008). "Borrelli: Coyle Wants to Walk Away a Winner". Lacrosse Magazine Online. http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/040908aac.html. Retrieved 2008-05-23. 
  2. ^ "Ravens Acquire Coyle". NLL.com. August 3, 2004. http://nll.com/article.php?id=1295. Retrieved 2007-03-26. 
  3. ^ "Coyle Signs with Mammoth". NLL.com. December 20, 2004. http://nll.com/article.php?id=1182. Retrieved 2007-03-26.