Pat McCready

Pat McCready (born October 18, 1974, in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian former box lacrosse player who played most of his National Lacrosse League career for Rochester Knighthawks, Buffalo Bandits, Toronto Rock, and Charlotte Cobras. , he ranks third in NLL history in loose balls (1,593), second in penalty minutes, and seventh in games played (219).

NLL career McCready made his professional lacrosse debut in 1996 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.

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 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".

Senior McCready won the Mann Cup 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.

Family Pat's nephew, Joel McCready, currently plays for the Rochester Knighthawks. 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.

Statistics NLL Reference:

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 18 10 9 19 39 -- -- -- -- -- 1991 St. Catharines Athletics OLA Jr.A 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 WLA 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 MSL 11 15 15 30 4 5 2 3 5 13 Mann Cup Brampton Excelsiors CLA -- -- -- -- -- 3 2 5 7 26 1999 Six Nations Chiefs MSL 3 4 6 10 0 -- -- -- -- -- 1999 Peterborough Lakers 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 MSL 13 18 17 35 17 4 6 12 18 2 2002 St. Catharines Athletics MSL 4 6 7 13 23 -- -- -- -- -- 2002 Brooklin Redmen 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 OLA Sr. B 2 3 0 3 0 6 8 4 12 6 2004 St. Catharines Athletics MSL 9 4 9 13 12 2 1 0 1 2