Kevin Crowley
Canadian lacrosse player
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Kevin Crowley (born November 13, 1988, in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Vancouver Warriors in the National Lacrosse League Crowley is the first of only four players in the history of lacrosse to be drafted first overall in both the NLL and MLL/PLL drafts, with Lyle Thompson, Jeff Teat, and Brennan O'Neill following him. Crowley attended New Westminster Secondary School and played his collegiate lacrosse at Stony Brook University and Simon Fraser University
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Nickname | Big Cat | |||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 13, 1988 New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Midfield (field), Forward (box) | |||||||||||||||||
| Shoots | Right | |||||||||||||||||
| NCAA team | Stony Brook (2011) | |||||||||||||||||
| NLL draft | 1st overall, 2011 Philadelphia Wings | |||||||||||||||||
| NLL team Former teams | Vancouver Warriors San Diego Seals Philadelphia Wings New England Black Wolves Toronto Rock Philadelphia Wings | |||||||||||||||||
| MLL draft | 1st overall, 2011 Hamilton Nationals | |||||||||||||||||
| MLL teams | Hamilton Nationals Florida Launch Chesapeake Bayhawks Charlotte Hounds New York Lizards | |||||||||||||||||
| MSL team | Peterborough Lakers | |||||||||||||||||
| Pro career | 2012– | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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College career
- 2011 USILA Midfielder of the Year
- 2011 First team All-American
- 2010 Lt. Raymond Enners Award
- 2010 USILA Player of the Year
- 2010 First team All-American
- Unanimous America East Player of the Year
- Tewaaraton Trophy Finalist
- Stony Brook University's all-time leader in points with 232
- Stony Brook University's first first-team All American
- One of 40 players in Division 1 history to record 100 or more goals and assists
- One of three players in America East history to be named First team all 4 years
NLL career
Kevin Crowley was drafted by the original Philadelphia Wings in the first round of the 2012 NLL Entry Draft. Crowley finished second in rookie scoring in 2012, and also was named to the 2012 NLL All-Star team. After the 2014 season, the Wings moved to Uncasville, Connecticut, becoming the New England Black Wolves. At the 2015 trade deadline, Crowley was traded to the Toronto Rock for holdout Garrett Billings.[1]
After finishing the 2015 season in Toronto, Crowley was traded back to New England in exchange for first round pick Dan Lintner and a 2016 second round draft pick.[2]
On January 5, 2019, Crowley was traded to the new expansion Philadelphia Wings, the replacement team in Philadelphia for the original team with whom Crowley moved to New England in 2014.[3]
On August 22, 2022, Crowley signed with the San Diego Seals.[4]
MLL career
Crowley was the Hamilton Nationals’ first-round selection (first overall) in the 2011 MLL Collegiate Draft.[5] After moving with the Nationals to Florida in 2014, Crowley was traded to the Chesapeake Bayhawks. After the 2015 season, Crowley was traded again, this time to the Charlotte Hounds.[5] After a stint with the New York Lizards, Crowley was traded to the Philadelphia Barrage in May 2020, in the city where he already plays for the NLL indoor team.[6]
International lacrosse career
- 2010- Member of Team Canada, finalists in the 2010 World Lacrosse Championships in Manchester England
- 2008-Member of Team Canada's U-19 team, finalists in the 2008 U-19 World Lacrosse Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia
Canadian Lacrosse Association career
Crowley played for the New Westminster Salmonbellies of the Western Lacrosse Association and the West Coast Junior Lacrosse League. In 2011, he played for the Senior "A" New Westminster Salmonbellies and led the WLA playoffs with 39 points... Played five seasons for New Westminster in the WLA Junior "A" league... In 2009, he was voted the winner of the John Urban Award as the top graduating player... That same season he was a First Team All-Star and fourth in scoring... In 2009, he also played for the Senior "A" Salmonbellies
Statistics
Stony Brook University
| Season | GP | G | A | Pts | PPG | |
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| 2008 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 48 | 3.4 | |
| 2009 | 15 | 28 | 23 | 51 | 3.4 | |
| 2010 | 17 | 51 | 26 | 77 | 4.5 | |
| 2011 | 14 | 30 | 26 | 56 | 4.0 | |
| Totals | 60 | 131 | 101 | 232 | 3.9 |
NLL
Reference:[8]
| Kevin Crowley | Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP | GP | G | A | Pts | LB | PIM | Pts/GP | LB/GP | PIM/GP |
| 2012 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 36 | 35 | 71 | 81 | 4 | 4.44 | 5.06 | 0.25 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| 2013 | Philadelphia Wings | 16 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 64 | 7 | 4.50 | 4.00 | 0.44 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2.00 | 7.00 | 2.00 |
| 2014 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 33 | 42 | 75 | 73 | 6 | 4.17 | 4.06 | 0.33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | New England Black Wolves | 10 | 19 | 33 | 52 | 37 | 7 | 5.20 | 3.70 | 0.70 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Toronto Rock | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 2.50 | 2.25 | 0.00 |
| 2016 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 33 | 57 | 90 | 67 | 6 | 5.00 | 3.72 | 0.33 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 5.00 | 5.67 | 0.67 |
| 2017 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 45 | 40 | 85 | 80 | 11 | 4.72 | 4.44 | 0.61 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 3.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 2018 | New England Black Wolves | 18 | 51 | 25 | 76 | 73 | 2 | 4.22 | 4.06 | 0.11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | 3.00 | 0.00 |
| 2019 | Philadelphia Wings | 15 | 35 | 47 | 82 | 54 | 13 | 5.47 | 3.60 | 0.87 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2020 | Philadelphia Wings | 14 | 20 | 51 | 71 | 58 | 10 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 0.71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2022 | Philadelphia Wings | 18 | 25 | 64 | 89 | 71 | 9 | 4.94 | 3.94 | 0.50 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 |
| 2023 | San Diego Seals | 18 | 14 | 32 | 46 | 55 | 6 | 2.56 | 3.06 | 0.33 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6.00 | 4.00 | 0.00 |
| 2024 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 25 | 33 | 58 | 55 | 8 | 3.22 | 3.06 | 0.44 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2025 | Vancouver Warriors | 18 | 22 | 31 | 53 | 45 | 6 | 2.94 | 2.50 | 0.33 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 2.67 | 2.33 | 0.00 |
| 219 | 398 | 534 | 932 | 825 | 95 | 4.26 | 3.77 | 0.43 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 60 | 60 | 4 | 3.75 | 3.75 | 0.25 | ||
| Career Total: | 235 | 423 | 569 | 992 | 885 | 99 | 4.22 | 3.77 | 0.42 | ||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; LB–Loose balls; PIM–Penalty minutes; Pts/GP–Points per games played; LB/GP–Loose balls per games played; PIM/GP–Penalty minutes per games played.
MLL
| Season | Team | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | GP | G | 2PG | A | Pts | Sh | GB | Pen | PIM | FOW | FOA | ||
| 2011 | Hamilton Nationals | 10 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 20 | 44 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Hamilton Nationals | 12 | 24 | 0 | 13 | 37 | 73 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2013 | Hamilton Nationals | 14 | 38 | 3 | 14 | 55 | 114 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Florida Launch | 8 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 56 | 8 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2014 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2015 | Chesapeake Bayhawks | 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2016 | Charlotte Hounds | 7 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 | 41 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Charlotte Hounds | 11 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 34 | 54 | 9 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2018 | Charlotte Hounds | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 2019 | New York Lizards | 16 | 18 | 0 | 9 | 27 | 47 | 21 | 0 | 5.5 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 94 | 153 | 3 | 78 | 234 | 499 | 89 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total: | 98 | 159 | 3 | 79 | 241 | 521 | 96 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
GP–Games played; G–Goals; 2PG–2-point goals; A–Assists; Pts–Points; Sh–Shots; GB–Ground balls; Pen–Penalties; PIM–Penalty minutes; FOW–Faceoffs won; FOA–Faceoffs attempted