Kevin Crowley

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Kevin Crowley
Born (1988-11-13) November 13, 1988 (age 33)
New Westminster, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfield
NLL draft1st overall, 2011
Philadelphia Wings
NLL team
Former teams		Philadelphia Wings
New England Black Wolves
Toronto Rock
Philadelphia Wings
MLL team
Former teams		Philadelphia Barrage
New York Lizards
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Florida Launch
Hamilton Nationals
Charlotte Hounds
MSL teamPeterborough Lakers
Pro career2012–
NicknameBig Cat

Kevin Crowley (born November 13, 1988 in New Westminster, British Columbia) is a Canadian professional lacrosse player for the Philadelphia Wings in the National Lacrosse League and the Philadelphia Barrage in Major League Lacrosse. Crowley is one of only three players in the history of lacrosse to be drafted first overall in both professional leagues. Crowley attended New Westminster Secondary School and played his collegiate lacrosse at Stony Brook University.

College career[]

  • 2011 USILA Midfielder of the Year
  • 2011 First team All-American
  • 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]

MLL career[]

Crowley was the Hamilton Nationals’ first-round selection (first overall) in the 2011 MLL Collegiate Draft.[4] 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.[4] 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.[5]

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
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

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NLL[]

Reference:[7]

Kevin Crowley Regular Season Playoffs
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 –––––––––
147 312 374 686 599 66 4.67 4.07 0.45 11 18 23 41 44 4 3.73 4.00 0.36
Career Total: 158 330 397 727 643 70 4.60 4.07 0.44

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[]

    Regular Season   Playoffs
Season Team GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM GP G 2ptG A Pts LB PIM
2012 Hamilton Nationals 12 24 0 13 37 12 2 - - - - - -
MLL Totals -- --

References[]

  1. ^ "Rock acquire Kevin Crowley from New England". TorontoRock.com. March 31, 2015. Archived from the original on April 10, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  2. ^ "Rock trade Kevin Crowley to New England". TorontoRock.com. October 10, 2015. Retrieved October 10, 2015.
  3. ^ "THE BIG CAT RETURNS TO PHILADELPHIA WHERE HE STARTED HIS NLL CAREER". WingsLax.com. January 5, 2019. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  4. ^ a b Fay, Jillian (Oct 7, 2015). "Hounds acquire Kevin Crowley at MLL Roster Deadling". MLL.com. Retrieved Oct 10, 2015.
  5. ^ https://prolacrossetalk.com/new-york-lizards-trade-kevin-crowley-to-philadelphia-barrage/
  6. ^ http://www.stonybrookathletics.com/sports/m-lacros/mtt/kevin_crowley_342386.html
  7. ^ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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