Patrick Crosby
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| Born | 17 July 1985 Sayreville, New Jersey |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Weight | 170 pounds (77 kg) |
| Position | Goaltender |
| NALL team Former teams | Kentucky Stickhorses Vermont Voyageurs, Rochester Greywolves |
| Pro career | 2011– |
Patrick Crosby is an indoor lacrosse goaltender from Philadelphia, PA. Crosby played collegiate ice hockey for Temple University of the American Collegiate Hockey Association from 2003-2006. Crosby has played multiple seasons in the Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League (Akwesasne Mad Mohawks), Quebec Senior Lacrosse League (Vermont Voyageurs), Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League (Rochester Greywolves) as well as with the U.S. Indoor Lacrosse National Developmental Team (2009–2011). Most recently Crosby was selected to represent Slovakia at the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague, CZ. Crosby currently plays professionally for the Kentucky Stickhorses of the NALL (North American Lacrosse League) where he was previously selected as the 3rd overall pick in the 2011 Entry Draft.[1] Crosby is originally from Sayreville, NJ.[2]
Amateur career
Crosby has played in the Baltimore Indoor Lacrosse League, Philadelphia Box Lacrosse Association and Philadelphia Indoor Lacrosse League. He also played for the United States Developmental Team in the Freedom Cup in Richmond, Virginia in 2010. He also played for the USIL Developmental team for three seasons in net.
Canadian Lacrosse
In 2008 Crosby played for the Akwesasne Mad Mohawks of the Three Nations Senior Lacrosse League. He would spend the next two seasons with the Vermont Voyageurs of the Quebec Senior Lacrosse League. Crosby also played for the United States Developmental team in 2010 and 2011, and in 2012 played with the Rochester Greywolves of the Can-Am Senior B Lacrosse League. He helped lead the Greywolves to the playoffs that season.
International
Crosby represented team Slovakia[3] in the 2011 FIL World Indoor Lacrosse Championship in Prague, Czech Republic in 2011.[4]
In 2013 Crosby was drafted by the Radotin Custodes (CZ) of the European Lacrosse League and competed in the 2013 ELL season.[5]
Kentucky Stickhorses
Crosby was the third overall pick in the 2011 North American Lacrosse League Draft.
Kentucky went 5-1 in their inaugural season, in which he played in every game.
In 2013 he returned to Kentucky[6] where he started in the championship game.
Crosby was the only American goaltender to be selected in the original NALL draft and not signed as a free agent.
Hockey
Crosby played collegiate ice hockey with the Temple Owls.
References
- ^ "Panarelli Top Pick in NALL National Draft" Lacrosse Magazine
- ^ "9 things to know about Sayreville, town rocked by football hazing scandal" NJ.com
- ^ "Playoff Time at the World Indoor Lacrosse Championships" Lax All Stars
- ^ "2011 WILC Crosby Slovakia National Team" YouTube
- ^ "European Lacrosse League Tournament 3 this weekend" NLL Insider
- ^ "Meet a NALL Player: Patrick Crosby" In Lacrosse We Trust