Kevin Crowley

Canadian lacrosse player
Kevin Crowley
Born (1988-11-13) November 13, 1988 (age 35)
New Westminster, British Columbia
NationalityCanadian
Height6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight220 pounds (100 kg)
ShootsRight
PositionMidfield
NCAA teamStony Brook (2011)
NLL draft1st overall, 2011
Philadelphia Wings
NLL team
Former teams
Philadelphia Wings
New England Black Wolves
Toronto Rock
Philadelphia Wings
MLL draft1st overall, 2011
Hamilton Nationals
MLL teamsHamilton Nationals
Florida Launch
Chesapeake Bayhawks
Charlotte Hounds
New York Lizards
MSL teamPeterborough Lakers
Pro career2012–
NicknameBig Cat
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's lacrosse
World Lacrosse Championship
Winner 2014 Denver
Runner-up 2018 Netanya

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 three players in the history of lacrosse to be drafted first overall in both the NLL and MLL/PLL drafts, with Lyle Thompson and Jeff Teat following him. Crowley attended New Westminster Secondary School and played his collegiate lacrosse at Stony Brook University and Simon Fraser University

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

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:[8]

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
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
183 351 470 821 725 81 4.49 3.96 0.44 13 21 31 52 53 4 4.00 4.08 0.31
Career Total: 196 372 501 873 778 85 4.45 3.97 0.43

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

Kevin Crowley Regular Season Playoffs
Season Team 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

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. ^ "Seals sign star forward Kevin Crowley". sealsLax.com. August 22, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Fay, Jillian (Oct 7, 2015). "Hounds acquire Kevin Crowley at MLL Roster Deadling". MLL.com. Retrieved Oct 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "New York Lizards trade Kevin Crowley to Philadelphia Barrage". 4 May 2020.
  7. ^ "Kevin Crowley Bio - Stony Brook Official Athletic Site". www.stonybrookathletics.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18.
  8. ^ "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.