Pat Coyle (lacrosse)

Pat Coyle (born September 17, 1969 in Orangeville, Ontario) is a retired lacrosse player. In his National Lacrosse League career, Coyle played for the Detroit Turbos, the Ontario Raiders, the Toronto Rock, and the Colorado Mammoth. Coyle was named Defensive Player of the Year in 2002, and won five NLL Championships; four with the Toronto Rock and one with the Colorado Mammoth. He has been the head coach of the Colorado Mammoth since 2017.

For the WNBA coach, see Pat Coyle (basketball).

Pat Coyle

Born	(1969-09-17) September 17, 1969 Orangeville, ON, CAN
Nationality	Canada
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	220 pounds (100 kg)
Shoots	Left
Position	Defense
NLL teams	Colorado Mammoth Vancouver Ravens Toronto Rock Ontario Raiders Detroit Turbos
Pro career	1994–2008
Nickname	King

Professional career

In 1994, Coyle played with the Detroit Turbos of the MILL, but was suspended indefinitely from the MILL for striking a referee.[1] When the MILL became the NLL in 1998, it was decided that the suspension did not apply to the new league, and Coyle was signed by the Ontario Raiders.[1] The Raiders became the Toronto Rock the next season, and Coyle went on to win four championships with the Rock before being traded to the Vancouver Ravens after the 2004 season.[2] However, just weeks before the 2005 season began, the league announced that the Ravens would not play in 2005, and Coyle immediately became a free agent. He was signed by the Colorado Mammoth, where he won his fifth championship in 2006.[3]

During the 2008 season, Coyle announced that he would be retiring after the season.[1] He was named to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017. [4]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[5]

Pat Coyle		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
1994	Detroit Turbos	6	3	3	6	23	25	1.00	3.83	4.17	1	0	0	0	7	19	0.00	7.00	19.00
1998	Ontario Raiders	8	0	8	8	51	48	1.00	6.38	6.00	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
1999	Toronto Rock	11	6	5	11	82	43	1.00	7.45	3.91	2	1	1	2	15	16	1.00	7.50	8.00
2000	Toronto Rock	10	3	7	10	66	39	1.00	6.60	3.90	2	0	1	1	11	18	0.50	5.50	9.00
2001	Toronto Rock	14	4	10	14	104	65	1.00	7.43	4.64	2	0	1	1	15	9	0.50	7.50	4.50
2002	Toronto Rock	15	4	12	16	109	60	1.07	7.27	4.00	2	0	1	1	25	4	0.50	12.50	2.00
2003	Toronto Rock	16	2	10	12	99	31	0.75	6.19	1.94	2	1	2	3	6	10	1.50	3.00	5.00
2004	Toronto Rock	16	1	13	14	86	19	0.88	5.38	1.19	1	0	1	1	6	2	1.00	6.00	2.00
2005	Colorado Mammoth	16	2	15	17	88	21	1.06	5.50	1.31	1	0	0	0	3	2	0.00	3.00	2.00
2006	Colorado Mammoth	15	1	11	12	97	6	0.80	6.47	0.40	3	0	2	2	16	2	0.67	5.33	0.67
2007	Colorado Mammoth	12	1	3	4	61	4	0.33	5.08	0.33	1	1	0	1	8	0	1.00	8.00	0.00
2008	Colorado Mammoth	15	1	8	9	74	14	0.60	4.93	0.93	1	0	0	0	7	0	0.00	7.00	0.00
		154	28	105	133	940	375	0.86	6.10	2.44	18	3	9	12	119	82	0.67	6.61	4.56
Career Total:		172	31	114	145	1,059	457	0.84	6.16	2.66

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.

Awards

Preceded by none	NLL Defensive Player of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Jim Moss

References

1. Borrelli, Tom (April 8, 2008). "Borrelli: Coyle Wants to Walk Away a Winner". Lacrosse Magazine Online. Retrieved 2008-05-23.
2. "Ravens Acquire Coyle". NLL.com. August 3, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
3. "Coyle Signs with Mammoth". NLL.com. December 20, 2004. Retrieved 2007-03-26.
4. "Pat Coyle Inducted Into Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame". NLL.com. November 15, 2017. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
5. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.