Pat Coyle (lacrosse)
{{Short description|Canadian lacrosse player}}
{{for|the WNBA coach|Pat Coyle (basketball)}}
{{Infobox lacrosse player
|name=Pat Coyle
| position = Defense
| shoots = Left
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 220
| nll_team =
| former_nll_teams = Colorado Mammoth
Vancouver Ravens
Toronto Rock
Ontario Raiders
Detroit Turbos
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|9|17|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Orangeville, ON, CAN
| career_start = 1994
| career_end = 2008
| nickname = King
|canlaxhof=2017}}
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.
Professional career
In 1994, Coyle played with the Detroit Turbos of the MILL, but was suspended indefinitely from the MILL for striking a referee.{{cite web|url=http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/m-nll/spec-rel/040908aac.html|title=Borrelli: Coyle Wants to Walk Away a Winner|work=Lacrosse Magazine Online|author=Borrelli, Tom|date=April 8, 2008|accessdate=2008-05-23}} 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. 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.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=1295|title=Ravens Acquire Coyle|work=NLL.com|date=August 3, 2004|accessdate=2007-03-26}} 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.{{cite web|url=http://nll.com/article.php?id=1182|title=Coyle Signs with Mammoth|work=NLL.com|date=December 20, 2004|accessdate=2007-03-26}}
During the 2008 season, Coyle announced that he would be retiring after the season. He was named to the Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.nll.com/news/pat-coyle-inducted-into-canadian-lacrosse-hall-of-fame-pages/|title=Pat Coyle Inducted Into Canadian Lacrosse Hall of Fame|work=NLL.com|date=November 15, 2017|accessdate=2018-07-26}}
Statistics
=NLL=
{{NLLCareerStats
|player_name_link=Pat Coyle (lacrosse)
|player_name=Pat Coyle
|season1_year=1994
|season1_team_link=Detroit Turbos
|season1_games_played=6
|season1_goals=3
|season1_assists=3
|season1_loose_balls=23
|season1_penalty_minutes=25
|season1_playoff_games_played=1
|season1_playoff_loose_balls=7
|season1_playoff_penalty_minutes=19
|season2_year=1998
|season2_team_link=Ontario Raiders
|season2_games_played=8
|season2_assists=8
|season2_loose_balls=51
|season2_penalty_minutes=48
|season3_year=1999
|season3_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season3_games_played=11
|season3_goals=6
|season3_assists=5
|season3_loose_balls=82
|season3_penalty_minutes=43
|season3_playoff_games_played=2
|season3_playoff_goals=1
|season3_playoff_assists=1
|season3_playoff_loose_balls=15
|season3_playoff_penalty_minutes=16
|season4_year=2000
|season4_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season4_games_played=10
|season4_goals=3
|season4_assists=7
|season4_loose_balls=66
|season4_penalty_minutes=39
|season4_playoff_games_played=2
|season4_playoff_assists=1
|season4_playoff_loose_balls=11
|season4_playoff_penalty_minutes=18
|season5_year=2001
|season5_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season5_games_played=14
|season5_goals=4
|season5_assists=10
|season5_loose_balls=104
|season5_penalty_minutes=65
|season5_playoff_games_played=2
|season5_playoff_assists=1
|season5_playoff_loose_balls=15
|season5_playoff_penalty_minutes=9
|season6_year=2002
|season6_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season6_games_played=15
|season6_goals=4
|season6_assists=12
|season6_loose_balls=109
|season6_penalty_minutes=60
|season6_playoff_games_played=2
|season6_playoff_assists=1
|season6_playoff_loose_balls=25
|season6_playoff_penalty_minutes=4
|season7_year=2003
|season7_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season7_games_played=16
|season7_goals=2
|season7_assists=10
|season7_loose_balls=99
|season7_penalty_minutes=31
|season7_playoff_games_played=2
|season7_playoff_goals=1
|season7_playoff_assists=2
|season7_playoff_loose_balls=6
|season7_playoff_penalty_minutes=10
|season8_year=2004
|season8_team_link=Toronto Rock
|season8_games_played=16
|season8_goals=1
|season8_assists=13
|season8_loose_balls=86
|season8_penalty_minutes=19
|season8_playoff_games_played=1
|season8_playoff_assists=1
|season8_playoff_loose_balls=6
|season8_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season9_year=2005
|season9_team_link=Colorado Mammoth
|season9_games_played=16
|season9_goals=2
|season9_assists=15
|season9_loose_balls=88
|season9_penalty_minutes=21
|season9_playoff_games_played=1
|season9_playoff_loose_balls=3
|season9_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season10_year=2006
|season10_team_link=Colorado Mammoth
|season10_games_played=15
|season10_goals=1
|season10_assists=11
|season10_loose_balls=97
|season10_penalty_minutes=6
|season10_playoff_games_played=3
|season10_playoff_assists=2
|season10_playoff_loose_balls=16
|season10_playoff_penalty_minutes=2
|season11_year=2007
|season11_team_link=Colorado Mammoth
|season11_games_played=12
|season11_goals=1
|season11_assists=3
|season11_loose_balls=61
|season11_penalty_minutes=4
|season11_playoff_games_played=1
|season11_playoff_goals=1
|season11_playoff_loose_balls=8
|season12_year=2008
|season12_team_link=Colorado Mammoth
|season12_games_played=15
|season12_goals=1
|season12_assists=8
|season12_loose_balls=74
|season12_penalty_minutes=14
|season12_playoff_games_played=1
|season12_playoff_loose_balls=7
}}
References
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Category:National Lacrosse League major award winners