Jason Crosbie (born June 25, 1975 in

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) is a

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former

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player who is currently an assistant coach in the

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for the

New York Riptide The New York Riptide are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play home games at Nassau Coliseum and began their first season in 2019 ...

NLL

Crosbie began his career in

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with the

Rochester Knighthawks The Rochester Knighthawks (also known as the K-Hawks) are a professional box lacrosse team in the North Division of the National Lacrosse League. They play in Rochester, New York at the Blue Cross Arena at the War Memorial. The Knighthawks are ow ...

, then played with the

Montreal Express The Montreal Express was a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2002 season. They played at the Molson Center in Montreal, Quebec. They were inactive during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The team remained inactive and the franchise wa ...

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(where he holds the franchise record for penalty minutes - the team's only year in existence). In

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, he was picked up by the

Buffalo Bandits The Buffalo Bandits are a professional box lacrosse team in the East Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). They play at the KeyBank Center in Buffalo, New York. The Bandits played in the Major Indoor Lacrosse League from 1992 to 1997, t ...

, where he played for three seasons before joining the

Arizona Sting The Arizona Sting was a member of the National Lacrosse League from 2004 to 2007. They played at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, from 2001 to 2003 as the Columbus Landsharks. On August 28, 2003, it was announced that the team was relocating to ...

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. The Bandits traded to re-acquire Crosbie just before the 2006 NLL trade deadline., where he played through the 2007 season. In July 2007, Crosbie was traded to the Philadelphia Wings in a three-team blockbuster trade. In one season with Philadelphia, Crosbie set a career high in assists with forty. Prior to the

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, after playing nine seasons in the league, in five different cities, Crosbie signed a two-year contract with his hometown

Toronto Rock The Toronto Rock are a professional box lacrosse franchise based in Hamilton, Ontario, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the North Division of the National Lacrosse League (NLL). The team was the first Canadian franchise in the NLL. ...

as an unrestricted free agent. During the

, he was named a reserve to the

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. In the summer of 2009, Crosbie was released from the Toronto Rock and he is currently a free agent.

Canadian Box career

Crosbie played with the 2006

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champion Peterborough Lakers. Prior to playing with the Lakers, he was a member of the

Brooklin Redmen The Brooklin Lacrosse Club is a box lacrosse team from Brooklin, Ontario. Brooklin plays in the Major Series Lacrosse (MSL) league (formerly known as Senior "A"). The MSL, and its counterpart, the Western Lacrosse Association, represent the highes ...

from 1997 through 2004. Crosbie is also coach of the

Clarington Green Gaels The Green Gaels are a Junior "B" box lacrosse team based in Clarington, Ontario, Canada, that plays out of the Garnet B. Rickard Recreation Complex in Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. The Gaels play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. History The ...

, alongside of Jonas Derks of the

Chicago Shamrox The Chicago Shamrox were an American professional lacrosse team that played in the National Lacrosse League (NLL) in the 2007 and 2008 NLL seasons. Home matches were played at the Sears Centre in northwest suburban Hoffman Estates, Illinois. The t ...

. The Green Gaels won the 2004

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championship of Canada's Junior "B" lacrosse leagues under Crosbie's direction . In 2007, Crosbie's Green Gaels were undefeated during the regular season in their attempt to reclaim the Cup.

Statistics

NLL

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References

1975 births Living people Arizona Sting players Buffalo Bandits players Canadian expatriate lacrosse people in the United States Canadian lacrosse players Lacrosse forwards Lacrosse people from Ontario National Lacrosse League All-Stars Philadelphia Wings players Rochester Knighthawks players Sportspeople from Clarington Toronto Rock players {{Canada-lacrosse-bio-stub