Kevin Crowley (born November 13, 1988 in

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) is a

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professional lacrosse player for the

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in the

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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

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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 *

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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

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, becoming the

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. At the

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trade deadline, Crowley was traded to the

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for holdout Garrett Billings. 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. 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. On August 22, 2022, Crowley signed with the San Diego Seals.

MLL career

Crowley was the Hamilton Nationals’ first-round selection (first overall) in the 2011 MLL Collegiate Draft. After moving with the Nationals to

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in 2014, Crowley was traded to the

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. After the 2015 season, Crowley was traded again, this time to the

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. After a stint with the

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, Crowley was traded to the

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in May 2020, in the city where he already plays for the NLL indoor team.

International lacrosse career

*2010- Member of Team Canada, finalists in the

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in Manchester England *2008-Member of Team Canada's U-19 team, finalists in the 2008 U-19 World Lacrosse Championship in Coquitlam, British Columbia

Canadian Lacrosse Association career

Crowley played for the

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of the

Western Lacrosse Association The Western Lacrosse Association (WLA) is a men's Senior A box lacrosse sanctioned by the Canadian Lacrosse Association. It consists of seven teams, based in cities throughout southwestern British Columbia. Each year, the playoff teams battle for ...

and the

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. 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

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