Welcome to today's NALL Profile, featuring Kentucky Stickhorses goaltender Patrick Crosby. If you have missed one the previous NALL Profiles have featured Brian Caufield, John Lade, Ricky Pages, and Dan Deckelbaum.
Patrick Crosby was drafted third overall in the NALL National Draft by the Kentucky Stickhorses. He's another one of those American goaltenders looking to prove himself. Crosby played college hockey at Temple, and has picked up goalie as time has gone along. Many players have transitioned well from hockey goalie to box lacrosse goalie The past four Summers Crosby has played in the Ontario Senior B League, having to fly up from Philadelphia.
Crosby has been around the US lacrosse community for a few years now. In 2008 Crosby participated in the USIL combine. He is a member of the US Development team, as so many of the best players in this league are. He also has some international experience, as he started for Slovakia in the World Indoor Tournament this past summer in Prague, Czech Republic. Unfortunately, Patrick and the Slovakian team finished 0-3 in their pool. Pat is not the only NALL player to have ties overseas. Both Peter Poupe and Jamie Plunkett (Both of the Hershey Haymakers) have played over in the Czech Republic.
One of the interesting NALL story lines will be quality of goaltending. At this point, I am optimistic about what these American goalies have to offer. The NALL has what many would say are the two top American goalies in Erik Miller (Jacksonville Bullies) and Ginny Capicchioni, as well as some young guys who need to prove themselves. The NALL gives some goalies a chance to develop that they never would have been given before. After a little bit maybe we'll see more Americans competing for NLL spots. As for now, we have a wealth of talent developing in the states in the NALL.
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