Pat Cougevan (born July 13, 1971) is a lacrosse player for the Rochester Knighthawks in the National Lacrosse League. In 2007, he was named the team's "Comeback Player of the Year" after suffering a season-ending injury in the 2006 season.
Cougevan was an All-American lacrosse player at Penn Yan High School in his native Penn Yan, New York.
Cougevan played college lacrosse at Syracuse, helping them win the 1993 NCAA tournament as a senior. After graduation, he was an assistant coach at Colgate for a year before accepting a job as a legislative aide for state Senator Randy Kuhl. Cougevan played in recreational lacrosse leagues until he joined the newly-formed Rochester Knighthawks of the Major Indoor Lacrosse League in 1995. He played in just seven games in his first five seasons, but became a regular member of the rotation during the 2002 season.
Cougevan was inducted into the Rochester Knighthawks Hall of Fame as a member of the class of 2012.
Cougevan has a master's degree in Business Administration from Alfred University and is married.
Statistics
NLL Regular Season Playoffs Season Team GP G A Pts LB PIM GP G A Pts LB PIM 1996 Rochester 1 0 0 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- 1998 Rochester 3 0 1 1 3 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2000 Rochester 3 0 0 0 3 6 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2002 Rochester 16 1 1 2 45 12 2 0 0 0 6 4 2003 Rochester 12 0 1 1 32 9 2 0 0 0 10 0 2004 Rochester 14 0 0 0 27 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 2005 Rochester 15 1 2 3 40 16 2 0 1 1 4 0 2006 Rochester 4 0 1 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 Rochester 14 0 1 1 25 15 3 0 0 0 3 0 2008 Rochester 14 1 1 2 11 4 -- -- -- -- -- -- 2009 Rochester 6 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NLL totals 92 3 8 11 200 74 10 0 1 1 23 8
References
External links Bio at Rochester Knighthawks web site