Greg Cattrano

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Greg Cattrano
Born (1975-08-06) August 6, 1975 (age 48)
NationalityAmerican
PositionGoalkeeper
NCAA team
Brown University
NicknameThe Cat
Professional Lacrosse Hall of Fame, 2023

Greg "The Cat" Cattrano (born August 6, 1975) is a retired lacrosse goaltender, who is recognized as one of the most successful and accomplished goaltenders in the history of the sport.

High school career

Cattrano played for Ward Melville High School where he was an All-American in his senior season. His 1992 team won the New York State Lacrosse Championship. In 1993 he was awarded the Lt. Ray Enners Award as Suffolk County's outstanding lacrosse player.[1]

Collegiate career

Cattrano attended

All-American
twice. Cattrano finished his collegiate career with an amazing 68% save percentage, and his three goals still stand as the NCAA record for offensive production by a goaltender in NCAA sports.

NLL career

Cattrano played three seasons indoors for the New York Saints of the National Lacrosse League (1998–2000), posting a 13.68 goals against average in seven career games.[3][4]

MLL career

Cattrano played in all five of the league's first

2004, he was the only goalie in the MLL
to play every minute of every game.

Cattrano is the league's goalie leader in wins, boasting an incredible 40-19 record, including playoff games. He has saved 58% of the 1,611 shots he has faced in his career, and has a league-best 13.4 goals against average.

In

Rochester Rattlers in a 19-15 win at Villanova Stadium. Cattrano also achieved the feat four times in his college career at Brown University, twice playing for NYAC club lacrosse, and six times in high school.[5]

Cattrano originally played for the

Long Island Lizards acquired Cattrano, March 29, 2005, sending Philadelphia native Brian Dougherty to the Barrage in an exchange of the top two goaltenders in the league.[6]

Cattrano retired after the

Long Island Lizards
in the 2007.

Prior to the MLL forming, Cattrano played club lacrosse for NYAC and represented

Awards

Preceded by
Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award

1997
Succeeded by
Brian Carcaterra
Preceded by
None
Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year

2001, 2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Ryan Powell
Major League Lacrosse MVP

2002
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Major League Lacrosse Goaltender of the Year

2004
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Kevin Lowe
New Balance Major League Lacrosse
Championship Game MVP

2004
Succeeded by

References

  1. ^ "Suffolk County Ray Enners Award Profile". www.rayennersawardwinners.com. Archived from the original on 2011-07-15.
  2. ^ Awards List Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ PLPA: Professional Lacrosse Players Association
  4. ^ NLL.com - Official Website of the National Lacrosse League - Career Stats Archived 2010-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b longislandlizards.com: Team
  6. ^ Tom Allegra (May 7, 2005). "Seeking Trade Surplus". Newsday. Retrieved August 27, 2019.

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