NATIONAL LACROSSE HALL OF FAME CLASS OF 2006 ANNOUNCED

BALTIMORE -- The 49th class for the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame has been announced following confirmation by the US Lacrosse Board of Directors earlier this month. This year's class includes Pat McCabe. The 2006 induction ceremony will take place on Nov. 11 at the Grand Lodge in Hunt Valley, Md.

Patrick J. McCabe
Syracuse University '91
Pat McCabe is being inducted as "a truly great player." McCabe is a two-time member of the U.S. team (1998, 2006) who has been one of the game's dominant defensemen. He was a three-time All-American at Syracuse, earning first-team honors in 1989 and 1990, and helped the Orange to three straight national championships. In 1990, he received the Schmeisser Award as the nation's outstanding defenseman. McCabe spent nearly a decade playing club lacrosse and was the United States Club Lacrosse Association Player of the Year in 1996. On the professional level, he was a two-time all-pro with the New York Saints in the National Lacrosse League and he helped Long Island to Major League Lacrosse championships in 2001 and 2003. He has been inducted into the US Lacrosse Long Island Metro Chapter Hall of Fame.