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Boston Cannons

The Boston Cannons, formerly known as Cannons Lacrosse Club, is a professional men's field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL) . Formerly based in Boston, Massachusetts, they played in Major League Lacrosse (MLL) from their inaugural 2001 season to 2020. The team's home field was Veterans Memorial Stadium in nearby Quincy.[1] In the MLL, the team won two Steinfeld Cup championship games in 2011 and 2020, the latter being the MLL's final championship. The Cannons joined the PLL in 2020 following the MLL–PLL merger and were rebranded as the Cannons Lacrosse Club before later being rebranded as Boston Cannons once again when the PLL assigned home cities after the 2023 season.

Boston Cannons
SportField Lacrosse
Founded2001
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse (2001–2019)
Premier Lacrosse League (2020–present)
Team historyBoston Cannons
2001–2020 (MLL)

Cannons Lacrosse Club
2020–2023 (PLL)

Boston Cannons
2023–present
Based inBoston, Massachusetts
StadiumHarvard Stadium
ColorsNavy blue, red, silver, white
       
Head coachBrian Holman
Championships2
MLL: 2 (2011, 2020)
Division titles2
MLL: 2 (2004, 2005)
Championship Series Titles1 (2024)
WebsiteCannons LC
Uniforms

Franchise history edit

The Boston Cannons were one of the original six teams of Major League Lacrosse (MLL), and the only team from the pole inaugural 2001 season to stay in the same market, without folding or moving elsewhere. They were the only MLL team identity to continue into the 2021 PLL season following the MLL-PLL merger and in doing so adopted the Cannons Lacrosse identity. The team would once again become the Boston Cannons when the PLL assigned home cities after the 2023 season. MLL was founded by Jake Steinfeld, Dave Morrow, and Tim Robertson. The Cannons founder and president is Matt Dwyer. From their inaugural season of 2001 through 2003, the Cannons played their home games at Cawley Memorial Stadium in Lowell, Massachusetts. In their inaugural 2001 season, the Cannons finished with a record of 3–11 but still qualified for the playoffs finishing in second place in the division. In 2004, they moved to Nickerson Field at Boston University where they played through the 2006 season. In 2007, they moved to Harvard Stadium in Allston, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts,[2] which is less than 2 miles (3.2 km) from Nickerson Field and also within that distance from the Cannons' main office in Boston. The team qualified for the MLL playoffs 2001–2006, 2009-2011 and 2015. The Cannons won the 2004 and 2005 MLL American Division championships.

Major League Lacrosse (MLL) edit

2011 championship season edit

The Cannons won the Steinfeld Cup for the first time in 2011, defeating the Hamilton Nationals 10–9. Boston went 9–3 in the regular season, their best record since going 10–2 in 2005. After losing to Chesapeake 13–9 in the 2010 semifinal, the Cannons avenged the Bayhawks by defeating them 14–13 in the 2011 semifinal with a goal from Max Quinzani. Boston became the fifth charter franchise to win a championship. By 2011, the Cannons were one of four charter franchises still in the league that started with six teams in 2001. The other three remaining charter franchises (Lizards, Bayhawks, and Rattlers had all previously won at least one Steinfeld Cup (the defunct Barrage had won three). Head coach Bill Daye stepped down a month after winning the Steinfeld Cup, citing he wanted to spend more time with his family.[3] Entering the 2021 season, Daye remains the franchise's all-time leader in regular-season games coached (72), regular-season games won (43), and playoff games coached (6).

2013–2018 edit

The Cannons in 2013 and 2014 finished 5–9 and 6–8. This included a 1–5 start in 2013 leading to Steve Duffy's firing on June 10.[4] John Tucker took his place and played .500 for the rest of the season. After the Cannons missed the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history in 2014, Tucker led the team back to the postseason in 2015 as the 8–6 fourth seed. They played the New York Lizards and lost 16–15 in overtime. The Lizards went on to win the Steinfeld Cup.

John Tucker left the Cannons after the 2015 season to become the first head coach and general manager of the expansion team Atlanta Blaze. On October 8, 2015, Sean Quirk was announced as the sixth head coach in franchise history.[5] In an odd 2016 year in which seven of the league's nine teams, including the Cannons, finished with identical 8-6 records, Quirk's team was not rewarded with one of the four playoff spots after tie-breaking procedures. On December 20, 2016, it was announced that John Tucker would be returning to the Cannons as the team's offensive coordinator in 2017.[6] Tucker was fired mid-season by the Blaze after a 3–7 start.

Despite a Week 1 win in 2017, the Cannons season turned around. At 3–6, the Cannons traded away captain Will Manny and Joe LoCascio to the New York Lizards for Dave Lawson and Chris LaPierre on June 27.[7] On July 14, the Cannons announced that neither Lawson nor LaPierre would suit up for the team that season. Dave Lawson informed team officials that he would be retiring from the league while Chris LaPierre decided not to report to the team.[8] The Cannons finished the season on a six-game losing streak. At 3-11, the Cannons posted the worst record in the league and tied their franchise-worst record from 2001, their inaugural season.

 
The final team logo for the Boston Cannons while members of the MLL

2019–2020: new pro lacrosse landscape and second title edit

Following the 2018 season, Paul Rabil launched the Premier Lacrosse League, baiting over 140 MLL players to migrate over. However, the Cannons maintained more of their roster than other teams like the Dallas Rattlers or Rabil's New York Lizards.[9] Two months prior to the start of the 2019 season, the league cut the team roster from nine to six when the Ohio Machine and Florida Launch folded and Charlotte Hounds suspended operations for two seasons.[10] Taking this to their advantage, the Cannons posted a 9–7 record in 2019, good enough for the third of four postseason seeds and gave Boston its first playoff berth since 2015. Boston faced the Denver Outlaws in the semifinal, who were also hosting Championship Weekend. The Cannons got off to a hot start and led by as many as six goals, but ultimately fell, 17–15, ending their season.[11]

2019 was the Cannons' first season in Quincy. During the offseason they announced a move to and $1.5 million renovation of Veterans Memorial Stadium.[12] The Cannons announced two sellouts in their first season in the updated venue.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2020 season was shortened to five regular season games in seven days, all to be played in front of no fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland. The Cannons finished fourth place out of six teams with a 3–2 record, and were the only team to defeat the Denver Outlaws in the regular season. Heading into the postseason, the Cannons were scheduled to play the Outlaws in the semifinal. However, after a player from the Chesapeake Bayhawks experience symptoms of COVID-19 and eventually tested positive, the two other postseason competitors, Chesapeake and Connecticut, withdrew from the tournament. The Cannons' semifinal game with the Outlaws was pushed back a day and would be played as the championship. Boston defeated Denver for the second time in two days, the latter in 13-10 fashion for the franchise's second title, first in nine years.[13] Newcomer attackman Bryce Wasserman, who played for the Dallas Rattlers the season before, was named league MVP for 2020.

Premier Lacrosse League edit

2021–2023: Cannons Lacrosse Club edit

On December 16, 2020, in a statement from Major League Lacrosse (MLL), the Boston Cannons officially became the eighth team in the Premier Lacrosse League (PLL). It was announced that the team would be dropping "Boston" from their name and become "Cannons Lacrosse Club" to fit league nomenclature, the roster would be set via an expansion draft, and the team would begin play in the PLL in the 2021 season. Small tweaks to the former Boston Cannons branding resulted in a PLL crest and logo reveal on January 12, 2021.[14] One week later, the league announced that Sean Quirk would continue coaching the team.[15]

The Cannons played their first game of the 2021 season on June 4 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, falling to the Redwoods Lacrosse Club, 12–11.[16] They would finish the season 7th in the league, falling in the first round of the playoffs.

Post-2023 season-present: Boston Cannons edit

After the 2023 season the PLL assigned home cities to each of the eight teams. The Cannons were rebranded from Cannons Lacrosse Club to become the Boston Cannons.[17]

General managers edit

  • David Gross (2001–2005)
  • Jason Chandler (2006–2007)
  • Mark Kastrud (2008–2011)
  • Kevin Barney (2011–2017)

Current coaching staff edit

  • Head coach - Brian Holman
  • Assistant coaches - John Klepacki, Sean Kirwan

All-time head coaches edit

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
Boston Cannons
1 Mitch Whiteley 2002 14 3 11 .214 1 0 1 .000
2 Scott Hiller 20032005 50 32 18 .640 5 1 4 .200
3 Bill Daye 20062011 72 43 29 .597 6 2 4 .333
4 Steve Duffy 20122013 20 10 10 .500 1 0 1 .000
5 John Tucker 20132015 36 18 18 .500 1 0 1 .000
6 Sean Quirk 20162020 68 31 37 .456 3 2 1 .667
Cannons Lacrosse Club
Sean Quirk 20212022 19 4 15 .211
7 Brian Holman 2023–present 10 7 3 .700 2 1 1 .500

Roster edit

2023 Cannons LC
# Name Nationality Position Height Weight College Grad year High school Hometown Ref.
1 Marcus Holman (C)   Attack 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs North Carolina 2013 Gilman Baltimore, Maryland [18]
2 Bubba Fairman   Midfield 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 Deerfield Sandy, Utah [19]
3 Chris Aslanian   Midfield 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Hobart 2019 Hun School Westfield, New Jersey [20]
4 Lyle Thompson (C)^   Attack 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Albany 2015 LaFayette Onondaga Nation, New York [21]
5 Colin Kirst   Goalie 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Rutgers 2022 Seton Hall Prep Bernardsville, New Jersey [22]
7 Josh Stout   Attack 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Utah 2023 Lone Peak Alpine, Utah
8 Adam Ghitelman (C)   Goalie 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Virginia 2011 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor, New York [23]
9 Pat Aslanian   SSDM 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Georgetown 2019 Westfield Westfield, New Jersey [24]
12 Jacob Pulver   Defense 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Cornell 2018 Fayetteville-Manlius Manlius, New York [25]
13 Craig Chick   LSM 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Lehigh 2019 South River Edgewater, Maryland [26]
14 Zach Goodrich (C)   SSDM 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Towson 2019 Kent Island Stevensville, Maryland [27]
20 Matt Campbell   Midfield 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Villanova 2023 Delbarton Madison, New Jersey
21 Mark McNeill   SSDM 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs North Carolina 2014 St Mary's West River, Maryland [28]
22 Ryan Drenner   Attack 6 ft 0 in 175 lbs Towson 2017 Westminster Finksburg, Maryland [29]
24 Stephen Kelly   Faceoff 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs North Carolina 2017 Calvert Hall Baltimore, Maryland [30]
32 Asher Nolting   Attack 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs High Point 2022 Cherry Creek Greenwood Village, Colorado [31]
33 Jonathan Donville   Attack 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 Deerfield Academy Oakville, Ontario [32]
35 Ethan Rall   LSM 5 ft 9 in 186 lbs Rutgers 2023 Islip Islip, New York
36 Finn Sullivan   Defense 6 ft 3 in 210 lbs Hofstra 2016 Avon Old Farms West Roxbury, Massachusetts [33]
40 Jack Kielty (C)   Defense 6 ft 2 in 225 lbs Notre Dame 2021 Delbarton Morristown, New Jersey [34]
43 Jeff Trainor   Midfield 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs UMass 2021 Billerica Memorial Billerica, Massachusetts [35]
44 Matt Rees   LSM 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Navy 2017 Boys Latin Sykesville, Maryland [36]
45 Adam Charlambides   Attack 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Rutgers 2021 The Hill Academy Georgetown, Ontario [37]
50 Matt Kavanagh   Attack 5 ft 8 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2016 Chaminade Rockville Centre, New York [38]
66 Max Wayne   Defense 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Christopher Newport 2022 Rock Ridge Ashburn, Virginia [39]
77 Cade van Raaphorst   Defense 6 ft 1 in 215 lbs Duke 2019 Desert Vista Phoenix, Arizona [40]
81 Kyle Hartzell   LSM 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Salisbury 2008 Archbishop Curley Dundalk, Maryland [41]

(C) indicates captain[42][43]

*Indicates player is on Holdout list[44]

**Indicates player is on PUP list

^Indicates player is on sabbatical[45]

Coaching staff edit

  • Head coach – Brian Holman
  • Assistant coach – Jim Mitchell
  • Assistant coach – Mikey Thompson

MLL award winners edit

Most Valuable Player

Rookie of the Year

Coach of the Year

Defensive Player of the Year

Offensive Player of the Year

Goalie of the Year

David Huntley Man of the Year

Most Improved Player

PLL award winners edit

Eamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year

Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award

Jimmy Regan Teammate Award

Season-by-season records edit

Year W L % Regular season finish Playoffs
Boston Cannons (MLL)
2001 3 11 .214 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 12–11 to Bayhawks
2002 7 7 .500 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 15–10 to Bayhawks
2003 7 5 .583 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 20–14 to Lizards
2004 8 4 .667 1st in American Division Won semifinal 24–16 over Bayhawks
Lost championship 13–11 to Barrage
2005 10 2 .883 1st in American Division Lost semifinal 19–14 to Lizards
2006 8 4 .667 2nd in Eastern Conference Lost semifinal 17–12 to Barrage
2007 5 7 .417 3rd in Eastern Conference
2008 7 5 .583 3rd in Eastern Conference
2009 6 6 .500 Tied for 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 11–10 to Outlaws
2010 8 4 .667 Tied for 1st in MLL Lost semifinal 13–9 to Bayhawks
2011 9 3 .750 1st in MLL Won semifinal 14–13 over Bayhawks
Won championship 10–9 over Hamilton Nationals
2012 9 5 .643 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 16–10 to Bayhawks
2013 5 9 .357 6th in MLL
2014 6 8 .529 5th in MLL
2015 8 6 .571 4th in MLL Lost semifinal 16–15 to Lizards
2016 8 6 .571 7th in MLL
2017 3 11 .214 9th in MLL
2018 5 9 .357 7th in MLL
2019 9 7 .563 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 17–15 to Denver
2020 3 2 .600 4th in MLL Won championship 13–10 vs. Denver
Cannons Lacrosse Club (PLL)
2021 3 6 .333 7th in PLL Lost quarterfinals 13–9 to Atlas
2022 1 9 .100 8th in PLL
2023 7 3 .700 2nd in PLL Lost semifinals 17-6 to Waterdogs
Boston Cannons (PLL)
Totals 145 139 .517 Total playoff record 5–13 (.278 win pct.)

Draft history edit

First round selections (MLL Collegiate Draft) edit

First round delections (PLL Collegiate Draft) edit

  • 2021: None
  • 2022: None
  • 2023: None

First round selections (PLL Entry Draft) edit

Community involvement edit

The Cannons often reach out to the local community, hosting a variety of lacrosse camps and events for local youth.[58] In addition, the Cannons support MetroLacrosse, by arranging scholarships for MetroLacrosse players and donating tickets for each home game to MetroLacrosse players and families. MetroLacrosse also maintains a booth in the Fan Zone for each home game.

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External links edit

  • Official website  

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The Boston Cannons formerly known as Cannons Lacrosse Club is a professional men s field lacrosse team in the Premier Lacrosse League PLL Formerly based in Boston Massachusetts they played in Major League Lacrosse MLL from their inaugural 2001 season to 2020 The team s home field was Veterans Memorial Stadium in nearby Quincy 1 In the MLL the team won two Steinfeld Cup championship games in 2011 and 2020 the latter being the MLL s final championship The Cannons joined the PLL in 2020 following the MLL PLL merger and were rebranded as the Cannons Lacrosse Club before later being rebranded as Boston Cannons once again when the PLL assigned home cities after the 2023 season Boston CannonsSportField LacrosseFounded2001LeagueMajor League Lacrosse 2001 2019 Premier Lacrosse League 2020 present Team historyBoston Cannons 2001 2020 MLL Cannons Lacrosse Club 2020 2023 PLL Boston Cannons 2023 presentBased inBoston MassachusettsStadiumHarvard StadiumColorsNavy blue red silver white Head coachBrian HolmanChampionships2 MLL 2 2011 2020 Division titles2 MLL 2 2004 2005 Championship Series Titles1 2024 WebsiteCannons LCUniformsCurrent season Contents 1 Franchise history 1 1 Major League Lacrosse MLL 1 1 1 2011 championship season 1 1 2 2013 2018 1 1 3 2019 2020 new pro lacrosse landscape and second title 1 2 Premier Lacrosse League 1 2 1 2021 2023 Cannons Lacrosse Club 1 2 2 Post 2023 season present Boston Cannons 2 General managers 3 Current coaching staff 3 1 All time head coaches 4 Roster 4 1 Coaching staff 5 MLL award winners 6 PLL award winners 7 Season by season records 8 Draft history 8 1 First round selections MLL Collegiate Draft 8 2 First round delections PLL Collegiate Draft 8 3 First round selections PLL Entry Draft 9 Community involvement 10 References 11 External linksFranchise history editThe Boston Cannons were one of the original six teams of Major League Lacrosse MLL and the only team from the pole inaugural 2001 season to stay in the same market without folding or moving elsewhere They were the only MLL team identity to continue into the 2021 PLL season following the MLL PLL merger and in doing so adopted the Cannons Lacrosse identity The team would once again become the Boston Cannons when the PLL assigned home cities after the 2023 season MLL was founded by Jake Steinfeld Dave Morrow and Tim Robertson The Cannons founder and president is Matt Dwyer From their inaugural season of 2001 through 2003 the Cannons played their home games at Cawley Memorial Stadium in Lowell Massachusetts In their inaugural 2001 season the Cannons finished with a record of 3 11 but still qualified for the playoffs finishing in second place in the division In 2004 they moved to Nickerson Field at Boston University where they played through the 2006 season In 2007 they moved to Harvard Stadium in Allston a neighborhood in Boston Massachusetts 2 which is less than 2 miles 3 2 km from Nickerson Field and also within that distance from the Cannons main office in Boston The team qualified for the MLL playoffs 2001 2006 2009 2011 and 2015 The Cannons won the 2004 and 2005 MLL American Division championships Major League Lacrosse MLL edit 2011 championship season edit The Cannons won the Steinfeld Cup for the first time in 2011 defeating the Hamilton Nationals 10 9 Boston went 9 3 in the regular season their best record since going 10 2 in 2005 After losing to Chesapeake 13 9 in the 2010 semifinal the Cannons avenged the Bayhawks by defeating them 14 13 in the 2011 semifinal with a goal from Max Quinzani Boston became the fifth charter franchise to win a championship By 2011 the Cannons were one of four charter franchises still in the league that started with six teams in 2001 The other three remaining charter franchises Lizards Bayhawks and Rattlers had all previously won at least one Steinfeld Cup the defunct Barrage had won three Head coach Bill Daye stepped down a month after winning the Steinfeld Cup citing he wanted to spend more time with his family 3 Entering the 2021 season Daye remains the franchise s all time leader in regular season games coached 72 regular season games won 43 and playoff games coached 6 2013 2018 edit The Cannons in 2013 and 2014 finished 5 9 and 6 8 This included a 1 5 start in 2013 leading to Steve Duffy s firing on June 10 4 John Tucker took his place and played 500 for the rest of the season After the Cannons missed the playoffs for the fourth time in franchise history in 2014 Tucker led the team back to the postseason in 2015 as the 8 6 fourth seed They played the New York Lizards and lost 16 15 in overtime The Lizards went on to win the Steinfeld Cup John Tucker left the Cannons after the 2015 season to become the first head coach and general manager of the expansion team Atlanta Blaze On October 8 2015 Sean Quirk was announced as the sixth head coach in franchise history 5 In an odd 2016 year in which seven of the league s nine teams including the Cannons finished with identical 8 6 records Quirk s team was not rewarded with one of the four playoff spots after tie breaking procedures On December 20 2016 it was announced that John Tucker would be returning to the Cannons as the team s offensive coordinator in 2017 6 Tucker was fired mid season by the Blaze after a 3 7 start Despite a Week 1 win in 2017 the Cannons season turned around At 3 6 the Cannons traded away captain Will Manny and Joe LoCascio to the New York Lizards for Dave Lawson and Chris LaPierre on June 27 7 On July 14 the Cannons announced that neither Lawson nor LaPierre would suit up for the team that season Dave Lawson informed team officials that he would be retiring from the league while Chris LaPierre decided not to report to the team 8 The Cannons finished the season on a six game losing streak At 3 11 the Cannons posted the worst record in the league and tied their franchise worst record from 2001 their inaugural season nbsp The final team logo for the Boston Cannons while members of the MLL 2019 2020 new pro lacrosse landscape and second title edit Following the 2018 season Paul Rabil launched the Premier Lacrosse League baiting over 140 MLL players to migrate over However the Cannons maintained more of their roster than other teams like the Dallas Rattlers or Rabil s New York Lizards 9 Two months prior to the start of the 2019 season the league cut the team roster from nine to six when the Ohio Machine and Florida Launch folded and Charlotte Hounds suspended operations for two seasons 10 Taking this to their advantage the Cannons posted a 9 7 record in 2019 good enough for the third of four postseason seeds and gave Boston its first playoff berth since 2015 Boston faced the Denver Outlaws in the semifinal who were also hosting Championship Weekend The Cannons got off to a hot start and led by as many as six goals but ultimately fell 17 15 ending their season 11 2019 was the Cannons first season in Quincy During the offseason they announced a move to and 1 5 million renovation of Veterans Memorial Stadium 12 The Cannons announced two sellouts in their first season in the updated venue Due to the COVID 19 pandemic the 2020 season was shortened to five regular season games in seven days all to be played in front of no fans at Navy Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis Maryland The Cannons finished fourth place out of six teams with a 3 2 record and were the only team to defeat the Denver Outlaws in the regular season Heading into the postseason the Cannons were scheduled to play the Outlaws in the semifinal However after a player from the Chesapeake Bayhawks experience symptoms of COVID 19 and eventually tested positive the two other postseason competitors Chesapeake and Connecticut withdrew from the tournament The Cannons semifinal game with the Outlaws was pushed back a day and would be played as the championship Boston defeated Denver for the second time in two days the latter in 13 10 fashion for the franchise s second title first in nine years 13 Newcomer attackman Bryce Wasserman who played for the Dallas Rattlers the season before was named league MVP for 2020 Premier Lacrosse League edit 2021 2023 Cannons Lacrosse Club edit On December 16 2020 in a statement from Major League Lacrosse MLL the Boston Cannons officially became the eighth team in the Premier Lacrosse League PLL It was announced that the team would be dropping Boston from their name and become Cannons Lacrosse Club to fit league nomenclature the roster would be set via an expansion draft and the team would begin play in the PLL in the 2021 season Small tweaks to the former Boston Cannons branding resulted in a PLL crest and logo reveal on January 12 2021 14 One week later the league announced that Sean Quirk would continue coaching the team 15 The Cannons played their first game of the 2021 season on June 4 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough Massachusetts falling to the Redwoods Lacrosse Club 12 11 16 They would finish the season 7th in the league falling in the first round of the playoffs Post 2023 season present Boston Cannons edit After the 2023 season the PLL assigned home cities to each of the eight teams The Cannons were rebranded from Cannons Lacrosse Club to become the Boston Cannons 17 General managers editDavid Gross 2001 2005 Jason Chandler 2006 2007 Mark Kastrud 2008 2011 Kevin Barney 2011 2017 Current coaching staff editHead coach Brian Holman Assistant coaches John Klepacki Sean Kirwan All time head coaches edit Name Term Regular season Playoffs GC W L W GC W L W Boston Cannons 1 Mitch Whiteley 2002 14 3 11 214 1 0 1 000 2 Scott Hiller 2003 2005 50 32 18 640 5 1 4 200 3 Bill Daye 2006 2011 72 43 29 597 6 2 4 333 4 Steve Duffy 2012 2013 20 10 10 500 1 0 1 000 5 John Tucker 2013 2015 36 18 18 500 1 0 1 000 6 Sean Quirk 2016 2020 68 31 37 456 3 2 1 667 Cannons Lacrosse Club Sean Quirk 2021 2022 19 4 15 211 7 Brian Holman 2023 present 10 7 3 700 2 1 1 500Roster edit2023 Cannons LC Name Nationality Position Height Weight College Grad year High school Hometown Ref 1 Marcus Holman C nbsp Attack 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs North Carolina 2013 Gilman Baltimore Maryland 18 2 Bubba Fairman nbsp Midfield 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 Deerfield Sandy Utah 19 3 Chris Aslanian nbsp Midfield 6 ft 3 in 200 lbs Hobart 2019 Hun School Westfield New Jersey 20 4 Lyle Thompson C nbsp Attack 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Albany 2015 LaFayette Onondaga Nation New York 21 5 Colin Kirst nbsp Goalie 6 ft 2 in 220 lbs Rutgers 2022 Seton Hall Prep Bernardsville New Jersey 22 7 Josh Stout nbsp Attack 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Utah 2023 Lone Peak Alpine Utah 8 Adam Ghitelman C nbsp Goalie 5 ft 9 in 180 lbs Virginia 2011 Cold Spring Harbor Cold Spring Harbor New York 23 9 Pat Aslanian nbsp SSDM 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Georgetown 2019 Westfield Westfield New Jersey 24 12 Jacob Pulver nbsp Defense 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Cornell 2018 Fayetteville Manlius Manlius New York 25 13 Craig Chick nbsp LSM 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Lehigh 2019 South River Edgewater Maryland 26 14 Zach Goodrich C nbsp SSDM 6 ft 2 in 200 lbs Towson 2019 Kent Island Stevensville Maryland 27 20 Matt Campbell nbsp Midfield 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs Villanova 2023 Delbarton Madison New Jersey 21 Mark McNeill nbsp SSDM 6 ft 3 in 215 lbs North Carolina 2014 St Mary s West River Maryland 28 22 Ryan Drenner nbsp Attack 6 ft 0 in 175 lbs Towson 2017 Westminster Finksburg Maryland 29 24 Stephen Kelly nbsp Faceoff 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs North Carolina 2017 Calvert Hall Baltimore Maryland 30 32 Asher Nolting nbsp Attack 6 ft 2 in 210 lbs High Point 2022 Cherry Creek Greenwood Village Colorado 31 33 Jonathan Donville nbsp Attack 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Maryland 2022 Deerfield Academy Oakville Ontario 32 35 Ethan Rall nbsp LSM 5 ft 9 in 186 lbs Rutgers 2023 Islip Islip New York 36 Finn Sullivan nbsp Defense 6 ft 3 in 210 lbs Hofstra 2016 Avon Old Farms West Roxbury Massachusetts 33 40 Jack Kielty C nbsp Defense 6 ft 2 in 225 lbs Notre Dame 2021 Delbarton Morristown New Jersey 34 43 Jeff Trainor nbsp Midfield 6 ft 0 in 190 lbs UMass 2021 Billerica Memorial Billerica Massachusetts 35 44 Matt Rees nbsp LSM 6 ft 4 in 220 lbs Navy 2017 Boys Latin Sykesville Maryland 36 45 Adam Charlambides nbsp Attack 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs Rutgers 2021 The Hill Academy Georgetown Ontario 37 50 Matt Kavanagh nbsp Attack 5 ft 8 in 180 lbs Notre Dame 2016 Chaminade Rockville Centre New York 38 66 Max Wayne nbsp Defense 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Christopher Newport 2022 Rock Ridge Ashburn Virginia 39 77 Cade van Raaphorst nbsp Defense 6 ft 1 in 215 lbs Duke 2019 Desert Vista Phoenix Arizona 40 81 Kyle Hartzell nbsp LSM 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Salisbury 2008 Archbishop Curley Dundalk Maryland 41 C indicates captain 42 43 Indicates player is on Holdout list 44 Indicates player is on PUP list Indicates player is on sabbatical 45 Source 46 47 Coaching staff edit Head coach Brian Holman Assistant coach Jim Mitchell Assistant coach Mikey ThompsonMLL award winners editMost Valuable Player Conor Gill 2004 Paul Rabil 2009 2011 Matt Poskay 2010 Bryce Wasserman 2020 Rookie of the Year Conor Gill 2002 Coach of the Year Scott Hiller 2002 2005 Bill Daye 2011 John Tucker 2015 Sean Quirk 2020 Defensive Player of the Year Ryan Curtis 2003 Zach Goodrich 2020 Offensive Player of the Year Paul Rabil 2009 2011 2012 Matt Poskay 2010 Goalie of the Year Chris Garrity 2005 Kip Turner 2010 David Huntley Man of the Year Nick Marrocco 2019 Most Improved Player Chris Eck 2009 Davey Emala 2015PLL award winners editEamon McEneaney Attackman of the Year Lyle Thompson 2022 Welles Crowther Humanitarian Award Lyle Thompson 2021 2022 Jimmy Regan Teammate Award Brodie Merrill 2022Season by season records editYear W L Regular season finish Playoffs Boston Cannons MLL 2001 3 11 214 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 12 11 to Bayhawks 2002 7 7 500 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 15 10 to Bayhawks 2003 7 5 583 2nd in American Division Lost semifinal 20 14 to Lizards 2004 8 4 667 1st in American Division Won semifinal 24 16 over Bayhawks Lost championship 13 11 to Barrage 2005 10 2 883 1st in American Division Lost semifinal 19 14 to Lizards 2006 8 4 667 2nd in Eastern Conference Lost semifinal 17 12 to Barrage 2007 5 7 417 3rd in Eastern Conference 2008 7 5 583 3rd in Eastern Conference 2009 6 6 500 Tied for 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 11 10 to Outlaws 2010 8 4 667 Tied for 1st in MLL Lost semifinal 13 9 to Bayhawks 2011 9 3 750 1st in MLL Won semifinal 14 13 over Bayhawks Won championship 10 9 over Hamilton Nationals 2012 9 5 643 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 16 10 to Bayhawks 2013 5 9 357 6th in MLL 2014 6 8 529 5th in MLL 2015 8 6 571 4th in MLL Lost semifinal 16 15 to Lizards 2016 8 6 571 7th in MLL 2017 3 11 214 9th in MLL 2018 5 9 357 7th in MLL 2019 9 7 563 3rd in MLL Lost semifinal 17 15 to Denver 2020 3 2 600 4th in MLL Won championship 13 10 vs Denver Cannons Lacrosse Club PLL 2021 3 6 333 7th in PLL Lost quarterfinals 13 9 to Atlas 2022 1 9 100 8th in PLL 2023 7 3 700 2nd in PLL Lost semifinals 17 6 to Waterdogs Boston Cannons PLL Totals 145 139 517 Total playoff record 5 13 278 win pct Draft history editFirst round selections MLL Collegiate Draft edit 2001 None 2002 Steve Dusseau Georgetown 2nd overall Conor Gill Virginia 3rd overall 2003 Chris Fiore UMass 3rd overall 2004 Chris Passavia Maryland 6th overall 2005 Johnny Christmas Virginia 5th overall 2006 None 2007 Kip Turner Virginia 2nd overall 48 2008 Paul Rabil Johns Hopkins 1st overall 49 2009 Brandon Corp Colgate 4th overall 50 2010 Max Quinzani Duke 3rd overall 51 2011 Shamel Bratton Virginia 6th overall 52 2012 None 2013 Cam Flint Denver 6th overall 53 2014 Scott McWilliams Virginia 8th overall 54 2015 Ryan Tucker Virginia 4th overall John Glesener Army 55 2016 Greg Coholan Virginia 6th overall Brandon Mullins Syracuse 9th overall 56 2017 Sergio Perkovic Notre Dame 2nd overall 2018 Trevor Baptiste Denver 1st overall 2019 Zach Goodrich Towson 3rd overall 2020 Nick Mellen Syracuse 4th overall First round delections PLL Collegiate Draft edit 2021 None 2022 None 2023 None First round selections PLL Entry Draft edit 2020 Lyle Thompson 1st overall Zach Goodrich 6th overall 57 Community involvement editThe Cannons often reach out to the local community hosting a variety of lacrosse camps and events for local youth 58 In addition the Cannons support MetroLacrosse by arranging scholarships for MetroLacrosse players and donating tickets for each home game to MetroLacrosse players and families MetroLacrosse also maintains a booth in the Fan Zone for each home game References edit Boston Cannons Moving To Veterans Memorial Stadium In Quincy CBS Boston December 4 2018 Retrieved December 5 2018 Cannons move to Harvard Stadium BostonCannons com Archived from the original on 2007 05 16 Retrieved 2007 05 15 Bill Daye stepping down as Boston Cannons head coach Steve Duffy out as Cannons coach Cannons hire new head coach Archived from the original on 2016 08 22 Retrieved 2016 06 13 2017 Coaching Staff Announcement Archived from the original on 2016 12 27 Retrieved 2016 12 26 Manny Lawson headline Boston New York Trade Archived from the original on 2017 07 30 Retrieved 2017 08 06 The Boston Massacre The blockbuster Lizards Cannons trade hasn t aged well for Boston Paul Rabil launches Premier Lacrosse League MLL disbands three teams Boston Cannons fall short to Denver Outlaws in MLL semifinal Boston Cannons City of Quincy announce 1 5 million in renovations for Veterans Memorial Stadium Cannons win 2020 MLL championship Archived from the original on 2020 07 26 Retrieved 2020 07 26 Premier Lacrosse League Unveils New Logo Branding for Cannons LC US Lacrosse Magazine January 12 2021 SEAN QUIRK NAMED HEAD OF COACH OF PLL S CANNONS LC US Lacrosse Magazine January 19 2021 Hass Trevor June 4 2021 Cannons Lacrosse Club fall to Redwoods in Premier League Lacrosse debut at Gillette Stadium The Boston Globe Retrieved June 5 2021 Return of Denver Outlaws Highlights PLL s Host Cities Announcement www usalaxmagazine com Retrieved 2023 11 15 Marcus Holman Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Bubba Fairman Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Chris Aslanian Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Lyle Thompson Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 06 04 Colin Kirst Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Adam Ghitelman Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Pat Aslanian Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Jake Pulver Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 06 04 Craig Chick Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 08 31 Zach Goodrich Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 06 04 Mark McNeill Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 08 03 Ryan Drenner Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 06 04 Stephen Kelly Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2022 06 01 Asher Nolting Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Penders P J Jonathan Donville Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2022 06 30 Finn Sullivan Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Jack Kielty Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 06 04 Jeff Trainor Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Matt Rees Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Adam Charalambides Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Matt Kavanagh Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 Max Wayne Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 06 01 Cade van Raaphorst Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 06 13 Kyle Hartzell Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2023 05 15 pllcannons June 4 2021 2021 Cannons LC Captains Tweet Retrieved June 4 2021 via Twitter PLLCannons Twitter Retrieved 2023 05 31 PLLCannons Twitter Retrieved 2023 05 15 PLLCannons Twitter Retrieved 2023 05 15 Cannons Roster Premier Lacrosse League Retrieved 2021 07 05 PLLCannons Twitter Retrieved 2023 05 15 Results of the 2007 MLL Collegiate Draft LaxPower 2007 05 31 Archived from the original on 2007 06 06 Retrieved 2022 09 17 Archived copy Archived from the original on 2014 02 22 Retrieved 2014 02 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Archived copy Archived from the original on 2014 02 22 Retrieved 2014 02 06 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Major League Lacrosse Draft Selections by Team LaxPower 2010 06 07 Archived from the original on 2014 02 23 Retrieved 2022 09 17 MLL Draft Results Major League Lacrosse Archived from the original on 2014 02 21 Retrieved 2014 02 06 2013 Collegiate Draft Results Major League Lacrosse Archived from the original on 2014 02 26 Retrieved 2014 02 06 2014 Collegiate Draft Results Major League Lacrosse Archived from the original on 2014 02 09 Retrieved 2014 02 06 2015 Collegiate Draft Results Major League Lacrosse Archived from the original on 2015 01 26 Retrieved 2015 01 24 Atlanta Blaze Select Duke s Myles Jones No 1 Overall in 2016 MLL Collegiate Draft Major League Lacrosse Archived from the original on 2016 03 30 Retrieved 2016 04 04 2021 Entry Draft Results Premier Lacrosse League 2021 03 26 Retrieved 2021 04 02 Boston Cannons Lacrosse Camp Schedule Activity Hero External links editOfficial website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Boston Cannons amp oldid 1211555726, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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