Boston Cannons
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| Boston Cannons | |
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| Conference | Eastern |
| Founded | 2001 |
| Home stadium | Harvard Stadium |
| Based in | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Colors | navy blue, red, silver |
| Head coach | Bill Daye |
| General manager | Jason Chandler |
| Local media | Boston Globe, WBCN |
| Website | www.bostoncannons.com |
| Championships | |
| Conference Championships | American Division: 2004, 2005 |
The Boston Cannons are a professional lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. Since the 2001 season, they have played in Major League Lacrosse. They are currently in the Eastern Conference. Prior to 2006, they were in the American Division.
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[edit] Franchise history
The Boston Cannons is one of the original six teams of Major League Lacrosse (MLL). 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 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[1] which is less than 2 miles from Nickerson Field and also less than 2 miles from the Cannons' main office in Brighton, Massachusetts. Boston has qualified for the MLL playoffs 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006. The Cannons won the 2004 and 2005 American Division championships.
On March 20, 2007, the Cannons completed a trade with the Washington Bayhawks. In the trade, the Cannons gave up Connor Gill and Ryan Curtis and in return they got Michael Powell, Ben DeFelice, and a 2008 conditional draft choice. [2]
[edit] Community Involvement
The Cannons often attempt to reach out to the local community, hosting a variety of lacrosse camps and events for local youth. In addition, the Cannons support MetroLacrosse, their official charity, by donating a block of tickets for each home game to MetroLacrosse players and families. MetroLacrosse also maintains a booth in the Fan Zone for each home game.
[edit] Season-by-Season
| Boston Cannons | ||||
| Year | W | L | Regular season finish | Playoffs |
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| 2001 | 3 | 11 | 2nd in American Division | Lost semifinal 12-11 to Bayhawks |
| 2002 | 7 | 7 | 2nd in American Division | Lost semifinal 15-10 to Bayhawks |
| 2003 | 7 | 5 | 2nd in American Division | Lost semifinal 20-14 to Lizards |
| 2004 | 8 | 4 | 1st in American Division | Won semifinal 24-16 over Bayhawks Lost championship 13-11 to Barrage |
| 2005 | 10 | 2 | 1st in American Division | Lost semifinal 19-14 to Lizards |
| 2006 | 8 | 4 | 2nd in Eastern Conference | Lost semifinal 17-12 to Barrage |
| 2007 | 5 | 7 | 3rd in Eastern Conference | --- |
| 2008 | ||||
| Totals | 48 | 40 | Regular Season Win % = .545 | Total Playoff Record 1 - 6 Playoff Win % = .143 |
[edit] Current Roster
| 2007 Boston Cannons | ||||||
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| Number | Player's Name | Position | Height | Weight | ||
| 0 | Michael Powell | Attack | 5ft 10in | 165 lb | ||
| 1 | Johnny Christmas | Midfield | 5 ft 9 in | 170 lb | ||
| 2 | Chris Mucciolo | Attack | 6 ft 0 in | 180 lb | ||
| 4 | Chris Passavia | Defense | 6 ft 1 in | 210 lb | ||
| 6(p) | Chris Hettler | Goal | 6 ft 2 in | 205 lb | ||
| 7 | Matt Poskay | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 204 lb | ||
| 8 | Rodger Colbert | Defense | 6 ft 0 in | 206 lb | ||
| 9 | Spencer Wright | Midfield | 6 ft 3 in | 200 lb | ||
| 10 | Jake Coon | Goal | 6 ft 0 in | 200 lb | ||
| 11 | Pat Myers | Midfield | 5 ft 11 in | 185 lb | ||
| 12 | Chris Vallone | Attack | 6 ft 3 in | 220 lb | ||
| 14 | Ben DeFelice | Midfield | 6 ft 2 in | 195 lb | ||
| 16 | Stephen McElduff | Defense | 6 ft 0 in | 200 lb | ||
| 17 | Ryan Danehy | Attack | 6 ft 1 in | 215 lb | ||
| 20 | Brett Bucktooth | Attack | 6 ft 2 in | 191 lb | ||
| 21 | Chris Fiore | Midfield | 6 ft 4 in | 225 lb | ||
| 24 | Drew Pfar | Midfield | 6 ft 0 in | 190 lb | ||
| 27(p) | Nate Evans | Midfield | 6 ft 3 in | 210 lb | ||
| 29 | David Jenkins | Midfield/FO | 6 ft 1 in | 200 lb | ||
| 31(p) | BJ Majeski | Defense | 5 ft 10 in | 185 lb | ||
| 32 | Joe Kostolansky | Attack | 5 ft 11 in | 195 lb | ||
| 39 | DJ Andrzejewski | Midfield | 6 ft 3 in | 190 lb | ||
| 41 | Greg Havalchaka | Goal | 6 ft 1 in | 225 lb | ||
| 42 | Reece Pacheco | Defense | 6 ft 3 in | 200 lb | ||
- updated 05/18/2007
(p) - denotes assigned to the practice squad
Note - the following players were assigned the “Did Not Report” tag: John Glatzel, Bill Glading and Jamie Hanford.[3]
[edit] Coaches and others
- Mitch Whiteley 2001
- Scott Hiller 2002-05
- Bill Daye 2006-
- Jason Chandler (General Manager) 2006-
[edit] References
- ^ Cannons move to Harvard Stadium. BostonCannons.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Cannons get Powell, DeFelice & Pick. BostonCannons.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
- ^ Cannons announce 2007 Roster. BostonCannons.com. Retrieved on 2007-05-15.
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