Boston Cannons

Boston Cannons
League Major League Lacrosse
Founded 2001
Stadium Harvard Stadium
Based in Boston, Massachusetts
Colors Navy blue, red, silver, white
                   
Owner Rob Hale
President Ian Frenette
Head coach Sean Quirk
Mascot Boomer
Steinfeld Cups 2011
Division titles 2004, 2005
Website www.bostoncannons.com

The Boston Cannons are a Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They have played in the MLL since the inaugural 2001 season and won the MLL Championship in 2011. The team's home field is Harvard Stadium.[1]

Franchise History

Cannons uniforms

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 Boston 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 from Nickerson Field and also less than 2 miles from the Cannons' main office in Boston, Massachusetts. Boston qualified for the MLL playoffs 2001-2006, 2009-2011 and 2015. 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 acquired Michael Powell, Ben DeFelice, and a 2008 conditional draft choice.[3] After the 2008 season, Powell left lacrosse to pursue a career as a singer with his band "Villains Trust". The Cannons selected Paul Rabil as the first overall pick in the 2008 MLL Draft.

2011 championship season

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.[4] As of 2016, Daye is still the franchise's all-time leader in coaching victories with 43 and the only head coach with multiple playoff victories.

2013–present

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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7] Tucker was fired mid-season by the Blaze after a 3-7 start.

Despite a Week 1 win in 2017, the Cannons season got ugly quick. 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.[8] 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.[9]. 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.

General Managers

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

Current Coaching Staff

  • Head Coach - Sean Quirk
  • Associate Head Coach - Dom Starsia
  • Assistant Coach - Jim Murphy

All-Time Head Coaches

# Name Term Regular Season Playoffs
GC W L W% GC W L W%
1Mitch Whiteley200214311.214101.000
2Scott Hiller2003–2005503218.640514.200
3Bill Daye2006–2011724329.597624.333
4Steve Duffy2012–2013201010.500101.000
5John Tucker2013–2015361818.500101.000
6Sean Quirk2016–421626.381----

Roster

2018 Boston Cannons
# Name Nationality Position Height Weight College
0 Danny Seibel United States A 5 ft 11 in 175 lbs Villanova
1 Nick Marrocco United States G 6 ft 0 in 180 lbs Georgetown
 2Justin TurriUnited StatesM6 ft 3 in215 lbsDuke
4Tom KennedyUnited StatesM5 ft 11 in190 lbsBryant
5Cal DearthUnited StatesA6 ft 3 in190 lbsBoston University
 6Tyler FioritoUnited StatesG6 ft 2 in200 lbsPrinceton
 7Larken KempUnited StatesD6 ft 1 in175 lbsBrown
 8Shack StanwickUnited StatesA6 ft 2 in185 lbsJohns Hopkins
 9Trevor BaptisteUnited StatesM5 ft 10 in230 lbsDenver
11Brandon MullinsUnited StatesD6 ft 2 in214 lbsSyracuse
15Scott FirmanUnited StatesD5 ft 11 in189 lbsSyracuse
16Sergio PerkovicUnited StatesM6 ft 4 in224 lbsNotre Dame
17Brodie MerrillCanadaD6 ft 4 in205 lbsGeorgetown
18Tim EdwardsUnited StatesM6 ft 2 in195 lbsCanisius
22Will SandsUnited StatesA5 ft 10 in183 lbsBucknell
23Challen RogersCanadaM6 ft 4 in220 lbsStony Brook
24Sean LawtonUnited StatesM6 ft 4 in225 lbsWestern New England
25Kyle DenhoffUnited StatesM6 ft 0 in190 lbsSt. John Fisher
27Kevin BuchananUnited StatesM5 ft 11 in180 lbsOhio State
28Zed WilliamsIroquoisA6 ft 2 in185 lbsVirginia
30Alex ZomerfeldUnited StatesM5 ft 9 in180 lbsBryant
32James PannellUnited StatesM5 ft 11 in180 lbsVirginia
33Cody O'DonnellUnited StatesLSM6 ft 0 in190 lbsBryant
36Tim MullerUnited StatesD6 ft 1 in215 lbsMaryland
41Mark CockertonCanadaM5 ft 10 in185 lbsVirginia
42Max SeibaldIsraelM6 ft 1 in215 lbsCornell
44 Harrison Cotter United States M 5 ft 10 in 180 lbs Endicott
47Scott BiedaPuerto RicoA5 ft 9 in165 lbsRutgers
49Kyle JacksonIroquoisA5 ft 9 in166 lbsMichigan
57Matt BertramsUnited StatesM5 ft 9 in185 lbsAlbany
66Cam BellUnited StatesG6 ft 0 in180 lbsEndicott
80 James Fahey United States D 6 ft 2 in 225 lbs UMass
85Mitch BelisleUnited StatesD5 ft 10 in195 lbsCornell
88Tom MooreUnited StatesA6 ft 3 in190 lbsBinghamton
96 Kevin McGeary United States M 5 ft 11 in 205 lbs Penn
  • Roster updated 2018-07-16

MLL Award Winners

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