Connecticut Hammerheads

The Connecticut Hammerheads are an announced Major League Lacrosse (MLL) professional men's field lacrosse team based in Fairfield, Connecticut, to begin play in the 2020 season. The team's home field is Rafferty Stadium located on the campus of Fairfield University.[1][2]

Connecticut Hammerheads
SportLacrosse
Founded2020
LeagueMajor League Lacrosse
Based inFairfield, Connecticut
StadiumRafferty Stadium
PresidentIan Frenette
Head coachBill Warder
Websitecthammerheads.com/

History

On February 11, 2020, MLL announced that it had granted an expansion franchise to the Fairfield, Connecticut, one day after the league folded the Dallas Rattlers. The team will be the league's first team to play in the state of Connecticut since the Bridgeport Barrage, which played from 2001 to 2003 before relocating to Philadelphia. The league named Rattlers' head coach Bill Warder to the same position with the Connecticut Hammerheads.[1]

Roster
# Name Nationality Position Height Weight College
1 Bradley Voigt A 6 ft 0 in 202 lbs Syracuse
3 Christian Carson-Banister G 6 ft 1 in 205 lbs Boston University
4 Kris Alleyne G 5 ft 11 in 190 lbs Rutgers
7 Luke Wittenberg M 6 ft 4 in 187 lbs Georgetown
8 Ryan Beville M 6 ft 2 in 180 lbs Jacksonville
11 Chris Keating D 6 ft 0 in 215 lbs Yale
13 Eli Salama LSM 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs RIT
14 Jake Seau M 6 ft 2 in 205 lbs Duke
15 Shawn Evans A 5 ft 8 in 175 lbs Bellarmine
18 Trevor Smyth LSM 6 ft 2 in 195 lbs RIT
19 Jack Curran M 6 ft 0 in 185 lbs Villanova
20 Drew Schantz M 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Notre Dame
22 Will Sands A N/A N/A Bucknell
22 Greg Weyl D 6 ft 2 in N/A Mercyhurst
23 Cody Radziewicz A/M 5 ft 11 in 185 lbs Johns Hopkins
27 Adam Osika M 6 ft 3 in 205 lbs Albany
28 Robert Mooney D 6 ft 4 in 215 lbs Yale
31 Sean Sconone G 5 ft 11 270 lbs UMass
34 Jake Pulver D 6 ft 0 in 195 lbs Cornell
39 Landon Kramer D 6 ft 3 in 225 lbs Sacred Heart
81 Ryan McNamara A 5 ft 8 in 185 lbs Marquette
90 Kyle Bychanan M 5 ft 8 in 165 lbs Robert Morris
91 Ryan Fournier LSM 5 ft 9 in 190 lbs Loyola
Michael Brown D 6 ft 1 in 200 lbs Brown
Joe French A N/A 200 lbs Virginia
Michael Kraus A 5 ft 11 in 195 lbs Virginia
Hayden La Vangie LSM 6 ft 1 in 195 lbs Jacksonville
Ben Martin A 6 ft 0 in 177 lbs Dartmouth
Noah Rak FO N/A N/A UMass
Will Renz M 6 ft 0 in 200 lbs Yale

References
  1. "Major League Lacrosse Announces New Franchise: the Connecticut Hammerheads". OurSports Central. February 11, 2020.
  2. "Major League Lacrosse Team Coming To Fairfield University". Retrieved February 11, 2020.
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