BOSTON CANNONS ____________________2017 Game Notes_____________________ Media Contact: Katherine Donnelly • [email protected] • 603-505-7174 1 Heritage Drive, Suite 501 • Quincy, MA 02171 • 617-890-6457 bostoncannons.com • @BostonCannons || @laxcannons 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS 0-0 Overall 0-0 Home • 0-0 Away SETTING THE SCENE: CANNONS VS. FLORIDA LAUNCH APRIL GAME INFORMATION 23 at Florida 1:00 pm DATE: Sunday, April 23, 2017 29 at Atlanta 7:00 pm LOCATION: Deland, Florida MAY STADIUM: Spec Martin Stadium 06 vs. Chesapeake 7:00 pm FACEOFF: 1 p.m. (EST) 13 vs. Rochester 7:00 pm BROADCAST: Lax Sports Network 20 vs. New York 7:00 pm TWITTER: @BostonCannons JUNE 03 vs. Denver 7:00 pm All-Time Series: 4-1 10 at. Ohio 7:00 pm 2016 Series: 1-0 17 at Denver 7:00 pm 22 vs. Ohio 7:30 pm JULY 16 at Rochester 5:00 pm THE MATCHUP The Boston Cannons open up the 2017 MLL season on the road against the Launch. The 08 All-Star Game Sacramento, CA Cannons finished last season with a 8-6 record and missed out on the postseason due to 20 at New York 7:00 pm tiebreakers. The Launch had a 3-11 record last year. The Cannons are looking to begin the 27 at Charlotte 7:30 pm season with a win against Florida, who almost beat them in the final game of the 2016 29 vs. Florida 6:00 pm season. AUGUST 05 vs. Atlanta 6:00 pm Cannons Captains The Cannons named Josh Hawkins, Will Manny, Max Seibald, and Justin Turri as the captains for the 2017 season. Manny and Seibald have been co-captains since the 2015 season. BROADCAST INFORMATION Watch live on Lax Sports Network Cannons Newcomers from Florida Cannons newcomers David Earl, Robby Haus, and Matt Landis were all members of the LOOKING AHEAD Launch last season. The Cannons acquired Haus and Landis in a blockbuster trade on February 1st. Earl was acquired on March 9th. All three are expected to help bolster the Boston vs. Blaze Cannons overall depth. When: Saturday, April 29 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Atlanta, GA Making it in the MLL Attackman Scott Bieda and midfielder Sean Lawton will be making their Major League Lacrosse debuts in Week One. Midfielder Alex Zomerfield played in just 5 games last year. Bieda (Rutgers '16) was selected by the Cannons in the second round of the 2017 MEDIA CONTACT Supplemental Draft and Zomerfield (Bryant University '14) was added to the Cannons roster Katherine Donnelly on December 28th from the MLL Player Pool. Lawton was a member of the Cannons [email protected] practice squad in 2016 and earned a spot in training camp this year. 603-505-7174 (cell) Flight back to Boston UPCOMING MILESTONES Midfielder Erik Smith (Air Force '14) is back with the Cannons for the first time since 2015. Smith was picked up by Florida in the 2016 Supplemental - Midfielder Justin Turri is 2 points away Draft and appeared in five games for the Launch last year. The Cannons reclaimed Smith in the seventh round of the 2017 MLL Supplemental Draft, from 100 career points making this his second stint with the Cannons. - Attackman Davey Emala is 25 points away from 100 career points Last Year's Matchup: The Cannons hosted the Launch at Harvard Stadium in the final game of the - Midfielder Josh Hawkins had a career- 2016 season. The Cannons needed a win to keep their playoff hopes alive. high 51 groundballs last season; has 131 After trailing Boston 3-1, the Launch battled back and led the Cannons 9-4 and all-time then 10-6 in the fourth quarter. The Cannons fought back and won the game late in the final frame. - Goaltender Tyler Fiorito had a career- high 8 wins last season Fixing The Away Record: The Cannons were 3-4 on the road last season and are looking to improve their - Will Manny has played in 50 MLL games overall play away from home. The team is hoping to do that in Week One. and he is 24 points away from 200 - Max Seibald is 16 points away from 200 Tucker Makes His Return: career points In 2015, Coach Tucker was the Head Coach and was the MLL Coach of the year. He will be returning to assist Head Coach Sean Quirk as the Offensive - Brodie Merrill is 34 ground balls away Coordinator. from becoming the 1st player to 900 BOSTON CANNONS PLAYERS Alphabetical Roster: NO. FIRST LAST POSITION HEIGHT WEIGHT COLLEGE 63 MIKE BEGLEY MIDFIELD 5'11" 174 MARIST COLLEGE 85 MITCH BELISLE DEFENSE 5'10" 195 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 66 CAM BELL GOALIE 6'0" 180 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 88 KYLOR BELLISTRI ATTACK 6'2" 200 BROWN UNIVERSITY 47 SCOTT BIEDA ATTACK 5'9" 165 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 27 KEVIN BUCHANAN MIDFIELD 5'11" 180 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 48 BLAKE BURKHART MIDFIELD 5'10" 190 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 44 HARRY COTTER MIDFIELD 5'10" 160 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 7 DAVID EARL MIDFIELD 6'0" 185 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 0 DAVEY EMALA ATTACK 5'11" 195 UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA 80 JAMES FAHEY DEFENSE 6'2" 225 UMASS 9 TYLER FIORITO GOALIE 6'2" 200 PRINCETON UNIVERSITY 13 ERIC HAGARTY GOALIE 6'0" 185 ENDICOTT COLLEGE 50 ROB HAUS DEFENSE 6'0" 195 OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 5 JOSH HAWKINS MIDFIELD 6'0" 195 LOYOLA UNIVERSITY 33 RYAN IZZO MIDFIELD 5'9" 170 UMASS 46 KYLE JACKSON ATTACK 5'9" 166 UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 43 MATT LANDIS DEFENSE 6'2" 195 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 24 SEAN LAWTON MIDFIELD 6'4" 225 WESTERN NEW ENGLAND 95 JOE LOCASCIO MIDFIELD 5'9" 195 UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND 1 WILL MANNY ATTACK 5'9" 160 UMASS 17 BRODIE MERRILL DEFENSE 6'4" 205 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY 11 BRANDON MULLINS DEFENSE 6'2" 214 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY 3 JACK MURPHY GOALIE 6'1" 180 FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY 91 JOE NARDELLA MIDFIELD 5'10" 190 RUTGERS UNIVERSITY 34 MIKE PELLEGRINO DEFENSE 5'8" 185 JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY 23 CHALLEN ROGERS MIDFIELD 6'4" 220 STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY 42 MAX SEIBALD MIDFIELD 6'1" 215 CORNELL UNIVERSITY 25 ERIK SMITH MIDFIELD 5'9" 185 AIR FORCE ACADEMY 2 JUSTIN TURRI MIDFIELD 6'3" 215 DUKE UNIVERSITY 21 JOHN UPPGREN ATTACK 5'11" 190 TUFTS UNIVERSITY 8 WILL WALKER ATTACK 5'9" 170 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 4 LUKE WOOTERS ATTACK 5'8" 160 NAZARETH COLLEGE 30 ALEX ZOMERFELD MIDFIELD 5'9" 180 BRYANT UNIVERSITY BOSTON CANNONS PLAYERS Numerical Roster: Pronunciation Guide: # FIRST LAST POSITION 0 DAVEY EMALA ATTACK Davey Emala : EM-A-LAH 1 WILL MANNY ATTACK Tyler Fiorito : FEE-OR-E-TOE 2 JUSTIN TURRI MIDFIELD Max Seibald : SEA-BALD 3 JACK MURPHY GOALIE Matt Landis : LAN-DIS 4 LUKE WOOTERS ATTACK Scott Bieda : BEE-DUH 5 JOSH HAWKINS MIDFIELD Kylor Bellistri : KY-LOR BAH-LESS-TREE 7 DAVID EARL MIDFIELD Joe Locascio : LOW-CASS-EE-OH 8 WILL WALKER ATTACK Rob Haus: HOSS 9 TYLER FIORITO GOALIE 11 BRANDON MULLINS DEFENSE 13 ERIC HAGARTY GOALIE 17 BRODIE MERRILL DEFENSE 21 JOHN UPPGREN ATTACK PRACTICE SQUAD 23 CHALLEN ROGERS MIDFIELD 24 SEAN LAWTON MIDFIELD Cam Bell 66 Goalie 25 ERIK SMITH MIDFIELD Blake Burkhart 48 F/O 27 KEVIN BUCHANAN MIDFIELD 30 ALEX ZOMERFELD MIDFIELD Harry Cotter 44 Midfield 33 RYAN IZZO MIDFIELD 34 MIKE PELLEGRINO DEFENSE Eric Hagarty 13 Goalie 42 MAX SEIBALD MIDFIELD Will Walker 8 Attack 43 MATT LANDIS DEFENSE 44 HARRY COTTER MIDFIELD Luke Wooters 4 Attack 46 KYLE JACKSON ATTACK 47 SCOTT BIEDA ATTACK 48 BLAKE BURKHART MIDFIELD MLL IN ACTIVE 50 ROB HAUS DEFENSE 63 MIKE BEGLEY MIDFIELD Mitch Belisle 85 Defense 66 CAM BELL GOALIE 80 JAMES FAHEY DEFENSE Kevin Buchanan 27 Midfield 85 MITCH BELISLE DEFENSE Brodie Merrill 17 88 KYLOR BELLISTRI ATTACK Defense 91 JOE NARDELLA MIDFIELD 95 JOE LOCASCIO MIDFIELD BOSTON CANNONS KEY PLAYERS #1 – Will Manny • Attackman - Entering his fifth MLL season; fifth with Boston - Led the Cannons with 50 points in 2016 - UMass Amherst '13; Recorded 14 goals and 20 assists in his senior season - Drafted 14th overall by the Cannons in the second round of the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft #43– Matt Landis • Defense - Entering his second MLL season; first with Boston - Picked up 25 groundballs in his rookie season last year - Notre Dame '16; ACC Defensive Player of the Year in 2015 and 2016 - Traded to Boston from the Florida Launch on February 1st along with Robby Haus for the 4th overall pick in the 2017 Collegiate Draft and defenseman Evan Connell #0 – Davey Emala • Attackman - Entering his fifth MLL season; third with Boston - Recorded 37 points in 2016, enough for second on the team - University of North Carolina '13; Tallied 104 points over his four year collegiate career - Selected by the Cannons in the 2015 Supplemental Draft #9 – Tyler Fiorito • Goalie - Acquired by the Cannons on Feb 5, 2016 in trade with Chesapeake - Fiorito was drafted 10th overall by the Bayhawks in the 2012 MLL Collegiate Draft. - He was a four-time All-American and All-Ivy selection at Princeton - Started all 14 games for the Cannons in 2016 logging 843:51 #5 – Josh Hawkins • Midfield - Acquired on June 15, 2015 in trade with Charlotte Hounds - Hawkins was drafted fifth overall by the Nationals in the 2013 MLL Collegiate Draft - In four years at Loyola, Hawkins tallied 26 goals and nine assists, while adding 172 ground balls. He was an integral part of the Championship team in 2012. #42 – Max Seibald • Midfield - #2 overall pick in the 2009 MLL Collegiate Draft - Acquired from NY via trade on January, 5, 2015 - Tallied 28 points in 2016 and was voted an MLL All-Star - Cornell University Graduate CANNONS GAME 1 PREVIEW Boston Cannons @ Florida Launch When: Sunday April 23 Where: Spec Martin Stadium Watch: Lax Sports Network The Boston Cannons open the 2017 season on the road against the Florida Launch.