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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 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.

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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. With an abundance of new faces for the Cannons, expectations are high.

Former Launch players, David Earl, Matt Landis and Ryan Haus return to Florida as part of the new look roster for the Cannons. Part of a 3-11 Launch team last season, the trio will play an integral role in propelling the Cannons into the playoffs.

After an 8-6 record last year and finishing in a seven-way tie for first place, the Cannons just missed the playoffs last season due to tiebreakers. Improving on the 3-4 away record would be a major step toward making the playoffs this season for the Cannons.

The Launch had a 1-6 record at home last season. The team averaged 1,690 fans per home game last year. While their record isn’t strong, they gave the Cannons a battle last season on the road, losing 11-10.

A dominant force for the Launch in the loss last season with four goals and an assist was key attackman Kieran McArdle. McArdle has strung together three very successful campaigns for the Launch and has totaled 170 points thus far in his career. In 2014 he was named the MLL Rookie of the Year. McArdle will be very important for the Launch in their hopes to improve on last season’s record.

Alongside McArdle is attackman Owen Blye. A former Cannons player, Blye had a career high 31 points for the Launch last season. If Blye continues his improvement, McArdle and him will be trouble for opposing defenses this season.

Launch midfielder, Connor Buczek, had a huge second season in the league for the Launch. After totaling 19 points as a rookie, Buczek had 40 points last season and his development will be something to watch this season. Buczek was second in the league for two-point goals with nine.

On the other side of the ball, the Cannons bring back captain, Will Manny. Manny was the leading scorer for the team last season with 50 points. Manny scored one goal in the game against the Launch last year. Fellow attackman David Emala had one goal as well. The duo leads the way for a very dominant Cannons offensive attack.

For Manny and Emala to do their job putting the ball in net, it all starts with ball possession and winning the face-offs. Faceoff man Joe Nardella returns to the team this season and will look to continue his work. Last season the Cannons were second in the league with a .557 faceoff win percentage.

Newcomer, Landis, is one of the most talented young defensemen in the league and will be a major boost for the Cannons defense. As a team, they scooped up 550 ground balls in the league, good for second best.

The Cannons were in the middle of the pack with 396 shots on goal last season. Putting more shots on goal will be a stat line to watch this year for the team.

In goal for the Cannons is sixth-year man, Tyler Fiorito. Fiorito will look to get off to a good start this season and he will do so against the team who finished last in the league with just 365 shots on goal last season.

On the other side, former Cannons goalie, Austin Kaut will be in net for the Launch. Kaut played in a career high 13 games for the Launch and will look to improve on his 14.08 GAA.

In last year’s matchup, the two-point goal from midfielder Justin Turri proved the difference for the Cannons victory in a very close and competitive matchup. Both teams are looking forward though and the season opener brings great excitement to both locker rooms.

UPDATE: Kieran McArdle will be out for Sundays game UPDATE: Owen Blye has retired from the MLL

CANNONS 2017 SEASON PREVIEW

The Boston Cannons 2017 season is set to launch April 23 on the road against the Florida Launch. The Cannons and second year coach Sean Quirk have high expectations after finishing 8-6 last season and missing the playoffs due to a seven-way tiebreaker.

Last year’s leading scorer with 50 points , Will Manny, an established veteran and team leader, thinks that this year’s group could be special. Manny and David Emala make up a dynamic duo on attack and a tough task for any opposing defense and combined for 55 goals last season. The Cannons will return four of their top five point scorers from last season in Manny, Emala, Justin Turri and Max Seibald.

“You can’t get swept by any teams in this league. Especially in the early on with guys still playing in the NLL, college coaches and college draftees. Winning the early games is something we’re really focused on for us this year. We have a lot of guys coming back. A lot on the defensive side and a couple of new guys on the offensive side that are going to fill in spots that we needed last year,” said Manny.

Joe Nardella at the X can set the tone for the Cannons playoff hopes early on. Nardella went 181-316 in the faceoff circle last season, a 57% win percentage. Face-off wins and gaining possession of the ball at the opponent’s end of the field gives teams a big advantage.

Along with the strong faceoff numbers, Nardella had 94 groundballs scooped up. His ability and willingness to do the little things is something that he has been doing since the collegiate level. The dirty work is not glamorous but goals and wins are a product of the work Nardella has prided himself on during his career.

“There is nothing more beneficial to a team's rhythm and confidence if they know they can get the ball back after giving up a goal or have the ability to play make it take it. On the contrary, there is nothing more deflating than giving up a goal and having to play defense again or not being able to maintain momentum after you score one,” said Nardella.

Cannons goalie, Tyler Fiorito, had the fourth best goals against average in the MLL last season at 13.01 in his first year with the team. He will look to rebound on those numbers, as his career GAA is 12.48.

A new face will be in front of Fiorito this season with defensemen Matt Landis joining the Cannons for the first time following the trade from his former team and opening day opponent, the Launch. With the Launch last season, Landis scooped up 25 ground balls and had nine takeaways as one of the premier young players in the league.

“I’m extremely excited to play with Matt. I think he fills in nicely. Brodie Merrill and Mitch Belisle are very intelligent and experienced defensemen so having Mullins and Landis there make up the defense very well and we’re capable of defending any of the top-two attackmen in the league,” said Fiorito.

David Earl, a midfielder, brings a new face to the locker room and will look to fill the void left by Brent Adams who left the Cannons and signed with the . Earl was a teammate of Landis with the Launch and will look to continue to build their chemistry together. A six-year veteran, his presence in the locker room and experience on the field will be a boost for the team. Earl has had an impressive run thus far with 91 points in his 53 career games.

“Both of them help us from defense to offense and getting our offense the ball back to score more goals this year,” said Manny on the additions of Earl and Landis.

With most of the core group returning this season, the Cannons are in a good position to make a deep run. However, with the limited time together opposed to the collegiate level, finding that trust and developing strong in-game communication with the new players is a must.

“Trust is a big thing and continuity. There’s 60 minutes in a game and playing one minute games for 60 minutes is really how you have success in this league because it’s a battle every night,” said Head Coach Sean Quirk.

The Cannons will look to form chemistry together and reach their potential level quick in order to reach the playoffs and hoist the Steinfeld Trophy for the second time ever.

Notes: Former Boston Cannons coach, John Tucker, will return to the team this season as assistant coach and offensive coordinator.

CANNONS 25 MAN ROSTER NOTES

The Boston Cannons of (MLL), the premier professional outdoor lacrosse league, announced today their 25-man active roster and 6-man practice squad for the start of the 2017 season. Led by returning captains Will Manny and Max Seibald the Cannons will open the 2017 season on the road this Sunday, April 23 against the Florida Launch.

In addition to Manny and Seibald, 2017 captains also include midfielders Josh Hawkins and Justin Turri. Manny and Seibald are returning for their 3 rd year as captains while Hawkins and Turri are both first time captains.

“The coaching staff was extremely pleased with our two weeks of training camp,” said Cannons Head Coach Sean Quirk. “We believe that a lot of continuity was built early on, both on and off the field. We progressed extremely well with getting our systems into place during training camp to prepare for game 1 and the 2017 season.”

The Cannons will make their return to Harvard Stadium for the 2017 home opener on Saturday, May 6th at 7:00 p.m. against the .

“We had a very competitive training camp that left the coaches and I with some tough decisions, but we are thrilled with the team we have built this off- season,” said Cannons GM Kevin Barney. “We have a great group of veterans, along with first and second year players that are ready to compete starting on April 23.”

The 25-man active roster is highlighted by several key returners including four of the teams’ top five point scorers from last season in Will Manny, Davey Emala, Justin Turri and Max Seibald. Seibald, Manny, Josh Hawkins, and Tyler Fiorito were 2016 All-Stars.

The Cannons bolstered their roster in the off-season acquiring 2016 NCAA Defensive Player of the Year Matt Landis and 2016 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Rob Haus in a trade with Florida. Veteran midfielder David Earl was acquired in a trade with Charlotte and attackman Scott Bieda and midfielder Alex Zomerfeld were Supplemental Draft picks to make the active roster.

Veterans Mitch Belisle, Kevin Buchanan, and Brodie Merrill will begin the season on the MLL inactive list as they finish their indoor seasons.

“The staff is very confident in the selection process and the roster that we are announcing today heading into our 2017 campaign. Our belief heading into this season with our organization is ‘OneTeamOneGoal.’ We could not be more excited to head into our opening game with a group of men that want to win and be a part of something special this season,” Coach Quirk stated.

# PLAYERS POS GP G 2ptG A PTS PIM PPG PPA SHG SHA GWG GB TO CTO S SPCT SOG FO

1 Manny, Will A 14 28 2 20 50 2 0 4 0 0 1 27 47 0 107 .262 71 0-0 2016 STATS

0 Emala, David A 14 27 0 10 37 2 4 0 0 0 2 25 26 3 84 .321 53 0-0

2 Turri, Justin M 11 17 3 9 29 0 0 2 0 0 0 13 25 3 50 .340 38 0-0

42 Seibald, Max M 12 17 4 7 28 3 2 2 0 0 0 21 6 6 83 .205 40 0-0

27 Buchanan, Kevin A 9 12 0 9 21 0 0 0 0 0 2 11 14 1 62 .194 35 0-0

5 Hawkins, Josh M 14 11 0 3 14 4 0 0 0 0 0 51 13 14 25 .440 18 0-0

X (TOTALS) 5 7 0 7 14 .5 0 2 0 0 0 6 8 0 19 .368 14 0-0

88 Bellistri, Kylor A 6 5 0 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 4 27 .185 15 0-0

63 Begley, Michael M 9 7 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 5 1 16 .438 14 0-0

23 Rogers, Challen M 10 5 0 1 6 0 1 0 0 0 1 8 7 1 9 .556 8 0-0

91 Nardella, Joe M 12 3 0 3 6 .5 0 0 0 0 0 94 10 3 12 .250 5 181-316

Uppgren, John A 2 3 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 4 .750 3 0-0

80 Fahey, James D 12 4 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 3 6 11 .364 5 2-3

17 Merrill, Brodie D 12 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 60 2 16 4 .750 3 0-0

Pellegrino, 34 D 11 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 1 0 17 4 2 9 .222 4 2-3

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85 Belisle, Mitch D 11 1 0 0 1 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 15 2 13 2 .500 2 0-0

11 Mullins, Brandon D 7 1 0 0 1 4.5 0 0 0 0 0 28 2 5 2 .500 1 0-0

33 Izzo, Ryan M 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 3 .333 2 0-0

X (TOTALS) 7 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 2 2 3 .333 2 0-0

95 LoCascio, Joe M 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 7 .000 5 0-0

X Hagarty, Eric G 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0

X Smith, Erik M 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0-0

TOTALS: - 14 179 11 90 280 29.5 8 10 1 1 8 550 240 96 644 .278 396 231-415

# GOALIES GP MIN W L GA 2ptGA GAA SV SV%

9 Fiorito, Tyler 14 843:51 8 6 183 3 13.01 215 .540

TOTALS: 14 - 8 6 183 3 13.07 215 .540